Our Homeschool Group is having a May Crowning this Wednesday. We will have a procession into the church, with all the children bringing flowers to lay at Mary's feet. At the end of the procession will be two little girls who are making/have made their First Holy Communion this year. One will carry the crown on a pillow (above) and the other will crown the Blessed Virgin. I will walk up with them just in case, because sometimes the crown is fickle and doesn't want to stay on, and the statue is pretty tall, so we aren't sure if the girl will be able to reach it.

When we were asked if they could use our Mary Statue, the lady in charge also asked if I could make the crown and a pillow for the crown to be carried on. So that is what I did this weekend. They are silk flowers, by the way. I greatly prefer real flowers, but this way I could make it farther in advance, and it will last much much longer, so we can use it in future years. :)