Miss July

I was thinking about the amount of money Americans spend on clothes. Amelia has a few dresses that are more expensive than any of my dresses. I wanted Amelia to have a really cute outfit to wear for the 4th of July, so I searched on Etsy. I saw some really cute things.... and I ripped them off! I am going to tell you how to make it, too.

Here's what you need:


I got all of this at Hobby Lobby for about $50. These supplies made two outfits, and there was enough tulle left over for a third tutu. There was also plenty of ribbon left and I bought about twice as many iron on crystals as what I needed.

For the tutu:

I took two little girls stretchy headbands and cut them at the seam to make one long strip. Then I used my serger to sew the two strips together into one big loop with two seams. I used three colors of tulle (it comes on a spool). Decide how long you want your tutu to be and double it. This measurement will be the length you'll want your tulle strips. Cut the tulle into strips of your decided length. I just kept cutting until I ran out. After cutting the tulle into strips, I used a rotary cutter and cut each strip in half lengthwise, but you don't have to do that. You be the judge of how wide the strips should be.

Once all of the tulle strips are cut, start tying them on. Loop the ends through the holes in the headband/ waistband and tie them in a knot. Repeat this step alternating your colors until your tutu has reached the desired fullness. Once I had finished tying on all my tulle, I made a big ribbon bow and fixed it to the waistband, but this is optional, of course.

So easy, right?

For the onesie:

I bought ready-to-wear white onesies and one pre-made iron on decal of USA. I also bought loose iron-on crystals. I applied the USA decal to one of the onesies, following the instructions on the package. For the "Miss July" onesie, I wrote the words on the top using a water-soluble fabric marking pen. This pen washes out. Then I ironed on the loose crystals according to package directions, using the pen markings as a guide.

Voila!! Two 4th of July outfits!!


P.S. These outfits sell for $45 on etsy.com. I made two for less than that.... technically I spent more, but I had a LOT of materials left over.