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A Winter Witch's Hat - From the Mind of Christine McConnell

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A Winter Witch's Hat - From the Mind of Christine McConnell

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Please could we have more of this and an everyday outfit or three... I could watch you make these all day long. Your talent is immeasurable. Thank you for all you do.

Theresa Kelly

It's so gorgeous and inspiring! Where can I find buckles like that and my very own pancake? :)

Shannon Wolfe

I love this project and tutorial - I just followed along and made my own to wear this Halloween season 🖤

Laura Snyder

I have been dying to learn to make hats! I can't wait to try this!! Thank you for the tutorial!❤️❤️❤️

Jess

This hat blows my mind! I sew, and have been wanting to make an epic witch hat! I am so inspired and have followed your friend who makes these hats for further inspiration! Gorgeous!

Sarah Rowland

Oh yes! The feather?! Would it have been one adornment too far? Ooh I doubt it 😄

Nicky Warner

✨This (and the making of Pancake 🐸episode) might be my favourite- just absolutely so BEAUTIFUL and so expressive and so exquisitely done. So much joy, thank you thank you for sharing this. Please consider allowing a few of us who would Desperately love to join you, come and have a hat making session- it would be amazing working so hard, creating different interpretations with different familiars on the brim 🪲🐸🦎🕷️🦇🐞 and a small celebration after. Such joy, thank you. I just joined Patreon so just found this episode, wow 🥰

Nicky Warner

Seconding curved needles—they really make some tasks way easier in hatmaking!

Tessara Dudley

Stunning hat, your craftsmanship never ceases to amaze me. Btw these videos are getting me through overnight cluster feeding with my newborn. Can’t wait til he’s old enough to watch your videos with me

Brandy Byhoffer

I was just wondering about that, too!

Andie C

The FEATHER!! The FEATHER!!! Where’s that stunning feather?!?! Such a stunning hat.

Lisa Nelson

Wow! This is amazing! More hat making please.

sandra perez

Been a fan since day one of Curious Creations! My daughter and I still binge the one only and season ever made. Which blows my mind! Definitely needed more seasons! My family and I visited Salem, MA last fall and we are hoping to go back again end of this year. So much to see and the locals are genuinely welcoming! Definitely inspired to make one each for myself and my daughter. Simply beautiful! Thank you Christine, for continuing to share your creations with all of us!

Evalina Roze

Oh my goodness this is stunning! I think this might be my favorite episode yet. I am completely inspired to make my own for next Halloween at the Salem Night Market. Yes! Please make more hat episodes!

Laura Snyder

Can’t express how much I love watching the process and then seeing the incredible end result of your projects. It’s meditative <3

Hannah Graham-de Vries

Christine I don't know if you will read this but I hope you do. The National Hat Museum in Portland Oregon https://www.thehatmuseum.com/ has shut its doors (another Covid victim) and they have sold the Victorian home it was in. The current collection is well over 2,000 hats and they are trying to figure out what to do with it as the prior owner passed away. I know that your friend Dita is a collector and lover of vintage hats, as is other people like Rachel Maksy. I was hoping that you could talk to anyone you may know in the industry and see if there is any way to move the collection or re-open it in a different location. It would be a pity for such a huge amount of fashion history to be lost. It looks like they are starting to sell some off on etsy. As a lover of hats and history I hope a solution can be found. It sounds like the current director of the museum is asking for any help or ideas.

Lissy London

Absolutely beautiful

Kylynn millsp

Happy Friday the 13th 🖤 my favorite Friday’s

Ashley Lucero

I trained as a Milliner, even though some of your methods made me cringe. I love the end result. Moulding felted fabric or using buckram might make it easier to do. Also the curved needles make life so easy. So beautiful. Do some more Please

Tania McIntyre

Hi Dawn! On the support webpage, Patreon explains response times may take up to (or maybe over) a week given the extreme demand. I suggest sending a follow-up email, but I bet they'll respond soon. They also ask that the support email be used for log-in or payment issues. I also found this on the patreon support website: "If you need assistance with a request that is not regarding a payment or login issue, connect with us on Twitter, where we can respond faster (generally 1-2 business hours.) Our Twitter support hours are from 9:00AM to 4:00PM Pacific (California) Time." You can connect with the Patreon Support Twitter here: http://twitter.com/PatreonSupport I find that I get great responses over Twitter. Good luck!

