Every girl dreams of being a princess. To do this, it needs special attributes: Nice dress and shoes and, of course, a real royal crown. A crown or kokoshnik will also be useful for children. New Year's party, a fun New Year's party, a birthday celebration or a family performance.
Motherhood.ru reveals the secrets of making a real crown and kokoshnik for a little princess. We'll consider different materials and manufacturing techniques: frame, knitted, models made of ribbons, plastic, fabric, birch bark and straw, beads, cardboard and even food.
Let's start with the easier-to-make royal headdresses for the festive masquerade, gradually moving towards more labor-intensive masterpieces.
Crown made of paper, cardboard and cardboard cup
A simple and quick crown to make is made from a piece of flat cardboard. In this case, you can use colored and holographic cardboard. We apply the image of the crown, cut it out, and glue it along the edge of the joints. We decorate with sparkles, paints, rhinestones, beads, and nail polish. We thread it with a thin hat elastic. Now the small crown will rest securely on the little princess’s head.The same model can be made from the remaining video from toilet paper. Then it will not need to be glued.
Using a pressed paper seedling cup can make a stronger crown. Cut out the top of the cup to create teeth. Paint the base white. Then use a scouring sponge to lightly apply gold paint using a dabbing motion. There is no need to paint with solid “gold”. Light white gaps will give the crown more elegance and transparency. We decorate the crown with rhinestones and “precious stones”. We glue a hairpin holder on the bottom side. Now you can pin it directly to your hair!
You can glue together a lightweight crown design from colored paper. Cut equal squares of paper. We make diagonal bends. Now we glue the resulting triangles together, as in the image. Even small children can handle this simple option. Get crafting together!
Crown made from ready-made semi-finished products: headband, three snowflakes, bright berries
We buy a white headband, several ready-made plastic snowflakes, bright berries or beads for decoration. Glue snowflakes and berries onto the base. If desired, we decorate with carved braid or lace, rhinestones, and gold spray. Instead of a headband, you can use a plastic wreath, hoop, or cardboard blank.
The result was an elegant tiara for a girl playing the role of the Snow Maiden, Snowflake, and Blizzard at the New Year's party.
Royal lace crown
To make such a crown you will need:Beautiful carved lace braid 40-45 cm long. The length depends on the desired diameter of the final product.
PVA glue.
Wax paper.
Gold, silver, bronze or other colored spray in a can. Or acrylic paint.
Glue Crystal-moment or hot melt glue.
A sponge or cloth for applying and wiping off excess glue.
We place our lace on wax paper and coat it with PVA glue 2-4 times until completely dry. After complete drying, paint the workpiece in the desired color. Each layer of paint must dry well. Glue the crown along the edge, matching the pattern. We use hot melt glue or Crystal Moment glue. We decorate the crown as desired. It can be gold or silver:
Or match the tone of the royal outfit: soft pink, yellow, blue.
Plastic crown
As a material for this crown, you can take transparent packaging from children's toys or household appliances, large plastic bottle. We cut out the base of our crown. We apply a patterned design. We brush it with thick colored gel with glitter, paint, glue glitter or rhinestones, and paint it with nail polish. And the crown is ready!
Tinsel crown
The essence of making this crown is to wrap the wire base with shiny tinsel. It turns out bright, shiny and voluminous. It can be made gold, silver or colored.
Crown and kokoshnik using quilling technique
You can make a crown entirely using the quilling technique - from intricate paper curls. In this case, you can use colored paper and varied designs: winter flowers, snowflakes, curls. It is very beautiful and unusual, although the work is quite labor-intensive.
You can make your work a little easier without reducing the originality of the product. We cut out the base of the kokoshnik from colored cardboard. We make fastenings from satin ribbons or bows suitable color. Now we decorate the dark kokoshnik with a snow-white pattern using the quilling technique. The result is a kind of frosty design.
Look what they wear with this kokoshnik. This is a “winter” snow-white fluffy cape, decorations in the Russian style.
When choosing a kokoshnik uniform for a carnival costume, you should be inspired by ancient paintings and photographs of Russian beauties in rational clothing.
Royal crown made of wire and ribbons
We make a wire blank in the shape of the crown of the Russian Empire. We decorate it with white and gold ribbons, braid, large stones and pearls. Use the basics of the macrame technique to weave ribbons and braid. Such a masterpiece will be remembered for a long time by all participants New Year's holiday!
Birch bark or straw crown
Products made from birch bark and straw are not only bast shoes, hats, boxes, but also crowns. Here, for example, is a luxurious crown in eco-style!
