Grammy Camp is an annual event at Stately Martha Manor (named for our Martha Bear teddy bear). Since my granddaughter is a mini-me, can anything be more fun than our shared interests in crafting, photography, music, food, humor and just about every subject there is?This day we created crowns. Ava and I love crowns. There are endless ideas and styles online, and the picture shows our happy efforts. Here's how we made lace crowns.
Oh, I have to tell you that most of these crowns are 40 years old, although we made them today. Why? There used to be a fabric store called Cloth World that sold "penny-a-yard lace." I think their limit per day was $1.00. They had the sale quite often, so I still have hundreds of yards of lace left. I've used the different styles of lace to edge pillows, blankets, quilts, christening gowns, bibs, curtains, dresses, vests, wedding decor, costumes, placemats, dog coats, just about anything you can make by hand. As a child, my Barbra used to say, "Not Cloth World again, Mommy." hahaha Little did she know, that decades later, her daughter and I would be creating treasures together with that very lace.
Lace Crowns
You'll need:
(WE FOUND THAT THE THICKER THE LACE, THE MORE GLUE IT ABSORBS AND THE STIFFER and STURDIER THE CROWN WILL BE. This is what you want.)
Rinsed out metal can or plastic whipped cream container (Cool Whip-type)
Old newspaper to keep your surface clean
White glue and water or fabric stiffener from Walmart or a craft store
Old paintbrush of some kind
Lace- the thicker the better
Different sized cans to keep the crown round
Parchment paper
Plastic wrap
Spray paint (optional)
Jewels, fabric roses, ribbons, etc., to decorate
Bobby Pins or thin ribbon to tie under the chin or behind the hair to secure the crown if worn (optional)
A human head or a pet or doll or the corner bedpost, etc., on which to place the finished crown.
We went online for directions and this is what we ended up doing. It worked well.
1. Cover your round cans with a layer of plastic wrap.
2. Pour 3 parts glue and 1 part water into a clean container you can throw away and mix well or use store-bought fabric stiffener.
3. Determine the size of crown you want, add a half inch to cross the ends over and later glue. Cut your length of lace, trying to match the pattern in the back where you'll adhere the ends.
4. Dip one length of lace at a time into the glue. Holding one end at the top over the can of glue, run your thumb and first finger down to the end to get the excess glue off. Lay the glue covered lace flat on the parchment paper.
5. Using an old paintbrush, make sure the glue is even on both sides and the holes in the lace are open. Let dry.
6. When dry, paint more glue onto both sides of the lace. The lace will soften again from the glue. Move the wet lace to the plastic covered can, overlap the lace and pin in place. Let dry.
7. With a dull knife and the help of an adult, slip the knife under the dried round lace to remove it from the can. If it's still not stiff enough, paint on more glue and let dry on the can again, to keep the round shape.
8. Once dry and stiff, hot glue the ends, overlapping slightly.
9. Spray paint a color, add glitter, weave a ribbon through the holes of the lace, add a bow, add jewels, silk flowers or leave as is. The lace, itself, is pretty.
10. Give as gifts to your favorite princesses or queens and save one or two for yourself because you are royalty in your world. Let everyone know!
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The Goodbye Lie Diaries
Late 1880s
Fernandina on Amelia Island
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| Marie Dunnigan |
*Marie Dunnigan is the youngest adult sibling in the family. Some may describe her as self-involved. She seems to learn from her mistakes, at least sometimes. Marie is featured in Amelia Island's Mark of a Man, set in north Florida in 1898, part of The Goodbye Lie series.
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