Lillian

Hayley - I messaged Christine McConnell and Patreon Support and haven’t received a response yet from either. I can’t find a customer service ph# or any other contact info for Patreon. Any suggestions?

Dawn Klemn-Thomson

A creator can’t do anything to solve issues with an account, you’ll have to contact customer service. 👍

Hayley

@christinemcconnell - I’m having a problem with my Patreon account. I tried messaging you on Jan 4th and messaged Patreon Support and have gotten no replies. Hoping you’ll see this comment and reach out to me to resolve issue. Thanks

Dawn Klemn-Thomson

Me as well! I enjoy all your creative energy! Thank you and hope the New Year is wonderful for you and your family

M Green

I'm late watching this. Too much craziness has happened but thank you for always putting your all into every episode. I hope you and your family had a wonderful Yule and New Year 💜💜

Liana Palumbo

I love this so much! I would love to see more hat episodes for sure!

Nicole Weeks

I am always in awe of your creations

Jessica Hissem

Everything you do is extra extra marvelous! Beautiful hat!

Alyne Whiteswan

wOw loved this I will definitely have to try my hand at making one of these... When I eventually make one can I post a pic of it on here somewhere so you can see it??

Margaux Allard

Truly beautiful!! For the less creatively adventurous, you can find reprints of vintage hat patterns on the Internet. I made my mother a structured beret and matching gloves for Christmas last year. Wrapped it all up in a vintage hatbox (also found on the Internet) and ended up with a present I really didn’t want to give away!

Welikemeatloaf

I truly did love this episode and would love to see more hat content in the future. Super good job!

Mandysimo

WOOOW!!😍😍

matilda gaona

Wow the hat is perfect, would love to see more hat episodes.

Wanda Jones

Whenever Christine says she doesn't know much about a craft or isn't an expert on it, we pretty much know we're in for an incredible project regardless :D ...and this was obviously no different. WOW that hat is so beautiful!! I've been dreaming of making a witch's hat of my own and shall definitely try some of these techniques. Waiting for more hat episodes! <3

Olga Lepistö

I finally got to watch this episode today. My 9 yo son is a big fan and he made his own Pancake!

Lauren Carman

The Winter Hat came out so beautiful! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Anita Gonzales

Wow I loved this!! Would love to see more hat videos😍

Morgan Gauthier

That was a brilliant way to cover the bendy shape of the crown - I never would have thought to do it like that! And the curve of the brim is gorgeous and the pointed shape of the ribbon on the back is pure serendipity! SO fun to see where the buckle and Pancake would end up! Thank you for another great video!

Aunt Debbie Halloween

SPECTACULAR HAT!!!

Trace

Yes, Matching outfits too!

Kena Bowers

I loved this so much! Along with this gorgeous winter witches hat, how amazing would it be to see a spring, summer and autumn witches hat? Yes, I know, once something is done the tendency is we move on. But this is just so cool, I would love to see what Christine would do with those other seasons. 😃

Deb McGrath

I called it! I knew it was going to be some kind of awesome hat. Exceeded my expectations once again with how beautiful it came out! I love pancake so much. Amazing!

Jane Good

Absolutely yes! Love that hat!

Rebecca Valentine

This is so freaking adorable! Pancake is the very best part. <3

Anna Wilson

This hat is amazing. I'd love to see more hat episodes! Merry Christmas :)

Marti Kennedy

Definitely yes to more hat episodes please!

Jessicka Catherine

I have wanted a hat like this for soooo long ! Thank you and yes to more hat / accessory making episodes, would love to see you work on a brooch in a similar fashion to pancake. Merry Christmas xx

lisa alderton

Just incredible!!!

Deb McGrath

Yes to more hat episodes! I’ve recently become interested in millinery and want to learn all the things. Discovering you feels very fortuitous.🔮☺️🧙‍♀️

Joyce Mitchell

THAT. HAT. It is absolutely stunning. I haven't seen a marvelous hat like that since Zoe Benson's in AHS: Coven.

Tammy R Dowden

Beautiful creation! I loved watching your process. I don’t know if you have heard of dharma trading company, but they sell all kinds of fabric dye supplies, many of which are specific to synthetic fabrics and produce a much better result than rit dye. They have a website and are very knowledgeable and helpful. Hope that helps you in the future!

Allison Hallstrom

Christine PLEASE do something revolving around your amazing wardrobe and outfits. Your style is to die for! Even if it's just a little lookbook for each season or occasion, or how you co-ordinate yourself.

