DIY Ice Crown
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Be like snow: beautiful but cold.
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Mardi Gras is tomorrow!
I am already super excited about this year's costume, which I've been working on for a few days now, and I can't wait to write a post on it. Looking at the photos above, do you have any idea what I am going to be? I bet you're wrong! :)
Still, I'm going to remain mysterious and let you live in suspense for a little while. For the time being, I'll show you how to easily and cheaply make a part of my super secret costume - an ice crown.
Supplies:
baking paper
hot glue gun
>5 hot glue gun sticks
white(ish) plastic hairband
glue stick
(silver) glitter
hairspray
baking paper
hot glue gun
>5 hot glue gun sticks
white(ish) plastic hairband
glue stick
(silver) glitter
hairspray
Making an ice crown is actually quite simple if you
know where to start. Now let's please all pretend I'm about to drop a
brilliant, innovative idea instead of stating the obvious: use a glue gun! [Duh!] It dries transparent and allows you to make icicle-like
structures perfect for the crown.
But how to achieve a 3D effect without having to use tons
of glue for layering and without wasting excessive time on letting it dry? And
how to make the process as least messy as possible? [Drum roll: an actual handy idea coming up] Use baking paper! Lay it
out and make random, different-sized pointy structures with your glue gun. These
should dry in about 2 minutes, allowing you to easily separate them from
the paper. Now all you have to do is glue the pieces upward onto a plastic headband
in as many layers as you like.
You can leave the crown as such (I think it’s really
beautiful) or decorate it with glitter, rhinestones, pearls... This time I decided
to keep it simple and to just use some regular glue stick and silver glitter
for decoration (fixing it with hairspray). However, below are a few ideas to tickle
the mind of the more skilful and artistic, so just give reins to your
imagination!
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| Photo credit: Pinterest |
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