The bust of Queen Nefertiti is one of the most famous pieces of ancient art, and arguably one of the most beautiful. It was crafted by the Chief Sculptor of Akhenaten, Tuthmose and was discovered in the workshop attached to his house in Akhetaten (Amarna). It is formed from limestone coated in layers of panted stucco. Only one of the quartz inlaid eyes remains, but other than that it is in remarkably good condition. The bust does not bear a name, but the identity of its subject is not really in doubt because of the presence of the blue crown with which Nefertiti was so closely associated.
The reign of Akhenaten and Nefertiti is characterised by a shift away from the traditional models, including a rejection of the national god Amun and the construction of a new capital dedicated to the Aten at Akhetaten. This change found expression in the exaggerated and fluid forms of Amarna Art. However, the bust of Nefertiti conforms to the classical Egyptian style. Tuthmoses would certainly not go against the wishes of his patron, so this was clearly intended. Yet, it was found with numerous other fragments of faces, busts and statuettes, prompting Egyptologists to suggest that the bust was either a modello (to be used as a template for official portraits) or a model to allow Tuthmoses to prove his skill to potential clients. Tuthmosis would have had to move his studio to Thebes when Akhetaten was abandoned, leaving behind anything he considered worthless – including the bust of Nefertiti!
The bust of Nefertiti has an enigmatic quality which has engendered much speculation. It is perfectly symmetrical, a vision of preternatural beauty, prompting Camille Paglia to comment the proper response to the Nefertiti bust is fear. However, a CT scan of the bust confirmed that under the stucco lies a more realistic depiction of the queen, with less prominent cheekbones, a bump on the nose and wrinkles. This raises a fascinating possibility. Did Tuthmoses plan from the outset to use his prodigious skill to create a bust of a beautiful, but imperfect woman and then hide it under a mask of divine and unattainable beauty? The observer cannot know that beneath the flawless complexion and perfect symmetry there lies a real woman, but that was perhaps the point. If so, why was the bust abandoned?
The mystery does not stop there. Because of its light complexion, her name (The beautiful one has come), and her supposedly un-Egyptian appearance it has been proposed by some that Nefertiti was of foreign birth. Proponents of this view generally consider that she was either Tadukhepa, the daughter of Tushratta the King of Mitanni, or a princess from a Mediterranean culture such as the Minoans. However, most Egyptologists now agree that she was Egyptian, although her parentage remains obscure and unconfirmed. We know that her wet nurse was the wife of Ay, but he does not claim to be her father. We know almost nothing about her death. Some have suggested that she became pharaoh under the name of Neferneferuaten, others that she died in disgrace. To some, she is the Elder Lady found in Tomb KV55, while others hope her tomb is still to be found.
The bust was discovered by the German team, led by Ludwig Borchardt, who were excavating Amarna in 1912/13. At that time artefacts uncovered in Egypt were subject to partage – a system where the finds were shared between the foreign excavators (who provided the expertise and money to fund the works) and the Egyptian state. Egypt retained the right to veto the removal of specific items, but Borchardt allegedly described the piece as a gypsum bust of a princess and showed officials only a substandard photo of it. It does seem highly unlikely that had any Egyptian officials seen the bust they would have been happy to let it go. Unfortunately, Gustave Lefebvre (who had the job of assigning finds) did not leave any record of his decisions regarding the bust, or if he did they have been lost.
The bust of Nefertiti was transported to Berlin to the home of Dr James Simon (who financed the dig) and another unfinished quartzite bust stayed in Egypt. While most of the pieces from that expedition went on display in the Egyptian Museum in Berlin, the bust of Nefertiti made only a brief appearance at the opening of the exhibition. Museum records suggest that Borchardt feared the Egyptian authorities would demand the return of the bust – prompting some to conclude that he knew its removal from Egypt had not been entirely above board.
The bust of Nefertiti finally went on display in the Berlin National Museum in 1923, to the great dismay of Egyptian authorities. Negotiations to repatriate the bust commenced in 1924 under the watchful eye of Pierre Lacau, Director of the Egyptian Antiquities service, to no avail. In 1929 the Egyptian Government made an unsuccessful bid to swap the bust of Nefertiti for a selection of other beautiful pieces, but they were turned down. Six years later the Prussian Prime Minister, Hermann Goring, agreed to send Nefertiti home but he was overruled by Adolf Hitler. Hitler approved of Nefertiti’s supposedly Aryan features and planned to make the bust one of the main attractions in the Museum of Germania (his new name for Berlin in its role as the capital of the world).
When Berlin was partitioned following the Second World War, the bust of Nefertiti stayed in West Berlin and became an unofficial cultural symbol of the city. However, Egyptian authorities have not given up hope. Following repeated unsuccessful requests for its repatriation they appealed to UNESCO to arbitrate in 2005, unsuccessfully. In recent years Dr Zahi Hawas has threatened to ban exhibitions of Egyptian antiquities in Germany, tried to organise a boycott of loans to German museums and suggested a deal whereby Egypt and Germany could share the bust to the benefit of each party. German authorities have rejected any suggestion that the bust of Nefertiti was removed from Egypt illegally and claim that the bust is too fragile to be moved.
In 2016 two artists covertly scanned the bust and printed a 3D replica which they donated to Cairo Museum in an act of protest over the high number of Egyptian artefacts housed in museums outside Egypt.
Officials, Priesthood etc.
Nefertiti
also called Neferneferuaten-Nefertiti
Photo by Yuti (From museum in Berlin)
Titles:
Hereditary Princess (iryt-p`t),
Great of Praises (wrt-hzwt)
Lady of Grace (nbt-im3t),
Sweet of Love (bnrt-mrwt)
Lady of The Two Lands (nbt-t3wy)
Main King’s Wife (hmt-niswt-‘3t)
Main King’s Wife, his beloved (hmt-niswt-‘3t meryt.f)
Great King’s Wife (hmt-niswt-wrt)
Great King’s Wife, his beloved (hmt-niswt-wrt meryt.f)
Lady of all Women (hnwt-hmwt-nbwt)
Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt (hnwt-Shm’w-mhw)
Meritaten seved as Great Royal Wife towards the end of the reign of Akhenaten and into the reign of the mysterious Smenkhare. Ankes-en-pa-aten would be the longest surviving daughter of Nefertiti. She married the boy-king Tutankhamen and changed her name to Ankhesenamen.
Early Years
Nefertiti depicted in the “Amarna Style”. Here shown with the modius and double plumed head-dress instead of the flat topped crown she is famous for.
Nefertiti was the Great Royal Wife of Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten.
Amenhotep IV built several structures at Karnak. The structures there include the Gempaaten which is a palace complex. It is believed that the royal family lived at the Gempaaten during the winter months (according to Aldred). One of the structures within the Gempaaten complex is the Hut-Benben (“Mansion of the Benben”). Aldred mentions that the Mansion of the Benben was a temple exclusively devoted to Nefertiti.
In year 3, Amenhotep IV and Nefertiti apparently held a great festival in the temple at Karnak. Inscriptions show the royal couple traveling by palanquin, feasting while being entertained by dancers and musicians, and appearing at the palace’s “window of appearance” waving at the crowd.
Moving to the New Capital of Egypt.
Amenhotep at some point changes his name to Akhenaten, and founds a new Capital named Akhet-Aten more than a 100 miles north of Thebes.
Nefertiti takes on the longer name of Neferneferuaten-Nefertiti. Several beautiful temples and palaces are built in Akhetaten and Nefertiti plays an important role in religious life as well as court life.
In year 12 there is another large festival that takes place. Inscriptions in the tombs of the nobles show that there is a large tribute, and Akhenaten and Nefertiti are shown with their six daughters receiving tribute from many people.
The Later Years
Soon after year 12 disaster seems to strike. First Meketaten, the second eldest daugher, dies. Scenes in the royal tomb in Akhet-Aten (modern Amarna) show a grief stricken Nefertiti and Akhenaten mourning their daughter. Around roughly the same time Akhenaten’s mother Queen Tiye also dies, and several of the younger daughters of Nefertiti also disappear from the scene.
Neferneferuaten-Nefertiti as coregent and possibly Pharaoh?
It is difficult to say what exactly happened with Nefertiti towards the end of the reign of Akhenaten. For a while it was thought that Nefertiti fell into disgrace and was replaced at court by her daughter Meritaten. This theory was based on a mistaken identity however. A royal lady seems to have disappeared from the scene and her place was taken by Meritaten, but the lady in question was the secondary Queen named Kiya, not Nefertiti.
It is possible that Nefertiti became a co-regent to Akhenaten and that Nefertiti ruled alongside her husband in the latter years of his reign. There is mention of an individual named Djeserkheperure Smenkhare and it is possible that this is a king who ruled between Akhenaten and Tutankhamen. Some Egyptologists believe that Smenkhare is just another name for Nefertiti and that she became pharaoh after the death of her husband Akhenaten.
Nefertiti’s burial.
