DIY

This tutorial is jam packed with tutu making tips and tricks, plus some Strawberry Shortcake Birthday party ideas too!

Start your tutu, by picking up four colors of tulle and a strip of 1 inch elastic.

The four colors that you will need are red, green, coral, and pink. You will also need some ribbon for the tutu.

Next cut your elastic to the size of your child. I either measure it directly around their waist, or I use the tutu size chart on my other website.

I use my regular sewing machine and set it to a zigzag stitch to attach the two sides of my elastic. Overlap them and zigzag both sides.

Now measure how long you want you tutu to be and then multiply it by 2 plus a little bit. So if you want it 7 inches long, you will cut your tulle 15 inches.

I use a piece of cardboard or a box to wrap my tulle around a cut it. This saves a TON of time.

Wrap it around the box a ton of times.

Cut one side. Take it off the box.

Make your two sides even and cut the other side. Now you will have lots of pieces in the exact length that you need!

Repeat this with all of your colors so that you have a big pile going before you start to tie your tutu.

Put your elastic around something to keep it tight, and start to tie your tulle around the elastic until it is really full and puffy. Keep adding more and more, and make sure that your elastic stays super flat.

And your done!

When it comes to children’s birthday parties, try not to over complicate things. This party was so easy. I sent all of my daughters friends an invite that I downloaded off of etsy, that asked them to come in their favorite strawberry shortcake character. When I have a party, I don’t want it serious, so involving the guests makes them have a good time too. And luckily there is a ton of stuff out there that is strawberry themed. We shopped at Etsy and Zurchers, and had plenty to choose from.

I made strawberry flavor cupcakes with little Characters stuck into them. The kids loved these.

We had lots of strawberries, and red and green balloons and tulle everywhere.

I pulled out all of my vintage strawberry stuff, and we had pizza for lunch.

And of course the Strawberry Shortcake balloon stayed with us for weeks.

She wouldn’t exactly sit still for me to get very decent photos, but I love this back shot how the tutu flares up and she has the tulle in her hair! Plus, can you see the strawberries on her socks.

Have fun with you little strawberries!

 

 

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