This DIY Birthday crown is sure to make your birthday boy or girl feel like a King or Queen! This crown is very simple and can be embellished any way you like! It will for sure be a hit at birthday parties. It would even make a fun handmade birthday gift.
If you have a little girl that wants something a bit more girly, try this birthday hat fit for a princess.
How to Make DIY Birthday Crown
Download and print out the crown template. Cut out.
Iron interfacing to the back of the piece of felt you want for the outside color. I only had a lightweight interfacing—-it works, but I might try a medium weight next time.
Trace the crown onto the outside piece of felt with a disappearing fabric marker. This is the stitching line —do not cut out. Draw an outline of the birthday year in the center of the crown.
You may use these printable numbers as a guide. If you would prefer a monogram use these letter templates.
Place the two pieces of felt together and stitch all the way around the crown outline——-making sure to slip in a piece of 1″ wide elastic at the back on each edge of the crown. My piece of elastic ended up being 10″ long and I placed 1″ in the seam on each side. Measure a child’s head to get the measurement you need.
You could easily make a casing for the elastic if you want it to have a more finished look.
Stitch around the number.
Cut out the crown close to the stitching line, being careful not to clip the elastic.
The number on the front is reverse applique. Make a small slit in the top layer (be careful to only cut through the top layer) and then trim close to the stitching all the way around the inside of the number.
Ta Da! How easy was that. Not much effort to make a little someone feel very special!
More Birthday and Crown Ideas
- Step-by-step guide for your own Crown Drawing.
- With this Pipe Cleaner Crowns for Kids the kids will enjoy making their own crowns.
- Birthday Jokes also include some birthday puns.
- Many different choices at Happy Birthday Coloring Pages, especially check out It’s My Birthday.
- If you like to crochet here is a crochet crown.
- If you don’t sew here is a printable crown template.
- Birthday Cake Ideas for inspiration.
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What an AWESOME idea! My daughter would love one of these as a princess crown. She would want to wear it every day, not just on her birthday 🙂
Fun crown! My youngest ones would love it! Just posted a fun birthday countdown calendar on my blog yesterday, they would be so fun together!
You totally read my mind, how did you know my son has his 1st birthday party on Saturday and I neglected to get him a special hat, plus I have a bunch of leftover felt that I didn’t have a project for yet! Thank you so much!!
That birthday crown is too cute! We made the mardi gras masks and king cake from your earlier posts and had so much fun! Thanks.
I love it. I think I will make one without the number and have it as the family birthday crown. Very cool 🙂
I’ve been giving dress-up clothes for birthday presents lately and these crowns will be a great addition! Thanks for sharing!
Very cute idea – love it.
I love this idea! I’m going to make them for my nursery kids!
This is so cute! Thanks for the great idea; my niece’s birthday is next month!
Dang, this is adorable!
Thank you, Thank you! My daughter is turning 5 and I wanted to give her something special and handmade for her to celebrate with! Love your site and all of the great ideas and tutorials you put up for kids!
I’m making a felt crown, right now! I started it last night, it’s based on Amanda Soule’s crown in The Creative Family.
shut up! that’s the cutest and easiest crown i’ve seen and i have a princess turning 4 in a few weeks that i’m totally making one for! awesome!
That is too cute!
perfect i have a child with a birthday at the end of this week! thank you!