How to Make Your Little Girl a Woodland Fairy Crown

This little DIY fairy crown has a forest theme, with lots of greenery, full of romance and natural elements. As pretty as I thought it was, it took my youngest granddaughter’s wonderful impish personality to bring it to life. The crown is so worth the time it takes to make one. Watching the children play fairy outside was magical for this grandmother.

I hope you make one and love it as much as I do.

Children’s Head Sizes

As we know, munchkins come in all sizes and ages so this crown is made adjustible. It should fit your little one. The general head size for children 3-5 year olds is 20”, and for 6 – 10 year olds is 21”. If making one for a specific little girl you have nearby measure her first to be sure. My littles live 150 kilometers away, so I had to guesstimate, but the adjustability made it work out well.

Forest Fairy Crown Supplies

This crown can be made with items from the dollar store.  For this crown I splurged a little bit, the large flowers and the long trailing vine are from Michaels using their 30% coupon.

Making the DIY Flower Crown

Take 3 lengths of floral wire. Make a loop at one end of two of the wires.

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Braid the 3 wires together to form a circle.

Start at one end; wrap the wire twice with floral tape. Make sure there are no wire ends poking through. If there is add extra floral tape.

Adding moss will provide softness, cushion any wire ends, provide space to attach flowers, and fill in gaps between flowers.

Using a glue gun cover the crown with moss; flatten and spread the moss, so that it’s about 1/3 inch thick.

Use two lengths of wire to make a floral base. Attach the wire to the crown. Wrap with a loop around the crown. Pinch the loop tight with pliers to secure.

Mold the wire to stand up about 1 inch and 2 inches high from the crown.

Trim off excess wire, attach end with second loop. Pinch tightly with pliers to secure.

Cover the crown completely; ensure the back is covered. Fill in any gaps, and remove any glue threads.

Forest Fairy Crown Floral Design

I came across some beautiful trailing ivy to drape down the right side of the crown and a flower for the back center closure. For symmetry I chose the focal point to be on the left front of the crown. I had many kinds of leaves, dark to light green, large to small, both purchased from the dollar store and leftover from other projects.
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Remove all the leaves and flowers from their stems.

Do a casual placement of the flowers before gluing anything. Start assembling once you have the arrangement determined. Be careful using hot glue, it can really burn.

With the crown front facing you, start

with the largest leaves. Apply a dab of hot glue to the flower base and attach (I placed two leaves to the right side and one to the left).

Place a large (2”) flower on the left center.

Fill in the arrangement with leaves; ensure the floral crown is covered as shown.

Reinforce the floral arrangement with more glue anywhere it will not show. a

Add the corresponding flowers opposite to the focal flower.

Decorate the remainder of the crown with small leaves or flowers.

Attach the trailing ivy (optional).

Forest Fairy Crown Flower Closure

I used a medium white blossom to conceal the back opening. It would also look nice with a butterfly, a ladybug (love them) a fairy doll, a star. This fall I am going to do some with sunflowers. So pretty.

Cut three ribbons 30” long (longer or a bit shorter is fine).

Fold the ribbon in half; make sure the ends are even.
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Attach the ribbon to the flower with a knot and glue to secure.

Insert the fold of the ribbon into the wire loop on the crown. Pass the ends through forming a knot.

Enforce the attachment of the ribbon and the flower with glue.

Review your work. Attach any stray strands, remove any glue threads that may be present.

Attaching the Crown

Place the crown on the little girl’s head, pass three of the ribbons through the second loop and tie in a bow.

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The complete costume also includes a Forest Fairy Tutu and a set of  Forest Fairy Wings

You may sew flowers to the ends of the ribbon; I chose not to. These costumes are for a play closet and will be tied off and on by little hands.  The floral ends seemed like an encumbrance to me, so I did not add any.