Happy Friday everyone!!! Oh… and Happy April Fools day!!!  It’s Shari here with a fun DIY project for you.

I’ve been thinking of what I could make for Melody to use for play time and dress up. She’s at that age where tea parties are right around the corner. So, I decided on Cloth and Felt crowns! These were really fun to make and are quite durable for a toddler! I found fabric that coordinated together so I could mix and match pieces together.

Here’s my sweet Melody wearing one of them, the size is perfect for a toddler.

I made four in all for this tutorial. These are girl themed but can easily be made for boys with a change of fabric and a velcro closure at the back instead of a bow.

Things you’ll need:
Crown Template (download HERE) (Sized for toddler 18-24 months)
Fabric
Interfacing (medium weight)
Felt
Ribbons and trimmings
Felt/Fabric Glue
Hot glue gun
Sewing supplies
Wood Dowel for wand
Buttons
Iron
Cotton Balls or stuffing

I did use my sewing machine to stitch the top points and sides of the crown so they hold well, no special skills, just straight stitching. Felt glue was used for the trimmings.

The felt inside make the crown really soft on the skin and adds thickness so it stands on it’s own.

Finding fun trimmings was one of the best parts. Each one has it’a own personality.

Oversized pearl buttons add a nice finishing touch!

And no princess should ever be without her wand! This was a hit with Melody, the soft felt star is stuffed with cotton which makes for safe play. For older kids, bling could be added by using gems and sequins.

I’ve put together a video showing you how to make these. You can watch it below or on our YouTube channel.

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Hi readers! Happy Thursday! I’m pleased to welcome special guest designer Danielle Walls of Neat & Tangled to the blog today! She’s whipped up a fun CAS floral card that you may just want to recreate for yourself! Read on and enjoy!

Spring is here and I’ve got flowers on my mind – I knew I wanted to use our new Scandinavian Prints stamp set to create some unique flowers of my own!  To start I chose a few of the flower and leaf stamp elements, and stamped them in Versafine Onyx Black ink to create my flower and leaves.  While they were drying I got my card base ready.  I used my Neenah Solar White to make a little 4×4 card.  To create the window opening, I used my circle die.  For the black background I cut a piece of black cardstock slightly smaller than 4×4 and adhered it to the inside of the card front.

Once I knew the black ink was dry, I used the solid stamps in the set to add some pops of color to the flowers and leaves!  Then I die cut the flower and leaves, and used the foam tabs to arrange and adhere them on the black background.  I finished the card off by stamping the sentiment.

This card would be great to make multiples of for a card set, just changing up the flowers, colors and sentiments used!

 

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