CROWN KITS

You bought your crown kit and now you're looking for a little guidance on how to put it together. You've come to the right place! Below you can find proposed color palettes that contain specific paint color recommendations to match the provided ribbon color, as well as steps on creating your own crown.

Before you begin, here's a list of other materials NOT included in your kit that you will need in order to complete your crown:

Acrylic paint
Paint brushes
Paper plate or paint palette
Water cup (to wash your brushes)
Paper towels (to dry your brushes, wipe off excess paint from brushes)
Scissors (to cut excess ribbon)
Hot glue gun (to secure the ribbon at the very end)
Hot glue
Lighter (optional for sealing the ribbon ends)

Choose your paint colors

These are colors that would go well with the ribbon in your kit. You do not have to use these, they are just suggestions to help you choose a color scheme. The paints listed here can be found at Michaels.

Color Palette #1

Hauser Dark Green - DecoArt Americana

Cinnamon Stick - DecoArt Americana

Antique Gold - DecoArt Americana

Buttermilk - DecoArt Americana

Aloe - DecoArt Americana

Color Palette #2

Poetic Plum - DecoArt Americana

Wild Orchid - DecoArt Americana

Mustard Yellow - Craft Smart

Olive Green - Craft Smart

Hauser Dark Green - DecoArt Americana

Color Palette #3

Light Avocado - DecoArt Americana

Celery - Craft Smart

Buttermilk - DecoArt Americana

Coral Pink - Craft Smart

Wild Orchid - DecoArt Americana

Color Palette #4

Deep Coral - Craft Smart

Coral Reef - Craft Smart

Berry - Craft Smart

Turquoise - Craft Smart

Light Avocado - DecoArt Americana

Painting the clay

You bought your paints, you have all of your supplies, and now you're ready for painting. Make sure to paint all sides of the pieces. This will ensure your crown will look colorful from any direction once you have assembled it. Depending on the brand of paint you choose, you will need at least 2 coats of paint to achieve a solid color look. The first layer acts as a base for the rest of your paint to better adhere to your project, and can still look transparent, which is why you need a second or third layer.

Applying the glaze

Included in your kit is a bottle of Satin Sculpey Glaze. Make sure to read the instructions on the bottle. Once the paint on your pieces dries, take a clean paint brush, and brush the glaze over all of the pieces. You will have to do this one side at a time, especially for the leaves, so that you don't get the pieces stuck to your work surface. Paint it on in a thin layer so as not to end up with visible globs when dry. This is usually dry to the touch within 30 minutes, but would need 24 hours to fully dry.

Alternatively you can purchase a spray acrylic sealer like Patricia Nimocks Satin Acrylic Sealer, which is what I use to protect my paint jobs on my projects. However, if you use a spray, you need to do it on cardboard to protect your work surface ,and use it outdoors in warmer weather because of the aerosol fumes

Assembling the pieces

With all of your pieces sealed and dry, you can now begin the process of wire wrapping the pieces onto the larger wire that makes up the band of your crown. To make this process easier to understand, I have created a video you can watch to see how it's done. Just FYI there's no sound on the video!

Wrapping the crown

You're so close to having your crown completed! Now it's time to ribbon wrap it. Watch this video to see how it's done. Just FYI there's no sound on the video!

Finishing it off

You just finished wrapping your crown and you cut off the excess ribbon leaving about 1.5 inches sticking out from the band. This video will show you how to secure the ribbon with hot glue and add the finishing touches.

Just FYI there's no sound on the video!

Share your creation

I want to see what a lovely crown you made! Make sure to snap a picture and share it with me so I can see how it turned out!