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04 Saturday Jan 2014

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baby carrier, back yard snow, home, Inspiration, kids Brooklyn, life with kids, New Native, Shrinky Dinks, tulle, tulle fort

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Happy 2014!

I hope you all are having a wonderful new year so far.  We have snow here on the East Coast and it feels all cozy and wintery around here.  Here are some recent Instagrams:

*Back Yard Snow

*Dare Inside the Fort (Long lengths of tulle are perfect fort building material)

*Sleepy Dare (The New Native Sling is still our favorite piece of baby equipment after five years.  It knocks my girls out every time, and folds up to fit in a diaper bag)

*Shrinky Dinks! (I had totally forgotten about these until Aunt Laurel gave Ada some for her birthday – so fun!)

*Bunk Beds

*Big Girl Dare

Have a great rest of your weekend!

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DIY Tulle Jellyfish Costume

17 Wednesday Oct 2012

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child costume, DIY costume, DIY jellyfish costume, Halloween, handsewn costume, homemade Halloween, jellyfish costume, ocean theme, tulle, tulle costume

Our Halloween costumes seem to have taken on an ocean theme around here.  Josie Jellyfish was considerably faster to make than Ada’s Mermaid costume from yesterday’s post.  The tulle gives a sort of underwater-floaty feeling and Josie was having fun spinning around and watching it move.  This costume is easy to make into adult or larger kid sizes.  You could whip out a whole family’s worth of jellyfish in an hour or two!  To make your own super easy Jellyfish Costume you will need:

*A Variety of Tulle

*Tank Top to Match Tulle

*Matching Leggings

*Scissors

*Needle and Thread to Match Tulle

*Crocheted Hat (Optional)

1. Cut tulle into strips.  (Ours are about 1 1/2″ x 12″).

2. Stitch the tulle strips one after another around the neckline of tank top.  Use small stitches on the front and larger stitches inside shirt.

3. The tank can be layered over warmer clothes if you are going outside.  (I always hated how Northern weather ruined my Halloween creations when I was little).

That’s it!  Happy Halloween!

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DIY Handsewn Tutu

20 Wednesday Jun 2012

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ballet pink, child tutu, clothing, diy tutu, dress up clothes, hand sewing, seam binding, style, tulle, vintage tulle

Ada would dress in pink every second of her life if she could.  I tend to feel differently about the color, but there is one shade we agree on:  Ballet pink is a pretty perfect color in our book.  I found a bundle of vintage tulle (for $3!) at an antique shop and knew it would make a perfect tutu for her.   To make your own version you will need:

*Tulle (We used three different weights and about three yards)

*Elastic (We used 3/8″)

*Flat Seam Binding to Cover Elastic (We used 1/2″)

*Scissors

*Needle and Thread

*Chalk

1. Cut tulle into 30″ squares and then layer on top of each other.  (You can make larger or smaller squares depending on the size tutu you want).

2. Fold tulle pile in half.

3. Trace a half circle onto the top layer of tulle and a smaller half circle within, using the fold as the center of the circles.  (Our large half circle is 15″ from center to outer edge and the smaller inner half circle is about 4″ from center to outer edge).  This will leave a rainbow shape.  The distance from the outside of the large circle to the outside of the small circle will be the length of the tutu.  The center semi-circle is half of the opening.

4. Cut out circles and unfold tulle.  You will now have a doughnut shape.  The opening should be large enough to easily fit over the wearer’s hips.  If it is too tight, refold and cut out a larger opening.

5. Measure wearer’s waist, add an inch and cut elastic to this length.  (I left extra elastic to enlarge as Ada grows).

6. At opening of tutu, fold 1/2″ of the all the layers of tulle together toward inside and baste with needle and thread.

7. Stretch elastic and baste onto folded edges of opening.  The elastic will gather tulle and cover the rough edges as you sew it down.

8.  Stretch elastic again and sew seam binding over to hide elastic.  This will ensure both the rough edges of folded tulle and elastic are hidden.  Turn this seam binding to the inside of the tutu.

9.  Prepare for the show.

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Cherry Blossom T

26 Monday Mar 2012

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american apparel, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, cherry blossoms, cherry trees, fabric circles, fabric scraps, Hanami, organic t-shirt, pinking shears, spring, t-shirt, tulle, vintage buttons, vintage fabric

The cherry trees are just starting to bloom at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.  The festival is not until April, but it is exciting to visit each week and watch the progress.  We made this T-shirt in their honor.  You will need:

*Blank T-shirt (we used a child’s American Apparel T.  They have great organic options too).

*Fabric

*Tulle

*Buttons

*Pinking Shears

*Needle and Thread

1. Cut fabric and tulle into circles with pinking shears.  We made 1 inch circles from vintage fabric scraps.

2. Layer fabric and tulle slightly off-center.

3. Place circle layers onto shirt with button on top and stitch down through button holes.

Hand wash, or turn shirt inside out to launder.  Hooray for Spring!

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