LOL, I feel your pain!!! I can't quote on my iPad either, especially if its a long OP and forget multiquoting...is your problem the same as mine...you can't see the bottom of the message your trying to quote, so you can't start writing? That's what Im dealng with, I thought I just didnt know how to use it well enough yet, its still new to me. So, if anyone sees me comment and not by quoting the OP, that's why.
These are items I sent to Kade and family for the Big Give:
Kade's sensory books -- for those who don't know Kade has a visual processing disorder. He can see some colors but has trouble processing what he sees so I tried to keep the images simple with lots of texture. I actually took better pictures of the book after posting these on the Big Give board, but I'm too lazy to upload them to photobucket.
First up is a book that has Magic Kingdom, DHS and Epcot (I just hit a few highlights of what Kade likes or boyish rides at MK):
First pages are tree of life and a leopard (remember my leopard dilemma? -- I just labeled it a leopard so it is what it is). The tree of life has a gauzy fabric for the trunk which I painted brown so it feels more like bark. Some leaves are silk, some I made from fabric. The leopard is a furry leopard fabric with bead eyes:
These books were fun to make, but very time consuming. I reinforced every tiny piece at least twice -- like all the bead eyes and anything moveable. A lot of hand sewing was involved. I'm really happy with how they turned out and the family seems to like them as well which is most important.
Thanks everyone.
I got a couple of commercial patterns and will be getting a few that I fell in love with on YCMT next weekend.
I made my first dress tonight. Ok nothing fancy and nowhere near good but I have never picked up a needle and tread before in my life and gave it a try. Very basic basic pillow dress but I really want to learn how to do the fun twirl and patch skirts/dresses.
These are items I sent to Kade and family for the Big Give:
First up is a book that has Magic Kingdom, DHS and Epcot (I just hit a few highlights of what Kade likes or boyish rides at MK):
Cover:
First pages are Mickey and Pluto. I did Mickey in a shimmery red fun foam (b/c Kade can see red) and Pluto is out of felt with fabric paint eyes and nose that are kind of like a patent leather feel, and his ears are floppy and stuffed:
These books were fun to make, but very time consuming. I reinforced every tiny piece at least twice -- like all the bead eyes and anything moveable. A lot of hand sewing was involved. I'm really happy with how they turned out and the family seems to like them as well which is most important.
I had an interesting afternoon. My dd fell in love with Chip 'n Dale on our last trip. So, when planning outfits for our upcoming trip, I knew I had to make something with C&D on it for her. Well, I can't find any C&D fabric in the US, so I had to order it on Ebay from Malaysia. The transaction went well, and I ordered from a seller with lots of transactions and 100% feedback. The shipping was really fast. It was actually precut 4X4 squares. I thought it would be perfect for a patchwork twirl skirt. Well, I sewed the squares together and when I was ironing the seams flat, the iron made the fabric shrink.A lot
I can't believe it. It shrunk about 1/2 inch each way, at least! I think it's still going to work, I'll just have to make the yoke and bottom ruffle each wider than planned. I always prewash my fabric in hot, so I've never had this happen, and since they were precut squares, prewashing was not an option. Oh well, live and learn, right?
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WOW..I just ordered a yard of ChipnDale fabric on etsy. This fabric came from Japan but I hope it doesn't shrink after I wash it. I need almost the whole yard for what I have planned and since it was a little expensive I am not sure if I want to buy more.
.Dang you guys for making me (forcing me even) go onto the American Girl doll website! Grrrrr...to the tune of a house payment or Disney cruise, I can design a dolly to look JUST like Norah! Before this, we were perfectly happy with our Madame Alexander from Costco dolls. She (Norah) was DROOLING
Dang you guys for making me (forcing me even) go onto the American Girl doll website! Grrrrr...to the tune of a house payment or Disney cruise, I can design a dolly to look JUST like Norah! Before this, we were perfectly happy with our Madame Alexander from Costco dolls. She (Norah) was DROOLING
These are items I sent to Kade and family for the Big Give:
Luggage tags for all (Front):
back of luggage tags:
Jackson's Eye Spy Bag -- front with Perry:
Back with P&F:
Kade's sensory books -- for those who don't know Kade has a visual processing disorder. He can see some colors but has trouble processing what he sees so I tried to keep the images simple with lots of texture. I actually took better pictures of the book after posting these on the Big Give board, but I'm too lazy to upload them to photobucket.
