TuTu Cute Birthday Gift

I have to share the gift I made for the birthday girl! All the party tips I’ve been showing you were for my best friend’s little girl who turned one and her big sister who turned four. 

I mastered my embroidery machine just in time to embroider a cute onesie and I also made a tu-tu to match. 

Now I’ve seen sets like this retail for $50 or more, and I made mine for a fraction of the cost! I used 4 yards of tulle (2 of purple and 2 of yellow), elastic, and some yellow ribbon I already had.  You would want to use more tulle if you were making one for a little girl instead of a baby.  There are many blogs and videos on YouTube that tell you how to make a tu-tu.  The one I used can be found here, and the directions for satin wrapping the waistband can be found here. Samster Mommy also has a great tu-tu tutorial with some pointers I wish I had used when making mine.

Here are some close-ups of the onesie, I think my machine did a great job!  After hours of frustration it came out nearly perfectly!  If you don’t have access to an embroidery machine, you could use fabric paint for the same effect.

I embellished the onesie with some hotfix Swarovski crystal rhinestones from Artbeads.com to give it some extra flair.

Speaking of Artbeads.com, I’d like to share a special coupon code with my blog readers.  Enter code

SCF10P-ARTBEADS-0424

through 12/31/09 for 10% off your purchase.  Remember, they offer FREE shipping in the U.S., and right now they are having a special sale on select Swarovski products, including some of the hotfix rhinestones, so it’s a great time to stock up for future projects! 

So, I had some tulle scraps leftover and being the thrifty crafter that I am I had to put them to good use for what else……..                                    a tu-tu for Gidget!

Haha, is she cute or what??  Can  you tell she loves getting dressed up?  It also fits around her neck for a fancy party collar.

Oh, I kill myself!!
I’ll be linking up with Finding Fabulous for Frugalicious Friday.

This will probably also be my featured post for some other linky parties next week.

                        
Have a great weekend everyone!

Geaux Tigers, Beat LA Tech!