Behind the magic!

Everyone wants to be a princess!

So this weekend was THE weekend I got to dress up as Rapunzel again! My awesome friend had a Disney themed 30th birthday party so we all made a big effort with our outfits! I’ve been Rapunzel before but I wanted to do the flower plait hair this time. Everyone loved it and it was actually quite easy to do. If you fancy having a go yourself – read on!

What do you need?

• I used two and a half sets of clip in extensions but the half was for the plait detail so two is enough if that’s easier/cheaper!
• extra clips to go on the top clip in section, just so there’s more to hold on to your hair. I didn’t feel the usual 4-5 was enough.
• Bobbles and grips! Lots of grips! I used one normal bobble to secure the second set of clip ins to the top. Some clear thin bobbles to tie the small plaits at the end
• Artificial flowers/Paper flowers. I do have lots hanging around in my studio so I didn’t need to buy any in. You can get cheap daisies from eBay and the rest of the flowers were from cheap corner shops.
• I also used some fabric glue and florist wire to add the smaller flowers and wrap around the hair to secure or add on to a grip.

I have a box full of different blonde clip in extensions so I had a few to work with. I washed them up as these were older ones. I usually use a fabric conditioner to wash them as they aren’t human hair (also makes them smell amazing!)

I wasn’t sure how many I was going to use. I only ended up using two, it was already getting pretty heavy at that point anyway!

For the plaits I cut off a strip of hair with the clip on and plaited it. It was then clipped and sewn onto the top of the hair extensions. Only two were needed as I only used to sets of extensions.

Now it’s time to do the big plait!

I clipped the second set of extensions around the bottom and also secured it with a bobble. A daisy will conveniently be placed over the join so I didn’t need to worry about making it look nice and neat. I realised this after several attempts!

Originally, I was going to have it all plaited. But it got quite thin at the bottom and I looked at adding another set of extensions but it really added to the wait and I hadn’t even added the flowers yet! So I did choose comfort instead of costume correct-ness :(

 Oh, and I also added LIGHTS! They were small micro LED lights with a small battery pack that only has two watch batteries inside. I made a little pouch under the hair to hold to battery pack and also so I could turn it on and off.

Next it was just time to add the flowers!

                          

Feel free to get in touch with any questions or ideas!

New Beginnings

Well, I have decided that I shall be doing a weekly blog on what we're up to, new tutus, how our week has been etc. A bit of a tutu diary you could say! We're still in the early stages of our business so hopefully we can look back at some blog posts in a few years and remember the good old days!

We actually have staff now! Can you believe it? Our admin assistant started last week doing emails and phone calls, etc and we have a new machinist starting tomorrow. This should hopefully start freeing me up to add new products to the website, keep it maintained, work on new samples and more! Seems like we're getting busier and busier every week and as mental as it is right now and as exhausted as we are from working from 6am until 10pm at night I hope it continues. And now we have staff perhaps we might get a real lunch break here and there!

So... have a peek at some new tutus we've created over the past few weeks. These aren't on the website yet. Some may be added in the future while others may not. If you've found this blog by accident and want one of the tutus below just send us a message here 

This is our Daisy Days tutu set. Funky sunshine yellow cascade tutu with daisy detail on the front, matching plunge bra with matching daisy and festival daisy headband. Great for festivals, EDC and EDM outfits! Such a summery outfit!

Sunshine Tutu Set Daisy Costume

This is our cascade tutu with 6 foam roses on the front. Great for an 'outside the box' Alice in wonderland costume!

rose tutu alice in wonderland costume

We made a children's Alice in Wonderland tutu for a special party. Was in a rara style tutu with black ribbon trim edges, matching black bow and white net apron on the front with casino suit sequin detail

Alice in Wonderland Tutu Skirt

A different take on a Minnie Mouse tutu. Made in red sparkle net with black sparkle bow and frill trim. Polka dots are made of our white 'Angel' glitter fabric. So sparkly in real life!

Minnie Mouse Tutu Retro Style

We're currently having a play with some new Minnie ears ideas. These are some Sailor Minnie ears for any nautical nights out. Cute little anchor details in royal blue glitter fabric and a cute red vintage look hair bow. We're also doing some in stripes for a sailor theme as well as some leopard minnie ears. Photos will be up soon as the leopard ones look awesome!

Sailor Minnie Mouse Ears

Nautical Minnie Mouse Ears



Below are our Minnie ears in the 'Angel' glitter fabric with a white sparkle hair bow and a straight veil. Some people are preferring this straight veil to our cascade veil. Perfect for a girl who loves Disney but doesn't want anything too fussy!

Bridal Minnie Mouse Ears 

Minnie Mouse Veil

We were asked to make a custom bridal set with light up veil but it was also her 30th birthday. We love making custom tutus and tutu sets so we accepted the challenge! All the tiaras with ages on were quite expensive so I decided we could add the 30 ourselves with our glitter fabric like the Minnie Ears above and it worked out even better than we expected! The glitter fabric is so sparkly in real and photos don't really show how pretty it is. The tiara was also super glittery and with the white sparkle net mixed with neon pink net and LED lights it looked gorgeous! 

Hen Night Veil 30 Birthday Veil

Light Up Hen Night Veil