Nefertiti may have been buried in the royal tomb at Amarna, but this is by no means certain. A special set of rooms appear to have been prepared for her. It is not known what happened to her after that. Some speculate that her funerary equipment was reused in the burial of King Tutankhamen. There are some statues from Tut’s tomb which appear to depict a female ruler.
People have tried to identify several mummies as being that of Nefertiti. The latest attempt was by Joanne Fletcher who claimed that a mummy in KV34 was that of Queen Nefertiti. This identification was actually first proposed by Marianne Luban. Susan James had proposed that the mummy of the “older woman” in the same tomb was actually that of Queen Nefertiti. The experts do not seem to consider any of the arguments conclusive and no mummy has been definitively identified as that of our illustrious queen.
There is also a partial shabti of Queen Nefertiti found in Amarna. The experts do not agree on the implications of that find. Some think it means that Nefertiti was buried as a queen, not a pharaoh, while others think that it could have been a votive figure donated at the time of one of the other royal burials.
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Contents
- Nefertiti as Queen
- Nefertiti As a Possible Ruler
- The Bust of Nefertiti
One of the most mysterious and powerful women in ancient Egypt, Nefertiti was queen alongside Pharaoh Akhenaten from 1353 to 1336 B.C. and may have ruled the New Kingdom outright after her husband’s death. Her reign was a time of tremendous cultural upheaval, as Akhenaten reoriented Egypt’s religious and political structure around the worship of the sun god Aten. Nefertiti is best known for her painted sandstone bust, which was rediscovered in 1913 and became a global icon of feminine beauty and power.
Nefertiti as Queen
Nefertiti may have been the daughter of Ay, a top adviser who would go on to become pharaoh after King Tut’s death in 1323 B.C. An alternate theory suggests she was a princess from the Mittani kingdom in northern Syria. She was her husband’s Great Royal Wife (favored consort) when he ascended the throne in Thebes as Amenhotep IV. In the fifth year of his reign, he displaced Egypt’s chief god Amon in favor of Aten, moved the capitol north to Amarna and changed his name to Akhenaten, with Nefertiti taking on the additional name “Neferneferuaten”—her full name meaning “Beautiful are the beauties of Aten, a Beautiful Woman has come.”
Did you know? The beauty of the iconic Nefertiti bust may only be skin deep. CT scans in 2009 revealed that underneath the surface of smooth painted stucco is the sculptor Thudmose’s more realistic limestone carving of a woman with wrinkled cheeks and a bump on her nose.
Akhenaten’s transformation of religion brought with it radical changes in artistic conventions. Departing from the idealized images of earlier pharaohs, Akhenaten is sometimes depicted with feminine hips and exaggerated features. Early images of Nefertiti show a stereotypical young woman, but in later ones she is a near mirror image of Akhenaten. Her final depictions reveal a regal but realistic figure.
On the walls of tombs and temples built during Akhenaten’s reign Nefertiti is depicted alongside her husband with a frequency seen for no other Egyptian queen. In many cases she is shown in positions of power and authority—leading worship of Aten, driving a chariot or smiting an enemy.
After Nefertiti had given birth to six daughters, her husband began taking other wives, including his own sister, with whom he fathered the future King Tut (Tutankhamen). Nefertiti’s third daughter Ankhesenpaaten would eventually become her half-brother Tutankhamen’s queen.
Nefertiti As a Possible Ruler
Nefertiti disappears from the historical record around the 12th year of Akhenaten’s 17-year reign. She may have died at that point, but it is possible she became her husband’s official co-regent under the name Neferneferuaten. Akhenaten was followed as pharaoh by Smenkhkare, who some historians suggest may have been another name for Nefertiti. This would not have been without precedent: In the 15th century B.C. the female pharaoh Hatshepsut ruled Egypt in the guise of a man, complete with a ceremonial false beard.
If Nefertiti kept power during and beyond Akhenaten’s last years, it is possible she began the reversal of her husband’s religious polices that would reach fruition during the reign of King Tut. At one point Neferneferuaten employed a scribe to make divine offerings to Amun, pleading for him to return and dispel the kingdom’s darkness.
The Bust of Nefertiti
On December 6, 1913, a team led by German archaeologist Ludwig Borchardt discovered a sculpture buried upside-down in the sandy rubble on the floor of the excavated workshop of the royal sculptor Thutmose in Amarna. The painted figure featured a slender neck, gracefully proportioned face and a curious blue cylindrical headpiece of a style only seen in images of Nefertiti. Borchardt’s team had an agreement to split its artifacts with the Egyptian government, so the bust was shipped as part of Germany’s portion. A single, poor photograph was published in an archaeological journal and the bust was given to the expedition’s funder, Jacques Simon, who displayed it for the next 11 years in his private residence.
