After spending all week in the kitchen (Really, I’ve been Susie Homemaker.  Homemade corn & flour tortillas, buns, gnocchi, rosemary bread.  I’m tired of cooking this week.)  I decided to get crafty today and make a tutu for Daphne.   It worked up really quickly and only cost me about $3.

This is a photo prop, not something that is really practical for her to wear, so instead of taking the time to stitch one together I just did a “no sew” tutu.  I used a piece of no roll elastic cut just a tiny bit smaller than her waist, stitched the ends together to make a circle.  The tulle is a 6″ x 25 yd roll from Michaels, cut into 14 in. strips, then tied in the center, onto the waistband.  The finished length is about 7 inches.  I think it turned out well.  I plan on doing another in pink.  Now Daphne just needs some fairy wings or a flower crown and we can take her to the botanical gardens for pictures.