Lace Crown Tutorial

The Girl Inspired

I originally stumbled upon these adorable lace crowns on Pinterest. I followed to the link to thegirlinspired.com and found her tutorial to be very helpful! The only thing is, I like to use what I have on hand. I had lace, spray paint and glitter, but not the fabric stiffener she used. I did however, have an old bottle of Mod Podge. I am also not very patient when it comes to craft projects, and I didn't like that   the lace took overnight to dry between steps. I improvised! Here's what I did:

What you need

• Wide strips of lace cut to size (I did some to fit my daughter's head and some to fit her dolls)
• Mod Podge or Elmer's Glue
• Foam brush
• Spray paint in desired colors
• Spray glitter or regular glitter
• Glue gun

I laid out each piece of lace and covered both sides in a healthy dose of the Mod Podge. I then transferred them directly to a cookie sheet to dry, being careful to lay them out smooth and flat.

The thing I didn't like about the original tutorial was having to wait for them to dry overnight. Since I had just had the oven on anyway, I thought I'd give that a shot! I kept the oven at about 200 degrees and let them harden in there for a couple hours. It worked great! They were stiff, yet bendable in no time. Just watch out, the fumes can be pretty stinky!

As you can see, I used a couple different kinds of lace. The ruffled stuff did not turn out as well. Hot glue the ends together and spray paint or spray with glitter.

Beautiful!

Burlap and Lace

I love Fall Decorating...

Continue reading for a tutorial!

Step 1: Iron your burlap

Step 2: Cut to size and unravel the edge until it is as clean as you can get it 

Step 3: Sew along the edge to stop it from unraveling further

Step 4: Position lace where you want it 

Step 5: Use a very thin line of glue along the edge, quickly and firmly press the lace onto the glue. I chose to use a high heat glue gun for this runner as the lace was so delicate, I didn't want the look of a seem from the sewing machine. The glue worked nicely and I had no problems with it going through to the table underneath because I used such a thin layer. In the future I may sew the lace on, it depends on the type of lace I'm using.

On the to-do list: These twine flowers!

So cute, I may use these on my next runner.

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