The essence of the kanzashi technique is the production of masterpieces from fabric “petals”. Petals are often made from satin ribbons, which are cut into 5x5 cm squares. They are used to make round petals, simple sharp open petals. Look step by step wizard class on making a red satin crown using the kanzashi technique.
The kanzashi technique produces delicate winter flowers that can be used to make hairbands, small or large crowns.
A kokoshnik for the New Year's holiday using the kanzashi technique is made from satin petals fastened with wire and threads. They are attached to the rim. Look how beautiful it turns out!
Crowns made using macrame technique
We all remember flowerpots, funny dogs and owls made using the macrame technique. However, this is far from the limit of skill. You can make a crown from macrame for a little or big princess.The simplest option is to weave a headband for a crown using the macrame technique and decorate it additional details. This can be a ready-made flat crown, a wire model with ribbons and beads.
Real craftswomen will be able to create truly royal works with gold threads, woven stones and beads, and figured designs.
Wire crown
The crown can be made from “gold” or “silver” wire. At the same time, it is not at all necessary to overload it with decorations. It is enough to make an ornate lace pattern and decorate it with several large stones. It turns out concisely and tastefully. But do not forget about safety - all ends of the wire must be perfectly bent.
Crowns made of beads and stones
The royal crown can be made from “golden” beads. To do this, we string it on a wire and give it the intended shape.
The crown can be literally “studded with precious gems.” Abundant decoration made of beads, bugles, beads, and pearls will create an atmosphere of royal luxury. The crown can be made in accordance with the color scheme of the festive dress.
A crown made of beads and stones can be soft snow-white. This is a great option to complement the New Year's carnival costume and for a wedding ceremony. This way, once you make a masterpiece, you can use it over and over again.
The crown can be monochrome, like in chess. You can organize a party-tournament on this topic: “Whites versus Blacks.” Come up with various competitions: active and intellectual, comic tasks. This New Year's Eve will be remembered for a long time! Make the crowns in a fancy shape.
Such black and white crowns will also be useful for creating the image of Odette and Odile from Swan Lake.
Knitted kokoshniks
Craftswomen and skilled knitters should pay attention to the theme of kokoshniks that suits them. We crochet individual elements in winter colors - snowflakes, curls, flowers. We starch them and attach them to a base rim or kokoshnik with a wire base.
Frame kokoshniks
We make the frame of the kokoshnik from wire, wrap it with tape, and sew on a transparent fabric base. For example, tulle or tulle. We apply a Gzhel style ornament to it. This painting fits perfectly with the winter theme. But you can also use other folk paintings. We color the ornament, decorate it with a ribbon of beads along the edge, and make a fastening in the form of a half-cap or satin ribbons. Large rhinestones can be glued to the fabric base.
An original kokoshnik hat in the shape of a green spruce is an excellent themed accessory for celebrating the New Year. Extravagant, stylish and to the point!
You can make a kokoshnik professionally according to the following scheme: make a frame from wire, cover it with a base fabric, glue brocade to it using paper clips, decorate the kokoshnik with pearl thread, sparkles, rhinestones and bugles, and tulle.
You can combine a frame kokoshnik with a cardboard one. Make carved designs in cardboard and glue translucent fabric over it. Decorate to your liking and the kokoshnik is ready!
And this kokoshnik would look great on the head of Nastenka, the heroine of the fairy tale “Morozko”.
A real suit for Snow Queen We make it from a wire base and fabric decor. We decorate the outfit in the same style. The stand-up collar with large “cold” decorations is especially chic.
Crown of food
You can decorate the cardboard base of the kokoshnik with almost anything. There would be a desire to create! Small, “grainy” products are perfect: peas, corn, lentils, rice, beans, buckwheat, millet. We glue our future “stones” to the base. We paint it like pearls and gems.
Now let's get down to business! After all, before the New Year you need to have time to build your own crown or kokoshnik design. We wish you creative inspiration and good mood!
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MASTER CLASS “CROWN OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE” MUNICIPAL BUDGETARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OF ADDITIONAL CHILDREN’S EDUCATION “PALACE OF CHILDREN’S CREATIVITY NAMED AFTER Y.A. GAGARIN" PROKOPYEVSK
Goal: Expand creative and professional opportunities to introduce students to the method of creating a headdress using papier-mâché and fabric-plastic techniques. Objectives: Educational: Introduce unconventional technology creation of the crown of the Russian Empire. Developmental: Develop creative imagination and fantasy. Educational: To cultivate patriotic feelings, historical memory, respect for the regalia of Russia.
