Crowns, Tiaras, and Fences!

I am a little obsessed with crowns and tiaras.
I think of them as royal art. So after talking with a friend the other day about making paper crowns, I came up with this.

Well kind of. We were looking for templates online, which we couldn't find any. Well not unless you want a simple child's crown for a birthday party. So I emailed Donna O'Brien of The Ribboned Crown. Of course she would know what to do. Well duh!!! She suggested looking at the Crowns & Tiaras book by Kerri Judd and Danyel Montecinos.



I actually have the book, and didn't even think to look at it, because we were thinking templates.
Well, if you just look at the pictures you get inspired. If you haven't seen this book, it's a lot of fun, as well as great eye candy!!!

So after cutting, gluing, folding, glittering etc. Here is the crown I came up with.


I also wanted to show you this cute little fence I got at an after Christmas sale.
It came from a store in my town called Canfield and Persons. It was 60% off!!
It is made of twigs and has really great moss all over it. I thought you could use it any time of year. I guess I am all about bringing the outdoors in these days. Maybe I am already wishing for Spring.



Now here is a view of my armoire that holds my pretties in my office/studio. See the Crowns & Tiaras book in the back. (You know, the one I didn't think to look in, until Donna told me to)
If you haven't been to Donna's blog, you should go now. She has a beautiful blog full of lovely stuff. She is a really great artist. www.donnaobrien.typepad.com/

I hope you enjoy the pictures! Oh yeah, my friend is still thinking about making one.




Have a royal day!!!

Rosemary