decorating my graduation cap // grad cap ideas

[@anonymousaccount1571]

Did you use regular black paper, card stock, or a specific type for the grad cap topper? And how did you glue/place it on the cap?

[@Sincerelylaure]

hello, thanks for watching my video! i just used cardstock paper and i rolled up some pieces of tape to attach it to the grad cap. i know many people that super/hot glue it on but i didnt want mine to be permanent so i just used tape :)

[@yunassecretrapcareer6106]

Beautiful!

[@Sincerelylaure]

thank you!!

[@valeriamoreno6694]

helloo, i was just wondering how did u cut off the circle of the center without ruining the paper??

[@Sincerelylaure]

great question! i measured the size of the circle and found the center of the paper. after marking it in pencil, i used an exacto knife to first creat an X slit and then just cut the rest of the circle out :) hope this is helpful and congrats on graduation!

[@valeriamoreno6694]

@@Sincerelylaure Thanks!!

[@allisonburruel696]

How did you make it stay on the cap?

[@Sincerelylaure]

i just used tape and rolled it up because i didnt want it to be permanent. you can totally use glue or hot glue too!

[@tessadas1368]

You could also do Velcro strips, I’m doing mine one cardboard so I can have interchangeable designs. It’ll be sturdier too.

[@Sincerelylaure]

omg thats SO SMART

[@veestallion420]

I’m here cause I’m graduating in a month lmao but I have a question: do you think it’s weird to just get one of these from online? Like I love the designs but I suck at drawing and I know they would look ugly if I did it 🤣🤣

[@Sincerelylaure]

omg no! thats totally not weird! there are several small businesses that actually sell grad cap designs😊

[@lindyavelar7624]

What are the exact dimensions I need for the paper?

[@Sincerelylaure]

it depends on the size of your cap! i recommend comparing it to your cap and measuring from there. congratulations!

[@kenniluvesyou]

so how do you move the tassel? that's where I'm confused. and do you put it under or over?

[@Sincerelylaure]

hahah great question! you’d put the tassel over the paper! i left mine under so that it wouldnt move around too much when i took grad photos. i also didnt have a real graduation last year because of the pandemic so we didnt have to turn our tassel or anything :))

[@kenniluvesyou]

@@Sincerelylaure thank you! I ended up putting it over it! And I looked great! 🥰

[@CuppiecakesxD]

How did u do the lettering for both caps? :)

[@Sincerelylaure]

for the harry potter one, i cut out copper colored paper on my cricut machine and for the other one, i used a metalic brush pen and hand wrote it!

[@cathytran6092]

what kind of paint did you use?

[@rosaaraujo9045]

If you see closely, most of them say ‘acrylic paint’ and they work well on it! 🤍

[@Sincerelylaure]

i just used acrylic paint :)