In 1922 British Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered King Tut’s tomb. A flurry of international attention followed, and the image of Tut’s solid gold funerary mask was soon a global symbol of beauty, wealth and power.
A year later the Nefertiti bust was put on display in Berlin, countering the “English” Tut with a German appropriation of ancient glamour. Throughout the 20th century’s upheavals, the bust remained in German hands. It was revered by Hitler (who said, “I will never relinquish the head of the Queen”), hidden from Allied bombs in a salt mine and coveted by East Germany throughout the Cold War. Today it draws more than 500,000 visitors annually to Berlin’s Neues Museum.
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Today, Nefertiti is one of the most well known queens of Egypt, famed throughout the ancient world for her beauty. There is little known about the background of Nefertiti but many believe that she was not of royal bloodline. Her father was believed to be a high official of Amenhotep III and Akhenaten. It is said that Nefertiti was chosen by her Father and her Aunt, the Pharaoh’s mother, because of her strong personality that it was believed she could reign in the Pharaoh so her family would hold the real power behind the throne.
She was not rivaled only by her power but also by her beauty. Her face has become one of the most recognizable images in the world since the founding of her bust in 1912. She was an independent woman and thinker centuries before her time (Fletcher, 2004). But the question that many people wonder is “Who was Queen Nefertiti and how much power did she have? ” Nefertiti first rose to prominence in Egyptology in 1912, when a three-thousand-year-old bust of the queen was unearthed and quickly became a recognizable artifact around the world.
But pieces of Nefertiti’s life remained missing (Fletcher, 2004). The beginning of her existence starts with her breaking through the sex barrier to rule as a co-Pharaoh alongside her husband, Akhenaten. Nefertiti parents are not known and she was probably of non-royal birth, most historians say. Most believe she was 12 years old when she became queen and that Amenhotep IV was around the same age (Englar, 2009). Nefertiti married Amenhotep IV who took the name “Akhenaten”, who ruled over Egypt for approximately 17 years during the 18th Dynasty around 1357 B.
C. E. She had six daughters but no sons with Akhenaten, who also had other wives. But neither of them were carved into the sculptures except Nefertiti, so many people believed he loved her most. She appeared with her husband Akhenaten on all major monuments. She even assisted in offerings. There has been no other queen who appears so frequently in Egyptian history as Queen Nefertiti. Many images of her show simple family gatherings with her husband and daughters. She is also known as the mother-in-law and stepmother of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen.
Nefertiti and her husband defied ancient custom by practicing monotheism and by elevating Nefertiti far above the role of subservient consort previously played by Egyptian queens (Tyldesley, 1999). Upon her fourth year of being queen, she left the capital of Thebes where a new city to honor their chosen god, Aten was built. He believed that the Aten, a minor sun god, was the most important god so Nefertiti being his wife followed suit. The religion in the country was then transformed so their new god, Aten, may be held up above all others.
Neferitti and her husband designed the new city and more than 50,000 Egyptians moved to Akhenaten to serve the king and queen in their new city. This is the first time that Egyptian religion accepted one god rather than many gods. Nefertiti’s new religious duties gave her more power than most previous Egyptian queens. Nefertiti was perhaps the most influential person on Akhenaten, at that time one of the most powerful rulers on earth. Many people do not know that Nefertiti and her husband changed their names to honor their God.
Nefertiti meaning “the beautiful woman” had come to be known as Neferneferuaten which means “beautiful are the beauties of Aten. ” The reason for this change is so “Aten” would be included in her new name to honor their god. During the Amarna period, Nefertiti was seen as almost equal to a Pharaoh. Nefertiti soon became enamored with her new found power and her popularity with the people and is somewhat swept up along with her husband in his dreams of glamour, power, and immortality (Moran, 2007). Upon his death she took control of Aten.
The Egyptian people loved her and celebrated her beauty in art, but the priests did not feel the same way. Historians say that priests who, upon Nefertiti’s death, had her name erased from all public records. This led to her being left out of history for over three thousand years. Very little is known of Nefertiti, her death is not recorded, and her tomb has not been found. Her beauty is renowned from the masks found at Amarna by archaeologists early in this century, having been lost for millennia.
