Steps to Make a Unicorn Horn Flower Crown

Due to the fact that who should need to decide between a flower crown and a unicorn horn? Kaia really desired to wear both for her Birthday, and this is what I wound up with.

I didn't want a modeling clay horn held on with an "invisible" flexible band. I wanted a horn that would go on easily and easily, one that was lightweight, was not fragile, and would remain in place well on her head while she cantered around the house extremely, rearing and jumping. Due to the fact that you know that is what is going to occur when you place a unicorn horn on a 4 year old.

When I made the horn, I was believing I would experiment a bit, start figuring things out. I didn't expect to be pleased with the first thing I twiddled with, so I'm stuck with no pictures. I made a paper model in order to do this tutorial. Not the prettiest photos, but ideally they at least make the procedure easy to see.

You will require:.

Craft Felt in Different Colours.
Packing.
Sewing Thread and Needle.
Additional Strong Quilting Thread.
Little Length of Elastic.
Headband.
Hot glue.
Scissors.
Plastic Gems.
Fabric Leaves (Or Make Felt Leaves).

I utilized sparkly white craft felt for her horn. Aside from that it is, certainly, sparkly, the shimmer felt is quite a bit stiffer. Cut out a slim triangle and fold it in half lengthwise, best sides together. Finish the open long side, marked with sharpy in the following photos. Leave the bottom open. (That triangle was expected to be relatively balanced. The real thing was, I swear. Pretend that it is reasonably in proportion, all right? Thanks.).

Make it a great, big knot, you don't desire it to pull through the felt once there is tension on it. Run the thread out near the pointer of the horn from inside. Things the horn as tightly as you can, I used polyfill stuffing.

Begin wrapping the thread down the horn in a spiral, securely enough to leave a good indent. Connect your thread off within, near the bottom of the horn. Position your horn on another piece of matching felt, trace the bottom circle, and cut it out.

Starting from the inside, cover stitches around the edges of your felt, sewing the circle to the bottom of the horn, and tie it off. Aim to hide your knot inside, or at least far from the edge.

Stitch the elastic to the bottom of the horn. Take care to stitch the flexible all the way to the edges of the horn, or the base will pull up at the front and back. Make sure that the seam holding the elastic together gets sewn to the horn, this way it will end up on top of the headband, rather of as an uneasy lump against your kid's head.

Your unicorn horn is total! Like magic, the paper horn suddenly transforms into a genuine one! Oh, wait ... * ehem * Anyhow, once on the headband, I added a little hot glue under the edges of the horn to assist keep it from wobbling any. I think this would be corrected by utilizing a broader rubber band than what I occurred to have on hand, however.

Hot glue the fabric leaves down either side of the headband, overlapping a little and rotating instructions. Cut a range of flowers out of the coloured felt. (Suggestion: Your spouse might get a little irritable if you try to do this in bed, stick to reading a book.) I honestly believe layering has the greatest effect on how great they come out looking. I used hot glue to fix the layers together. I've no idea how well hot glue deals with wool felt, however it works amazingly on eco felt. I believe the heat actually fuses the layers together to an extent. For the large yellow flower, I just cut a lot of strips of felt, folded them in half, then added them entirely by their ends with a little thread.

Hot glue the flowers all over the headband, then hot glue the plastic gems to the centers. Make sure to overlap the base of the horn a bit and cover the rubber band. You are the proud new owner of a unicorn horn flower crown!

I had an extremely difficult time keeping her still enough time to take any photos ...

Her rainbow unicorn tail is now total, too, and I have actually a complete blown unicorn galloping around your home all the time. Discover that tutorial here. By the method, it would be actually simple to stick a couple ears in there in the middle of the flowers. Inning accordance with Kaia, nevertheless, she currently has 2 ears and didn't desire anymore. (Do not take a look at me ... she uses lots of other animal ears, my reasoning does rarely have much result on her, nevertheless.).

Because you know that is exactly what is going to take place when you position a unicorn horn on a 4 year old. When I made the horn, I description was believing I would experiment a bit, begin figuring things out. Make sure that the joint holding the flexible together gets stitched to the horn, this method it will end up on top of the headband, instead of as an unpleasant lump against your child's head.

Make sure to overlap the base of the horn a bit and cover up the flexible band. You are the happy brand-new owner of a unicorn horn flower crown!