I Made Queen Victoria's Tiara! | DIY Crown

I was so nervous to replicate Queen Victoria's iconic emerald tiara but I am so happy (and shocked) that it worked so well! And now cannot wait to be able to pair it with my upcoming Met Gala dress too 🥰

I'm going to be honest with you, making crowns is becoming an obsession now. They are so gosh darn pretty and they might be making a regular appearance on the channel so I really hope you like them! 😅

Let me know in the comments if there are any crowns you would like to see me make in the future, I'm super curious to see what ones you guys love!

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00:14 - Intro
00:29 - The Design & History
01:33 - Materials & Breakdown
02:37 - Skeleton Structure
06:12 - Day 2 - Adding 1st stones
11:06 - Day 3 - Glueing Gems
15:39 - Day 4 - Assembling the pieces
23:00 - The Results
23:37 - Wrap up & Next projects

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[danyrivero]

tip!! when making gem clusters you could print or draw the template and put it under the clingfilm!!!

[lls]

The algorithm brought me here and I am DELIGHTED. Well done! A beautiful tiara and love your sense of humour and showing the *STRUGGLES* of crafting! 😍💕💕💕

[joyceramos]

To stick the stones, you can use gel nail material, which dries with UV light. can become more stable and resistant😊 in love with this project ❤❤

[Trth]

You actually crafted this beautiful Victorian tiara, I am beyond impressed and loved the video. The algorithm also drifted me here.

[SophSax]

You and Austin Do are KILLING the historical DIY-tiara reproduction game. Immediately subscribed when the algorithm brought me here! Super excited to check out your other vids (that easter bonnet one👀)

[alicyamatheson]

Well, I REALLY didn't need another project but.. now I must have a tiara!! I think I would cover the hairband in velvet and sew the first row on

[LupusRinart]

I'm perfectly flabbergasted by the totally candid manner you managed your way out of such a difficult, technically specific and time consuming project. These things require a team of jewellers for litteraly months (if not years) to achieve, and you copied it all by yourself in a matter of days. I've worked in high end jewellery for years, so I can tell you this was a BRAVE undertaking of yours. If I may give some advice, you should definitely invest in buying bare settings for your gems (either plain or hollow ones) to make the glueing phase less tricky. The tiaras are just that in the beginning : arrangments of different settings shaped in different designs and welded / microscopically screwed together. Then comes the gem setting phase : by carefully chipping some tiny weeny 'prongs' inside the setting case, the setter can then set the gem and ply the prongs on top of it to secure it in place. Not for the faint hearted, when you know the price of the gems involved in this process. Unfortunately, making it that way requires quite a lot of tools that can be very expensive. You could bypass this by using already made jewellery pieces that you can use as 'spare parts' (costume jewellery and specially brooches are a pretty useful resource / some suppliers like cupchain USA sell new empty settings, too). Some blank brooch bases have tiny holes (the ones for stitching an embroidered item to it), that could be useful to thread your fiddly friend through it. Also a solder gun could prove more effective than cyanoacrylic glue in the long term, although it requires a bit of practice. It's less toxic, that's a real plus point for you and your lungs. Anyway, as long as you're having fun while creating your tiaras, and in love with the end result, it's all that matters. Thanks a lot for sharing it with us all.

[janusquiamco]

Your crowns look awesome! You should do the fringe tiara Elizabeth ii wore on her wedding day, and make it convertible into a necklace like the real one!

[amaeve]

You can pour boiling water over your cutting mat to make to lay flat again (also helps to reform the cutting surface so you have fewer cuts that interrupt the surface).

[argusfleibeit]

I've always loved that tiara in paintings of Queen Victoria. You did a great job, in spite of "fiddly".

[corissakhan]

This is amazing! I hope this becomes a regular series. MORE CROWNS AND TIARAS!

[emwells]

I watched the whole video and yet I still cannot believe you made it by hand!! I love everything about this.

[trishaeverton]

The real tiara’s bases are wrapped in velvet ribbon matching the wearer’s hair. That might solve your base showing problem.

[ArawynnEveningstar]

This is amazing. Love it. I would never be able to attempt something like this because I have no strength in my hands anymore. You did an awesome job.

[LucyLouuuuu]

love i am begging for more tiara and crown content — subscribed for the crowns, staying for the met gala dress video!

[Imjetta]

As a theater director that wears all the hats, I'm going to make a crown one of these days for a king or queen! Thanks!

[xyz]

I am absolutely amazed with how good this looks!! 😱 I wish it was socially acceptable for everyone to wear crowns every day (like in ancient China with their silver hair crowns) so that I had a reason to make this and opportunity to show it off constantly 😂

[lesley-annmathews]

I cannot believe all the glue... never ever thought it could work!! Well done

[ClearlyPixelated]

The algorithm brought me here and I love your work! I hope you do more tiaras in the future!

[christivbosch]

Uv resins and gel nail products would make your projects a lot easier. This tiara is really pretty. I felt so bad for you though getting that glue all stuck on your fingers.
I subbed 👑