Monday, January 10, 2011

a crowning achievement

i've always wanted to make a crown. i know what you're thinking, you're thinking, "well of course you have, lauren! afterall you've got three princess-obsessed nieces!" which is true, of course, but here's a secret confession for you: three-princess obsessed nieces were not the INSPIRATION for making a crown; in fact, they're really more like an excuse, by which i figured i could get away with making one! :)

so there i was sort of vaguely thinking to myself, "someday i WILL make a crown and give it to one of the girls!" but there was no PLAN or specific occasion attached. then, a few months ago, i saw this glorious crown that heidi swapp made, and i thought "oooooooh!" and sort of had more of an idea *HOW* i might set about it. then, shortly after that, miss kirsty asked if i'd like to try my hand at kit-designing, and i began to select the items for the MY FUNKY VALENTINE kit, which i knew would be in the pixie shoppe before niece riley's birthday...on february 14th!!!

dontcha just ♥LOVE IT♥ when everything lines up neatly like that?!

there are A LOT more details of the crown's construction, and A LOT more photos, too, on the pixie blog today! i hope you'll stop over there and have a look because i think it came out rather well, actually.

in the meantime, if queen elizabeth calls, tell her she can place an order any time!!! :)

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16 comments:

  1. Lisa - papergraceJanuary 10, 2011 at 12:11 AM

    OooOooOOHHHH!!! And a LA-LA, too, sweet-cheeks! This is fab-u-licious!! So perfect in pink!

    The details in this scrumptious crown are just mind-numbing! I've tried to count them, but I don't think I *can* count them all. :O <--me with mouth hanging open.

    It's just UBER GORGEOUS!! And if your niece doesn't want it... MY b-day is Feb. 1st. I'll take it. HA!!

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  2. Kirsty VittetoeJanuary 10, 2011 at 12:18 AM

    I want to be PRINCESS for a day if only I could have this one! Great job Pixie Lauren!!!! Love every bit of this beautiful princess crown!

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  3. ZarahJanuary 10, 2011 at 12:57 AM

    Oooohmygoodness...! *swoons*
    That is just toooooooo gorgeous!!

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  4. Willy's creationsJanuary 10, 2011 at 1:07 AM

    Looks lovely!

    Hugs,Willy

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  5. DawnJanuary 10, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    OH WOW! This is so pretty!! You are so creative!! I want one!! :D

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  6. trashJanuary 10, 2011 at 8:11 AM

    I believe Waity Katie will be contacting you about something similar for April 29. She likes blue just to let you know ;-)

    Which one of us is moving house? You or me?

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  7. trashJanuary 10, 2011 at 8:13 AM

    Did I mention I think the butterfly garlandy bits are my favourites?

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  8. MandyJanuary 10, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    *GASP*!!! Love this!

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  9. ~amy~January 10, 2011 at 8:38 AM

    ::thud::

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  10. cnelsonJanuary 10, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    Holy Moly....A crown ANY princess would covet!!! Your Valentine princess is going to be over the moon when she sees this!! WOW!!!

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  11. yarngirl13January 10, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    As trash said, I love the butterfly garlandy bits too!!!!

    Too much fun - your nieces are super lucky little girls!!

    Oh, btw - while reading the beginning of your post, I kept waiting for you to reveal that you really wanted a crown for yourself. You do, don't you?! ;c)

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  12. RosJanuary 10, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    I think our Queen would be soooo thrilled to have this ... what a FANTASTIC creation ... I can see all the hen party girls here just desperate to get their hands on one of these .... OooooH just so incedible Miss Lauren

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  13. JessJanuary 10, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    Simply stunning! A crown to make any girl feel like the most special princess!

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  14. LoriJanuary 11, 2011 at 1:48 PM

    A crowning achievment indeed! What fun is this? Just the best fun,ever!

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  15. StellaJanuary 11, 2011 at 4:10 PM

    Ros wrote it already and the same goes for me...our Queen would be thrilled to wear this crown :)!
    It's GORGEOUS!!!

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  16. JanaJanuary 15, 2011 at 10:13 PM

    SO freakin' cool. Can I be your niece this year? She's gonna be Princess for quite a while with that lovely crown.

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