It is unusual that a queen like Nefertiti, death would not be recorded in the culture of Egypt. Even to this day monuments to those who ruled and played a major part in Egypt have pyramids and tombs bestowing their importance. It is very sad that Akhenaten and Nefertiti’s family was all but destroyed. Three thousand years after her death, Nefertiti’s beauty still captivates thousands of visitors each year. It was her mysterious smile and powerful gaze that attracted many men to her making them wonder who she had been and how she’d become a dominant figure in ancient Egypt.
However, tragedy eventually calls, and everything Nefertiti worked so hard to achieve hangs in the balance (Englar 2009). Some historians believe she died from a plague or even ruled Egypt under a new name, Smenkhkare. Yet there has, over time, been a great deal of controversy on all these facts. It would seem that Smenkhkare became co-regent shortly after the death of Akhenaten’s principle wife, Nefertiti. Speculation at times have run rampant, including one theory that Nefertiti herself had actually disguised herself as a male in the custom of Hatshepsut, becoming co-regent (Dunn, 2003).
Nefertiti will always hold a mysterious history, her remains and the location of her body has long been a subject of curiosity and speculation. Her place as an icon in popular culture is secure and she has become somewhat of a celebrity due to the rare find of her bust. After Cleopatra, she is the second most famous queen of Egypt in the Western imagination and her image has influenced, through photographs, and changed standards of feminine beauty of the twentieth century, and is often referred to as “the most beautiful woman in the world” (Dunn, 2003).
Nefertiti technique in Turkey is one of the latest fashion in the world of cosmetics and beauty, which recently spread around the world and doubled the rate of demand for it in a relatively short period not exceeding four years.
- This procedure is part of the injections used instead of the plastic surgery.
- It does not require anesthesia and does not involve the risks of normal surgery in addition to its relatively low price.
- As for the goals of the Nefertiti cosmetic process, they are plastic surgery, neck lift, jaw area and lower face.
This process has been called by this name as an expression of the beauty of the queen herself, which is considered a symbol of beauty with a long tight neck and straight jaw, which is considered one of the criteria of beauty that all girls want. Leaving Static in this article talks at length about this technique in cosmetology and beauty.
Nefertiti technique in Turkey
- The technology aims to remove the effects of aging and aging, specifically on the side of the neck and under the face.
- The turnout of this process was restricted to women, but men also began to accept it, to include both sexes recently.
- The process consists of a mixture of Botox and Therapy injections, which earned them better, faster results, and safer exposing the person to the lowest percentage of risks and side effects at overdoses compared to other injections.
How to make Nefertiti injection in Turkey
- Starting from medical tests to ensure the safety of the body and its sensitivity to the materials used in the injection.
- Draw advance lines as a plan for restoration of the damaged area, which needs to be modified.
- Putting a signal to locate the injection accurately.
- Local anesthesia by a cream left for about fifteen minutes until it takes effect.
- Finally, the injection is carried out according to the signs drawn and agreed upon by the surgeon and the patient
Objectives of the work of Nefertiti cosmetic technique
- Fix neck and lower jaw defects by masking neck sagging, wrinkle removal and double chin filling spaces.
- Get rid of wattle.
- The procedure can be used to inject an area above the brow in order to eliminate front wrinkles.
Who and when to turn to the needles of Nefertiti technique?
Medical documents and statistics recorded that most of the people who resort to Nefertiti needles are adults and middle-aged people, due to the appearance of this process specifically in order to face the signs of aging and aging.
Because the muscles of the lower jaw begin to harden at this stage of life and lead to sagging skin to repair Nefertiti needles, such defects and deformities of the general appearance.
Pre-operation instructions
To ensure better results, the following instructions should be followed:
- Stop using aspirin and inform the doctor about the name of the treatment used or any health problem if any.
- Stop drinking alcohol.
- Complete recovery from skin bruises, cuts and scars, if any.
- Stop using cosmetics.
- Adequate sleep, especially within 48 hours prior to the operation.
Post-operative instructions
- Not sleeping or lying down for 4 hours immediately after the operation.
- Avoid sleeping on the stomach during the first two days.
- Stay away from excess physical exertion for three days.
- Avoid cosmetics.
Operation prohibitions
- It is forbidden to perform the operation for anyone suffering from toxin allergy or any of the Botox compounds.
- For everyone who suffers from muscle weakness.
- Pregnant
Are the results permanent?
- The results of needles Nefertiti are almost instant, but like other plastic surgery, the results are not permanent, but relatively temporary.
- The permanence of the results ranges from six to twelve months, according to the quality of the materials used.
- Repeat the process to maintain desired results.
The cost of Nefertiti needles
The cost of the operation varies according to the doctor, his skill, the medical center, the country, and the most important and most influencing the cost is the injection sites. For example, the corners of the mouth cost about $ 300. Neck $ 250. Jaw and mouth corners $ 350.
