Monday, 2 October 2017
Celebrate your child's birthday with a
very special, handmade birthday crown!
Birthday crowns are a tradition dating
centuries and across many cultures. A crown marks the child as the
centre of our joy and celebration! A birthday crown can be the heart
of creating meaningful and lasting birthday traditions for your
family.
Historical record suggests that the
first birthday celebrations emerged in Germany ~ where a
'kinderfeste' (children's celebration) was held on the anniversary of
a child's birth. This was marked with candle lighting, feasting and
often, with the wearing of a special birthday crown.
Why a crown?
Perhaps it reaches back to the earlier
tradition of marking the birth day of kings and high persons with
parties and feasting and dancing ~ often done in early times in order
to surround the leader with people in order to dissuade evil spirits
who were thought to prey on them particularly on the anniversary of
their birth.
Today, when we mark the day of a
child's birth, a special crown may be worn (in the Waldorf as well as
other, such as Israeli, traditions) by the child to identify them as
the focus of our joy and celebrating! This is not to 'raise them
above' or make them 'king for a day' but rather to instill a sense of
belonging and being treasured, and having this experience be part of
the family's yearly rhythm and traditions.
Making birthday
crowns is one of my favourite creative endeavors.
Each crown made at Beneath the Rowan Tree is all natural, and made especially for a particular child.
Combining wet and needle felting, dyed silk, embroidery, beading, applique and other techniques
the crown takes shape (and is adjustable in size, lasting a lifetime!). All materials are ethically sourced and eco-friendly. Each crown heirloom quality to last a lifetime.
Each crown made at Beneath the Rowan Tree is all natural, and made especially for a particular child.
Combining wet and needle felting, dyed silk, embroidery, beading, applique and other techniques
the crown takes shape (and is adjustable in size, lasting a lifetime!). All materials are ethically sourced and eco-friendly. Each crown heirloom quality to last a lifetime.
It is a delight to work with families
to create something personal for their child.
Match a birthday theme.
Capture your child's favourite colours or animals or hobbies...
Some families choose one crown to be worn each year, others do something new each year...
Match a birthday theme.
Capture your child's favourite colours or animals or hobbies...
Some families choose one crown to be worn each year, others do something new each year...
Please visit the Crown shop at Beneath
the Rowan Tree HERE
and the Gallery HERE.
Contact me today to plan your special
crown!♥
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