Cowpoke Corner Kennels and Ranch

We started with a pink straw hat. If you can’t find a pink one, or you want a different color, use spray paint. It is my opinion spray paint can fix darn near anything if applied correctly!

I painted the under side of the brim a nice minty green/teal. I used run of the mill acrylic paints I purchased at Walmart. Step one complete. Let it dry.

I googled inspiration for the image. This is done by a very talented lady, Denise A. Wells. Check out her site.

I sketched it in with pencil, then went over with painters markers. 

I bought a set like this at Walmart.

After I had most of the outline completed we needed to decide on the color of the horse. Since I had used most other colors (pink, red, white) I decided go for blue.

Gasp! I was sure I ruined it at this point. I set it down and walked away. 

"Grrr! Never trying anything artsy fartsy again!"

Then inspiration struck! I went over the blue with white to mellow it out. Added a few pops of pink to the feathers and retraced the black. 

Mama’s happy again! 

A little (or a lot) of silver sparkle spray paint.

And I have a very happy cowgirl too!

Now all I need to do is figure out how to attach her peacock feathers and she will have a perfect barrel racers hat! 

** Now my two biggest mistakes (other than the freaky blue horse) were caused by being in too big of a hurry. 

1. I have a big blue smear on the crown of the hat because I didn’t take my time and have my work space all prepared. (But I think the peacock feather will cover that up.)

2. When I went to open the glitter spray paint, it required a screwdriver to push the cap open. Being in a hurry, I hit the cap against the porch, resulting in a glitter eruption the likes of which I have never seen before or since! Next time, I will take a moment to find the screwdriver!

So if you take your time and be patient with the process and yourself this is a really fun project! Google "painted cowgirl hats" to see all sorts of fun ideas!