How to Make Mini Paper Crowns

A step by step tutorial for easy miniature paper crowns for your figurines using inexpensive supplies. Glitter and pearls add a little glam.

A few days ago I shared a 5-minute figurine makeover for the concrete bird statues that I have. Many of you commented that you had the same bird statues and planned to follow my tips to give them a fresh new look.

Today we're taking it a step further and making some darling little paper crowns to add to the birds. I'll walk you through the tutorial, step by step, including adding a little glam with some fine glitter and pearls. Are you ready? Let's go!

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How to make easy mini glittered crowns

I'll be honest, it took me a hot minute to figure out how to get the right shape for these paper crowns. But then I stumbled upon a trick that saved the day! Keep reading for all the deets.

Supplies for crowns

mini disposable condiment cups
cardstock (I used vintage style sheet music card stock)
scissors
pencil
precision knife ( Xacto)
extra fine glitter (I didn't use the one pictured, I used THIS)
small pearl stickers (the roll I used isn't available, but any tiny pearls with a flat back should work)

paper, precision knife, scissors, glitter, pearl stickers

Insider tip: I keep the little condiment cups in my craft cabinet for when I use acrylic paints. These were the "secret ingredient" to figuring out how to cut the crowns out of paper.

I wanted the crowns to be tapered (narrower) at the bottom as you can see from the completed crowns. Math is not my friend, lol, so the condiment cups acted like a paper pattern to help me figure out the angle and shape I needed to cut the pretty cardstock.

close up of paper crowns with glitter and pearls

Take a look at these pictures, and then read the description for more explanation below.

Steps to cut the paper into a miniature crown shape

score the bottom of the condiment cup with the precision knife, and then cut out the bottom
snip the cup and open it up into a strip
trace this shape onto the patterned card stock you are using, and cut out
shape the strip into a crown and do a dry fit on your figurine (narrow side down)
glue the card stock crown and cut off excess paper
cut triangle shaped snips around the top of the crown
brush a little white glue onto the card stock and sprinkle with glitter
set aside to dry
glue pearls to tips of crown points

Now your crowns are ready to add to your figurine. I found I had to hot glue the crowns to my birds, and there's still a little gap around the sides. I'm okay with that.

If you want a better fit, press the glued edges of the crown to the birds head at the sides until the hot glue sets.

bird figurine wearing glittered paper crown

These little glittered crowns were surprisingly easy to make (once I figured out the mechanics of it lol), and I like the little bit of bling they add to my bird figurines.