Large Imperial Crown For the first time, during the coronation of Catherine II, there was a transition from traditional hats studded with gems to European-style crowns; a crown of gold and silver, studded with many diamonds, was made for her. The crown was made in 1762 by two famous jewelers Georg-Friedrich Eckart, who was the author of the sketches and frame, and Jeremy Pozier, who selected the stones. The work was carried out by special order of Catherine II. The famous masters were given only one condition: the crown had to weigh no more than 5 pounds (2 kilograms).
To work you need a Clay pot to create the shape of a crown White paper and papier-mâché magazines Wallpaper glue or PVA construction glue A small amount of plasticine of any color Silver acrylic paint Fabric for covering the hemispheres, a square of red satin crepe, a strip of foam rubber, braid, rhinestones Therma- gun
In order to create the crown of the Russian Empire, you need to select a pot that, when turned upside down, resembles the approximate shape of a crown; you can use a basin or mayonnaise bucket, and so on. Divide the flower pot in half with a marker and draw a thick line.
Make a thin strip of plasticine and lay it along the marked line on the pot. Now cover each half of the pot with paper (using the papier-mâché technique), apply 10 layers torn paper, the top two and two bottom layers must be made of paper white, white paper I alternated with paper from magazines, but not glossy. Wallpaper glue with the addition of PVA, you can use only one PVA glue (construction glue).
After pasting, the pot should dry for several days. Remove each half of the future crown separately from the dried pot, align the edges of the blanks along the bottom and side, and trim off all unnecessary irregularities.
Each half of the future crown needs to be puttied; I bought super white putty at a building materials store; you can putty it inside and out. Dry the workpieces after puttying, then use fine sandpaper to smooth out all the irregularities on the parts.
Using the same technique, make the middle strip of the crown, doubling the number of layers of paper for better strength of the product. Let it dry for several days, remove, level (the width of the strip depends on the size of the crown), trim off the excess and putty.
Then glue the two hemispheres together with a heat gun, if necessary, fill up the unevenness and give the product time to dry, sand the unevenness with sandpaper. If desired, cover the crown with silver or gold acrylic paint(color may vary) on both sides. For better strength, reinforce the joining sides of the hemispheres with cardboard.
We cover the glued crown with fabric (brocade, mesh, etc.) using a heat gun and decorate the edges of the hemispheres with braid and secure everything with a heat gun. We cover the lower part of the crown with a strip of foam rubber (the strip is pre-covered with the same fabric as the main part of the crown. We sew the strip to the main product and decorate it with braid.
We decorate the crown with rhinestones or stones (if desired and financially possible) using a thermal gun, cut out a cross from thick cardboard, cover it with braid and decorate with rhinestones, the cross can be secured in the center using a perfume cap decorated with braid. The large round ball in the center is a perfume bottle covered with stones. And finally, after many hours of exciting work, we got this wonderful CROWN OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE!
The jewels of the Russian imperial crown shared the sad fate of the treasuries of the largest European monarchies - the English (until 1848), French and Austro-Hungarian, which were irretrievably lost in the whirlwind of wars and revolutions.
In 1719, according to the decree of Peter I, for the special storage of “things belonging to the state”, a special room was organized - “rentery”, where state regalia, order badges, ceremonial Jewelry. Since 1839, this repository became known as the Diamond Room.
Russian emperors and empresses, competing in luxury with the monarchs of other European countries, sought to increase the wealth and splendor of their court. Many outstanding jewelers worked at the court in St. Petersburg - I. Pozier, father and sons Duval, L. Pfisterer, G. Eckart. Precious stones were purchased using treasury funds, some of them came in the form of gifts. In addition to the imperial regalia, the crown jewels included various jewelry and decorations.
For the coronation of Catherine II, who ascended the throne as a result of a coup d'etat. a large imperial crown was made. Already on July 8, 1762, on the tenth day after the massacre of Peter III, a decree signed by Catherine appeared, according to which Chamberlain Ivan Betsky was given 50 thousand rubles for coronation expenses, including payment to jewelers. The development of a sketch of the crown was entrusted to the jeweler Jeremy (Jeremiah) Pozier (1716-1779), a native of Switzerland.
The chief court jeweler, Georg-Friedrich Eckart, rejected Pozier's plan. Having received gold from the treasury, he himself made the openwork frame of the crown. But it was Pozier who decorated the crown with stones. “I chose among the things all the largest stones that were not suitable for fashionable decoration, partly diamonds, partly colored,” Pozier later recalled in his “Notes.” - Despite all the precautions I took to make the crown light and use only the most necessary materials“To hold the stones in it, it turned out to weigh five pounds.”