First up is a book that has Magic Kingdom, DHS and Epcot (I just hit a few highlights of what Kade likes or boyish rides at MK):
Cover:
First pages are Mickey and Pluto. I did Mickey in a shimmery red fun foam (b/c Kade can see red) and Pluto is out of felt with fabric paint eyes and nose that are kind of like a patent leather feel, and his ears are floppy and stuffed:
Next I did a wooden train for the railroad, a fun foam race car for the speedway highlighted with some puff paint (#3 b/c Kade is 3 y/o) and a page with suncatchers and a fun foam pirate for Pirates of the Caribbean:
Then DHS with a wooden star, fun foam Handy Manny, and foam Toy Story Puzzle pieces:
Up with real balloons (my sewing machine hated sewing balloons!) and Monster's Inc which was just an iron to which I added taggies -- one was mylar b/c Kade really likes mylar.
And for Epcot all I did was the seas. Dory is not finished in this photo but she now has eyes! These are mainly made out of gift bags and mylar. The jelly fish has ribbon legs that Kade can grab:
And then I made an AK book. I used precut felt for the pages so it was a bit easier to put together. For both books I inserted plastic grid covered with quilt batting which makes the pages stand up a bit -- not too floppy.
Cover:
First pages are tree of life and a leopard (remember my leopard dilemma? -- I just labeled it a leopard so it is what it is). The tree of life has a gauzy fabric for the trunk which I painted brown so it feels more like bark. Some leaves are silk, some I made from fabric. The leopard is a furry leopard fabric with bead eyes:
Then and elephant made from shelf liner with a floppy ear and braided tail and a furry zebra (his tail is movable as well):
A lion made with yarn on plastic grid and a furry giraffe:
And my personal favorite pages: A monkey out of pom poms and a macaw of fun foam and feathers.
These books were fun to make, but very time consuming. I reinforced every tiny piece at least twice -- like all the bead eyes and anything moveable. A lot of hand sewing was involved. I'm really happy with how they turned out and the family seems to like them as well which is most important.
Thanks... I finally got it to work
Is this the one that you purchased:
These are items I sent to Kade and family for the Big Give:
Luggage tags for all (Front):
back of luggage tags:
Jackson's Eye Spy Bag -- front with Perry:
Back with P&F:
Kade's sensory books -- for those who don't know Kade has a visual processing disorder. He can see some colors but has trouble processing what he sees so I tried to keep the images simple with lots of texture. I actually took better pictures of the book after posting these on the Big Give board, but I'm too lazy to upload them to photobucket.
First up is a book that has Magic Kingdom, DHS and Epcot (I just hit a few highlights of what Kade likes or boyish rides at MK):
Cover:
Next I did a wooden train for the railroad, a fun foam race car for the speedway highlighted with some puff paint (#3 b/c Kade is 3 y/o) and a page with suncatchers and a fun foam pirate for Pirates of the Caribbean:
And for Epcot all I did was the seas. Dory is not finished in this photo but she now has eyes! These are mainly made out of gift bags and mylar. The jelly fish has ribbon legs that Kade can grab:
And then I made an AK book. I used precut felt for the pages so it was a bit easier to put together. For both books I inserted plastic grid covered with quilt batting which makes the pages stand up a bit -- not too floppy.
Cover:
First pages are tree of life and a leopard (remember my leopard dilemma? -- I just labeled it a leopard so it is what it is). The tree of life has a gauzy fabric for the trunk which I painted brown so it feels more like bark. Some leaves are silk, some I made from fabric. The leopard is a furry leopard fabric with bead eyes:
Then and elephant made from shelf liner with a floppy ear and braided tail and a furry zebra (his tail is movable as well):
A lion made with yarn on plastic grid and a furry giraffe:
And my personal favorite pages: A monkey out of pom poms and a macaw of fun foam and feathers.
These books were fun to make, but very time consuming. I reinforced every tiny piece at least twice -- like all the bead eyes and anything moveable. A lot of hand sewing was involved. I'm really happy with how they turned out and the family seems to like them as well which is most important.
The luggage tags are really awesome! I love everything! 