Jasmine Blossom

Beautiful work as always. I’ve always wanted to know what got you interested in the dark side of life. Could you let us know? Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄

DMCM

I absloutely want to see a witch hat for all the seasons! <3 Also I noticed some lampshade techniques in this video.

Moth

I can honestly say that this is one of my favorite episodes!!! I’m still obsessed with the OG pull out snake couch episode and the planter boxes from the old house but this really did it for me!!! Lol Thank you so much and Merry Christmas!!! 🎁🦇

Alyse Kiyuna

This was a great episode!

Laura Chambers

stunning, magickal, & genius as always!🖤✨ I was so excited to see James Jeffers holiday wrapping collection under your tree!! I personally bought so much of it & hope it lasts me for years of Yule to come. Merry Yule & Happy Solstice 🕸❄️

Savannah Alexandra

Merry Christmas and thank you Christine! Always inspirational!

Jayne Dion

The word wonderful pretty much covers this!

Lisa Kay Brown

So beautiful, and a perfect spot for pancake! Merry Christmas 🎄

Jess Meister

I enjoyed this so much and can’t wait to give it a go myself!!

Katherine S.

From the mind of Christmas McConnell

Megan

I love it so much.

Laura Auld

I didn’t see any of that coming when you first said you are going to use window mesh to create the hat— a very beautiful creation indeed. And Pancake is just delightful.

anya fortygin

What a great job on the hat! More hat episodes would be awesome. Hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas!!🎄

Diane McCarty

So beautiful 😍

Noni

Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone! Pancake is such a little SMOOSH (that's my own term for adorable animals and is always said in a high-pitched voice, usually reserved for precious puppies and kitties). It would be wonderful to see more clay figurine projects if possible and I concur with everyone else that hat projects would be lovely to see as well! Three hats that I think you could do justice to recreating would be the "Titanic" hat (the one Kate Winslet wears at the beginning of the movie), Audrey Heburn's black and white hat that she wears in "My Fair Lady" in the scene when Liza attends opening day at the Ascot race, and lastly the white and red hat that Julie Andrews wears in "Mary Poppins" when she's in the chalk drawing with Bert. Also I'm so sorry to hear about your allergic reaction (I saw that in the last live stream)! I suffered an allergic reaction too to meds that lasted daily for months in 2021 (hives, itching, swelling, neurological episodes, chest pain, and suppressed breathing), and I still react (with hives, itching, and sometimes neurological episodes) to a range of chemicals and medications (according to my allergist my immune system went into bonkers hyper drive). What has helped me is eating anti-inflammatory foods (broccoli, etc) and also having Allegra (over-the-counter antihistamine medication) in the house just in case I have a reaction that gets out of control. According to my doctors, Allegra does not surpass the blood-brain barrier, unlike Benadryl, which is a first generation drug. I took Benadryl to control my allergic reaction initially for weeks and that landed me in the hospital with neurological (seizure like) episodes. Also if you don't have an epipen you may want to ask your doc to write you an RX so you have it just in case for peace of mind. Sorry this is a long post-just hope my experience helps! I empathize wholeheartedly, and hope you get well soon!

Jenny McKinsey

Pancake is brimming with joy!

Katie Edge Mellor

I would love to see as many sewing or accessory crafting as you would like to create :) it’s hard to find styles like this.

Marina salinas

Loved the hat!! Please do more and Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

Anna Radaelli

It's been a while since I made a hat, but you've inspired me to get out my millinery supplies again. I've only work with buckram, mull, millinery wire, and a lot of hand stitching; I never thought of wire mesh and hot glue...

Mina Murray

I would love for you to make more hats. Especially with the cute little accessories!

Suzy

I’m in love!! Its amazing!

Marijke Peeters

finally got around to watching it! i was blown away, the hat was stunning. i would love more along these lines. this might be one of my favourite yet!

Zoe

Loved this episode! So cute and amazing as always!

Taylor Comeau

This turned out beautifully! But I knew it would.

Vickie L Burt

Beautiful! I love Pancake on the brim, he adds the whimsical to a stunning hat. I would love to see more hat videos.

Jennifer Gabris

Honestly, you are the Leonardo da Vinci of crafting. Each time I am thrilled by your skills. I absolutely love your content, best invest ever! Merry Christmas and greetings from Germany!

