My crowning achievement

A friend is having a "hat party" this weekend and needs some balloon hats for guests who show up without their own hats. This is my first attempt, a princess crown, modelled by my own princess, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca.

Pinch twists left, right, and center. Without a single pop!

Materials: 3x Qualatex 260s (shown here in pink, spring lilac and violet purple)
Level of difficulty: Easy
Source: Unicaw's princess crown
(Warning: This guy has the energy of a hamster on speed)


Some balloon creations are easier than they look. This is one of them. The biggest issue is getting those lilac twists the same size and handling the whole thing with my own two hands. (I don't think I could manage this one standing up)

This crown would also easily fit an adult. One thing I haven't figured out is how to handle the fact that balloons are full of static and hair can get tangled in all those twists. I guess you have to suffer for beauty sometimes.

You know you're winning when your crown is bigger than your head.

And because my girl is a firm believer that anything worth doing is worth overdoing, we added a 5-6" red heart balloon to the top of the crown. She was a big fan of this new version.