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How to Make a Cardboard Top-Hat!By SnarflesTheWolf (/member/SnarflesTheWolf/) in Craft (/craft/) > Fashion (/craft/fashion/) 250,383 39 7

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In this Instructable I will teach you how to make a stylish Top- hat out of cardboard andtape! (And a few other easily obtainable items.)

Materials used:

- Cardboard- Tape- Scissors/Box-cutter- Paint- Pencil/Pen- Compass

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Step 1: Making the Brim for the Hat!

On a thick piece of Cardboard measuring 52cm x 52cm (Minimum), poke a hole in themiddle. Grab a compass and make a trace a hole 21cm in diameter and another 50cm indiameter. Cut out the center and cut around the larger circle (MAKE SURE TO KEEPCENTER CUT OUT). And now you're finished the Brim!

Step 2: Making the Cylindrical Part of the Top-hat!

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Get a JUMBO cereal box (or other piece of cardboard that is thin and flexible) and cut it intoseveral rectangular pieces. Take the 2 larger pieces measuring 34cm x 21cm and tapethem into a cylinder that tightly fits into the hole in the Brim. Now you can Tape theCylinder to the Brim!

Step 3: Making the Top of the Top-hat!

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Take the cut out (From Step 1) and tape it to the top of the cylindrical part of the hat. Younow are finished building the Top-hat and can move onto Step 4- Finishing Touches!

Step 4: Finishing Touches!!!

You have completed the Basic structure of the hat. You can now paint it and/or adddecorations to your liking!

Things you can do with a Top- Hat:

-Wear this stylish Top- Hat around town!- Put it on the top of your snowman!- Store various Items in your hat!

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