Pauzier did an excellent job of selecting stones, brought out their beauty, very successfully found transitions from one color to another and skillfully used the mesmerizing shimmer of pearls. The crown was valued at two million rubles - an astronomical amount at that time. Let us add that this masterpiece of 18th-century jewelry was created in just two months.
The crown of the Russian Empire looks traditional for this symbol of state power. It consists of two openwork silver hemispheres, strewn with Indian diamonds of various sizes - there are 4936 pieces in total (total weight - 2858 carats). At the bottom of the crown, large white and pink diamonds alternate rhythmically.
The only spot of color is the large dark red spinel at the top of the crown, below the diamond cross. This 398.72-carat spinel is one of seven historical stones stored in the Diamond Fund. It was purchased in 1676 by the Russian envoy to Beijing Nikolai Spafariy.
The total weight of the crown is 1.907 kg. The length of the lower circumference of the crown is 64 cm, the height with the cross is 27.5 cm. Regardless of the size and complexity of the composition, it is elegant and light. This is a true masterpiece of 18th century jewelry.
Along with the crown, other imperial regalia were made for the coronation of Catherine II - an orb and a scepter.
The orb - a polished hollow ball topped with a cross - is made of so-called “red gold”. The ball is surrounded by two rows of large diamonds, the sapphire on top weighs approximately 47 carats. The golden scepter is made in strict forms; it consists of three smooth parts, separated by diamond bands, and is crowned with a double-headed eagle, decorated with black enamel and diamonds. Below the eagle, greatly enhancing the splendor of the scepter, is the famous Orlov diamond (189.62 carats).
The so-called Small Imperial Crown, kept today in the Diamond Fund, was made in 1801 by the Duval brothers for Elizaveta Alekseevna, wife of Alexander I. Its weight is 378 g, the crown is decorated with 48 large (from 2 to 9 carats) and 200 small diamonds. This crown, originally intended for coronation, and later served for special occasions, is made as an elegant feminine decoration.
Historical reference
A scandal broke out. Foreign newspapers wrote that some European entrepreneurs and banks were used by the Soviet government for foreign exchange transactions with looted gold, diamonds and church valuables. To quell the outrage, at the end of 1925 an exhibition of the crown jewels was hastily organized in Moscow, which was supposed to show the world that they were safe and sound.
The noise raised in the press apparently disrupted the impending deal for the sale abroad through Manchuria of all the relics of the former Diamond Room, which included a collection of imperial crowns, an imperial scepter with the Orlov diamond, an orb, a collection of diamond pendants and tiaras, and diamond order medals. signs and chains, gift gold cups, a collection of fans and rings, imperial Faberge Easter eggs and much more.
However, most of these items were still sold out in the 1920s and 1930s.
Some later turned up in private collections in the USA and Europe, for example, the wedding crown of Russian empresses, made from the diamond belt of Catherine II - in the fall of 1926, it (together with the diamond sword of Paul I, the decoration of Catherine the Second's coronation dress from clusters of Brazilian diamonds and Indian emeralds, diamond snuffbox of Empress Elizabeth, collection of imperial easter eggs Faberge) was sold by the new owners of the country to the American dealer Norman Weiss.
The location of some other items is still unknown (including several Faberge eggs, a diamond badge of the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called, which belonged to Alexander II, the icon of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple in a precious frame by Faberge, etc.).
A crown made with your own hands together with your child will certainly become his favorite accessory and will often be used in games and entertainment. And made specifically for some special day, it will help preserve the memories of this holiday and make it brighter.
There is nothing easier than making a paper crown using ready-made templates. They can be printed to the desired scale, enlarged or shrunk to the desired size if necessary.
Watch the video on how to make a paper crown:
Crown cutting templates
If you display the image on a sufficiently dense and, if desired, colored sheet, it can be used as a blank - by cutting it along the contour, gluing it or attaching an elastic band, you will get ready product. But more often, printouts are used as templates (stencils).
Paper crown with sequins
A crown made of paper with sequins looks very interesting. In order to make a crown we will need: scissors, yellow or golden paper, glue and bright large sequins.
First, print out the template for cutting out the crown:
Using a template, we draw the outlines of the future crown on yellow paper.
Cut out the crown along the contour.
Glue bright sequins onto the teeth of the crown.
Glue the parts of the crown on one side.
We adjust the size of the crown according to the head and glue the crown on the other side.
Cardboard crown with cotton wool rim
Real kings and queens will surely like a crown lined with “furs” made of cotton wool.
