Guide to Make a Unicorn Horn Flower Crown

Since who should have to choose between a flower crown and a unicorn horn? Kaia truly desired to wear both for her Birthday, and this is exactly what I ended up with.

When she initially told me she desired to be a unicorn for her Birthday party, I began poking around the Web, trying to figure something out. I was truly disappointed with what I discovered. I didn't want her to be overloaded by a big, hot, large outfit for her indoor party. I desired something she could wear on her own when she wanted to play. I didn't want a modeling clay horn held on with an "unnoticeable" rubber band. These simply don't seem useful to me for a kid. I desired a horn that would go on easily and conveniently, one that was light-weight, was not delicate, and would remain in place well on her head while she cantered around the home wildly, rearing and jumping. Due to the fact that you know that is exactly what is going to happen when you put a unicorn horn on a 4 years of age. (Omygosh, she's practically 4!) I think I really achieved all of these requirements I set myself, and I am really pleased with how the entire thing came together, (and so is she!).

When I made the horn, I was thinking I would experiment a bit, begin figuring things out. I didn't anticipate to be happy with the very first thing I twiddled with, so I'm stuck with no pictures. I made a paper design in order to do this tutorial. Not the most beautiful pictures, however ideally they at least make the procedure simple to see.

You will require:.

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

I used sparkly white craft felt for her horn. Aside from the fact that it is, undoubtedly, sparkly, the shimmer felt is quite a bit stiffer. Leave the bottom open.

Make it an excellent, big knot, you do not want it to pull through the felt when there is stress on it. Run the thread out near the suggestion of the horn from within. Stuff the horn as securely as you can, I used polyfill stuffing.

Begin wrapping the thread down the horn in a spiral, firmly enough to leave an excellent indent. 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.

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

I connected it to a great, wide, cloth-covered headband that we other found at a dollar shop. To do so, determine a piece of elastic around the center of the headband to get your length, then make it a bit smaller sized so that it will extend snugly into place. Stitch the elastic ends together to form a loop. Stitch the elastic to the bottom of the horn. Make sure to stitch the elastic 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 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 kid's head.

Your unicorn horn is complete! Like magic, the paper horn unexpectedly transforms into a genuine one! 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. I think this would be remedied by using a larger flexible band than exactly what I happened to have on hand.

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 simply cut a bunch 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. Make sure 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 tough time keeping her still long enough to take any images ...

Her rainbow unicorn tail is now complete, total, and I have a have actually blown complete galloping around the house all home. According to Kaia, nevertheless, she currently has 2 ears and didn't desire any more.

Due to the fact that you understand that is what is going to happen when you place 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 way it will end up on top of the headband, instead of as an uncomfortable 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!