Finally, to request the cost of needles from Nefertiti from the Turk Aesthetic , please contact our staff via the link .
Written by: Tasos Vossos
Written on: July 14, 2020
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Pharaohs of ancient Egypt did not have only one crown, but a number of different designs, worn on specific occasions. One such crown was the so-called double crown: a combination of the crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt.
Pharaoh Menes was the first to unite Egypt under one kingdom and the double crown symbolised his undisputed rule. It is not difficult to make the double crown, even though you need to pay special attention on the white Upper Egypt part.
Measure the forehead perimeter of the person who is going to wear the crown. Draw a long horizontal rectangle on the red construction paper, 2.5 cm (1 inch) longer than the perimeter of the forehead.
Form a vertical rectangle, starting from the middle part of the horizontal rectangle and becoming slightly thinner on top. Make its angles curved.
- Pharaohs of ancient Egypt did not have only one crown, but a number of different designs, worn on specific occasions.
- It is not difficult to make the double crown, even though you need to pay special attention on the white Upper Egypt part.
Cut the shape out of the red paper. Glue the two ends of the horizontal rectangle together to form the crown’s base. The vertical rectangle goes to the back side of the head.
Draw two equally sized, bottlelike shapes on the white paper. Their width must be slightly less than half the size of the horizontal rectangle on the red surface.
Use sticky tape to glue the “bottles” together and form the white Upper Egypt crown. Carefully stuff it with newspapers to make it resemble a “Smurfs” hat.
- Cut the shape out of the red paper.
- Glue the two ends of the horizontal rectangle together to form the crown’s base.
Glue the white crown and the bottom part of the red crown’s vertical rectangle. This way you can prevent the white crown from falling off.
Draw the head and part of the body of a small snake on the yellow construction paper. Cut it out and glue it on the front side of the red crown.
Pierce the front side of the white crown with a red pipe cleaner. The pipe cleaner must point upwards. Bend it on top to form a spiral.
Rosie DeLibero
Disney Family Contributor
Nothing screams royalty like the wickedly evil Disney Villains: Evil Queen and The Queen of Hearts.
While celebrating the scariest day of the year, let the youngsters get into the spirit of Halloween by making their very own evil Disney Villain crowns using these evil queen crowns as inspiration.
They can wear their crowns during the festivities or as the perfect topper to their Halloween costume.
Time: 30 minutes
What You’ll Need
- Foam crowns in purple, green, blue, red, orange, and yellow
- Construction paper in a variety of different colors
- Assorted stick-ons: gems, stickers, googly eyes, foam shapes and letters
- Scissors
- Masking tape
- Washable markers
- Assorted glitter (including red)
- Double-sided tape
- Glue sticks
- Hole punch (optional)
- Queen of hearts card (optional)
- Twine or narrow elastic band (optional)
How To Make It
- Select a red crown for Queen of Hearts and a yellow crown for the Evil Queen. Lay them flat on a table while you decorate. You’ll decorate the red crown with black, red and yellow accents and the yellow crown with purple, red and black accents.
- Write the name “Queen of Hearts” on the red crown at the lower edge center, using a black marker on the red crown. Use a purple or black marker on the yellow crown to write “Evil Queen.” You can also trace a line about ½ inch inside the crown’s edge to create a border, if desired.
- Cut a heart from yellow construction paper, outline it with black and red markers, and add a jewel in the center for extra regal flair. Attach it to the center front of the red crown with a glue stick or double-sided tape. Or, use the Queen of Hearts card from an old card deck as the focal point.
- Cut an apple shape from red construction paper, cover the front surface with glue and then sprinkle on red glitter to really make it pop. Add a stem cut from brown construction paper. Once the glitter is set, attach the apple to the front of the yellow crown in the same manner as the heart. Add gems, such as yellow or purple, to the points of the crown, or use glue and gold glitter to create a similar effect.
- Add stick-on gems and other accents as desired, placing the embellishments evenly around the crowns. Use red, yellow and black colors for the Queen of Hearts, and red and purple colors for the Evil Queen.
- Connect the tabs on the back so the crowns form a circle and can stand up on the table.
- Optional: Most purchased crowns have interlocking tabs in the back; assemble the tabs and secure with double-sided tape as needed. If the crowns don’t have tabs, punch holes in the two lower corners and thread twine or elastic band through the holes. Try on the crown and tie the twine or elastic to fit.
