{Tutorial} How to Make an Adorable Tulle Tutu!

I have been dreaming about making tutus for all of the little girls coming to Kate's party, although it seems it might be a daunting task with our guest list. When I posted some inspiration photos on Facebook, party planner Joanne from Oh Goodie Designs commented on how she made her own similar to the ones pictured! She was kind enough to create a TUTU-tutorial for me and for all of you TomKat Studio readers! We'll see if my mom & I can get these together for the party!

From Joanne:
First I gather my supplies, a roll of tulle for each color wanting to use.

I measure a yard and a half of ribbon in this case the polka dot, and tie each end to a chair.
Then, I cut about a foot from the tulle roll. I then tie making a pattern as I go the tulle in a double knot. I never tie it too tight as that would defeat the purpose of an adjustable tutu. I leave it loose enough to slide on the ribbon.
Once I finish tying, I then decorate with other coordinating ribbons and bows or flowers.

The tulle can be trimmed evenly as needed. The tutu is tied on with the ribbon in the back. I
t is adjustable to fit by sliding the tulle knots tight or spread out evenly.

Seems easy enough!
I'll keep you posted on what I decide to do for the party!
Thank you for sharing your instructions and photos, Joanne!

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Want to see Kate's tutus from her previous parties?

Visit my post HERE!

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{Cupcake Monday} Super Cute Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes!

Cupcakes Take the Cake posted these fabulous Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes by Sweet Tooth and I'm in LOVE!

They match my Ice Cream Shoppe Collection perfectly!

Here are a few more yummy ice cream cupcake ideas from Martha!

Hungry yet?

Busy...Busy....BUSY!

WOW! I've had a busy week! I just realized I haven't posted since Monday, so I thought I'd give you a little glimpse of what I've been doing! First up....got Kate's Fairy Garden Party invitations out in the mail! More details coming soon....these deserve a full post! :)

I created custom St. Patrick's Day designs for Tara Wilson Events! Tara has a weekly segment on CBS11 in Dallas/Ft. Worth and these will be used for her dessert table! If you are n the Dallas area, it airs today, Thursday 3/11 between 4:00pm-5:00pm! I'll post the video after it airs! I worked with Tara on her Halloween segment last year! I finished up the Bumble Bee invitation design for one of my sweetest customers! These are available now in the shop, and I will be creating and adding all of my other products in this theme soon!

I was hired over the weekend for an urgent project of creating concepts for a new CAKE book for two amazing ladies! I whipped them up some fabulous ideas and they LOVED them! Though I would love to share, I'm not allowed! :)
Let's just say it involved bright colors, pink & a gorgeous dessert buffet table!

Yesterday & today, my mother-in-law & I are hanging the drapes she made for my formal living room/studio and dining room (above)! She also finished up my green/brown drapes for my master bedroom...so I'll have lots of photos to share of the new house soon!

My daddy & his wife came to visit us for a long weekend! We had so much fun and enjoyed having them here! Isn't this sweet? The kids love their Papou & YiaYia! (greek)

In the meantime, stay tuned! I have a fabulous tutu tutorial coming, the sweetest PINK party ever, exciting news for TomKat Studio regarding home decorating and more on Kate's upcoming Fairy Garden Party!
WOW....see what I mean...BUSY!

XOXO,

Kim

{Project Nursery} Adorable ZOO 1st Birthday Party!

Elle contacted me months ago to help with her son's ZOO themed 1st birthday party. At the time, I was quite busy (as always) to work on a full new theme. Well, I don't think Elle really needed my help, because she did an amazing job on her own!
Check out my full post on Noah's Zoo Party over at PROJECT NURSERY!
I'm in love with this adorable photo banner!

Photos courtesy of Artography by Allie