Crown Maker, Crown Wearer

 

How can it be that our Little Miss is three years old?

And with a celebration such as this, a birthday crown needed to be created for the birthday girl.

 

Not just a "regular" crown, but a MeMo-made, pull-out-the-purple-and-pink-and-rainbows-with-

sparkle-and-jewels kind of crown.

 

The crown was made from a lavender felted sweater with pink felt backing.  The rainbow ribbon was from my stash, once intended to be a "groovy" belt for my low-waisted bell bottoms worn while still in high school.  With the embroidered (lazy-daisies) t shirt top I was well dressed as a child of the

peace-and-love generation. 

 Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd newer end-

We'd sing and dance forever and a day.

We'd live the life we'd choose,

We'd fight and never lose,

Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days!

 

Pardon me for my brief reminiscence.  Back to the crown.

  

 

 

The E-l-l-i-e was reverse-appliqued so the pink felt backing peeks out from behind.

 

 

The pattern for the crown was made easy peasy by folding a piece of paper about 14 inches long in half and free-handing the peaks of the crown points from front to sides.

To make the crown fit her head comfortably the rainbow ribbon strip was backed by felt in the back with a piece of elastic running through the center.

 

Her Baby Sister tried the crown on for size, too!

 

 

 

Not such a good fit.  But, your turn will come, Little One!

 

H  A  P  P  Y         B  I  R T  H  D  A  Y 

 

to our happenin' groovy rainbows 'n sunshine M I S S   E!