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Queenie hanging with her peeps!
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OK, I made it here , I skimmed, and will try to keep up from here on in! Great pics of your girls and love the story of you and your BFF!
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You are really making me want to make a couple shirts for our trip. I do have a Merida and evil Queen one. But most of my stuff is store bought. Maybe I will set up my back up machine and do a couple.
Love the Alice and Mad Hatter bags.
I also love that picture of Josh and you.
I had been planning a September trip since the kids have a 4 day weekend but G was upset he wasn't going so when I was playing yesterday and found a car and nonstop Jet blue flights for times we like. I had a change of plans.
Those are great bags! You are so very talented!!!
The first Donald outfit is my fav, but this Minnie outfit is a close second! So much fun!!
I love your Minnie bag. The gussets really make it look special. I agree that you could use that bag for everyday real life.
Love the bag and the Minnie outfit. You will be dressed to the "nines" at the park!
All of you are very supportive on this thread so I thought I would pose my dilemma to all of you for advice. (So not trying to high jack.) I just found out during dropping off my oldest son for band camp this morning, that the long weekend trip we have planned for Disney is Homecoming week. I had asked the band directors in the Spring and they said nothing was going on that weekend.
The "excuse" that I was using to get my non-Disney loving DH to go was that it was his relatives that were getting married, plus I have always wanted to go a Disney wedding. Now, I am not sure what to do, cancel the whole thing? I don't want AJ to miss those events at school, and last year he had a great time and even was elected to Court plus it counts as part of his grade. I really don't want him to screw up his band grade as he is a honor student and usually get good grades.
Ooooh. My DH just came in from chit chatting with the neighbors and they just offered to take him for the week as 2 of 3 of their sons are at college and their other son is a year older than AJ. They said they had two empty bedrooms and somebody still at home who has they same type of after school activity schedule. Wasn't that generous of them? We have known them for years and they are my school back up folks as we have no family in the state, so we would trust them to take care of our son like their own.
Can I be a bad DM and have us go without him (if he wants to stay home)?
Any thoughts would be welcome? It is just that this would be my only vacation for the year and I love my Disney trips, but thinking about it being my only break for the year is selfish.
Thanks,
Lisa
Okay, I am dying to know, how did you get a purple MagicBand? After I saw your purple one, I went online to switch our selections to purple, but I don't have purple as an option still.
Love the Minnie outfit! Like how you used glittery fabric for the appliqué on your dress! Bag is perfect too! And I love the Alice bag and the brightness of the mad hatter bag!
On your MBs- I would do more than 2 coats of sealer, I've read people on the Mb thread doing as many as 7 with nail polish, and those people have reported back the best results. So maybe 3 or 4? I think the actual sealer is better than the polish tho, so maybe you won't need that much? I wonder if they have the sealer in a spray paint type if can, seems like that would be much easier than painting it on... Hmmmmmm.... Too many options!
Bamfield – I would go without your son (assuming he would rather stay at home). The exact same scenario happened to us several years ago. My son was the drum major for the band at his school. We left the decision up to him. He decided to stay home and perform with his band while the rest of the family went on our trip. I just now called him to ask if he was happy or if he regretted not going on our trip. He said that although he wished he could have gone on our trip, he was glad he had the opportunity to play at Homecoming. Knowing what he knows now, if he had to make the choice again, he would choose to stay at home and march for his band. Good luck.
just love the Minnie bag..so cute if I didn't have a Minnie bag I might even try to figure out how you made this......lol I only have 1 more bag I have to make and that's Raina's Halloween one. Still haven't figured how to go about making the Dumbo one so the fabric justs sits here stareing at me........lol
Wow, you have several pieces of good news - finishing auction bag #10, getting to have a nap, getting to go on a date with DH (cute picture of you and Josh by the way), riding in your Jeep, having a good dinner with DH (looks like a cool place to eat), and the greatest news of all: a Spring Break Trip!
I love the color of the magic bands. I can’t wait to see what you do with them.
OMG! Beautiful original auction bag! I love the cards on the interior fabric. The revised auction bag is great too! I would love to receive either one!
Everything about your outfit is adorable. I agree it would have been cool to get a photo with Minnie but I think your day will be much less stressful without the CMs.
OK, I made it here , I skimmed, and will try to keep up from here on in! Great pics of your girls and love the story of you and your BFF!
