Paper Party Crown SVG

A crown to wear

Every birthday child deserves a crown for the day, and this template makes one from card. It comes as two matching red strips. Each strip has six points topped with little round balls, a diamond window cut beneath every point, and a band along the bottom set with jewels: yellow circles, blue diamonds and green stars. At one end of each strip is a glue tab.

Join the two strips into a ring, and the jewels run all the way around the head.

How the fold works

The glue tab is attached by a row of short dashed cuts rather than a scored line. The paper bends neatly along those dashes with no scoring tool, though the fold is a little weaker than a scored one, so don’t tug the tab once it is glued. This template has not been folded and tested by us. Before you use your best card, do a test cut on scrap and check the fit.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 14 pieces and 26 cut-outs. The two crown strips are the main pieces, and the jewels are the small ones. The cut-outs include the diamond windows and the fold dashes, so check that each one has dropped out before you lift the strips from the mat. It passes our cut checks from about 2.5 inches wide.

Color layers

• Red in bright cherry red: both crown strips, with their tabs
• Yellow in golden yellow: the round jewels
• Blue in cobalt blue: the diamond jewels
• Green in grass green: the star jewels

The jewels change order on the second strip, so the pattern does not simply repeat.

Sizing for a head

For a crown someone will wear, set the file as wide as your mat allows, about 11 to 12 inches. Each strip is then close to the full width, and joining the two gives a band long enough for many children. Heads vary, so measure around the forehead first and compare it with the two strips laid end to end. If it comes up short, cut a third strip and add it in.

Putting it together

1. Cut the strips from card, 80 lb or heavier, and the jewels from their colors.
2. Glue the jewels along each band while the strips are flat.
3. Fold the tab on the first strip along its dashed line and glue it behind the plain end of the second strip.
4. Wrap it around the head to check the size, then glue the second tab to close the ring.

Ideas

Gold glitter card makes it feel royal, and the guest’s name can go across the band with a marker. For a matching set, see changing SVG colors and cut one crown in each guest’s favorite color.

Pairs well with

The Party Hat Trio suits invitations for the same party, and the Photo Booth Props include a smaller crown on a stick.