Megan Hobby-Kauffman
Artist, maker, and professional joy-bringer. From my studio, Mayhen Press, I whip up colorful, story-filled designs that make everyday life a little brighter (and a lot more fun).
The first half of every year is filled with celebrations in my family - all 5 of us celebrate our birthdays by the time May rolls around! February kicks the celebrations off with Valentine’s Day and then my oldest son’s birthday is shortly after that.
As I was thinking through ways that I can bring some magic into these celebrations over the next few months the idea of celebration crowns popped into my head! There is nothing so effective as pointing out who the celebration is for with a special hat! Follow the steps below, watch the tutorial by
clicking here
or you can find the video tutorial at the bottom of this post.
A good quality wrapping sheet is the perfect thing to make a celebration crown out of. You can make it easy on yourself if you find one with a pattern that already lends itself to the shape of crown you want to make. For instance, find a sheet that has a pattern with angles if you want to make a crown with a pointy top, or find one with waves if you want a wavy top crown. I used the
Court Jester
pattern for one of mine and the
Harlequin pattern
for the other but the
Dots and Stripes
,
Stars Align
or
Dandelion Cross
patterns would also work beautifully!
These crowns don’t take long to make - especially if you use a pattern that already has points on it that you can use as a guide for cutting the pointy bits on the top! The crown I made out of the Court Jester pattern took me about 5 minutes!
I made one crown taller with skinnier points and one shorter with fatter points - you can get creative with how you make yours and add or change anything so that yours is completely unique to you.
For the shorter, fatter tipped crown:
Simply use the Mayhen Press Court Jester pattern sheet and cut a strip off of the wrapping sheet that is about 6 inches wide and then use a craft knife to cut along the points of the diamond shapes that are already in the pattern. Then just trim the strip to be long enough to go around the wearer's head and use double-sided tape to secure it. Voila!
For the taller, skinnier tipped crown:
- Cut a strip of paper the height that you would like your crown. I did mine about 10 inches tall.
- Next, measure the width that you would like the band of the crown and mark a light line all the way across the paper. I did mine 2 inches wide.
- Along that band line, place marks for how wide you want your points to be at the bottom. Then along the top side of the strip of paper mark the center point between each of those marks. So, if you made your points to be 1.5 inches wide at the bottom, you would mark the top at the ¾ inch point. Use your ruler to mark a straight line between the base of your points and the top center point. If your chosen pattern allows, you can use the pattern repeat to eyeball the bottom and center points and mark a light line to cut along (This is what I did).
- Use scissors or a craft knife to cut along the lines you’ve drawn to make your points.
- Make the crown to the size you want by placing it around the recipient’s head and making a mark, then trim.
- Use double-sided tape to overlap and stick the two sides together to finish your crown.
Watch the video tutorial:
I would love to see the crowns you make! Be sure to tag @mayhen_press on Instagram or Facebook to show what you’ve made. Happy making!