Queenie
Oh I hope Josh goes with you on a trip. Maybe make it so he doesn't go to the parks with you every day. So he can get some space from the crowds but I am thinking he will want to go with you one time.
He just needs for it to be his idea.
Love your pictures from yesterday.
Good luck with your list for today.
Thanks Sandra! I just hope my plan of attack works, LOL. I wore the one pair the day before yesterday and the other pair yesterday. They are super comfortable and I like how they look - even though they don't "feel" tight, I think they "look" tight... But I am certain that has more to do with all my excess skin, than anything else. If that makes sense?
Congrats on your loss too!!! That is so awesome! And it's great you are doing so well, it's so hard to lose when you have a newborn - as sweet as he is, I would just want to sit and cuddle him all the time.
My jewels were made by the wonderful Erin from Pixie Twist designs... I just adore these!!! I brought them with me to Chicago and wore them - countless comments and compliments on these too! And even though they look a little bit chunky and big (that's the point really...) - they are SUPER comfy to wear, and I didn't even know I had them on. I highly recommend Erin- she does a great job!
I hope Josh is inspired for another trip to Disney!
Can't wait to see your MB. I am so nervous about painting them and ruining the "magic" they are supposed to do, but I've seen that enough people are doing it, so it must be ok!
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as always I just adore all the outfits!!! really going to be great pictures of you all!!!
AND HOOOOORAY! for Josh!!!!!!!!!! maybe he is realizing they are getting older and going to be an empty nester soon!!!
Time to grab hold of the time you have cherish it like no other!
Do i really need to comment on bags? you know i have a addiction for them. no matter what character is on it..
you time is getting here faster then you think!!!
Hi Dee, I spent some time reading the thread that discusses how to decorate MBs and they mentioned that they use acetone to remove the paint.
I pulled out my fabrics to see if any of them could make a good fabric cover since painting is not my thing. I have some great Hawaiian fabrics and Christmas fabrics but nothing that says "Disney". So I ended up ordering some vinyl covers.
Good luck with the painting job. It is all about the colors you use, anyway, so a few wavy lines wouldn't matter.
Sounds like you had a wonderful weekend! I am really loving all of your outfits so far. When Jim and I were in Epcot in October, Minnie was still in her red polka dot dress and still is as far as I know.
I will hopefully be posting the DTD portion of my May TR (it's at the end of the Rock On TR) today so you can check out the pictures. As for the two boat docks, the one that is closed is by the Rain Forest Cafe. The renovations section of the DIS says it will be closed till the "fall" whatever that means. The one that is open is right near Paradiso 37 on Pleasure Island. There's not much left of Pleasure Island other than a few restaurants. The bus stop that is still open is the one that is near Design a Tee.
Oh I hope Josh goes with you on a trip. Maybe make it so he doesn't go to the parks with you every day. So he can get some space from the crowds but I am thinking he will want to go with you one time.
He just needs for it to be his idea.
Love your pictures from yesterday.
Good luck with your list for today.
AGREED!!!
Curse you D~! LOL I had fallen in love with that Minnie shirt back the first time you showed it. When I saw it today, I decided to run over to the website and grab it for me and Miss B...It was out of stock, but that did not stop me from running up a $200 shopping bag full of shirts!
Now my list is down to only 28 shirts to make!
Nini
I tried posting an reply yesterday but lost it so I gave up. I think both the Alice and Mad Hatter bags are great. All of your park outfits will look wonderful. I like the little Minnie and Donald and that they can be removed after your trip.
I sounds like your family had a great time yesterday at the amusement park. I hope you can get Josh to go to Disney with you and the girls one day. I think he'd have fun once he got there.
We had some excitement yesterday. The tornado sirens went off due to the line of storms moving through. Luckily nothing came of it except for flooded streets. We didn't even lose power. We don't have a basement and our lower level has big windows so all we can do is sit on the steps going down there. The storms always seem really loud here because of how close we are to Lake Erie. Today should be much quieter.
Liz
All of your trip outfits so far are amazing!! It's inspired me to create some "everyday cosplay" outfits that I could wear to conventions or to Disney but also wear them on a normal day around town. My first one is going to be Gadget from Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers!
I can't wait to see your decorated Magic Band!
