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Teach Me: How to Make Lace Crowns

Morena

You can paint the stiffened lace with crafter’s paint, like I did with the blue crown.

Lace crowns are surprisingly simple to make! This tutorial will give a step by step guide to make your own beautiful lace crown.

This crown was painted with gold glitter paint, and then the cord was glued on.

Lace crowns are surprisingly simple to make! This tutorial will give a step by step guide to make your own beautiful lace crown.

This crown was painted with my special glitter mixture, which I explained in this tutorial.  I then glued on the velvet ribbon and flowers to finish the look.

There are so many fun ways to embellish lace crowns:  feathers, buttons, butterflies!  If you make one, I’d love for you to share your creation with me on my Facebook page!

Looking for more fun crafting ideas?  Check out my other tutorials!

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35 responses to “Teach Me: How to Make Lace Crowns”

  1. Lisa @ Crazy Adventures in Parenting Avatar
    Lisa @ Crazy Adventures in Parenting

    Sooooo cool!

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  2. Kimberly Munoz Avatar
    Kimberly Munoz

    This is way to cute! I love that it could be for boys and girls. And it looks like something even I might be able to make!

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  3. Alvina Castro Avatar
    Alvina Castro

    These are beautiful! Love them so much

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  4. Gail Avatar
    Gail

    Simply marvelous, Morena! Cute kids!

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  5. sweetbenannasam.com Avatar
    sweetbenannasam.com

    Morena I love these!! I am currently designing and making a Princess Tiana dress and this would be the PERFECT crown! I won’t be posting my Tiana dress until early next month but would you mind if I made one of these and posted a link back to your tutorial for my readers on Sweet Benanna & Sam? [email protected]

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  6. Helen Le Caplain Avatar
    Helen Le Caplain

    Soooo pretty – I want an adult-sized one! 😀

    http://www.mancunianvintage.com

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  7. Vi Feirer Avatar
    Vi Feirer

    Those are the sweetest photos and a fun project to do with my 6 yr old granddaughter. Thanks for sharing.

    Vi

    Be creative EVERYDAY!
    http://www.creativethreadz.com

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  8. kashmira thukral Avatar
    kashmira thukral

    Wow….simple n beautiful!!

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  9. why_in_the_heck Avatar
    why_in_the_heck

    That’s so cute!

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  10. jessica silva Avatar
    jessica silva

    Very pretty, and seems easy! My question would be, where could I find these kind of laces? Does it have to be cut, to look like a crown? Thank you

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  11. Morena Hockley Avatar
    Morena Hockley

    Jessica, you can find the lace at any craft store!

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    1. Carol Avatar
      Carol

      I tried Hobby Lobby and even asked a lady in the sewing dept. She said they didn’t have anything like that.
      Any other suggestions? I just love these!!

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      1. Morena Avatar
        Morena

        What are you not able to find? The lace is with the ribbon at Michael’s. You might find the fabric stiffener with the adhesives, but I order it from ConsumerCrafts.com. I hope that helps!

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  12. Marlene Detierro Avatar
    Marlene Detierro

    Thanks for the tips. I have wanted to make one of these lace crowns for months. I guess I need to take a trip to the fabric store soon.

    Marlene Detierro (Turnberry Towers Las Vegas)

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  13. OldLady25 Avatar
    OldLady25

    How long did it take them to dry?

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    1. Morena Hockley Avatar
      Morena Hockley

      It takes less than a day to dry. I let them dry overnight.

      Reply
  14. Abellas Braids Avatar
    Abellas Braids

    Thank you for the tutorial! I saw these on etsy and have been dying to make them and now I can!

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  15. Heather Avatar
    Heather

    When you say paint the lace with craft paint, do you mean fabric paint ( some come in a spray) or regular acrylic crafting paint that can be applied with a brush? Thx for these tips…going to be the Queen Bee of making some crowns! 😉

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    1. Morena Hockley Avatar
      Morena Hockley

      Heather, I used acrylic crafter’s paint and a brush. I hope that helps!

      Reply
  16. ServingHim Avatar
    ServingHim

    Thank you soooo much! I have to make 50 crowns for a ladies gathering on a tiny budget, these will be great! Thank you!

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  17. 30on...Mom! Avatar
    30on…Mom!

    Gonna try this for my daughters Dolphin Princess party in April… thanks for the inspiration and idea 🙂 Happy New Year.

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  18. daniellerb Avatar
    daniellerb

    I love your crowns, they are so cute and easy to make! Where do you get your fabric stiffener? They only had a spray one at my craft store. When I sprayed it to saturation and let it dry it was quite stiff but after I painted the crown it became a little more floppy. Do you think it would work if I sprayed it again even though it’s already painted or will it be ruined? Thanks!

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  19. Morena Hockley Avatar
    Morena Hockley

    Thanks, Danielle! I got the fabric stiffener from consumercrafts.com

    If you respray your painted crown, put it back on your can/jar or whatever you used to shape it first. It will collapse when it gets wet again, so you’ll have to reshape it. I hope that helps!

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  20. N. Avatar
    N.

    Which kind of lace is best? There’s the synthetic material type of lace or the cotton lace.

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    1. Morena Hockley Avatar
      Morena Hockley

      I have used both with no problem!

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  21. Stephanie Avatar
    Stephanie

    I did this and after the fabric stiffener the crown was wonderful but then I painted it and it got all floppy again.
    Should I do the fabric stiffener again?

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    1. Morena Hockley Avatar
      Morena Hockley

      Sometimes if you use too much paint it will become floppy, so wrap it around the can again while it dries so it can set correctly. Another idea is to tint the fabric stiffener with paint so you color and stiffen at the same time. For the ones you made, I’d just do the stiffener again. I hope that helps!

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  22. Linda Behymer Avatar
    Linda Behymer

    I wonder if you could do this with modge podge or clear glue, it would be waterproof then, I think I’ll try and let you know

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    1. Morena Avatar
      Morena

      I have made one with Mod Podge and posted it here. It works but is not as stiff…it’s more pliable.

      Reply
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  27. Dawn Kerns Avatar
    Dawn Kerns

    Will starch work the same as the fabric stiffener?

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    1. Morena Avatar
      Morena

      I haven’t tried that but I’m pretty sure that it would work the same way if you used liquid starch.

      Reply

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