T-shirt Tutu

Tidbits turned an a couple old t-shirts into a fun tutu for her daughter!   Love this idea and I love how it was made!  This would be so much more comfortable than scratchy tulle!

Learn how to make a t-shirt tutu.

Tulle Tutu Table Skirt

For your next social gathering, make a tutu table skirt to glam up your occasion. This looks like a thousand bucks! Sweet Craft Cakes shows you how to make one.

See the tulle tutu table skirt.

Cinderella Tutu

My daughter got "Cinderella" for her birthday and loves it! Now this Cinderella tutu has been made and I am so excited! Absolutely giddy! Crafterhours (guest posting at Samster Mommy) shows us how to make one!

Go HERE to make your little princess into Cinderella!

(Found via Craft Gossip.)

Chalkboard Tutu

This idea of a chalkboard tutu is so cute for a little girl or dancer!!! What a fun way to leave messages! See how it was made at Greenbean's Crafterole! GO HERE.

Guest Blogger - Texas Monkey - Tutu Leggings

Hey there Someday Crafters! I'm sooo excited and humbled to be guest blogging here where I get so many of my ideas and inspiration, not only from Michelle, but from you readers that she features.

I'm Shayna from Texas Monkey, a small but fun blog where I am glamorizing, mesmerizing, and accessorizing my life and home one project at a time. I say Ya'll and Fixin' a lot! Hope you're ok with that. It is a Texas Gal blog after all. I'm also owner of Texas Monkey Boutique where I make and sell handmade accessories.

I'd love for ya'll to stop by my small town blog (you know the kind, where everyone knows everyone and you can always find someone to help you out with whatever you need) and there you will find yummy recipes, DIY projects, crafts, a weekly Dream Book and experiments, and I like to showcase new items I'm making for my store with my adorable little monkey modeling them.
Here are a few of my latest projects:

DIY Toddler Book Display Book Shelves

Easy Peasy Wall Art From Lowe's

Adorable Items in My Store

But on to why we're really here. I want to show you how to make these adorable TuTu Leggings. I know we've all seen the Baby Warmer Leggings, and the fun girl Tutus everywhere but what would be more fun than to have both of these all wrapped up into one adorable accessory, so began my Tutu Leggings.

This project is quite easy and I'd rate it on the beginners level. You don't need a sewing machine for this so in my book that makes it a plus!

First thing is to gather your supplies, you will need:
Women's Knee High Socks
Tulle in colors of your choice
Measuring Tape
Elastic (the thinnest you can find)
Scissors
Needle and Thread


Step 1 - Cut your socks right above the heel, (for taller girls you may want to use the toe portion that you just cut off to extend the length of the leggings, otherwise, put the toe portion away, we won't be needing it)

Now if you've ever made the baby leg warmers then you probably have had to finish the new ends, this is why this project is so simple, you don't need to finish the ends unless you want to because once you add the tutu the raw edges won't be shown.

Step 2 - Cut your tulle into 6 x 3 inch strips (6 inches long and 3 inches wide)

Step 3 - Measure your adorable little monkey's ankle
Step 4 - Cut your elastic one inch shorter than what her ankle measurement was.

Step 5 - Stitch your elastic together to form a circle
(Read pictures Left to Right)

Step 6 - I used a roll of tulle but a glass or candle or anything in cylinder shape will work. Place your elastic over the roll of tulle
Step 7 - Gather 2 pieces of tulle and interlock using a chain link.
Step 8 - Begin tying your tulle around your elastic using a square knot, (make sure that the chain link is on the back of the elastic)
Step 9 - Continue this process all the way around until your elastic is covered and full.

Step 10 - Once your little tutu is complete, cut the tulle to your desired length, I wanted short and poofy. So I cut it to about 1 inch in length.
Step 11 - Place the tutu around the unfinished end of your legging and hold in place with one hand.

Step 12 - Begin hand stitching the tutu to the legging all the way around and tie off the thread.


Repeat all the steps for your other legging and then step back and

admire your adorable little monkey tutu legs.


Then put them on the nearest precious monkey you can find and watch her dance around in delight. These look great with skirts or even tutus.

Have fun and I can't wait to see how you do yours!!!


Thank you again to Michelle for this wonderful opportunity and I hope to see some of you soon at my blog, Texas Monkey.
Shayna

I'm in love with that idea! I've never seen these so I think Shayna may be the original creator. No doubt about it! These tutu leggings will be around the blogosphere everywhere and little girls will be wearing them at the mall!!!! Go pay Shayna a visit at Texas Monkey and at her on-line boutique!!! I'm sure she would love to have you become a follower. And you would appreciate learning how to do all the things that she does for her boutique and her home.

I'm fixin' to make my daughter some tutu leggings!!!

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A Tutu for A Bed

HERE is every little girl's dream - a tutu for her bed!!! Seriously, how cool is that idea! It looks great with a tulle canopy!

See how to make a bedskirt tutu HERE at Live Fancy.

Don't forget about the Categorically Crafting Show featuring "Beadboard" projects tomorrow.

All Dressed UP!

Here are some ridiculously adorable ideas for "dressing" up your little lady!

This adorable ruffle dress is made from a white t-shirt for the Lil Blue Boo contest. Samster Mommy created this masterpiece for her daughter. Go HERE to see how she made it!
It's a tutu! It's a shirt! No, wait! It's a tutu shirt! My daughter needs one of these in EVERY color! That's right! The tutu is sewed onto the shirt. You must go see more (and the tutu onesie) HERE. Joy's Hope came up with this great idea!

I like this twirly skirt because of the waist! It is made from fat quarters and looks fun and VERY twirl-able. See the tutorial HERE at Quincy Cottage.
Repurpose a men's polo shirt into a fun little play skirt for a little lady. Holy Craft brings you the tutorial right HERE.

That should be enough ideas to get a little girl all dressed up for a day or two!!!

Every Girl's Dream Pettiskirt

Every little girl dreams of foofy skirts to twirl and dance in. The answer to the perfect Christmas present is this ridiculously cute pettiskirt. You gotta love how girly it is! Don't pay the boutique price - make it yourself. Go HERE to see the tutorial. Found at Craftster.

Tutus For Costumes

What is your daughter/granddaughter/neighbor being for Halloween this year? There are so many cute options, but does it involve a tutu? Look at the adorable costumes that can be made with a tutu!!! SNOW WHITE!

A 50's Girl

A Lady Bug

A Cave Woman

Are these not darling? The Tutu Fairy is the creator of these. You can buy them in her etsy shop or you can think about what costumes you could make using a tutu. Tutus are easy and inexpensive to make. Go HERE or HERE for some quick tutu tutorials.

Levi Tutu

Joy's Hope has come up with the cutest idea for making a tutu with a levi waistband! Make it in patriotic colors or any other colors you choose!

Quick Tutu

Mrs. D Lightful shows us an easy trick for making a tutu quickly! How delightful!!!