Faerie Enchantment

My Soiree Crown: Obelia's Surprise

Now with out further ado here is my new circlet crown I call: Obelia's Surprise, made from vintage fabrics, papers, tinsel, flat irredescent shell beads I picked up on one of our soiree stop offs, German Glitter Stars, precious pearls(pearls are a symbol of wisdom), sequins, silks and more.

A circlet is a crown with neither arches nor a cap (internal covering).

Many ancient crowns were circlet in style, notably the original St. Edward's Crown, the coronation crown of English monarchs, which was destroyed by Oliver Cromwell during the Commonwealth of England. In fairy tales, crowns often continue to be represented in circlet form.

In the twentieth century two British consort crowns, the Crown of Queen Mary, and the Crown of Queen Elizabeth, were designed with detachable half-arches connected to crosses pattee so that they could be worn as circlets.

Former Queens Consort whose husbands had died sometimes only wore their consort crowns as circlets after his death. Alexandra of Denmark (Queen Alexandra, widow of Edward VII of the United Kingdom), Mary of Teck (Queen Mary, widow of King George V of the United Kingdom) and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, widow of King George VI of the United Kingdom) all followed this practice.

For more information on a circlet crown and other crowns visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circlet

More pictures of my crown





One full view before I put on Obelia's Surprise

Now I am off to mingle with the other soiree attendees and to visit the Queen.
Again anyone wanting to learn about this event today and to see all who played visit:
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