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DIY Crown

The motto of small princesses who fall is considered to be: Get up, straighten your crown and continue – but what do you do if the lady doesn’t have a crown? Our tip: Simply make one! It’s not a problem with the help of doilies, sequins and a little know-how!

Level of difficulty Original & quick

This is What We Need:

Doilies with different patterns spray paint in gold scissors, ruler, pencil gold cardboard  large golden sequins, 65 cm gold fleece tape Glue stick Double sided tape Liquid Glue Drop cloth

Steps

Material needed for our do it yourself crown

01The Starting Lineup:

Handcrafted crown: Cut out the pieces
02

Cover the work area with tesa Easy Cover® Premium L and color the doilies gold with the spray paint. Let it dry and then cut out the individual elements.

DIY crown: Arrange ornaments
03

Cut a 59 x 13 cm strip from the cardboard and place the doily elements on in such a way that it results in the shape of a crown. Leave 2 cm free on one end for the glue tab.

Self made golden crown: Glue elements to cardboard
04

Now, stick on the doily elements with the glue stick. Wash your hands frequently when you are doing this, because glue can get on your hands through the hole pattern. 

Handmade golden crown: Cut out shape
05

Let it dry and then cut out the crown on the outside lines.

Cheap carnival crown: Attach sequins
06

Stick on the sequins with multipurpose glue and allow them to dry well.

Form the final crown shape
07

Stick double-sided adhesive tape on the tab, pull off the cover paper and glue the crown together into a ring.

Attach double sided tape to crown
08

Stick a strip of double-sided adhesive tape around the bottom edge and pull off the cover paper.

The finishing touch
09

Put on the felt strip and press it down.