Tutus, revisited - Flower Girl Edition

Back when my blog was just a baby, I made a tutu-onesie outfit for my (soon-to-be) niece.  I adore tutus. They're just so poofy and girly and cute. Fast-forward about a year, and I've made the best decision ever: my flower girls for my wedding are going to wear leotards and tutus. YAY! One of my girls is 4, and the other is almost 3, and they're both little girly girls, so it worked out perfectly!

And, since I'm a control freak crafty, I decided to make the tutus myself (of course!) instead of paying tons of money for someone else to do them.  With that... here they are!

I started with this....

And then, I find it easiest to organize them in bundles of how they'll be used.  That way, I know how I need to organize the ties, and if I have leftover strips, etc.

Final product!

EDIT::
I added a couple strands of ribbon to the tulle, just for some added depth and texture.  I love it.  I couldn't find any wide ribbon in the blue at Walmart today, but if I find some at Joann's this week, I will probably add that too. 

What I haven't decided with them is their baskets... My original thought was to find some straw cowboy hats for them to use as baskets. But I'm not sure how easy that will be for them to carry.  So I might just look into smaller baskets, too. Ideas?