How to Make a Unicorn Horn Flower Crown

Because who should need to decide between a flower crown and a unicorn horn? Kaia really wished to use both for her Birthday, and this is what I wound up with.

When she initially told me she wished to be a unicorn for her Birthday celebration, I started poking around the Web, attempting to figure something out. I was actually disappointed with what I discovered. I didn't desire her to be encumbered by a huge, hot, large costume for her indoor celebration. I wanted something she might don on her own when she wanted to play. I didn't want a modeling clay horn held on with an "invisible" rubber band. These simply don't seem useful to me for a young kid. I desired a horn that would go on easily and comfortably, one that was lightweight, was not fragile, and would remain in location well on her head while she cantered around the house hugely, rearing and jumping. Due to the fact that you understand that is what is going to happen when you position a unicorn horn on a 4 years of age. (Omygosh, she's practically four!) I think I in fact attained all of these standards I set myself, and I am truly happy with how the entire thing came together, (therefore is she!).

When I made the horn, I was believing I would experiment a bit, start figuring things out. Not the most beautiful images, but ideally they at least make the process simple to see.

You will require:.

Craft Felt in Various Colours.
Packing.
Sewing Thread and Needle.
Extra Strong Quilting Thread.
Little 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 truth that it is, obviously, sparkly, the shimmer felt is quite a bit stiffer. Leave the bottom open.

Make it a good, big knot, you do not desire it to pull through the felt once 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.

Start wrapping the thread down the horn in a spiral, securely enough to leave a good indent. This will provide your horn a great 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 worried that the material would lot, or that the thread would not be strong enough to pull tightly, or that it would not remain in place. None of those fears emerged, it worked effectively.) Connect your thread off inside, 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 within, cover 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 a minimum of away from the edge.

I connected it to a great, broad, cloth-covered headband that we discovered at a dollar store. 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 extend snugly into location. Sew the elastic ends together to form a loop. Sew the elastic to the bottom of the horn. Take care to stitch the elastic all the method to the edges of the horn, or the base will bring up at the front and back. Also ensure that the joint holding the elastic together gets this sources stitched to the horn, in this manner it will wind up on top of the headband, rather of as an unpleasant swelling against your kid'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.

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 incredibly on eco felt. For the large yellow flower, I just cut a bunch 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. Make certain to overlap the base of the horn a bit and conceal the rubber band. You are the proud new owner of a unicorn horn flower crown!

I had a really hard time keeping her still long enough to take any pictures ...

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

Since you know that is 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 way it will end up on top of the headband, rather of as an unpleasant swelling versus your kid's head.

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