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Valentines Fit for a King or Queen ~ Mini Upcycled Paper Crowns

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 22:51

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On Valentine’s Day

everyone deserves to be treated like royalty.
So what better token

to present to your King or Queen of Hearts

than their very own crown?

These diminutive diadems

are easy to make,

fun to decorate,

and cost almost nothing to make.

Made from upcycled cardboard tubes and embellished with scrap paper, cupcake liners, and a bit of sparkle, you can make enough crowns to cover a few dozen royal heads in an afternoon.

I decorated my crowns in a Valentine’s Day motif, but the possibilities are endless. In glittering pink, with pompoms on each point or trimmed out in marabou, the crowns would be adorable placecards for a princess party. Wrapped in vintage sheet music and embellished with Dresden trims and German Glass Glitter, they’d make an elegant napkin ring for a shabby chic tea party.

Queen/King of Hearts

Valentine’s Day Crowns

Cardboard tubes: toilet paper, paper towel, wrapping paper

You can get two crowns out of one toilet paper tube

Paint

I used gold and silver spray paint, which required only one coat and dried in less than 10 minutes. I prefer the Design Master brand, which is pictured below.

Tools

Scissors, Hot Glue Gun

Embellishments

Scrapbook borders, ribbon, trim, stickers, beads, buttons, glitter, etc.

For my glittered trim, I used Reflections glitter paper and an EK Success border punch.
For the fluted fans, I used small cupcake papers trimmed around the edges with pinking shears.
To accent the edges of the fans, I used a red paint pen.

Step 1: For a toilet-paper sized tube, cut in half with a craft knife or scissors. Use scissors to create the crown-points all the way around each tube. I had fun experimenting with different sizes and patterns.

Step 2: In a well-ventilated area (preferably outside on a warm day), arrange crowns on newspaper or dropcloth. Spray each crown, inside and out with paint. Alternately, you can use acrylic paint and a paintbrush indoors.

Step 3: When crowns are dry, use a thumb and forefinger to gently flare out each point. If using the metallic spray paint, this step serves two purposes – it gives the crown a nicer shape, but also slightly buffs the color so that the metallic has a glossier shine.

I think the flare makes all the difference.

Step 4: Decorate! I like to add a border first. The edges of cupcake liners make nice rosettes and fans for a Victorian touch.

That’s it!

Let the coronation begin…

How will you decorate your crowns?

CRAFT, BAKE, GET INSPIRED

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