Straw Hat Wall Art, Dimensional Hat Sculpture DIY

I was commissioned to create a piece of wall art that looks like a straw beach hat. 

I started by cutting a circle shape out of plywood with the jigsaw.

I wasn't too careful about it being perfect.

I used an inexpensive bamboo type bowl for the hat area and attached it using 

hot glue as well as small screws along the edges.

I used Flexall and slathered it over the whole piece.

Update... I used a product called Flexall at the time of this post but it has been 

discontinued. I would recommend Dap Presto Patch as a subsitute.

It's basically like joint compound but a little stronger. 

To give it a woven straw texture, I used a rubber squeegee that I notched out with

a box cutter and drug it through the wet Flexall.

. I've used this squeegee before for other projects like the

Easter Egg Door Hanger. I used my fingers to make the ribbon design.

After it was dry, I lightly sanded and sprayed with spray primer and yellow spray paint.

To bring out all the texture I had created, I brushed on watered down brown paint

 and quickly wiped away the excess.

I painted over the ribbon area with pink paint and while polka dots and added

a hanger to the back.

side view...

I hung it on the armoire to give you an idea of the size

it's big...about 2 ft in diameter

Looks like a straw hat just sitting there huh?

Thanks for checking out my faux straw!

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