Frozen Movie Crown

You know I love quick and easy craft projects. Today, I’m going to teach you how to cut stiff felt with a Cricut machine to create a Frozen-inspired crown.

If you’ve never cut felt with your Cricut before, you’re in for a treat!

Stiff felt can be cut using a fine-point blade, making it compatible with any Cricut machine, including the Joy, Explore, and Maker series as well as the Cricut Venture.

Supplies Needed

Let’s look at the supplies we’re going to use to make this felt Frozen-inspired crown.

• Stiff Felt
• Cricut Machine
• Fabric Paint
• Elastic
• Fabric Glue or Sewing Machine
• Heat and Bond (optional)
• Hot glue (optional)
• Frozen Crown SVG file (You can get this file by clicking here!)
  

Instructions To Make A Frozen Movie Crown

Step 1 – Upload SVG files

To begin, download the file from the emailed link to your computer and then upload it into Cricut Design Space.

Need help uploading files into Design Space? Check out this video for step-by-step instructions.

Step 2 – Add file to canvas

After uploading the file to Cricut Design Space, add your Frozen movie crown design to the canvas. Make sure the design is sized to your liking, then click on “Make”.

Step 3 – Cut out with your Cricut machine

Next, we need to select our material setting. For this project, a stiff felt is ideal to ensure the crown stands tall. Stiff felt can easily be cut on any Cricut machine using the fine point blade.

If you’re using a Cricut Maker, I recommend using the Rotary Blade, as it works best with a large variety of fabrics. You may need to adjust your material settings to enable the rotary blade as an option.

If you’ve never cut felt with your Cricut before, be sure to do a test cut first to ensure you get a clean cut. If you plan to paint the felt, you can cut all the pieces from a single piece of felt. However, if you’re using specific colors of felt, cut the jewel and crown pieces separately.

If you’re planning to paint the felt you can cut all the pieces out of one felt piece. If you’re using specific felt colors cut the jewels and crown pieces separately.

Note: Choosing your felt

If you can’t find stiff felt in the color you need, you have two options:

1. Choose a different color and then use a fabric paint to paint it the color you prefer.
2. Use a fabric bonder like Heat n Bond and add that to a softer felt in the color you want to use.

If you choose option 2, make sure you add the stiffener only to the back of the crown pieces.

Step 4 – Paint felt (if necessary)

If your felt is not the color you want your final crown to be, use a fabric paint and paint it the right color. Make sure you protect your surface because paint will likely bleed through the fabric.

If you are painting your felt pieces, ensure that you use a coordinating color for the jewel components, just as I did. Since these are jewel pieces, using a fun sparkle paint is a great way to make the jewels stand out.

Step 5 – Assemble your Frozen movie crown

Now that all of our pieces are prepped, use fabric adhesive or hot glue to attach the jewel pieces to the crown base. Refer to the photo below for an example of how the pieces should be arranged.

Use the photo below as an example of how the pieces should be laid out.

Once the adhesive is dry, it’s time to add the elastic. Use a measurement for the person who will be wearing the crown as a guide and cut the elastic to length. Use a fabric glue or sewing machine to secure the elastic to the ends of the crown.

If you’re using a fabric glue, make sure you give it plenty of time to dry before use so it doesn’t pull away from the felt.

Step 6 – Enjoy your crown

Now you have a Frozen movie crown that is perfect for dress-up play, Halloween, or any day of the week!

These crowns are easy to make and would be perfect gifts or party favors. If your little one loves Frozen as much as the rest of us they’re going to love their new crown.

I hope I’ve answered any questions you have about cutting stiff felt with a Cricut machine. If you have any other questions, leave them in the comments, and I’ll answer them for you.