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Over-the-top hat design wins prize at a Kentucky Derby party
This year our yacht club included a hat contest as a part of the Derby Day Party festivities. With a prize up for grabs I grabbed a hat and a glue gun and got going. While I've worn many hats, it never occurred to me to make one. Not only am I not particularly crafty, I also lack the dexterity and patience required of such an endeavor.
Given that this competition was held at a party where mint juleps began to be served just after lunch, I figured I'd have a good chance as long as it was colorful, big, and involved a lot of horses. Using a wide-brimmed sun hat that I had on hand, I purchased a set of 20 plastic toy horses. Next I looked up the numbers of each of the contestants and printed out the appropriate color and number combination.
I really wanted to match the numbers with the correct color of horse, but the toy horse collection included Shetland ponies, draft horses, palaminos, and other breeds not in contention. So the literal interpretation of the horses was dropped and I affixed the numbers willy-nilly.
Believe it or not, 20 horses does not fill up a hat and I was a bit disappointed with my first arrangement of horses around the brim. But a purchase of artificial roses really bulked up the effect. After a quick lesson on glue-gun techniques from Natalia I went to town. In less than a half hour the hat was assembled.
Dress Designs Created Completely From Paper by Laser Advertising
Visitors to the Laser Advertising often ask about the various costumes we have on display in our office. Our costume collection includes original dresses (and accessories) made out of paper. Shown here are a few of the dresses that we've designed and produced.
Always interested in a unique creative project, a few years ago we started to participate in the Fashion of Paper Show; a runway fashion show sponsored by paper vendor Unisource. Dresses were created by area graphic designers.
We worked long hours on each beautiful creation and had lots of fun while doing it. We were involved with the event for six continuous years. "The Tree of Life" (2007) is on display here and you are welcome to come and see it. This is a brief history of our paper dress designs.
2008 - Spanish Flamenco Dancer
2007- The Tree of Life
2006 - Metallic Future
2005 - The Globe
2004 - World Flags
2003 - The Peace Dove
Creating our annual paper dress has been a good way to learn about the materials, textures, finishes and colors that are available and has made us into "paper lovers and experts", constantly searching for the best paper for every project.
Post by Natalia Rodriguez
