For Elliot’s second birthday, I made him his very own birthday crown. I missed Gus’s first birthday (he had to wear Elliot’s) but I got around to it this year!
I did Elliot’s out of felt and it was a huge pain, so I was really putting it off. But this time I used craft foam and it was so much smarter of me.
I cut a crown with my Cricut (from the Sweet Treats birthday cartridge) and the letter C from Simply Sweet (my favorite font cart).
I used the crown to make a pattern on file folder. The band is 2″ wide and 15″ long and I centered the crown on the band.
And I hot glued the C (cut out of regular felt) and two star buttons (for his # of years) on the front.
I punched a hole in each side of the band and tied it around his head with a shoe lace. I’m looking for that plastic coil stuff for a more permanent solution.
I love it! And so much easier than felt…
I’ll upload the crown pattern as soon as I have a minute to think straight…
And Gus loves balls, all kinds of balls, but I’m partial to basketball so we had basketball cake! He was thrilled.
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How cute! My folks bought me a Cricut for Christmas, but I haven’t used it yet. Do you have some ideas of what I could use it for in my daycare? I did come up with the idea of making ‘themed’ shapes to write seasonal activities to do with the kids.
Thanks,
Stacey
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Well, you could make a crown for all the kids! Or I’ve made little colors flash cards or flannel boards, etc. Here are some posts:
http://www.vanillajoy.com/diy-color-shape-flash-cards.html
http://www.vanillajoy.com/sweet-treats-old-west.html
http://www.vanillajoy.com/make-your-own-halloween-coloring-pages.html
http://www.vanillajoy.com/fall-crazy-crayons.html
http://www.vanillajoy.com/craft-felt-jigsaw-puzzle.html
Hope some of these ideas help!
Happy Birthday to your sweet boy!! Love the crown! It just makes the birthday that much more special doesn’t it?
Have you used the silhouette? I have the personal cricut machine and am trying to decide if I want to get the cricut expression or the silhouette…can you give me any advice, good vs bad on both? I would appreciate any words of wisdom if you have them. Thanks in advance!
P.S. my kids would LOVE crown for their birthday, and I have three consecutive months of birthdays in our household…thanks for the idea :)
Kellie – I have used the Silhouette and I liked how it worked and everything, but I think it’s a better option for graphic designer types as it allows you to cut your own designs. If you don’t aren’t going to design your own images, I think the Cricut is probably a better option. But I know people who love both, so it’s really up to you!
perfect timing! my girlfriend Jennifer over at The Vintage Sheet Blog, texted me the other day asking me if I had ever made a crown. I have not but now know where to direct her….thanks!
Fabulous idea! I may want to try that for my little girls third birthday!
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HI! Just wanted to say thanks for the great template. I made a crown like this for my son’s first birthday and it was a hit. You can see how mine turned out here. I don’t have a silhouette and this was still super easy. Maybe some day I’ll fork over the dough to get one…they look so cool!
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