My Chains

Remember Jesus Christ,
raised from the dead, descended from David.
This is my gospel, for which I am suffering
even to the point of being chained like a criminal.
But God's word is not chained.
Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect,
that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus,
with eternal glory.
~ 2 Timothy 2:8-10

How to Make a No Sew Tutu

Somehow, I stumbled across a baby tutu website like I Love U "Tutu" Much that had cute tutus like this one:And I just had to make one for Alexandra. Silly me should have just googled "how to make a tutu" first, but instead I muddled my way through this first one:Alexandra liked it and started twirling around soon after I put it on. She didn't want to take it off, but Mama insisted that the tutu must come off for dinner. I tried to get a good picture of her standing, but I realized she doesn't stand. She is always on the move. Here's my cutie with her first tutu:I was going to write out how I did it, but this video does an excellent job describing the process. I used a spool of tulle so I only had to cut the pieces to length, but otherwise, this is just how I did it: