Am sure you guys feel overwhelmed with Easter stuff right
now but I just had to share Dahlia’s Tutu Easter Basket I made for her. It was
easy and the tutu can be worn afterwards!
Things you’ll need in case you want to make:
Small basket
Tulle (I used small roll already cut)
Ribbon (I used decorative ribbon & plain)
Crochet headband (but can use ribbon or elastic
Scissors
Hot glue
1.
First thing to do is make the tutu. I started
off by cutting the tulle into the length of the tutu I wanted (x2). In this
case I cut them at 15” so finished skirt can be around 7.5”….I used about 28
cut pieces but it really depends on how full you want the skirt to be.
2.
Then I folded one piece of tulle and inserted
into an opening on the crochet headband (which will work as the waistband piece).
Then I tied each piece, see photos here.
3.
Step #2 has to be repeated for each piece of
tulle until the whole headband is full
4.
The fullness of the skirt depends on you but in
my case I used about 28pcs to get the skirt this full
5.
Once the skirt was done I trimmed the longer
pieces so that they will look more even
6.
Then I proceeded to wrap the handle which in
this case was removable. I hot glued the beginning, the middle and the end so
that it won’t move out of place.
7. After putting the handle back on I put the tutu
skirt on
8.
Finally as a finishing touch I made two small
bows and hot glued them to the sides of the basket and wah-lah, it’s done!
Now Dahlia will have a fashionable Easter basket with a
removable tutu that she can wear later or pass on to one of her little girl
cousins!
