Princess Tiara Tutorial

What little girl doesn't love dressing up as a princess?

And what proper princess doesn't have a tiara?

Today I'm going to teach you how to make a simple and easy princess crown or tiara for your little Princess.

And no princess outfit is fully complete without a princess wand.

In case you missed the princess wand tutorial check it out here.

Princess Crown or Tiara Tutorial

Supplies:

-headband (The purple glitter headband and the pink headband came in a 2 pack in the dollar section at Target)

-felt

-rhinestones

-hot glue gun

Step 1:

Make a crown template out of card stock or scrap paper.

This is a little tricky to explain...

Basically you need to come up with a crown shape at the top of your template and then leave a bunch of extra room at the bottom. It might be helpful to scroll down a bit to see how we are going to attach the felt to the headband to get a better idea how to make your template.

Then, once you have your large template, make a smaller crown shape that fits inside the top of the larger crown shape as an accent.

Step 2:

Cut your crown shapes out of felt using your templates as a guide.

Step 3:

Wrap the larger crown piece around the headband as shown above.

Add a strip of hot glue to the top center of the headband and to the inside of the crown shape, then quickly press down to secure it to the headband and the back piece of felt.

Wow, I feel like I'm doing a really awful job of explaining this. Hopefully the pictures are helpful to clarify things.

Step 4:

Glue on your smaller crown piece.

Step 5:

Following the shape of the large crown piece, cut the back piece of felt to match.

Step 6:

Decorate your princess tiara/crown with rhinestones, glitter or puffy paint to your liking and...

Tada!

A beautiful princess tiara for your little princess!

Princess Wand Tutorial

Remember Mackenzie's princess party way back in the beginning of December?

I'm finally getting around to posting the tutorials for the party favors I made.

I know...I can be a major slacker!

Today I'm going to show you how to make a princess (or prince!) wand and Thursday I'll show you how to make a princess crown/tiara.

I made most of the wands for Mackenzie's party very girly for all the princesses

but I also made a few more manly versions for the princes.

Ok let's begin:

You will need:
-wooden dowels (I got mine in a package from Michaels or Walmart...I bought them so long ago I can't remember where I found them)
-felt
-ribbon
-hot glue gun
-puffy paint (optional)

Step 1:
Cut out two star shape templates, one slightly larger than the other.
(When I make templates for anything I usually try to use cardstock if I have any laying around, otherwise I just use some scrap paper.)

Step 2:
Using your templates, cut the two star shapes out of felt.
Then, using the larger of the two star templates, cut one more slightly larger star shape out of felt. This will be used for the back of the wand.

Step 3:
Cut 3 pieces of ribbon for each wand. You can make them as short or long as you like, depending on the length of your dowel.

All that pretty ribbon makes me happy :)

Step 4:
Layer the 3 pieces of ribbon on top of each other,

and tie in a knot around the top of your dowel.

Repeat a zillion times if you are making them as party favors :)

Step 5:
Hot glue the smallest star onto the next largest star. These 2 pieces will be the front of your wand.
*Please note you should NOT glue the largest star (which will be the back piece) on yet! This picture is totally misleading. Sorry!

Step 6:
Grab the largest star (the back piece) and hold it in your hand.

Apply a generous amount of hot glue in the center of the star, then stick the dowel with the ribbon down into it.

*I think I also added a tiny bit of hot glue to attach the ribbon knot to the dowel to make it extra secure.

Step 7:
Apply a generous amount of hot glue to the entire star (being careful not to go too far out to the edges because a bit of it will show from the front) and then quickly and carefully attach the front star piece, sandwiching the ribbon and dowel in between the two layers.

And there you have it!

A beautiful princess wand!

As a last minute detail before the party I decided to add each child's name to the front of the wand with puffy paint.
I didn't want there to be any fights over who had who's wand since they were all a little different.

As a craft during the party I even let the kids decorate the back of their wands with glitter. The kids had a great time and it ended up turing out really cute. Check out the details here :)

Don't forget to check back on Thursday for the princess crown tutorial.

But in the meantime,
happy wand making!

And as always, feel free to contact me with any questions :)

Felt Food

Mackenzie's finally getting to an age where she asks me to make things for her.

Even though she thinks my skills are much more advanced than they really are

(she's convinced I can make anything and everything under the sun)

it's so fun to try to make her ideas come to life.

Last week Mackenzie requested some new food for her play kitchen.

She picked out all of her favorite foods

and we sewed them together while Wesley was napping.

It was so fun crating with my little helper.

Here is what we ended up with.

A taco/burrito fully loaded with

meat, beans, lettuce, cheese, and tomatoes.

Spaghetti

with meatballs :)

Donuts

with icing and sprinkles.

Mackenzie's favorite :)

Quesadillas

A staple around here.

Pepperoni pizza.

The way to Mackenzie and Mommy's heart.

Cut into 4 slices.

Perfect for sharing with friends

and baby brothers.

Felt flower love

What can I say?

I love felt

and I love flowers.

Here's a peek at my latest

(and favorite)

felt flower creation.

Hopefully I'll have the tutorial up by Friday

and maybe (hint, hint) I'll be giving some away too :)

"The Michelle" Felt Flower Tutorial

I love flower brooches.

They are so versatile.

They add just the right amount of spice to just about anything.

a boring tee.

jacket.

purse.

diaper bag.

scarf.

hat.

The possibilities are endless.

So what do I do when I find something I love?

Figure out how to make it a million different ways of course.

(Is anyone else weird like that?)

I've been experimenting with a few different felt flowers creations.

Today I'm sharing my second felt flower tutorial.

(Go here to see the first one).

I couldn't figure out a name for it

so I'm just calling it

"The Michelle"

after the friend I made it for.

Let's get started.

You will need:

-one sheet of felt

-a button

-glue gun

Step 1:

Cut out 3 circles to use as your template.

One large, one medium and one small.

(please note the small circle is not pictured)

I traced the lid to this medicine bottle for my large circle and the bottom of the bottle for my medium circle then I hand drew the smallest circle.

Step 2:

Using your templates cut out

4 large felt circles

2 medium felt circles

2 small felt circles.

Then cut each of your felt circles in half.

Now you should have

8 large half circles

4 medium half circles

4 small half circles.

Make sense?

Next cut out one more large felt circle.

This will be the base to your flower.

Step 3:

Hot glue 4 of your large half circle pieces to your base circle in the pattern shown above.

Please note the edges of the half circles will overlap.

(sorry it's kind of hard to see. Black was not the best color choice for a tutorial)

Step 4:

Grab the medium sized half circles and hot glue the next 4 pieces in the pattern shown above.

These "petals" should be placed in between the first layer of petals, not directly below

(see picture).

Step 5:

Hot glue the 4 small half circles in a circular shape. They will have to overlap quite a bit.

Step 6:

Turn over the flower and add the final 4 large half circle pieces to make your flower a little larger and more rounded.

Man, I just realized this is a really confusing and hard to explain tutorial.

Sorry about that!

They flowers are really easy to make. I promise!

If you have any questions feel free to email me.

Step 7:

Hot glue a cute button to the center of your felt flower

and a pin back (is that what those are called? My mind is NOT working this morning) to turn it into a brooch.

You could also glue your flower onto a pinch clip or headband for a hair accessory.

Pin onto your

shirt, hat, jacket, etc.

and your ready to go!