Dang you guys for making me (forcing me even) go onto the American Girl doll website! Grrrrr...to the tune of a house payment or Disney cruise, I can design a dolly to look JUST like Norah! Before this, we were perfectly happy with our Madame Alexander from Costco dolls. She (Norah) was DROOLING
My first share here, we are going to Disneyland Paris in a few weeks (girls don't know yet) and I made these for our trip. The shirts, except the cake one, I ordered on Etsy. The clay beads I also ordered on Etsy, but I made the rest.
My first share here, we are going to Disneyland Paris in a few weeks (girls don't know yet) and I made these for our trip. The shirts, except the cake one, I ordered on Etsy. The clay beads I also ordered on Etsy, but I made the rest.
WOW!!!!!
My first share here, we are going to Disneyland Paris in a few weeks (girls don't know yet) and I made these for our trip. The shirts, except the cake one, I ordered on Etsy. The clay beads I also ordered on Etsy, but I made the rest.
The dress is beautiful and so is Princess Hannah. She has her princess wave down.Since our float was Disney themed I decided to post about it.
We were in a little Mardi Gras parade called Krewe Le Petite Enfants. I made Hannah's dress for Disney in December. I'm not sure if I ever posted it here.
I hate editing pictures.
Hannah had a blast and is looking forward to the rest of the parades this weekend.
I have this issue as well.LOL, I feel your pain!!! I can't quote on my iPad either, especially if its a long OP and forget multiquoting...is your problem the same as mine...you can't see the bottom of the message your trying to quote, so you can't start writing? That's what Im dealng with, I thought I just didnt know how to use it well enough yet, its still new to me. So, if anyone sees me comment and not by quoting the OP, that's why.
Nice job on your first dress. You will be whipping up twirly dresses in no time.Thanks everyone.
I got a couple of commercial patterns and will be getting a few that I fell in love with on YCMT next weekend.
I made my first dress tonight. Ok nothing fancy and nowhere near good but I have never picked up a needle and tread before in my life and gave it a try. Very basic basic pillow dress but I really want to learn how to do the fun twirl and patch skirts/dresses.
These are items I sent to Kade and family for the Big Give:
Luggage tags for all (Front):
Jackson's Eye Spy Bag -- front with Perry:
Kade's sensory books -- for those who don't know Kade has a visual processing disorder. He can see some colors but has trouble processing what he sees so I tried to keep the images simple with lots of texture. I actually took better pictures of the book after posting these on the Big Give board, but I'm too lazy to upload them to photobucket.
First up is a book that has Magic Kingdom, DHS and Epcot (I just hit a few highlights of what Kade likes or boyish rides at MK):
Cover:
First pages are Mickey and Pluto. I did Mickey in a shimmery red fun foam (b/c Kade can see red) and Pluto is out of felt with fabric paint eyes and nose that are kind of like a patent leather feel, and his ears are floppy and stuffed:
Next I did a wooden train for the railroad, a fun foam race car for the speedway highlighted with some puff paint (#3 b/c Kade is 3 y/o) and a page with suncatchers and a fun foam pirate for Pirates of the Caribbean:
Then DHS with a wooden star, fun foam Handy Manny, and foam Toy Story Puzzle pieces:
Up with real balloons (my sewing machine hated sewing balloons!) and Monster's Inc which was just an iron to which I added taggies -- one was mylar b/c Kade really likes mylar.
And for Epcot all I did was the seas. Dory is not finished in this photo but she now has eyes! These are mainly made out of gift bags and mylar. The jelly fish has ribbon legs that Kade can grab:
And then I made an AK book. I used precut felt for the pages so it was a bit easier to put together. For both books I inserted plastic grid covered with quilt batting which makes the pages stand up a bit -- not too floppy.
Cover:
First pages are tree of life and a leopard (remember my leopard dilemma? -- I just labeled it a leopard so it is what it is). The tree of life has a gauzy fabric for the trunk which I painted brown so it feels more like bark. Some leaves are silk, some I made from fabric. The leopard is a furry leopard fabric with bead eyes:
And my personal favorite pages: A monkey out of pom poms and a macaw of fun foam and feathers.
These books were fun to make, but very time consuming. I reinforced every tiny piece at least twice -- like all the bead eyes and anything moveable. A lot of hand sewing was involved. I'm really happy with how they turned out and the family seems to like them as well which is most important.
My first share here, we are going to Disneyland Paris in a few weeks (girls don't know yet) and I made these for our trip. The shirts, except the cake one, I ordered on Etsy. The clay beads I also ordered on Etsy, but I made the rest.
