Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Lace Princess Crowns - DIY

The lace crowns we made for Grace's princess party continue to receive much wear around here.  When the girls put on their leotards or princess gowns for their nightly performances, they now bring crowns and bobby pins to complete their look.  The little girls enjoyed helping when the crowns were made and we thought we'd share how we did it so that you and your little princesses can make some crowns, too.  I got the original how-to on Jessica's blog, Joyfolie, which you can check out, here.

We used a variety of vintage and newer crocheted lace pieces (we made a total of 10 crowns) cut to about 15" long.  Pour a good amount of fabric stiffener into a wide cup and place the lace pieces inside.  Wearing gloves, work the fabric stiffener into the lace until they are completely saturated.  Spread the lace pieces out onto washable mats or wax paper and allow to dry.  While the lace is still very wet, flip the pieces every now and then and make sure that the liquid does not form "windows" in the lace holes.  We left the lace to dry overnight and it became very stiff.  Then we painted with acrylic paint in several colors of gold, silver, bronze, pearl, and pink.  (Actually, for the silver, I used spray paint which was MUCH faster!)  
After the paint was dry, we spread mod podge on the lace and sprinkled on glitter, obviously an optional step.  This was definitely the girls' favorite part!  Shake the excess glitter off and leave the lace pieces flat to dry completely. Once they were fully dry, I gave them a couple coats of clear spray laquer to try to keep the glitter under control.  Then, form the lace into a circle and hot glue the overlapped ends (match the pattern).  Done!
 And here's the birthday girl in her crown!
 More princess parties HERE and HERE.
 
Posted by Stef at 12:13 AM
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37 comments:

  2. Wow - these look great, would be very popular in our house!

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  3. Gorgeous, Stef. This would be perfect craft for my Mazzy and I...and (hopefully) easy enough for me to attempt with her! Thanks for the idea!!

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  4. I recently started following you and ALL of you ideas are AMAZING! Thanks for sharing how you made this- it's awesome!

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  5. LOVELY! Perfect for a birthday princess and her friends!

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  6. I love this idea! We are having a Wizard of Oz birthday party in March for my daughter. I think I have just found our craft for the party...they will have to be "Glenda the Good Witch's" crowns. Thanks for the inspiration!!

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  7. Very cute. I can't wait to make a few for my girls (& me!).

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  8. OMG everything you do is amazing! It doesn't seem like there is anything you can't do! ha ha Gorgeous idea, so super cute, makes me wish I had a little girl so I could have a reason to make one! :)

    Natalie
    www.projectdowhatyoulove.wordpress.com

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  9. what a fun project!! congrats on going into round 3 of project run and play!! Can't wait to see what you make this week!!

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  11. Fantastic! They look super cute.

    ~ Emily N. from "too Blessed to Stress"

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  12. Hi Stef,

    I also loved those crowns, I saw them at Joyfolie a while back. That girl has some awesome idea's. And she always makes it look so easy.
    Great to see how yours turned out though.

    Have a wonderful weekend.

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  13. This is SO darling! I just shared on my Facebook:

    http://www.facebook.com/lovetheday

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  14. These look great! I love the idea of painting and glittering them!

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  15. ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?! That is so so so cute and clever! Honestly, I read a ton of blogs and this is a serious favorite! I have drawers of lace fabric and now have a purpose for the future if God would ever give me a girl! haha!

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  16. My first thought of course was "Ooohh...party crowns for dolls!" I never would have imagined that you could paint lace.

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  17. With 3 young granddaughters, Grandma's gonna make these and have a princess party!!!! Oh yeah!!!

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  18. These are absolutely beautiful!

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  19. These are lovely - I definitely need to make one for my cousin's little girl.

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  22. I found you on Pinterest with these lace crowns! What a wonderful idea. I do believe we will theme my daughters bday part off these. Thank you.
    I am now a follower. (If you have a chance come check me out at http://www.teensntoddlers.blogspot.com/ thanks!)

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  23. i just want to say i made these, but i used spray fabric stiffener instead. it was so much less messy--i'd spray one side, let it dry and then do the other. i did this a few times until it was stiff enough. then, i used glitter paint at the end (instead of Mod Podge and actual glitter). again, much easier and neater!

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  24. Oh my goodness! These are beautiful! My 4 year old I going to love this! Thanks so much for sharing! Found you via pinterest!

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  25. wonderful idea. found on pinterest. you could try using something like "Distress Stains," from Tim Holtz's line by Ranger Industries. It's great on fabrics and comes in a huge variety of colors. I color ribbons, fabric flowers, etc. with it. thank you for posting.

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  26. Linda March 7, 2012March 7, 2012 2:11 PM

    Linda March 7,2012
    I just found you on pinterest. Love your ideas they are so great, cant wait to do some of these ideas. I see one thing and say to my self I'm going to do that. Then see something else. Can't make up my mind what to do first thank you so much glad I found you.

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  27. I just found you on Pinterest, too! I love the lace crowns! SO sweet!

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  28. I found you on Pinterest too, these crowns are stunning.

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  29. Ohhhh! I love those thank you for sharing this xxxx

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  30. Such a great idea! Think I might try for my kiddos' joint birthday party in April. I have a boy and girl...so I'll have to come up with a boy version too. Hmmm...

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  31. love this - very precious - I have some of my grandmothers lace - must try- thanks.

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  32. These are so cute! Your daughter looks absolutely beautiful.
    Fondly,
    Suz

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  33. I totally want to do this!!! I'll link back.

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  34. Do you have a source for the crocheted lace? Thanks

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  35. These are precious. My granddaughter would love these. I do too! I recently returned a bottle of liquid starch because we didn't get around to making
    Easter eggs with the string and balloons. Guess I will have to buy some more. Love this idea.

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  36. Getting ready to do this now. Can you stitch after completed? I want to sew combs into them to attach to child's hair (only 2 so not much hair)

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    1. I think you could definitely hand stitch through the holes in the lace to fasten a comb onto them. They're too stiff for a sewing machine. Actually, you could probably even hot glue the combs on????

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