- Ideas to get the kids even more involved:
Have the kids think of an evil-villain name, such as Count Jeremy the Bad or Evil Princess Patty.
Kids can use the markers to draw squiggles, spider webs and outlines on the crowns as they stick the decorations in place.
Notes
Cutting should be done by an adult.
Glue sticks provide extra sticking power if the stick-on adhesive on your decoration isn’t strong enough. And if you can’t find self-adhesive decorations, use glue sticks to attach the items.
Sponsored by Lionsgate and in celebration of the new movie The Queen’s Corgi, which releases in UK cinemas from 5 th July.
The kids and I do love a good movie. We cannot wait for new The Queen’s Corgi to come out on July 5th and we wanted to dress up for the royal occasion!
I have a brilliant Paper Craft for you today – a fantastic and easy Royal Paper Crown to print, colour and assemble. This activity is fun for all of the family, you can even make one for the pet dog!
Get your printables below and make your very own The Queen’s Corgi royal crown to show off at the grand opening!
ABOUT ‘THE QUEEN’S CORGI’
Rex is the Queen’s Top Dog – a spoilt little corgi who lives a life of luxury in Buckingham Palace. But when Rex winds up in a London Dog’s Home, surrounded by tough strays, he must learn that to become a true Top Dog, you have to earn it!
Jack Whitehall (Jungle Cruise, Good Omens, Bad Education) voices loveable Rex, the Queen’s Top Dog – a spoilt little corgi who lives a life of luxury in Buckingham Palace. Ray Winstone (King of Thieves, Jawbone), Sheridan Smith (Cilla) and Matt Lucas (Missing Link, Sherlock Gnomes) voice his mischievous canine co-stars Tyson, Wanda and Charlie.
Julie Walters (Mary Poppins Returns, Mamma Mia 2, Paddington 2) is the voice of our reigning monarch The Queen. She is joined by Tom Courtenay (King of Thieves, 45 Years) as the voice of The Duke of Edinburgh. Rounding out the voice cast are Jon Culshaw (as Trump) and Debra Stevenson (as Melania), Sarah Hadland (as Mitzy), Colin McFarlane (as Chief), Nadia Wadia (as Patmore), Iain McKee (as Jack), Kulvinder Ghir (as Sanjay).
The Queen’s Corgie Movie Trailer
The Queen’s Corgi, in UK cinemas on 5 th July!
Starring Jack Whitehall, Ray Winstone, Julie Walters, Sheridan Smith, Matt Lucas and Tom Courtenay
ROYAL CROWN – a Paper Craft
To make your paper crowns you will need:
- printable
- coloring pens, paint, anything you want to color & decorate your crown with really
- scissors
- hole punch
- craft knife & safety mat
- glue/tape
- split pin
How to make your Royal Crown for The Queen’s Corgi Movie
After downloading the templates for this crown, colour in all three parts of the crown and jewels. Have fun with pens, pencils and watercolours! Make your paper crown truly spectacular!
When you have finished coloring your paper crown, start cutting out the crown. Make sure to cut the top parts (that will look like feathers) up to the jewel chain (see photo).
Glue the three parts of the crown together. You can add tape from the inside to make it sturdier. Then, punch out the holes we will use for the split pin to hold together the top part of the crown. Put the main body of the crown to the side.
Time to craft the top part of your Paper Crown!
Fold the top along the line and then cut. Before gluing shut the top part make sure to fold the bottom to a 90° angle. The bottom part will then be glued on top of the crown.
Find the two white circles on the jewels page right next to the top part of the crown. Make a small cut with your scissors or if you have craft knife (get your parents to help if using a craft knife). Then push the split pin through one of the paper circles.
From the bottom of the crown start pinning the smaller flaps/feathers.
In the top photo you can see what it looks like from the inside of the crown. Now start adding the longer “feathers”/flaps on to the split pin. Add the 2nd paper circle and split the pin so it will hold all flaps in place.
Add glue to the bottom part of the top and glue it on top of the crown.
All that’s left now is to add as many jewels as you like where ever you like. Have fun!
You can also watch our quick slide show video here:
Ta-daaaa your Royal Crown is ready.
Be sure to wear it when you go and see the brand new The Queen’s Corgi movie. Out across cinemas in the UK on July 5th!
Our friend Anda Corrie shares a tutorial for making a fabric play crown: a favorite dress-up accessory and an instant Halloween costume!
After making my 4-year-old her first paper play crown, she began entreating me to make them for her nearly constantly. Suffice it to say they are one of her favorite go-to dress up accessories.
