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DIY Bumble Bee Party Hats and Cups

Oct 03

Super fun DIY Watercolour Bumble Bee Party Cups and Hats

This is the last post from my kids’ First Beeday Party! I have mixed feelings: enough already! and a bit sad that they’re really one and I have to stop talking about it now. And to be honest, I probably could have included the instructions for these hats and cups in the party post because they’re so easy. But that post was already suuuper long and I wanted to drag out my kids ‘turning one’ for a little bit longer. #honestymoment So we’ll add this to the Felt Backdrop DIY/Printable Invite and the Bumble Bee Marshmallow Pops then we’ll let it be.

DIY Watercolour Party Hats and Cups for a Bumble Bee Party

DIY Watercolour Party Hats and Cups for a Bumble Bee Party

DIY Watercolour Party Hats and Cups for a Bumble Bee Party

To get started, you’ll need to get plain white paper party cups, and white card stock (12×12 size). I started by tracing circles as large as I could fit on the sheets of paper and cutting those out. From each circle, you should be able to fit two party hats (and have a little triangle left over). Once your hats are cut, notch out a bit at the point of the hat, this will make it easier to assemble. I then took a piece of double sided tape and assembled the paper into cones.

DIY Watercolour Party Hats and Cups for a Bumble Bee Party

DIY Watercolour Party Hats and Cups for a Bumble Bee Party

You might remember my posting Watercolour Party Cups before… and they worked so well that I used the same technique for these guys. So hop over there if you’d like more details, but essentially I watered down acrylic paint and had fun creating an ombre look using random brushstrokes. I did this on both the hats and the cups before letting them dry. Next, they were ready for their bumble bee stripes! I grabbed a smaller brush and painted two stripes around the bottoms of the cups and hats. I considered varying the number of stripes, but decided against it… two looked by far the best! I love the natural look of the lines, they’re not taped off-perfectly straight.

DIY Watercolour Party Hats and Cups for a Bumble Bee Party

DIY Watercolour Party Hats and Cups for a Bumble Bee Party

When the stripes were dry, the cups were done. To finish the hats off, I hot glued a pom pom on, as well as some ribbons to tie the hats on. To keep the ribbon edges from fraying, hold the ribbon close to a candle flame (but not in the flame) to melt the fibers just slightly. I’m pretty sure this is self explanatory, but I put the picture in there because this is how close/ far away it needs to be. If you hold it too close it will melt unevenly or too much and then you’ll feel a crispy end on your ribbon. Then, use a glue gun to attach those ribbons on. I was lazy at first and attached them with washi tape… this doesn’t work. You’re just setting yourself up for a very disappointed four year old who asks you to bobby pin the hat to their head. I fixed some for our family photos and glued the ribbons on properly… then they worked perfectly. Lesson learned.

DIY First Beeday Party

So that’s it, guys! Now you can go and make your own bumble bee themed party hats and cups and really anything else that you can put a paintbrush to. And I promise you to move on to some new party themes and leave the bees alone for a while. What do you think of painting plain party supplies? Would you do it or do you prefer to have them ready-made to fit your theme?

PS. You may have noticed four different sets of hands showing you how to make this craft. I have the best friends in the world, don’t I? So thank you to everyone who helped me craft for this bumble bee party- you guys rock :)

Category: DIY, EntertainTag: Babies, Birthday, Craft, Kids Parties, Paint, Party, Party DIY
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  1. Tan of Squirrelly Minds

    Oct 03 at 9:35 am

    Oh my goodness these are so sweet! I’m a huge fan of any DIY that’s easy and cute

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    • Colleen Pastoor

      Oct 05 at 9:24 pm

      Thanks so much Tan! Easy is my biggest criteria.

      Reply
  2. Kala

    Oct 05 at 5:32 pm

    I really love your obsession with water colors! Everything you make with it looks turns out so good. :)

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Oct 05 at 9:55 pm

      Haha, leave it to you to point out that it’s an obsession! They’re just so darn beautiful! Thanks for the compliment, I know I’ve got a lot to learn!

      Reply
  3. Carmody

    Oct 06 at 8:03 am

    I love this ! The watercolor adds such sophistication to a white paper cup.

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Oct 06 at 9:43 am

      Can paper cups be sophisticated? You’re so sweet Carmody! I appreciate your comments so much :)

      Reply
  4. Clemence

    Oct 07 at 7:51 am

    These are so adorable! Love the watercolor. Also, how gorgeous are you all? Such a beautiful family.

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Oct 08 at 7:19 pm

      Thanks so much Clemence! You flatter me :) Thanks for stopping by, your comments always bring a smile to my face.

      Reply
  5. Kyla @HouseOfHipsters

    Oct 07 at 8:26 am

    Wow! These are great! Thanks for sharing! Found you on Carolyn’s Homework link up!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Oct 08 at 7:20 pm

      Thanks Kayla! I appreciate you popping over :)

      Reply
  6. Carissa Rasmussen

    Oct 07 at 2:25 pm

    OMG so cute! I love this! Crafts for parties are the best! I’d love you to share at our link party http://www.carissamiss.com/2014/10/outside-box-no-5.html

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Oct 08 at 8:10 pm

      Thanks for stopping by Carissa- I stopped over and love your blog! I’ve added Outside the Box to my weekly list :)

      Reply
  7. Anita

    Dec 02 at 2:04 pm

    The family photo at the end absolutely melts my heart – Aub is so freaking adorable in that shot!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Dec 03 at 10:20 pm

      Ah, you melt my heart! Can’t wait to see you in TWO WEEKS!!! XO

      Reply

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