Sandra Schumachenko

Oh my word it’s stunning!! Well done Christine and captive ❤️

Sara Sweeney

PANCAKE!!!! This was tooooo cute. I would love more hat episodes. I made a few witch hats this year but would love different styles and techniques to be shown in your videos. This was super cool

Alexa F

Christine I am in awe of your ability to visualize and create a 3 dimensional project! Thank you so much for the beautiful Christmas card and I hope you will have a very Merry Christmas!

Lauren Laney

One of my favorite episodes of yours, this came out amazing!!

Kaitlin

Beautiful!

mathewcarson

Gorgeous. And yes, more hat making episodes please!

Victoria Golos

Loved this so much! More hats please

Christie

Amazing 🤩 what a hat!!! I want to make one, I don’t think we have screen like that readily available here in the UK, will have to have a think 🤔😁 definitely want a pancake 🐸🤣

Amy Bainbridge

Will the cat feather be used on another hat episode? :D

Heart W

Oh my gosh this is so beautiful, and so Christine!! Absolutely gorgeous!

Erika Knihti-Van Driessche

Oh my gosh, this is so stunning! Will create a more gothic version of this for Halloween! Thank you !! Happy holidays!

Charlotte Sandodden

Beautiful. There was also a feather made of cat fur..

Dianna Porretta

A beautiful creation! I love hats too! Merry Christmas xx

Simone Van Dorp

I haven't had a moment to watch this, but I have tomorrow morning off and I'm looking forward to watching this with a cup of coffee & solitude

Felicia

Absolutely breathtaking! Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁🖤

Christina Smith

Beautifully done!!!! I hope I can make one just as beautiful as yours!!

Kandice Tanner

It's beautiful! I'm so happy Pancake has such a lovely home.

Mariana Escobedo

Agreed! Total Solstice treat!

Katie Milone

Blessed Solstice to Pancake and you!

Karak Destra

Extraordinary and beautiful!

Diane

Beautiful!

VStreet

What is your nail colour?

Maura Raymond

wow! Fantastic! I would love to see more hat episodes!!

Meghan MacKrous

More hats! More hats! This was stunningly gorgeous. I’m a hat collector and I love to decorate my hats. But my head is HUGE so even custom hats I’ve had made don’t fit me. The screen was a genius idea and I’m going to try a mad hatter hat. If it works, I want a tilt hat that looks like a cup and saucer! Thank you!

Thea Maia

❤️ it!

Heather Cherry-Roberts

loved this episode!!!

Carla Bucco

I may have missed it because I am watching while at work so I am having to do this as incognito as possible. Did the feather get used?

Nicholas Frig

AH-MAZING!!!! I wanted to see it on you!

Amie Bell

I love the hat and would love more hat episodes! I have a large head so it’s hard to find hats!

Kathy Ann

Great timing! I had just picked up a few library books on millinery crafting this morning!

Tracy

My goodness, this turned out so great and it's a project that I will try in the future months!!!!

Killian Kincaide

I love it love it LOVE IT!!

Carol Jollymore

Oh my gosh, thank you so much!! You are so kind and thoughtful, I am so happy to share some of the magic and whimsy! You are the best!

James Jeffers

Amazing episode thanks for sharing. I have been wanting to create my own witch hat and now I have an outline to get started so thank you. Yes, I want more hat tutorials.

Mononoke Adams

James!! I saw your comment on a livestream in November and went to find the paper you designed! I bought as much as I could and I love it SO MUCH! You are amazingly talented :D

Christine McConnell

What happened to the feather!? Love the hat.

Cathleen Murray

This was one of my favorite episodes ever and that hat is absolutely stunning! Christine, you make things so accessible and you are so inspiring. Thank you! P.S. I love Pancake and I think he needs his own Instagram account.

Kristin Wright

Love this! Would definitely like to see you create more hats. Merry Christmas, and thank you for always bringing me so much joy! ❤️☠️💚

Rachel J. Ammirati

Loved this so much! This reminded me of a very elegant version of La Befana, a lil Italian folktale of a witch who brings good children treats and bad children a lump of coal! Also, omg thank you so much for showcasing some of my wrapping paper! I was so shocked to see it and immediately shed some tears of joy. You have been such an inspiration and it means the world to me. Wishing you and yours truly a wonderful yuletide season and kisses to all the critters, ghosts, and bats! xx 🎄🕯⭐️🍪❤️🧙🏻‍♀️🐸🧹

James Jeffers

Fabulous. Instructional content 💯 Many thanks C and G for a great year of learning and beauty. 🥂

Alaskan Rock Vodka

This is an absolute Confection of fabric and design! Perfectly personalized!