To make a crown with a rim of cotton wool, print out a template for cutting:
Cut out the printed template along the contour.
Using a template, we draw contours for cutting onto the cardboard.
Glue the cardboard parts of the crown together. Glue a strip to the inside thick fabric(felt or burlap). Such a crown will stay better on a child’s head.
The base of the crown is ready! We decorate the crown with sequins and paper strips. We glue rolled cotton wool around the circumference of the crown, which we paint with yellow paint. Instead of cotton wool, you can use a strip of light fur.
Cardboard crown with flower
Choose a crown stencil taking into account the child’s preferences and the purpose of this product.
You can cut out only the front part of such a crown and attach an elastic band to it - then this accessory will fit any child in size.
Draw the outline of the crown on the wrong side of the cardboard. You can use a printed cutting template.
Glue a narrow ribbon on both sides of the crown.
To decorate, use glitter sprinkles - apply it to the crown, after drawing a pattern on it with glue.
All you have to do is shake off the glitter and the crown is ready.
We decorate the crown with a delicate artificial flower.
A crown with a flower will easily complement the image of a magical princess or spring fairy.
Elsa's crown from the cartoon Frozen (Frozen)
You can make a more complex product using a figured stencil, braid and bugle beads.
The length of the lower part of such a crown should correspond to the circumference of the child’s head. We simply fix the upper part with glue. 
Elsa's crown is ready!
You can use a template for cutting out the top part with a more complex shape to make such a paper crown. The more complex the template, the more interesting the product looks.
A funny crown can be made from paper plate. To do this, cut it from the central part as in the photo. Now we paint it and decorate it with rhinestones and sequins.
We bend the cut sectors. The crown is already ready.
Crown made from toilet paper roll
And rolls of toilet paper and towels can easily be turned into small symbolic headdresses, which are often worn by princes and princesses in fairy tales. A small crown made from a toilet paper roll looks interesting and touching. To make a crown, wrap a cardboard roll with colored tape.
Wrap the roll with strips of colored tape. Insert a rubber band with a nail. Miniature crown - ready!
They enjoy participating in holiday matinees. And they really love to dress up as princes. One of the main details of the outfit is the crown.
Samples of royal headdress
What should your paper crown be like? It all depends on personal imagination and skill. The simplest option is the classic, serrated one. It will be more interesting if the teeth are crowned with cones and circles. A crown made of paper in the form of a hoop and decorations on the forehead looks different. It is worth remembering those headdresses that made up the national outfit of Russian girls in ancient times. Having chosen a style, you should think about the external design. First of all, golden or silver paper will come to the rescue. In this case, a crown is made from cardboard sample paper and then pasted over. Glue beads, fragments of Christmas tree rain and confetti onto the shiny background, laying out the accessories in intricate patterns imitating precious stones.
If you have taffeta, pieces of lurex or brocade, you can cover a cardboard blank with them. The one whose fabric has its own patterns will look especially successful. In this case, all you have to do is embroider them with beads, make pendants on the forehead and temples - and an ordinary paper crown will turn into a chic decoration for a fairy-tale princess. Depending on the nature and type of costume, a cape is attached to it or it is put on a cap. And finally, this proposal. Find a flexible wire from which to make a suitable model, then wrap it in sparkling Christmas tree rain - thick, wide. This type of attire can be called universal; it will go perfectly with any costume.
Your own master
And now from theory to practice. Let's make a crown stencil from regular, classic type paper. Take a piece of Whatman paper, a simple pencil, an eraser, scissors, a centimeter. Measure the diameter of your head. Divide by 2. On whatman paper, set aside 2 segments equal in size to half the size. Add a few more centimeters to the ends for gluing.
Measure the width of the base of the crown and take another measurement for the height. Using triangles or a ruler, draw out the teeth. Try to make them the same size. When one piece is ready, carefully cut it out. Attach the stencil to the second part of the princess paper crown blank. Trace and cut out. Connect the halves with tailor's pins and let the person for whom the dress is intended try it on. Correct if you made a mistake. When you are sure that the stencil is good, take cardboard, apply the halves of the crown and create a “white” one. You can either glue the finished parts together or connect them with a stapler. But first, cover them with fancy wrapping paper. To prevent the finished crown from pressing on the forehead, glue a strip of batting or other material from the inside soft fabric, folded in several layers. Then do the decorations. As an original design, the use of pieces will be used to edge the base of the headdress from the outside. Thanks to this finishing, the crown will take on a truly regal look.
This is how easy it is to make the most important detail
