May 2015 Fan of the Month - will you be next?

I have had this lady on my ‘Fan of the Month’ list for ages and I thought it was about time she was up!

Sian had an awesome fun and colourful wedding (as you can see from this beautiful picture of her amazing day) and she wanted some petticoats to go underneath her bridesmaid dresses to match their shoes and flowers to add that extra bit of colour! One of the girls was actually pregnant at the time as well but had no problem wearing the skirt thankfully with our elasticated waists. We made sure that one had a lot of give so she could feel comfortable and enjoy the day.

She had the Bride to Be tutus in neon pink, neon yellow and neon blue. All the Sparkle Toppings and frilled hem were the same colour to match. You can view this tutu here in the Bridal tutus section.

Will you be our next Fan of the Month?

You do?

All you need to do in send in any pic(s) of you, your friends or family etc. wearing any Tutu Factory product to WIN 50% off one item on your next order.

Don’t want another tutu? Well, you can always look like the best bridesmaid ever by buying the bride to be a little gift of a veil on her hen night. Or you could always get your little niece a tutu to start off her collection!

The 50% off one item can be used at any time, it doesn’t run out! Just send us an email when you’re ready to order, remind us of your winning month and we’ll send over an invoice for you.

How do I enter?

You can send in your photos in any way that you like. Add a post to our Facebook wall or a PM.

Email us at thetutufactory@hotmail.co.uk

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Winners are announced on our Facebook page at the beginning of the next month so it’s best to be a fan of the page so you can see if you win!

Neon Wings - The How To

Here is a little behind the scenes look on how we make our feather wings. These ones were custom made for a customer to match her rainbow rave tutu. A lot of time and effort goes into these as each feather is glued on individually. 

Always helps to have some good music on while you work and who better to listen to than Katy Perry when you're working on rainbow wings that wouldn't look out of place in one of her concerts? (I can dream, right??)

I just stick to a standard shape for our wings right now but you could easily make these up in any shape, size or style to match your theme. I do have to watch how big I make them to keep postage costs down for my customers but if you're making them from home for yourself you could go crazy! 

It's best to draw one half of your desired shape on some card so you can then cut it out and draw around it so both sides are the same. Don't worry about having any lines on the card as you won't be able to see them once the feathers are on.

So after it's been cut out we need to make slots on each side so we can insert some straps to enable them to be worn. I've used thin elastic here so they're not too visible but I've also used elasticated sequin trim or you could use ribbon or even dress net. It's always worth checking where abouts the slots would be best placed to fit you. Could always get someone to help with this bit to get the perfect fit!!

Now, cover the straps on the back in some tape for extra hold. 

I start adding the feathers from the bottom so it's a realistic 'angel wing' look. I usually paint some glue over the space where I'll be adding the feathers as well as on the top of the feathers. Try not to get too much glue on the bottom ends of the feathers so they're quite free and still quite 3D

Now the feathers need to be layered so you can't see the card through them. As long as you've got a good base to layer the other colours on top then it will be fine.

It's up to you how much space you leave between colours/rows 

It's slow going in parts but keep going and....

ta-daa!

Rainbow Wings

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Giving it a go - Fashion Skirts

Being a 'fashion designer' at heart I thought I'd give the current trends a go! We make skirts everyday so I thought, why not?

Hand Dyed Ombre Skirt

ombre skirt

dip dye skirt

ombre skirt - blue cotton dip dyed in purple 

 so easy to do and can be done in many colours!

I wanted a tie dye skirt look but I found this fabric by accident and fell in love with it!

My mum says it looks more like a weather map but I love the bright colours and the pattern, looks super on a hot day and my gorgeous cousin makes it look amazing!

neon fashion skirt

I wanted a super hero skirt for myself that no one else had! I love the pop art trend but hate being seen in something that everyone else has. Cute pop art POW skirt for the super hero trend!

super hero skirt

hero fashion skirt

Keep tuned - never know what's next for the Tutu Factory :)