I got a bunch of 2 yd precuts for $1.25 each today. The 18 inch doll projects were $1.50, and I got a complete quilt kit with 6 yards of fabric for $8. It is toddler bed size, but for that price, I will use it as a lap quilt.
I still have my Chatty Cathy. My mom saved all of our dolls and since I'm a Kathy of course I had that doll. I had/have a Ginny doll I was in the hospital a lot when I was little and I only got to play with the doll when I was at the hospital. I still have that doll and I named my DD32 Ginnifer(made up my own spelling) so I could call her Ginny.
Frog Applique is finally finished! I hope I won't be doing anything this complicated again without an embroidery machine.
Hi everyone!! I have been busy sewing but most of it goes out the door before I think of posting it. I've been doing a lot of Vida's lately...
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What an adorable baby!If you go to Just MagicDolls.com she has really nice directions for cleaning up and fixing up your dolls. Here is the page where she talks about the pincurls, it's towards the bottom of the page:
Just in case you need a visual...
Also forgot to say that the solid cotton colors were only $1.40. I might have to go back and get more colors......
I still have my Chatty Cathy. My mom saved all of our dolls and since I'm a Kathy of course I had that doll. I had/have a Ginny doll I was in the hospital a lot when I was little and I only got to play with the doll when I was at the hospital. I still have that doll and I named my DD32 Ginnifer(made up my own spelling) so I could call her Ginny.
Frog Applique is finally finished! I hope I won't be doing anything this complicated again without an embroidery machine.
Made my first AG dresses today. I also have never worked with bias tape either so it was a learning experience.
This was my first attempt it is a little tight on the AG
I absolutely ADORE my girls' doctor (actually, she's a pediatric physicians assistant). She left the practice for a brief time and I was devastated! Thankfully, she saw the error of her ways and came back to us! It's so hard to find a doctor you really trust, yet SO important!
SO CUTE!!!!! Do you have an embroidery machine? I keep thinking you need Heather's Rock Star design on the shirt!
I'm glad the chewables worked out for you guys! The first time Arminda had chewables I was really worried. They smelled AWFUL and she is by FAR my WORST medicine taker (even now at 13!) but she said they tasted really good.
Hi everyone!! I have been busy sewing but most of it goes out the door before I think of posting it. I've been doing a lot of Vida's lately...
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and the back...
And for those of you who know how much I LOVE Brent.. I'm happy to report that he's a Daddy now. His wife gave birth to a little boy, named Noah... he's so cute!! What do you expect with gorgeous parents...LOL
That's awesome that you saved up for all your AG... I hope you choose to continue to hang on to it... I've seen so many stories of adults who sell their collection and then wish for it back later... then spend years trying to replace the items they just sold.
That is an awesome machine (so I've read)... one of the last of the greatest Singers. I hope you take her cabinet home too... you'll have so much fun with it!
Yes, here we call soda "pop" ... Ginger Ale is Ginger Ale - LOL and AG is AG.
I'm sitting here by my computer waiting for the antics of Ginger to go viral (like I know what that means
That's right, I'm sitting right here waiting . . . barely daring to breathe.
I can so relate!
You'll have to read the book I'm probably going to get asked to write.
What's the expression? If the old cow gives you milk then you won't pay for the book she writes?
Brett was the cruise director when we sailed for our 25th. He was a BUSY man, and I loved his accent -- Australian, not NZ -- I think. Beautiful baby.
My husband and I talk about what we'll do with The Check when it comes -- you know the one from a relative you never knew you had, but you're the last surviving relative, or someone you did a good deed for when you were a teenager. Anyway, when The Check comes, I'll buy the address and then I'm going to surprise ~D by just showing up at her door someday. I'll have Ginger and a couple of glasses and when she answers the door I'll ask her if she has any ice. I'll have a hidden camera so I can post it on youtube.
Frog Applique is finally finished! I hope I won't be doing anything this complicated again without an embroidery machine.
Made my first AG dresses today. I also have never worked with bias tape either so it was a learning experience.
This was my first attempt it is a little tight on the AG
Here is my second attempt. This one was a little too big.
So I made a sash.
Hi everyone!! I have been busy sewing but most of it goes out the door before I think of posting it. I've been doing a lot of Vida's lately...
Front of Tink
and the back...
And for those of you who know how much I LOVE Brent.. I'm happy to report that he's a Daddy now. His wife gave birth to a little boy, named Noah... he's so cute!! What do you expect with gorgeous parents...LOL
Made my first AG dresses today. I also have never worked with bias tape either so it was a learning experience.
This was my first attempt it is a little tight on the AG
Here is my second attempt. This one was a little too big.
So I made a sash.
Sorry, but this just cracked me up.
I'll continue to hold on to them ... and all their stuff ... I still hold out hope that one day I'll have a daughter to give them to ... and if I DON'T have a daughter then I'll probably hold on to them hoping to have a granddaughter ...
I LOVE my machine ... I just wish I had the time to learn every little thing it does ... my boys keep me hoppin' and there aren't a whole lot of distractions when we're in Charlotte vs here ...
Wow! That's making my $1 yd fleece look expensive! NONE of our Walmarts ever carried the prepacked items. Maybe I should go on a little road trip, but gas would cost way more than the fabric! And I thought my 75 cents fat quarters were a steal -- for 30 cents I think I would have bought every single fat quarter in the store. Think of the Insa's that could be made with them!Just in case you need a visual...
Forgot to tell you about these...they are so cute. Pillow creations, for my 6y/o to make. They were only $2.40
And this cute little blanket kit for $4.10
Not looking forward to washing and storing all this, but man I was so excited. I looked like a crazy lady going up to the register with all this stuff.
Also forgot to say that the solid cotton colors were only $1.40. I might have to go back and get more colors......
I think Wendy is still at Camp Promise. Poor girl doesn't know what she is missing out on.
Just give me time to sell a kidney so I can afford it.
Kit was one of the dolls I visited on Friday. And, boy, were you right about the fit. Too big.
I'm sitting here by my computer waiting for the antics of Ginger to go viral (like I know what that means
My husband and I talk about what we'll do with The Check when it comes -- you know the one from a relative you never knew you had, but you're the last surviving relative, or someone you did a good deed for when you were a teenager. Anyway, when The Check comes, I'll buy the address and then I'm going to surprise ~D by just showing up at her door someday. I'll have Ginger and a couple of glasses and when she answers the door I'll ask her if she has any ice. I'll have a hidden camera so I can post it on youtube.
Hmmm, how long will it take me to drive to Alabama?
It turned out great!Frog Applique is finally finished! I hope I won't be doing anything this complicated again without an embroidery machine.
Cute! I like the first one the best. I should really try making one for my dd's naked doll today. And then I need to work on her hair -- it keeps getting rattier.Made my first AG dresses today. I also have never worked with bias tape either so it was a learning experience.
This was my first attempt it is a little tight on the AG
Here is my second attempt. This one was a little too big.
So I made a sash.
I don't think I have ever used the word beautiful and Frog in the same sentence... I am really impressed with your stitching!Frog Applique is finally finished! I hope I won't be doing anything this complicated again without an embroidery machine.
Have you thought about ordering them online? If you can find them on Amazon you will probably have them in a day or two.
These are great!Made my first AG dresses today. I also have never worked with bias tape either so it was a learning experience.
This was my first attempt it is a little tight on the AG
Here is my second attempt. This one was a little too big.
So I made a sash.
Just in case you need a visual...
Forgot to tell you about these...they are so cute. Pillow creations, for my 6y/o to make. They were only $2.40
And this cute little blanket kit for $4.10
Not looking forward to washing and storing all this, but man I was so excited. I looked like a crazy lady going up to the register with all this stuff.
Also forgot to say that the solid cotton colors were only $1.40. I might have to go back and get more colors......
Off to shop now. 
