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Showing posts with label rapunzel. Show all posts
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Rapunzel's Tower and Printable

My computer has been going so hay wire lately that I'm about to scream...or throw myself off the nearest tower.  Fortunately for me, I could probably land in that pile of hair and be just fine.



I wanted to make sure that I shared Rapunzel's tower before all of that, so here's how to turn a Pringles can, a cool whip container, some cardstock, and a piece of purple posterboard into your favorite princess's home.

I started by designing the tower to go around the pringles can.  It's a simple square that wraps around the can and should be secured with glue or tape.

The pieces that went around the tower house were a little harder to design.  They ended up being 2 pieces that wrap around the outside of a small whip cream container.  I had to secure the top of the printable to the container but not the bottom to keep it wrapped correctly.  If you make one, put a little glue in the upper corner and wrap it around making sure to keep the top of the printable lined up with the upper edge of the container.  Then put a piece of glue to secure.  Do the other side following the same idea.

I used a large piece of purple posterboard that I found at Office Depot to make the top of the tower.  I made a half circle that was 17 inches long.

Placing the curved edge against the tabletop, I curved it into a cone shape.

I finished by adding Rapunzel's hair to my tower and then putting the cone on top.
Super fun to add to my Rapunzel table and super easy to put together.

Here's your free printables in case you want to try.
If you do, I'd LOVE to see how yours turns out!


Rapunzel's Braid


Wow!  I really didn't mean to be gone so long...well, actually, I hadn't meant to be gone at all...but being a mom and a business owner, sometimes things come up.  I got busy trying to finish up the projects I needed to show off 3 of the tables for the Princess Fundraiser.  The young women wanted to see a preview, so I did nothing but craft and create for a few days.

They turned out SUPER cute and both the girls and I are excited about the direction of the table decorations.  I previewed Snow White, Rapunzel, and Beauty and the Beast tables for them, so of course I had to make Rapunzel's braid.

Now in theory, it wasn't that hard to make...in theory, but I can see now why they charge so much for them on Etsy.  They are ALOT of work to make!

I started by tying one end of a skein of yarn to my vacuum handle.

Then I walked all the way across the room (it was about 20 feet) to the banister and wrapped the yarn around and back to to the vacuum.  I did this 10 times and then I cut both ends so I had 20 strands of yarn.  Then I did it again, so I ended up with 40 strands.

Here's where it got tricky...

I used a rubber band to secure the strands together and divided up the yarn into 3 sections of 15 strands each.

I tried to braid it myself thinking it wouldn't be too difficult...DON'T DO THAT!
It IS too difficult.  I ended up getting the string all tangled and in a knot.

So I had to wait until the hubby and kids got home.  Then he held the end of the yarn and made sure it was tight as we weaved and braided.

Then Drama Queen, Daredevil, and I each grabbed a section of yarn.  Daredevil wrapped the yarn around his body by spinning in a circle so it wasn't too long and getting tangled as he worked.  Drama Queen and I wrapped ours around books and just unraveled as needed.

I wish I had a video of the next part as it was rather interesting to watch...or at least Mini Me thought so!  He sat and laughed at us as we bobbed and weaved. 

It did take us a bit to figure out our pattern but eventually we got it down so we were doing a May Pole dance around the room braiding the yarn.

We ended up with a LONG ribbon of yellow "hair" which I am wrapping around the table and weaving between the other directions. 

I do LOVE how it turned out and I wouldn't be afraid to make another one, so if you're thinking about it...go for it.  It takes a little bit of coordination and ALOT of help, but it's kind of fun and makes a great decoration for a Rapunzel Birthday party!