How did I get here

First of all, I just want to say thank you for stopping by my humble website. For those that do not know me, my name is Cassandra and I am commonly referred to as “that girl with the hats” by a few different people. I have been making my own novelty hats for about 8 years now. This crazy journey started with a simple novelty hat; a dancing turkey hat, to be specific.

New Year’s Eve of 2013, My father had taken my younger sister and I to the mall in Orange County to walk around and enjoy the day. We stopped into the Claire’s store and my father said that we could get one thing at any price in the store. My sister and I looked around, trying to find earrings or other accessories. However, my eyes fell onto a large turkey hat with a red bow tied on one of the legs. I turned on the little red button that said ‘Click Me’ and watched the hat come to life, kicking its legs and gobbling like crazy. I knew I had to have it. I will always remember the look on my father’s face when I put it on my head and declared that was what I wanted. He pointed out that I would only be able to wear it once a year and asked if this was “for sure” what I wanted. $7 dollars later, I was the proud owner of a crazy turkey hat.

It wouldn’t be until I wore it to Disneyland in November of 2016 that my life would truly change from that simple hat. I remember making so many people laugh and smile that day that I began to think about what other crazy hats I could find. When I couldn’t find any that I felt drawn to, I decided to start making them myself. Thus, the nickname and my passion for creating was born!