Difficulty: Beginner
If you have spent any time on Pinterest or if you have a little girl you know that unicorns are in right now. Cakes, decorations and horns are a few of the things that you can find, but there are so many unicorn ideas it’s crazy.
A little while back a customer asked me to make unicorn horns. She was going to be reading a book about a unicorn to her granddaughter’s preschool class and wanted to give them each a unicorn horn. Enough horns for a class of preschoolers meant 20 horns to be exact.
I told her that I could do it and then immediately went to Pinterest for inspiration. I had never made a unicorn horn before, but I had made Troll hair and Mickey ears, so really how hard could it be. Not hard at all. Once I had my plan and my supplies I set out to make the first one.
The first one always takes the longest, because you’ve never done it before, but by number 15 you could do it in your sleep. I’m telling you now that this is not a hard project, but will be bit time consuming if you are not very crafty.
If you need a party favor for your child’s unicorn party you can totally do this. You can also make just one and add ears and flowers or even hair. It will be perfect for dress up or a Halloween costume.
What are you waiting for?! Grab your supplies and make your unicorn loving little girl very happy!
Supplies:
Felt 6”x4.5” for one horn (I got 4 horns out of one 9”x12” felt square from the craft store)
Plain black headbands (try Amazon if you need more than 10, otherwise Dollar Tree is the perfect choice)
Polyester Fiberfill
Hot Glue gun and glue
Needle and thread
Method
Use a piece of paper the same size as your square and cut a triangle shape out of it. Cut the tip off the triangle and roll the triangle into a cone shape. Make any necessary adjustments to the paper and then use that as your pattern for cutting the felt. Cut out felt triangle.
Run a bead of hot glue down one side of the triangle.
Press the opposite side of the triangle onto the hot glue. Press edges to seal.
Once the glue has cooled and hardened, turn the cone shape right side out.
Notice the little “tail.”
Cut off the “tail.”
Stuff the cone with fiberfill until it is firm.
Trace a circle, big enough to cover the fiberfill, on a piece of paper and cut out and use to cut two felt circles.
Glue one felt circle to the base of the cone making sure to cover all the fiberfill and seal the edges of felt together.
Make sure to trim the rough edges of glue to neaten it up.
Thread the sewing needle and tie the two ends together. Push the needle through the top of the horn and pull the thread taught.
Wrap the thread around the cone a few times.
Push the needle through the edge of the base and pull taught.
This will make the horn look twisted.
Tie the end of the thread in a knot and cut the needle loose.
Place a line of glue on the base of the horn in the middle.
Press the base of the horn onto the top of the headband making sure to center it.
Put glue on the underside of the headband and horn.
Cover with the second felt circle and press edges together.
You can make them in a rainbow of colors or make them all the same. You can use glitter, printed or textured felt to add to the look and if you want to make them look extra fancy add felt ears, felt or silk flowers and even yarn for hair. The possibilities are endless.
