Mari was a kitten on Halloween. I just wanted her to wear a tutu. One of the great joys of having a baby girl is dressing her in cute clothes; and there are so many adorable tutus out there. Not wanting to spend $20-40 on a luxury item that she will probably only wear a handful of times, I decided to make her one. The spool of tulle cost $1.99 at an online fabric site. I only used one spool for Mari's 12 month sized tutu, but in the future I will probably use at least two spools to create a fuller effect. I bought a couple colors, included a Tinker Bell green and her cat costume gray. Pink and purple were sold out. As many online tutorials said, it was as easy as tying strips of tulle onto a band of elastic. I love the finished result!
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We didn't to trick or treating this year, since she is a baby and we had pouring rain all evening! However, we did take Mari to a potluck lunch at Daniel's work where quite a few children showed off their costumes and trick or treated among the desks. Daniel even dressed up! He was Indiana Jones. I'll have to track down a picture, since I didn't take one.
She is adorable! I've been wanting to make a tutu, but it's never worked it's way to the top of the list... Maybe next time we get together we could make some for New Years? Wouldn't it be cute to do all three girls in matching tutus?
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