I took up the challenge to make a crown for Paul (a very dear crafting friend). He has a special dinner to attend and was simply themed 'hats'. Initially it was quite a difficult challenge as I had all these brilliant idea brewing in my head, from wiring an armature for papier mache to even using puff paints. After a few failed tries, I resorted to plain old chipboard. Ah! Why didn't I just use them ole cardboard! Duh!
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| We wanted to replicate the crown from the series Game of Thrones. |
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| Cutting out the crown from the template. Drop me a comment if you want the template. |
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| Glueing the cut outs onto the circular frame. |
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| Arranging as you glue. |
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| I even copied the pattern at the base to add some texture at the bottom. |
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| Paper crown drying. Lot's of glue here and there. |
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| A base coat of brown. Dry painting is best here, you don't want to mush up the chipboard. This material absorbs more moisture, so the paint dries really fast. |
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| 2 coats to make sure I cover the entire paper crown. |
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| Dry brushing gold onto the brown coat. |
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| Love this method! The dry brushing adds a real golden sheen to the whole crown. |
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| Looks antiquated now. Air dry and then a layer of modge podge is applied on the inside of the crown. This is to make sure that the paint stays on the crown and not transfer onto the forehead. I did not varnish the front of the crown for fear of it appearing to shiny. You want the aged golden look. A strip of felt is glued to the rim for comfort. |
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| Glued amber gems on the four corners. |
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| See the felt at the brim. |
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| Close up of the gem. They're just plastic tacks I found at Daiso. |
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| Thanks Paul for the picture! Dashing isn't he?!! LOL. |
Hi! I'm still sending out the template. But do remember to leave your e-mail address so that I can forward you one. Thanks peeps!!!
