Steps to Create a Unicorn Horn Flower Crown

Because who should need to choose between a flower crown and a unicorn horn? Kaia actually desired to wear both for her Birthday, and this is what I wound 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 easily, one that was lightweight, was not vulnerable, and would stay in location well on her head while she cantered around the house extremely, rearing and jumping. Due to the fact that you know that is exactly 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 anticipate to be happy with the very first thing I twiddled with, so I'm stuck without any images. 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.
Extra Strong Quilting Thread.
Small Length of Elastic.
Headband.
Hot glue.
Scissors.
Plastic Gems.
Material Leaves (Or Make Felt Leaves).

I utilized sparkly white craft felt for her horn. Aside from that it is, obviously, sparkly, the shimmer felt is rather a bit stiffer. Eliminate a skinny triangle and fold it in half lengthwise, ideal sides together. Sew up the open long side, marked with sharpy in the following images. Leave the bottom open. (That triangle was supposed to be fairly balanced. The real thing was, I swear. Pretend that it is reasonably in proportion, all right? Thanks.).

Cut off excess fabric, and turn right-side-out. Utilizing additional strong quilting thread, cut a long piece, (enough to wrap your spirals,) and knot off completion. Make it a good, huge 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. (Not at the idea.) Pull it all the way through, so that knot is the only part left within. Stuff the horn as securely as you can, I used polyfill stuffing. If essential, trim the bottom to even it out.

Start covering the thread down the horn in a spiral, tightly enough to leave a great indent. This will offer your horn a nice spiraled shape, and keep the thread from slipping and sliding around on the horn. (This was the part I was most not sure about. I stressed that the fabric would lot, or that the thread would not be strong enough to pull tightly, or that it would not remain in location. None of those fears emerged, it worked really well.) Tie your thread off inside, near the bottom of the horn. Put your horn on another piece of matching felt, trace the bottom circle, and cut it out.

Starting from the within, wrap stitches around the edges of your felt, sewing the circle to this page the bottom of the horn, and connect it off. Aim to hide your knot inside, or a minimum of far from the edge.

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

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

Cut a variety of flowers out of the coloured felt. I have actually no concept how well hot glue works on wool felt, however it works astonishingly on eco felt. For the big yellow flower, I merely cut a lot of strips of felt, folded them in half, then tacked 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 flexible band. You are the happy brand-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 throughout the day. Discover that tutorial here. By the way, it would be really easy to stick a couple ears in there amid the flowers. According to Kaia, however, she already has two ears and didn't want any more. (Don't look at me ... she wears lots of other animal ears, my logic does seldom have much effect on her, however.).

Because you know that is what is going to take place when you position a unicorn horn on a 4 year old. When I made the horn, I was believing I would experiment a bit, begin figuring things out. Make sure that the joint holding the elastic together gets sewn to the horn, this way 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 elastic band. You are the happy brand-new owner of a unicorn horn flower crown!