California Gurl

I've decided to start a blog with the Tutu Factory where people can see what goes on inside the Tutu Factory as well new ideas we might be working on, how we create some of our tutus, the entire process as well as some of my DIY fashion and costumes that I make for myself that I haven't put onto the Tutu Factory!

Now, I'm always dressing up. My wardrobe has more fancy dress than normal clothes but I just love it. I love the whole thinking of what to be and deciding how I'm going to do it and I go all out and love all the little details. Like having themed nails and shoes to match and things like that! My friends are getting sick of dressing up but I don't think I'll ever grow out of it!

So anyway, I've always wanted to make Katy Perry's California Gurl costume that she wears at the beginning with all the sweets. But I'd just never sat myself down to do it, I took the easy way out and just ordered a costume in but recently I decided to go for it. I got a plain white corset from ebay and literally covered it in sparkly girly things. Katy Perry described the costume as if a unicorn had thrown up on it so I think more is deffo better! I'd previously gone on a mad spree of all the cute little polymer clay cabochon (look on etsy, you'll lose about 3 days!) so I had lots of cute little animals and bows and sweets which were great to add on. I cut fabric candy canes out and covered in glitter as well as buying some mulit coloured and pastel pearls as well as some diamantes I had lying around. Some of the images (unicorns, flumps, lollipops...) I just printed onto paper and glued on and put glue over the top to secure (and keep me safe if it rains!) but some were also printed onto fabric. They were all meant to be printed onto fabric but I was too impatient... I did make some 3D cupcakes and ice cream for the front but I thought a flat 3D version would be easier to wear seeing as I'll be clubbing in it! So that's the corset mostly done...

Just for the tutu now! I'll be making one of our own multi coloured love heart headbands to wear on my head as I just look like a complete idiot in the wig don't think a fringe suits me! But if it survives the night and is still in good condition I'm thinking of selling the corset, tutu and wig together in a set and may even sell the corset and tutu or complete set with wig from new if anyone is interested, I'm the test dummy so I'll see how it lasts on a night on in 'sunny' sheffield and go from there!

I'll post more up close photos soon once I've got around to finishing the tutu! xx