AUSTIN, Texas, July 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Austin Artist, with a Royal Connection, Creates
a Critter Crown for Princess Charlotte
Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150703/228479
A new crown for Princess Charlotte has been created by Austin
jeweler and artist, "Sugar" Gay
Isber, who has a royal connection – she has already made a
crown for Prince George and his
mum, the Duchess of Cambridge.
Isber also has designed jewelry for the royal great grandmother,
HRM Queen Elizabeth, plus Prince
Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla.
Just in time for the Princess's christening, Gay also created a
children's style story book to accompany her creation - The Very
Fun Story of How Princess Charlotte's Giggles Created the Critter
Crown with the final pages of the book documenting the gifts
that she already has presented to the Windsor family. A presentation box, with
flying butterflies and a touch of glitter will accompany this
special gift.
Instead of a pink sparkly typical crown, Isber was inspired by
the tomboy side of Kate
Middleton. "I fell for a colorful collection of hand
crafted, lamp worked critters that are so whimsical – the beads
really inspired me. Along with a sprinkling of Swarovski crystals
and chartreuse pearls there are: butterflies, birds, frogs, cats,
dogs, farm animals and sea creatures. It would have been easy to
whip up a Swarovski crystal pink princess crown but there is no
challenge in that. I love the Critter Crown, as it is a work
of art, a conversation starter and along with the book that I wrote
that tells the story of how a frog wanted to see the world from the
Princess' head and then others joined them, will be a great bedtime
story for the Princess and Prince George. I also hope that
someday she will play dress up using it," Gay states.
Isber is a seventh generation Houstonian and a Canadian citizen.
When Gay lived in Canada, she
created jewelry for the Royal Museums and Parliament of
Ontario (Ontario Legislative
Building) gift stores. That is where she meet HRM Queen
Elizabeth and Prince Charles on
their visits. "When I meet Queen
Elizabeth, I told her that when I gave Prince Charles and Camila their gifts that I
also included a gift to her, too but I thought that she might not
ever have gotten it, so I was giving her a replacement
bracelet. She actually laughed out loud. It was a touch of
royalty that I will never forget. I was the last person that she
talked to before she got in her limousine and the crowd around me
was still laughing," said Isber.
When she met Prince William, in
Ottawa with his new bride on their
first trip to Canada, he also had
a great laugh. "I told him that is was "Kate's Vacuuming
Tiara." Although, it was 100% museum quality and made of the finest
ingredients, giving it a fun name really made him laugh, just
thinking of her actually cleaning, I guess. He stopped himself
about a second before he was going to put the crown on his
head. Now, that would have been a picture worth keeping – him
wearing her crown," Gay adds.
The presentation box is hand made by Gay, too. "A crown doesn't
just come in any old thing, it has to be part of the
keepsake. I loved the nod to nature with the butterflies plus
how I mixed and matched the patterns to represent the Kate's
fashion style – young and fresh. Then, I added a touch of
glitter to make sure that it makes an entrance."
For more information, photos, or interviews please contact the
artist Gay Isber directly -
512-944-3766 or gayisber@gmail.com and see her website
www.gayisber.com for more of her artworks and jewels.
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SOURCE "Sugar" Gay Isber