Awesome... Now I don't know which one I like the best Donald or this Minnie one, they are amazing!!
Looks like a great family day! That would be so great if he considered another Disney Family Trip. They are only young once. That is what I keep telling everyone to justify why we go every year.... lol
That Alice in Wonderland bag is fabulous! I am so glad that I don't have anyone in my family that loves her - I cannot afford another D~ bag right now
I love all your outfits! They are so awesome. They make me way less excited about my extensive Disney T-shirt collection.
I still don't know anything conclusive about an August trip. DH and I did have our lunch date yesterday so we did talk a little bit about getting our passes early which he is still good with. And, it would save me money on my girls weekend in October if I already had my pass. I'll keep you posted on what we decide.
I was going to ask how Josh liked the amusement park but it seemed from your comments below that he had an awesome time. Maybe you guys could swing a family trip to Disney during a less crowded time - after Thanksgiving but before Christmas or January or February. That might make it more enjoyable for him. I hope the surprise afternoon at Valleyfair will turn into another family Disney trip for you. I can just imagine how over the moon you'd be if Josh decided he wanted to do that. And congrats on getting your foot in the door on graduation trips with the girls!
I know things change at Disney daily, but when we were there in March, Minnie was still in her red polka dot dress at Character Spot at Epcot.
I bet polish remover will work. That seems to be what people on the MB thread are using.
You are going to be so stinking cute in all of your outfits!!! Love the little details. Neat idea changing up the pins switching from Minnie to Mickey.
The handstand is pretty impressive, yeah I would break my neck if I tried that!
Looks like a great day at the park! Yup, yup you all need to do a family trip before the girls start getting away from home.
We went to DTD yesterday to catch a movie and walk around a little, over the last couple of weeks the traffic has really gotten worse. More and more construction going on. Definitely plan on extra time getting to and from this area. Also with everything being having walls up for construction it seems more crowded. They are really coming along with some of the rehab, can't wait for it to be finished.
Also its fame-blame hot down here, we were only out for a little while and got some sun! Remember to pack lots of sunscreen or floppy hats!
I will PM you to see if we can get a meet together!
I saw some of those pictures on FB and thought I saw Josh in there. Glad you all are having fun!
I've been meaning to ask what the exact measurements of the MBs are. I could probably look it up somewhere, but you have yours, and we're talking.... so why not ask?
I'm going to have to cover mine due my acidic sweat. Can't wear anything plastic because I break out. Especially with the humidity and heat in Florida.
All your outfits look very fun and enthusiastically Disney, but not in your face. And that Minnie/Mickey bag of yours is fabulous and I generally hate pleats.
Have a great day everyone!
Coming out of lurkdom and a hiatus to say I love all of your custom outfits!
And yes Minnie is still wearing the polka dot dress at the character spot in Epcot. I was just looking through our memory maker photos last night and noticed it.
Sounds like a fun day at Valley Fair with Josh, hopefully that will convince him that doing another family trip to WDW would be fun for him as well.
Grrr...one more try. The DIS keeps eating my posts
Love the outfits, especially the Minnie bag!
I like both of the Alice bags, but my fav is the Hatter.....so fun!
I didn't put any sealer top coat or bottom coat on my magic band and it held up great. I had really hot sweaty weather and I swam every day. Not a single smudge. I don't think you need anything to "seal" it, but do what makes you comfortable.
Glad Josh seems to be warming up to a return trip! Maybe we could get all the guys together.......fun fun fun!
Fingers crossed....maybe it will actually post this time......
I get exactly what you mean about excess skin. I have a really good friend who has lost over 125 lbs in the last year. She did it by eating healthier and exercising. She says the extra skin does make it harder on clothes but she loves that she is now a size large instead of a 3X or bigger!!! Good luck and keep up the good work.
Yes it is hard to lose right now for me. I do enjoy spending time snuggling with him which I do more than I should. But then again you can never snuggle your little one enough.
Both of the bags turned out amazing!!! Love Alice a little more though!!
Love your outfits!! You are so much more creative putting them together than I was. I'd just grab my shirt for that day and a pair of shorts and off we'd go. So I thought I'd share some things Erin made for us. Not only do they do necklaces but she made me some shirts and I purchased from her one of V's dresses that Sarah absolutely loved!!!! We got nothing but compliments on them all!!
Every character we met loved this dress!!!