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Belle's Crown

In honor of Beauty and the Beast

By Cindy Littlefield June 24, 2011

On the night the Beast planned to confess his love, Belle descended from the west wing wearing a gorgeous glittery gown. Taken by her beauty, the Beast grew timid, but Belle ushered him into the ballroom where the two swept across the floor arm-in-arm as Mrs. Potts and Chip looked on. Adorned with a delicate paper flower, this golden felt tiara is made to match this destined princess' flowing yellow dress.

You'll need:

  • Belle's Crown templates
  • Scissors
  • Yellow stiff felt
  • White glitter felt (the kind that's stiff)
  • Hot glue gun
  • 7 small, clear acrylic gems
  • Paper flower (look for them in the scrapbooking aisle of the craft store) or cloth flower
  • Cloth-covered headband
Instructions:
  1. Print out the template and cut out the pieces. Use the smaller one as a pattern to cut out a crown shape from the yellow felt and the larger one to cut a crown shape from the white glitter felt.
  2. Glue the yellow crown atop the white one, as shown.
  3. Glue the acrylic gems to the crown, centering them in the upper points and the lower corners.
  4. Now glue the lower edge of the crown to the headband, starting in the center and working your way out to the ends.
  5. Finally, glue on the flower, centering it on the face of the crown.