"And they named her Aurora after the dawn, for she filled their lives with sunshine..."
Close up of the crown - Click for full image
Casa de Fruita - Northern California Ren Faire - 2005
Crown Stats:
1 Glass Drop Pearl
15 Gold Filagrees
47 8mm Freshwater Pearls
29 8mm AB Swarovski Crystals
8 8mm vintage crystals on the filagrees
157 3mm Amber Swarovski Crystals
254 2mm beige Freshwater Seed Pearls
37 4mm Beige Freshwater Pearls
87 Gold Findings
Gold Europa Metallic Trim - Unfortunatly Europa is out of business
TOTALS: 339 pearls, 202 crystals and 102 gold findings. 643 pieces in total
Michelle Fennema (who plays Elizabeth Vernon in the Queen's Court - Southern California, REC guild) is a graduate (with distinction!) of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. In the picture above she made the hood she is wearing as well as the gown from scratch. Close-ups of her gown are found on her website. See Links page for address.