As a family, we always tried to make sure that we celebrated birthdays and Christmas in a thoughtful way and didn’t create too much waste, without sucking the fun! In 2021, I finally finished a lockdown project to make Christmas Crackers. I made 12 for our table and they are well loved by the family. However, each year the kids would insist on going on Amazon and buying paper crowns to fill them – this defeated my sustainability aims, so I set out to make my own crowns and in 2023 I finally found the time. They were a hit and I was quickly asked to make several for friends and family. They roll to fit inside a standard cracker and can be folded in half to safely store away for next Christmas.
Each Christmas crown is made from cotton/polycotton fabric with a foam inner. A coordinated elasticated section at the back make them suitable for most heads (10ish+), for younger children a safety pin can be used to make them a little smaller or a children’s version can be made on request. They are all reversible with a Christmas pattern on the one side and red with gold stars on the other. Sold in pairs as standard but can be sold individually on request. Mix and Match designs to add colour to your Christmas table.
Birthday crowns soon followed and we have a family birthday crown that the birthday boy/girl gets to wear. These are lots of fun and are made with ribbons to tie, rather than elastic. This makes them perfect for smaller heads!
There are two ways to buy crowns from MurdocksMake – Commissions and through our Shop
Commissions
Is there a special fabric that you would like to see turned into a set of Christmas crowns? Create a totally personalised and unique set of crowns perfect for your family. Fill in the form or send an email to lucy@murdocksmake.co.uk order of 4 crowns, price is the same as for ready-made.
Due to the personalisation of the order, postage will be within 2 weeks from date of order.
Shop – Christmas Crowns
Our shop has a variety of Christmas crowns ready to be posted. They are all reversible with a Christmas pattern on the one side and red with gold stars on the other. Sold in pairs as standard but can be sold individually on request. Mix and Match designs to add colour to your Christmas table.
Postage within 3 days.
Shop – Birthday Crowns
Our shop has a variety of Birthday crowns ready to be posted. They are all reversible with a fun pattern on each side. Sold individually. Rather than elastic, these feature ribbon at the back to tie them – this makes them more suitable for younger children.
Postage within 3 days.
As with all products on MurdocksMake, the fabrics and ribbon can be made to your requirements, either using our supplies of up-cycled fabric or with fabric supplied by you! Maybe you have a sentimental duvet cover, or a pile of precious baby clothes that you can’t bear to pass on but would love to see reused year after year. Personalised crowns can also have letters or names added to each side of the design. To design your own personalised Christmas or birthday crowns visit our Crowns form or email Lucy@murdocksmake.co.uk
This is our favourite way to work as we know that the piece will be really enjoyed and loved by the whole family.