How to Make a Unicorn Horn Flower Crown



Due to the fact that who should need to choose between a flower crown and a unicorn horn? Kaia really wished to use both for her Birthday, and this is exactly what I ended up with.

I didn't desire a modeling clay horn held on with an "unnoticeable" elastic band. I desired a horn that would go on easily and comfortably, one that was light-weight, was not delicate, and would stay in location well on her head while she cantered around the house wildly, rearing and leaping. Because you understand that is what is going to happen when you position a unicorn horn on a 4 year old.

When I made the horn, I was thinking I would experiment a bit, begin figuring things out. I didn't expect to be delighted with the first thing I twiddled with, so I'm stuck with no photos. I made a paper model in order to do this tutorial. Not the most beautiful pictures, however hopefully they a minimum of make the process easy to see.

You will need:.

Craft Felt in Numerous Colours.
Stuffing.
Sewing Thread and Needle.
Additional Strong Quilting Thread.
Small Length of Elastic.
Headband.
Hot glue.
Scissors.
Plastic Gems.
Material Leaves (Or Make Felt Leaves).

I used sparkly white craft understandinged of her horn. Aside from that it is, undoubtedly, sparkly, the sparkle felt is rather a bit stiffer. Cut out a slim triangle and fold it in half lengthwise, right sides together. Finish the open long side, marked with sharpy in the following images. Leave the bottom open. (That triangle was expected to be fairly symmetrical. The genuine thing was, I swear. Pretend that it is relatively balanced, alright? Thanks.).

Cut off excess fabric, and turn right-side-out. Utilizing extra strong quilting thread, cut a long piece, (enough to cover your spirals,) and knot off the end. Make it an excellent, big knot, you don't desire it to pull through the felt once there is stress on it. Run the thread out near the tip of the horn from inside. (Not at the idea.) Pull it all the way through, so that knot is the only part left within. Stuff the horn as firmly as you can, I utilized polyfill stuffing. If necessary, trim the bottom to even it out.

Start wrapping the thread down the horn in a spiral, securely enough to leave a good indent. This will give your horn a great spiraled shape, and keep the thread from sliding and slipping around on the horn. (This was the part I was most not sure about. I fretted that the material would bunch, or that the thread would not be strong enough to pull firmly, or that it would not stay in place. None of those worries came to light, it worked extremely well.) Tie your thread off within, near the bottom of the horn. Place your horn on another piece of matching felt, trace the bottom circle, and cut it out.

Beginning with the inside, wrap stitches around the edges of your felt, stitching the circle to the bottom of the horn, and connect it off. Try to hide your knot inside, or a minimum of far from the edge.

I attached it to a great, wide, cloth-covered headband that we found at a dollar shop. To do so, determine a piece of elastic around the center of the headband to obtain your length, then make it a bit smaller so that it will stretch comfortably into location. Sew the flexible ends together to form a he said loop. Stitch the elastic to the bottom of the horn. Make sure to stitch the flexible all the way to the edges of the horn, or the base will bring up at the front and back. Make sure that the joint holding the elastic together gets sewn to the horn, this method it will end up on top of the headband, rather of as an uncomfortable swelling versus your child's head.

Your unicorn horn is complete! Oh, wait ... * ehem * Anyway, when on the headband, I included a little hot glue under the edges of the horn to assist keep it from wobbling any.

Hot glue the fabric leaves down either side of the headband, overlapping a little and alternating direction. Cut a variety of flowers from the coloured felt. (Idea: Your husband may get somewhat irritable if you try to do this in bed, stick to reading a book.) I honestly believe layering has the greatest influence on how nice they come out looking. I used hot glue to fix the layers together. I've no concept how well hot glue works on wool felt, but it works surprisingly on eco felt. I think the heat actually fuses the layers together to a degree. For the large yellow flower, I just cut a lot of strips of felt, folded them in half, then added them all together by their ends with a little thread.

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

I had a really tough time keeping her still enough time to take any images ...

Her rainbow unicorn tail is now total, too, and I have actually a complete blown unicorn galloping around the home throughout the day. 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. According to Kaia, however, she already has two ears and didn't want any more. (Do not look at me ... she wears plenty of other animal ears, my logic does seldom have much effect on her, however.).

Due to the fact that you understand that is exactly what is going to occur when you put a unicorn horn on a 4 year old. When I made the horn, I was thinking I would experiment a bit, start figuring things out. Make sure that the seam holding the elastic together gets sewn to the horn, this method it will end up on top of the headband, rather of as an uneasy swelling versus your child's head.

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

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