How many crowns are there?
There are 250 total crowns submitted by artists, designers, writers, etc., company-wide. The white-bodies are just resin molds, but the artist-submitted crowns are made out of all kinds of mediums. Some are really clever and witty, and others are just beautifully ornamented. Our licensing group submitted about 20, which besides Star Wars, included The Simpsons, several Marvel characters, Peanuts, Harley-Davidson, Wizard of Oz, and of course several of Mickey Mouse, because he was the first Licensed character we ever did on our product back in the ’30s. Hallmark’s founder, J.C. Hall and Walt Disney were good friends and created the first licensing agreement together. What materials did you use to make your Star Wars crowns? As for my crowns, they are made from several different things from costume parts to other Star Wars toys parts, Plaster of Paris, fur fabric, paint and lots and lots of adhesives! For the “Long, long, long time ago” crown I just reformatted a best selling Star Wars c
