Cut out the 2 templates

Fold one of your 12 x 18 foam sheets in half and put your "crown" template on it. The folded side should be touching the folded side of your foam.

Trace your crown onto the foam board

Hold the fold really tight and cut out your crown. (It's like cutting snowflakes - we are going to measure once, cut once, and then unfold it to a larger piece.

Using the circle templates - trace the larger circle twice & the smaller circle once. (You'll have 3 circles)

Cut out all of your circles

Straighten your fabric on a flat surface

Add the fabric glue to your components and lay them onto the fabric. I add glue to once piece at a time, flatten it onto the fabric.

Place something heavy on top of them until the glue sets (2-4 hours)

Cut each of the pieces out of the fabric leaving about a 1/2" to 1" piece of fabric around the foam

Around the edges of each foam piece you're going to cut slits into the fabric. These can be spaced out a 1/2" to 1" apart.

Now you're going to glue all of the edges over the side of the foam.

Now you're going to add a bead of glue down the seam of the crown and attach it to make a cone.

Now you're going to add a bead of glue around the larger side of the crown and attach the top.

Now take your floral wire and make it into a circle. Place that circle on the bottom of one of your foam pieces, add glue, and then top with the other piece. (Ugly Side to Ugly Side)

We should have 2 pieces to the top hat waiting to be attached to each other. The edges are "messy" but its okay we're going to add trim.

Eye ball the top of your hat into the center of the brim and glue into place. I add a little glue around the trim, and then "caulk it" into place.

Run a bead of glue around the top and bottom seams and slowly add your trim.

Now that the base of your top hat is completed you can decorate it with all of your accessories...