This past weekend I ran in the Lady Tutu 5K at The Shops at
Fallen Timbers; the Lady Tutu 5K is in partnership with the Ohio, Kentucky
& Indiana chapter of Make-A-Wish.
As you may have read in my past blogs about the Warrior Dash and The Color Run,
I don’t really enjoy running, I enjoy the high I get once I’ve finished the run
but the training and run itself are not necessarily fun for me. Lately however, I’ve been feeling the need to
give back, as in running isn’t exactly fun, but I enjoy knowing that the entry
fee is going towards a good cause.
Let’s face it though, contributing to Make-a-Wish isn’t the
ONLY reason I signed up for this particular 5K.
For starters I got to run it with my friend Heather and I find running
with someone a lot more enjoyable than running alone, however she does a lot of
races, and I could have run any of them with her. So, what was it about this particular
race? Honestly? The truth is that even at age 28 I still
enjoy dressing up like a princess. Yes,
getting to wear a tutu was the main selling point when Heather told me about
this race (Don’t Judge!)
This wasn’t my first time making a tutu, I made 4 of them
for my nieces and their friends just a few months ago. You can read about my first tutu making
experience here. Since then I’ve learned
a few tricks that makes creating a better tutu while being much easier.
- Buy A LOT of tulle. I bought 15 yards of tulle to make one adult tutu
- Use a thicker elastic. The elastic I used for my nieces tutus was like a thick stretchy piece of string. I used 3/4-inch elastic for this tutu.
- Cut the tulle in batches. It’s a pretty flimsy fabric, making it difficult to work with and cut straight lines. If you fold and/or layer the tulle it makes cutting much more manageable.
- To make your tutu fluffier, loop one piece of tulle around the elastic and another piece through the first loop, like so
There was some left over fabric once I was done with my
tutu, so I decided to make a matching flower hair accessory. I found some basic instructions at Ruffles and Stuff.
No Sew Flower Hair Accessory
Fabric
Felt
Scissors
Hot glue gun
Hair clip
Button (optional)
What to do:
- Starting with the felt, cut a circle the size
you want your flower to be. I traced
around a glass. (approximately 2-1/4 inch wide)
- Next cut 7 pieces of fabric, the same size as
your felt circle. (*Since I was using tulle I cut 12 circles of fabric.)
- *Using your hot glue gun, glue one piece of fabric directly to the felt.
- Fold one circle in half, then in half
again. Cut off the tip.
- Using your hot
glue gun, glue only the center part of the folded circle to the felt. The outer edge should line up with the edge
of the felt circle.
- Repeat the last step with 3 more of the circle,
gluing each one next to the other.
- *Create another layer of the folded pieces. This layer should be turned to cover the
“seams” from the last layer.
- Fold 3 more circles and cut off the tips. Glue the tip side straight down in the center
of the circle so the fabric sticks up into the air.
- Optional:
Once the glue on the flowers has dried, push the fabric aside and glue
your button directly in the middle of your circle.
- Trim the edge of your felt circle.
- Cut
a small rectangle of felt. Glue top of hair clip to the felt side of the flower
and cover with rectangle.
*Note: These steps
were only done due to the thin, see-through, fabric I used.
Now you have a beautiful new hair accessory!
By the way, the run WAS a good time. I finished in 34:36 minutes, which is my best
time so far. My next run is in about two
weeks, Brad and I are doing The Color Run again this year. The Color Run isn’t a timed race (making it a
great run for all those first timers out there!) but I’ll probably time myself
anyway. It’s the feeling of achievement
that keeps pushing me to run more; well,
that and getting to wear a tutu, which I’ll be sporting again (along with
matching flower) at The Color Run.
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