Talking Tutus
I am lucky enough to be the mother to three adorable girls (and one completely darling little boy who we’ll talk about another day).
My girls are sweet, precocious, bold and witty with equal parts rough and tumble mixed in. I get great pleasure from watching my little Princesses climb trees and race down the street while dressed in pink tutus and play heels. My oldest doesn’t do much of that herself very often these days, but she is more than willing to hold a pair of pink heels for her sister while she races the boy down the street!
Today I wanted to share a super easy and adorable Princess inspired craft that my 7 year old daughter Rebekah and I came up with. If you have a Princess in your life you are going to want to pin this one right now!
This is about the easiest way to add a little Princess “bling” to any outfit.
Materials Needed
1/2 yard tulle- I used the non-scratchy kind because my Princess does not like itchy tulle.
3/8 inch stretch lace fabric. You only need one package about about .95 cm long
*The materials cost me exactly $3.41 with enough leftover for another cute project you will see at the end of this post.
To make it simply measure ankles and cut a piece of elastic to fit around the ankle with a little extra at the ends in order to tie off. Tie pieces of tulle on until the whole strip of elastic is covered. Tie ends off and slip onto foot. Voila you have tutu socks!
Now, because I am thrifty cheap I don’t like to pay full price for those fancy tulle hair ties my little girls like to wear. Here is another great Princess inspired “glitz” project that you can make using any leftover tulle pieces.
To make this I bought a pack of 38 hair ties at the Dollar Store for a buck and then tied on pieces of leftover tulle! If you liked these projects and would like to see more Princess inspired projects and ideas you can visit the website for my children’s book Rebekah Grace The Practically Perfect Princess.
Stay Happy! Stay Informed!
Love,
Jen
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Jen, what can I say, but thank you as my tutu loving and Princess girls would love these. So will have to try here soon for them ;)
Oh yes I am sure they would most definitely like these! I promise they are super easy to make.
Jen recently posted…Talking Tutus
See… this is why I need some JENerally Informed in my life- because I’m so craft-ally challenged, but I can DO this. Btw..I didn’t know there was such a thing as non-itchy tulle. Why do they even keep inventing the other stuff then?
Pinning, thanks!
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I am craft-ally challenged as well, but seriously this one is TOTALLY fool proof. You just cut and tie- that’s it! P.S. Many a princess dress has been destroyed by uncomfortable tulle!
Jen recently posted…Talking Tutus
This looks like something my little Tessa will love when she gets a bit older! Thanks for sharing! <3 – http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com
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Jen recently posted…Talking Tutus
Oh my goodness! Those are too cute!!!!
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Jen recently posted…Talking Tutus
Oh my goodness, this is ridiculously cute! My youngest would go totally CRAZY over this!
Thanks for sharing Jen!
xoxo
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Thanks Jennifer!
My daughter has pretty much been wearing them since we made them. I tried to tell her they were only for fancy, but she said she likes to be fancy all of the time!
Jen recently posted…Talking Tutus
I’m laughing my butt off praying my girls don’t see this post. I mean…its super cute…and I’m TOTALLY pinning…but do you ever get tired of tutu’s?! Send your boy down to me!
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I kid you not, but my 13 year old and I this last summer made a tutu inspired end table for her bedroom. I guess the answer according to my princesses would be “Never!”.
P.S. My husband was so happy when our son was born that shopping for presents didn’t always involve a walk down the “pink” aisle……
Jen recently posted…Talking Tutus
LOVE THESE! How adorable
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Thanks so much Laura! Glad you liked them :)
Jen recently posted…Talking Tutus
These are so cute, Jen! My daughter would have been all over those tutu ankle socks. She had a pair of plastic heels that she insisted on wearing to preschool. The teacher would just crack up at her clicking in there with them.
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Oh, that is a cute story! There is just no possible way of steering a preschooler away from their fashion choices is there?
Jen recently posted…Talking Tutus
Popping over from Merry Monday =) Had to stop by because these reminded me of all the little girls at my dance recitals. Too cute! Be sure to share your crafts & DIYs at Two Uses Tuesday (Mon 11pm EST to Fri 11pm EST) over at Sarah Celebrates if you don’t already!
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Thanks Sarah for letting me know about your fun link up, heading your way now!
Jen recently posted…Talking Tutus
The tutu ankle socks are darling!
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Thank you! My daughter tried to get me to wear them this morning. I kind of laughed thinking about the looks I would get if I did!
Jen recently posted…Talking Tutus
My daughters would love these. Thanks for sharing!!
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Thanks Camille, so glad you liked them!
Jen recently posted…Talking Tutus
Tulle – you’re speaking my language, Jen! :)
Pinned them. Going to make them. Love them.
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I knew you might like these! My daughter has been wearing these non stop since we made them :)
Jen recently posted…Talking Tutus
Adorable! I love how the tulle dresses up those simple hair ties.
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Thanks Melissa! Tulle really is such a fun fabric.
Jen recently posted…Talking Tutus
Hi Jen, I love your tutu socks! My daughter was never into pretty, pink princess stuff and I don’t think she’s ever going to forgive me for surrounding her bed (she was on the bottom bunk when she was small) with layers of what I thought was pretty pink net curtains. We tried to make her bed like a pink princess retreat as a surprise, but it never went down well.
The princess hairbands are also a great idea as those things are always overpriced. They are even cheap enough for me to make just to wind my daughter up…Or maybe not as she’s bigger than me now!
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Oh my goodness, deflating parenting kind of moment for sure! My girls would die from happiness with a bed like that, but that would require more time and talent than I have to make…… Can you come visit and show me how?
Jen recently posted…Talking Tutus
Oh my goodness, these are adorable, and where were you 10 years ago when I may have had a chance at wrangling this on the youngest daughter???? I am hoping one day she will come back from the jeans and funky tops to a little more dressy lady. I think by high school she will do that, but not with the tulle…. This is so adorable though!!!!!
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Haha! Could you imagine putting your teen in these!! Maybe if they misbehave that is what we should threaten for our teens…… Kind of like making them wear a shirt with our picture on it to school :)
Jen recently posted…Talking Tutus
My daughter would have loved these when she was younger!!
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These are so adorable! I am def pinning..
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Thanks Lauren, I am so glad you liked them!
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Oh my gosh these are so adorable!! A must have for any princess.
Thank you for linking up with us at Merry Monday!
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Thanks Amanda, with three Princesses in the house we have become well versed on “Princess must haves” :) So glad you liked them!
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My 2-year old would flip over those socks! She’s always wanting her “fancy” socks and half the time we can’t find a matching set. Now I just need to find that old tulle from 4 years ago……
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Haha, you get it!! Why must it always be fancy socks? Hope you find that tulle so you can make her a new pair!
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Aw! They are lovely and I just know Scarlet would love them. She’s quite thick in the princess phase.
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Oh yes, truthfully I don’t know if the Princess phase ever ends. They just get older with more “mature” Princess demands :)
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So adorable!! I’ve got to make these for my little dancer — she would love them! Thanks for sharing at Snickerdoodle! :)
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Thanks Dee! I am sure your dancer would love them.
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Darling, Jen! Such a cute idea! Love the hair ties too!
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Thanks Elizabeth! I am so glad you liked them!
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