As Halloween grows closer, I started thinking about how to adapt our crown making into a more durable version and also use some of the Spoonflower fabric I’ve been hoarding in my sewing room! Need an instant costume? Here’s a quick tutorial for a play crown you can make in an hour or less.
DIY Fabric Play Crown Materials
- Two 24” x 6” pieces of Spoonflower’s Petal Signature Cotton™
- 24” length of ½” double-fold bias tape
- One piece of 24″ x 6” card stock
- Sewing machine
- Scissors
- Dabric pen
- Ruler
- Stapler, or needle and matching thread
1. Measure your royal’s head circumference. Add 1½” to this measurement.
2. Draw a basic crown shape (straight line along the bottom, pointy triangles along the top) the length you’ve measured on heavy card stock. (Or download this free pattern , print and glue to the card stock and then cut out.)
3. Trace the shape onto the back of your fabric with a fabric pen and then add ½” seam allowance. Set aside the card stock pattern for later use.
4. Cut two pieces of fabric from this pattern, for both the outside and inside of the crown.
5. With right sides facing in, sew a straight stitch ⅜” from the edge of the sides and top points of the crown. Leave the bottom edge open.
6. Notch the top of the crown’s points and in between each point as well. Turn right-side out and press.
7. Slide the card stock pattern inside the crown.
8. Straight stitch the bias tape along the bottom edge of the crown.
9. At this point, I like to check the fit again on the intended king or queen’s head before closing it up.
10. Finish by hand stitching the crown closed—or in a pinch you can staple it shut and cover the inside staple ends with washi tape to prevent snagging your highness’s coiffure.
About Our Guest Blogger
Anda Corrie is an American illustrator, Etsy designer, and émigré living in Berlin, Germany with her small family. In her spare time she obsesses over vintage children’s books, makes homemade schnapps, sews tiny dresses that her 4-year-old stubbornly refuses to wear, and draws. Visit her Spoonflower shop for some lovely hand drawn fabric designs and her Etsy shop, Boosterseat.
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Background
Queen Nefertiti, also known as Neferneferuaten-Nefertiti, was the queen of Egypt and wife of King Akhenaten, formerly called Amenhotep IV, who reigned from 1353-1336 B.C.E. She and her husband would rule Egypt together and play prominent roles in developing the cult religious following of the sun god known as Aten.
Birth and Early Life
You might be surprised to know that neither Nefertiti’s birth year or parentage are known with any certainty. The best guess for her birth year is circa 1370 B.C.E. The most popular theory of her parentage claims that she is the daughter of her future husband’s uncle, making them first cousins!
Marriage and Family
Nefertiti was celebrated for her beauty, most notably her statuesque figure and symmetric facial features, so it should not surprise you that she caught the attention and eventually married the king of Egypt. She is thought to have been a teenager at the time of her marriage to King Akhenaten, though the exact date of their marriage and her subsequent ascension to the royal throne of Egypt are also unknown. She was the great love of her husband, and the union produced six daughters.
Egyptian Legacy
The earliest images containing Nefertiti were found in the royal tombs of Theban. The images depict Nefertiti accompanying her husband, along with the royal butler and a high official. She is shown as an even more prominent figure in the temple known as ‘The Mansion of the Benben,’ where she is drawn serving as a priest attending the god Aten.
The most important finding, however, can be seen in blocks recovered from Karnak/Luxor in which she is shown wearing a unique blue crown, high with a flat top, striking female enemies. These depictions of her as a strong ruler have led many scholars to wonder if she served as her husband’s co-ruler, rather than simply his consort queen, which would have been a position of unprecedented power. However, there is no scholarly data to support this.
Arguably, Nefertiti’s greatest legacy is the religious revolution that occurred during her husband’s reign. At this time in Egyptian history, the people worshiped several deities. Nefertiti and her husband chose to focus on the god Aten, represented by the sun disc. It’s worth noticing that they each included his name within their own chosen names: Neferneferuaten-Nefertiti and Akhenaten. Talk about devotion!
Nefertiti even managed to blend her religious devotion with an obvious nod to her beauty by choosing the name Neferneferuaten-Nefertiti, which translates to ‘beautiful are the beauties of Aten; a beautiful woman has come.’
The royal couple closed state temples and the entire royal court transferred to the new capital, Amarna. Nefertiti took on an active religious role, both worshiping with her family and serving as the female part of the triad that also included Aten and the king. She was considered to be a depiction of an earth-bound fertility goddess, supported by the constant appearance of her many children. The royal family was depicted widely across the nation, appearing on private devotional material, the walls of tombs, and even on various sarcophagi.
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