When I received the news that I’d be a part of a Style: Magazine feature on… style, I panicked because it’s Style: Magazine, and I didn’t have suitable accessories for my look. Being me, my rarely logical brain concluded that I should “simply” DIY something.
Inspired by Grime’s Pussy hat from Genesis, I decided to make an over-the-top baseball cap with things that I love: ang moh comic books and a bunch of other OTT things (that I have yet to add on)!
The only available time frame I had to attempt the DIY was from 4pm to 6pm on Thursday (a day before the shoot lol), in Mash-Up’s store at Parco. Underestimating the amount of time it takes to stick stuff on as usual, I was still working on it while Christian was touching up my hair at, like, 3am. Pretty sure there’s a moral in here somewhere…
What you’ll need
- 1. Baseball Cap, Daiso, $2
- 2. Scissors, Stolen from Mash-Up, $0
- 3. Comic Book, Some shop in Bras Basah Complex, $1.90
- 4. Sponge Brush, Art Friend, $0.64
- 5. Mod Podge (Classic Gloss), Art Friend, $4.50
Instructions
Step 1: Tear out a few pages from the comic book and cut it into small, random pieces.
Step 2: Cut a selection of interesting speech bubbles, action words, and characters. Trim them nicely for Step 4!
Step 3: Using the brush, spread a thin layer of Mod Podge over the cut-outs and the surface area of the cap. Then stick it on. Hard. It may not stay on immediately, so have patience and apply a few more layers of Mod Podge while holding it down.
Step 4: Once the cap is completely covered, stick the speech bubbles, action words, and characters on! Here are some of my favourites :D
SPROING! Christian’s really good at spotting characters in compromising positions.
“Come back and kiss me with that horrid mouth.“
Spot the grandma.
BADUM! BADUM BUM!
Step 5: Apply a thin Mod Podge over the surface of the glued on cut-outs for a glossy finish. Why yes, it’s a varnish as well!
Step 6: WEAR IT WITH PRIDE.
Bro Tips
- Be warned that this is an extremely time-consuming project that can get verrrrry messy.
- I bought a comic book with thick glossy paper as I was terrified that matte paper would disintegrate. But now I doubt it.
- It’s much easier with stiffer surfaces. Getting the cut-outs to stay on the fabric was something of a nightmare. The stiff front part of the cap was effortless in comparison.
- Use smaller pieces to tackle the curves!
- I find that it looks better when similar looking frames are scattered across the surface so that there’s a variety of visuals and colours.
- Good luck, and godspeed!
- (In-progress shots by Nat #1 using Samsung’s EX2F; Other shots by Yours Truly.)
10 Comments
Congratulations on the feature!! This looks really neat tbh, save the fact I don’t look good in caps. Perhaps I could do it on something else like a shirt – ridiculously tiring and amazingly impractical. Yum.
Thank you!! But yeah, you should definitely try it on other types of clothes/accessories :)
Ahhhhh! I’m a sucker for anything over-the-top so this just spells AWESOME with capital letters! The moment I saw the speech bubble/action word cut-outs, I was immediately thinking of stealing your idea and sticking them on the back of a jacket or something. But then my mum’s voice spoke in my head about washing it… Practicality be damned!
Please do a post on the STYLE feature when it’s out in print! :)
- K
I look bad in caps too but I was thinking about maybe doing it on a cultch instead and maybe using magazine pages instead of comics
This is so damn cool! I am so glad you stopped by my blog, because I LOVE yours. I am now following you on Bloglovin and Facebook!! Keep it rad ;)
XX,
Miranda
Ps- I may just have to share this link with my readers in the next few days. I have been really diggin’ the comic book trend, and this DIY Project is just so perfect ;)
Hello Miranda, thank you so much :)
So glad you love the tutorial! And yes, please do, I’d be so thrilled x
This looks so cool. I like the t-shirt idea that someone commented with. You could use iron on transfer paper. I just put a mario one up on my bog.
xx Tanya
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Love this tut! I’m wondering if using a head form would help with the sticking… Just a thought. Thanks for sharing!!
Definitely! That’s a great suggestion :)
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