Cross with Crown … steeple project

Been working this one for a few days. Its inspiration is a church out in the country, very pretty setting surrounded by flower fields and farms. Aside from the beauty and stature of this church, what caught my eye was something on the on the little cross atop the steeple. Upon closer scrutiny, I found that it is a crown – how cool! Not sure I’ve seen that before, though I feel I may have seen a cross with a crown hung over the top vertical, sitting on the horizontal cross bar … vague memory though …. I wonder if the crown began up on the crosspiece, and has somehow slid or was blown down (we get some stiff winds here), past its intended spot, onto the lower vertical. ?? The mystery is well with my soul: either way, I appreciate the symbolism and message of the cross on the crown.

The beginning sketch: