A birthday crown for Sage

This week I made Sage's felt birthday crown. It was a sweet little project to do. This was my first crown. Zo got really into the project and asked for one for her 4th birthday as well.

 

I first cut two identical crowns in the blue felt. One one piece I appliqued my decorations. The second piece was the backing to hide all the stitching from the applique. I used elastic to connect the crown in the back so that it would stretch to fit a growing head. I made the grown just the right size without stretching the elastic this year. Zo tried it on and it fit her at almost 4 - so it can be used for awhile :)

I decided to put things on the crown that remind me of Sage's birth:

* the Sun - Sage was born at sunrise.  I remember listening to the circadas through the patio door while I laboured in the birth pool. I loved labouring in the night. It was quiet, still. As Sage was born, the sky was just starting to lighten. I nursed her on the couch watching the sunrise.

* Crocus - We have crocus in our yard that bloomed in the days before and after Sage's birth. I love that every year they will come up around her birthday. She was born on the first day of spring, which is kinda lovely, so this will remind us of that.

* Waves of water -  Sage was born in a birth pool. That water got me through labour. It felt so incredible each time I got back in. Col was in the water supporting me through the last of labour. She was there when Sage was born and scooped up into our arms out of the water.

Sage's birthday is this week, but she tried on her crown for a while today anyways. She loved it. It is great to have this tangible way to tell Sage a bit about her birthday as she grows.