I’ve been a little (okay a lot) obsessed with gold lately.
And stars are my favorite always…
So, for Natalie’s second birthday I stuck to that theme.
I even got some gold star wrapping kraft paper for the occasion (from the Dollar Tree).
If I could have found star suckers she would totally be munching on one. 😉
I made her a tulle skirt kind of like THIS one I made last year. Instead of making it a circle skirt though, I made it a gathered skirt. If you have done that before, then you know that gathering tulle is a headache and a half! But…it’s cute. So… worth it.
Gathering it makes it puffier and poofier which is lots of fun. Tulle also is a bit “sticky” so it gets tangled up in itself and poofs out even more.
I didn’t throw a full on birthday party for Natalie, just a dinner with grandparents, but it was fun to make her a birthday outfit anyway. The tutu/tulle skirt ended up being a gift too.  Natalie may only be two, be she already appreciates the value of a good tutu skirt. 🙂
I made some star hair clips as well from gold glittered craft foam (Jo-Ann). I free-handed some stars, cut them out, and hot glued them to some clips.
I felt it would be more interesting to vary the size of the stars. I love how it looks asymmetrical.
Sources:
Gold cardigan – Walmart (no longer carried there, my apologies)
Leggings – made by me, see HERE, fabric is Tribal Ponte De Roma from Girl Charlee
Tulle Skirt – made by me, all materials are from Jo-Ann, 1/2 yard of gold tulle, 1/2 yard of cream tulle, 1/3 yard tan polyester lining, 1 inch tan elastic for the waistband (similar skirt with links to tutorials HERE)
Shoes – jellies from Old Navy (recent)
Clips – made by me, gold glitter craft foam from Jo-Ann, clips from Sally’s Beauty Supply, hot glued together
Gold star balloons from The Dollar Tree.
And one adorable little girl who is now officially TWO!
Wow, 2 already! I like the gold themed birthday. Happy Birthday Natalie.
Thank you Jackie!
Delia this is just darling!!! Having just sewn a dress with 11 layers of tulle (yeah that much) I soooo feel sympathy. I always love it in the end but feel like screaming during the process ha! I love how the leggings give it a grown up feel! And also you must have a lifetime supply of those suckers!
Happy Birthday sweet natalie!
haha…I am running out! Just one left. 😉 I can’t wait to see your 11 layers of tulle. Wowza!
what a cutie! She looks like she enjoyed all the gold very much! You are always so good at the details, love it all!
You are the kindest. Thank you Anna!
I love, love, love, her outfit! So elegant looking! Happy Birthday Natalie! You’re super cute! I love that the dollar tree catered to your decor needs! That is awesome!
Thank you Lynette! I have more dollar store goodness coming tomorrow too. 🙂 Love that place!
Would a ruffler foot work to ruffle up the tulle? Just wondering. My girls would love skirts like this, but I am not sure how I feel about doing twice as much gathering.
I don’t have a ruffler foot but I bet it would work nicely!
gold star birthday – what a fantastic theme! i love it so much. she is so cute in her piggies and her tutu!! 😀
Thank you Kristin! She she wears her tulle skirt from last year a lot (it finally fits…ha) so I knew I had to do another for her birthday.
AMAZING birthday outfit! Love the gold and it looks great with those leggings!
Thank you Abbey!
Oh my, she’s adorable! I’m also loving gold these days (plus I made a leather star clip for Ruby last week too!). Happy 2nd birthday to Natalie, and her outfit is the cutest ever!
No way. Fun! Thank you Christie. 🙂
Darling!! Happy Birthday Natalie!! Her outfit is adorable and so is she:)
Thanks LeeAnne!
Happy Birthday to your sweet little peanut!
I love gold too:)
Thank you Michelle. 😀
Love the golden star clips and balloons. And Natalie looks adorable!
Thank you so much Sarita!
Happy birthday Natalie! =) What a fun party! I love that it would work for any age. And the gold tutu and hair-stars…. darling. =)
Thank you Charity!
Cute Outfit and girl 🙂
Did you try gathering with elastic thread? Works like a charm – even with tulle (have made two tulle skirts last year that way) – i use this method alot when gathering because the result is very even gathers…
Susanne
This outfit is perfect ! Happy birthday cutie 🙂
Very, very cute, Delia!
This is so gorgeous! I can’t believe how beautiful and grown-up Natalie looks. I’m sure she loved her birthday. 🙂
Delia! Another darling post… I really don’t know how you do it all. Your posts are always so well thought out and put together! I’ve been loving all your little girl stuffs lately. 🙂 Thank you for the endless inspiration.
You are so kind. Thank you!
Love the gold stars, but your little girl definitely steals the show! She turned from a pretty baby into a beautiful girl.