Textured Evil Queen Crown

In previous posts, I showed you how to create two different versions of my Evil Queen crown. I started with the black one, which I created using core'dinations Colour Core cardstock (Black Cat, 250gsm), and then I made the gold one, which I absolutely love for its simplicity and shine!

Evil Queen Crown Template

So many people have been kind enough to comment on how much they love my Evil Queen Crown, but they imagine that it is fiddly to make. Whilst the finished structure appears quite complicated, it really is so simple to create.

My first blog post about the crown shows the different stages in creating it, and below is my video tutorial for my gold Evil Queen Crown. But for those of you who prefer to work with a template - good news! I have just created one!

The PDF template is designed to fit on A4 (but can be resized) which will make a crown with a 3cm headband. It has clear instructions (in English) and can be purchased and downloaded through my Etsy shop here.

To make your very own Evil Queen Crown, you will need:

• PDF template
• Cardstock (250gsm recommended)
• Craft knife or scissors
• Scoring tool
• Ruler
• PVA Glue
• Embellishments (optional)

For my original black crown I used core'dinations Colour Core cardstock (Black Cat, 250gsm) and for the gold crown I used matt gold card.

Perfect for fancy dress costumes and Halloween, I hope you are inspired to create your own.

Gold Evil Queen Crown

I am so excited to share this tutorial! If you liked my previous Evil Queen crown tutorial, then I am certain that you will love this!

Inspired by the gold crown in The Huntsman: Winter's War, it is really simple to create.

I have a template in my Etsy shop for this crown, available as both SVG and PDF, or you can follow the simple instructions below.

Starting with 2 strips of shiny gold cardstock, 3cm wide, glue the ends together so that it is big enough to sit on the crown of your head.

Next, glue an extra piece of gold cardstock to the inside front (using the following template) to represent the familiar widow's peak.

Using the following template, cut 6 small 'spikes' out of gold cardstock and 1 slightly taller 'spike' for the front of the crown.

Then, using PVA glue, attach each 'spike' to the crown as shown, making sure they are all evenly spaced and secure.

If you wish, you can draw a pattern around the crown using something like 3D Clear Gloss Finish, making sure to seal all of the joins. This is what I did with my original black Evil Queen crown.

To give it an aged metal look, lightly apply Rub 'n Buff (Antique Gold, or similar) to each of the raw edges and quickly blend it in before it dries.

The finished crown. I hope you like it, and are inspired to create your own!

DIY Evil Queen Crown

OK, so this isn't in any way a gift box or a gift, but I wanted to show this tutorial in case anyone else wanted to create one.

An Evil Queen costume is nowhere near complete without an evil-looking crown, and as I couldn't find one that I really liked, I chose to make one myself.

Starting with 2 strips of black cardstock (250gsm recommended), 3cm wide, I glued the ends together so that it was big enough to sit on the crown of my head.

I created a template for the next part, cutting out 6 small 'spikes' out of black cardstock, and 1 slightly taller 'spike' for the front:

Using PVA glue, I attached each 'spike' to the crown as shown, making sure they were all evenly spaced.

To the front, I glued on an extra piece of black cardstock (using the following template) to represent the familiar widow's peak.

I then carefully drew a pattern all the way around the crown using 3D Clear Gloss Finish, making sure to seal all of the joins.

To give it an aged metal look, I lightly applied silver ink to each of the edges and quickly blended it in with a sponge before it dried. (You could also try a textured look for your crown by following this tutorial.)

Finally, to add some sparkle, I added several black and silver jewels to the front, and sprayed the whole crown with Spray and Shine.

The finished crown. I hope you like it, and are inspired to create your own! If, however, you prefer to use an actual template, you can find one that I designed in my Etsy store.