Duct Tape Crown and Tiara DIY

This wasn't completely a step by step tutorial. I was invited to a murder mystery party and my husband and I were assigned the roles or Mallory and Mike Majesty. I wanted a nice statement piece but I didn't want to pay much. So I went online and printed a crown template and did a simple crown for my husband. Using the same method and a self drafted template, I made one for myself.

Items needed:

• Poster board
• Regular duct tape
• Glittery/Iridescent duct tape
• Pattern
• Scissors
• Xacto knife

There isn't a picture for the first step, but I cut the poster board into the length and height of the crown I wanted to make. Then I covered the front (you can do both sides for a clean look) with black duct tape. Then I covered the duct tape with the iridescent duct tape.

This was the second step. I made two copies of the pattern, trimmed it down and taped it to the to the board. Then I used the scissors to cut around the pattern and used to xacto knife where needed for detailed rounds and corners. 

This was the final look of his crown. Once the details were cut, I taped the ends together for the final look. 

For my piece, I made the pattern in to a lattice shape. I was channeling the Toddlers and Tiara show crowns. For this one, I cut the cardboard down to the rough shape of the crown before putting the duct tape. I didn't want to waste a lot of my tape and reduce the trouble with cutting.  

 Using the Xacto knife, I cut out each diamond cutout and also cut around the outer curve of the crown.

This was the final look of my crown. 

Here are both pieces together along with the banners.