Making Cardboard Tube Crowns

Total Time: 1 hour plus paint dry time

Supplies:

• cardboard tubes from toilet paper
• scissors
• hot glue gun with glue
• lace trim
• gold spray paint
• jewel stickers
• hole puncher (optional), ice pick and be used with care
• elastic cord (optional)

Steps:

1. Cut the cardboard tubes in half.

 
2. Cut triangles from the tops of the tube halves. Keep some of the triangle cut-outs.

 
3. Go all the way around on all the crowns.

 
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4. To decorate, hot glue some lace trim all the way around the bottom of one crown.

 
5. Glue on some of the reserved cut-out triangles to the bottom of another. Use your finger to curl them outward a bit.

 
6. Spray paint all the crowns gold, making sure to cover all the decorations you just added. Allow to fully dry.

 
7. Add jewel stickers on top after the paint has dried.

 
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8. If you'd like to use these as majestic party hats, punch a small hole on either side of the crowns.

 
9. String with elastic cord, knotting it on the inside of the crown.

 
10. Now, don't you feel royal?!