Holli Amos

This might be my favourite episode yet. It's so incredibly elegant, it's stunning and I'm absolutely going to try and make my own. Thank you Christine, I hope you and the captive and all the little critters have a wonderful Christmas ❤️

Sarah Kane

I love this episode!

Rebecca Phelps

I made a velvet Minerva McGonagall hat from scratch a few years ago, and gosh, I wish this episode existed back then! So many great tips, and such an awesome piece. Thank you!

Anne Z Knight

Wow!!! I hope we can see you wearing it at some point.

Sherry Thompson

Oh my gosh! I just started the episode and realized I used to have that same red floral vintage dress! Mine had a slightly more pencil shaped skirt but it's the same top portion, color, and fabric. The construction on that thing was BEAUTIFUL and I'm so tickled to see it on you. 😻

Jamie

What a beautiful hat! I was expecting to see the Poof feather on it too, but still it is gorgeous. And yes please more hats, 50s or 60s Dior style but with your own spooky twist! Merry Christmas to you and Grand from Athens, Greece! <3

Ari

I just finished to watch and I'm definitely fo more episode hats it's sooo fascinating and Pancakes looks so wonderful 😍😍😍

Hermine-Virginie Simon

This is so beautiful. I've always been interested in how hats are made. It was so cool to watch this. Thanks for sharing it with us😍

Lydia Coyle

Absolutely stunning, Christine! Merry Xmas! Thank you for this wonderful gift of an episode! 😻🖤🖤🖤

MMuerte

Wow. Love this one. Not something I wod have ever thought of doing but now I’m dressing up as a Christmas witch.

Carmella Ramsey

This was amazing, I’d love to see more hat episodes!

Nichole C

One of my all time favorite episodes! Love - more hats, please! Merry Christmas

Brooke Ensign

eeeee i loved this soooo much! So cute and stunning!

Dracokiro

Happy Soltice and Merry Yule to you all🌲🌛⭐🌜🔥☃️☀️🕯️

Brandy Gunter

OMG YES AND MORE YES!!!! A very Merry Christmas to you and Grant. I hope the season and coming New Year bring blessings to you both. Be safe and enjoy! The hat is beautiful, getting right on that🔥❤️🔥

Brandy Gunter

I love this project ! Merry Christmas from Mohawk .

Carol Blum

I knew this was going to be what it was! I've been so excited for this 😁

Sarah Kane

Yes!!! Merry Christmas Christine and Grant! Thank you for a wonderful year!💜🦇🖤

Danielle Gutierrez

Absolutely stunning as always Christine. Yes please more hat designs and perhaps dresses as well. Merry Christmas

Deborah Wiltshire Whaley

Absolutely loved it!! Pancake is just so perfect!! Merry Christmas and happy solstice Christine and everyone!

Lia Michelle

This is my favorite episode!!! Perfect Winter Solstice content!✨❄️✨ I can’t wait to make one! 🧹🖤

Allison Pagano-Speers

Omgosh! I absolutely it!!!! 😍

Melissa

Fantastic work! And I love the little skulls on the sewing pins.

Maryanne Torgerson

Merry Christmas Christine 💖💖💖💖💖🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇

Hermine-Virginie Simon

Prince Pancake! ❤️❤️❤️

Jennifer Kavjian

OOOOOOOOOHHHHH!!!! YES!!

Sara Logan

Ok dream come true right here!!! I have been dying for a “how to” on a witch hat 😃 can’t even tell you how excited I am for this. 🧙🏼‍♀️

Zoe

Wonderful! Thank you

Paul and Lynne

What a wonderful solstice gift! Can’t wait to watch after our Yule party tonight! Thank you! Happy solstice to all!

Jessica Oktober

Yes!!! I knew it! Oh I’m going to love this, since the last episode I’ve been racking my brain on what the project could possibly be and the only thing I could think of was a witch’s hat! I’m so stoked to see this episode! This will definitely be a project i attempt… Thank you, Christine! Happy Yuletide and a very Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁 Update: just finished the episode and oh my, it is absolutely gorgeous! I will be watching this episode regularly, I’m so excited to give this a try! I want to make one for every season! 😄🤭

Kena Bowers

Happy solstice and blessings to all

Liana Palumbo

Happy Solstice everyone!

Jennifer Kavjian

This is amazing and just what I needed for a winter storm project.

Jennifer Edwards

I love that this came out on Solstice!

Amber


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