Birthday Crown

First birthday parties require a special hat, I'm sure there's a law somewhere about that. So here's what I made for Emily.

I measured her head with a bit of string, then laid it out onto some felt, adding about 2" to the length. I drew a rectangle that length and about 2 1/2" tall, then added 2" triangles to the top of that, making the spiky crown shape. Here's the part that I think is awesome: I used spray mount to fix 2 different colored pieces of felt together. It's what I had in the house, and it worked super awesome. Better I think, than any of that stuff made for sewing that you have to iron on and whatnot. Since this isn't going to be washed, best to go with the easy solution, I think. So you glue the pieces together, THEN cut. Okay, I admit it: I cut first, then glued, and really wish I'd done it the other way around. It's hard to get everything to line up nicely if you do it my way. Then, I used one of her old swaddle blankets to cut a circle out of, and then cut a "1" from the crown material. More spray mount and ta-daa! Cute crown! Almost ... the last bit is to wrap it around her head, find out where it needs to attach, and in an act of laziness that can also be called super duper cute and inspired: I used a diaper pin. :)

I'm pretty sure that there's enough extra material so I can use this again next year, just pull off the "1" and add a "2;" that is, if she's not already telling me what she will and will not wear by then.