We still haven't taken it out of the hair net because I am too afraid it will get all tangled looking.One Thanksgiving weekend 2004, Dh left for a year long deployment to Iraq. I was devistated, the girls were heartbroken - and I just wanted to do something very special for them for Christmas that year. A was 6 and V was 5 and I was broke... thanks to the US Government for messing up Josh's pay - we hadn't received a paycheck in 16 weeks! Somehow, after weeks of trying, I finally managed to reach the right person and get Josh paid - with back pay - but it was only 2 weeks before Christmas - I had nothing for the girls and bills had piled up and savings had been emptied. By the time bills were paid and savings was restored - I had just enough for Christmas dinner and an AG doll for each of them. Grandma and Grandpa were kind enough to raid that AG Chicago store, and get each of them several outfits for Christmas. Fast forward a bit... the girls' bdays rolled around and there were outfits that they desperately wanted for their dolls, so I went online to order them and they were gone - retired. I was a bit angry because they outftis were still featured in the current AG catalog. Which led me to an online search to try and find out retirement info in advance... and I found the message boards. I've been very active in those communities for several years, and even moderate one of the boards.
Eventually, my girls' collection started me on my own collection, because there were so many items that I wanted them to have, that they had no interest in having. And it was something fun and wholesome that we could enjoy together. Now that the girls are pretty much done with AG - I am so thankful and fortunate that we had that time together building memories, we had that one thing that bound us together at a time when children tend to start growing away from their parents. Now, I feel that I am very close to my girls and we enjoy spending time together, because we have various hobbies that we take interest in. Our AG collecting has turned into creating items, and we still have a lot of bonding time.
So, in a nutshell - I learned so much - because it was something my girls enjoyed.
D~
Hi everyone!! I have been busy sewing but most of it goes out the door before I think of posting it. I've been doing a lot of Vida's lately...
Front of Tink
And for those of you who know how much I LOVE Brent.. I'm happy to report that he's a Daddy now. His wife gave birth to a little boy, named Noah... he's so cute!! What do you expect with gorgeous parents...LOL
Just in case you need a visual...
Not looking forward to washing and storing all this, but man I was so excited. I looked like a crazy lady going up to the register with all this stuff.
Also forgot to say that the solid cotton colors were only $1.40. I might have to go back and get more colors......
Frog Applique is finally finished! I hope I won't be doing anything this complicated again without an embroidery machine.
Made my first AG dresses today. I also have never worked with bias tape either so it was a learning experience.
This was my first attempt it is a little tight on the AG
So I made a sash.
Those came out great...but don't you have a trip to start sewing for
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Frog Applique is finally finished! I hope I won't be doing anything this complicated again without an embroidery machine.
Made my first AG dresses today. I also have never worked with bias tape either so it was a learning experience.
This was my first attempt it is a little tight on the AG
Here is my second attempt. This one was a little too big.
So I made a sash.
Yes I do and I am way behind with sewing. I have exactly one set of outfits done.
Oh and one other pair of shorts waiting for a matching shirt.
A skirt cut out but isn't really for the trip and a pair of shorts.
Thinking of adding a ruffle to a pair of jeans and making shorts since the are ripped.
I am a classic procrastinator
. So when we started to daydream about a trip with my other DD and her family I came lurking here 
and was inspired to teach myself to sew.DD had a Kenmore she'd recieved from her ex for a b'day and she'd never used it so she passed it on to me!
I read everything on here I could 
and learned so ,so much from all of you wonderful people.
Kensleigh & Gracie ,twins -6 and lil sister Chloe-4! We had a BLAST and they loved all the customs I had made { nothing fancy but what fun I had making them 
}.We were there at POP may28-june3,2011 ,in the 50's. Since it was their 1st trip we did many character meals as we did with the others on their 1st trip...gotta do it up right the 1st trip! by the time we went all she had to do was pack for her and hubs because I had been packing for the girls for about a year and a half! 
and sorry to ramble...poof I'm gone...
Hello,
My name is Beth ,I am a 48 yr. old Nanna to 7 g'babies ages 4 to 9,5 girls and 2 boys and I have been lurking here for a year or so,I used to visit the DiSign forums before our trip to WDW in 2008,DD painted shirts for the dgc for that trip and I did a partial TR when we came back but have been busy and had an old slow computer so never finished it
Last trip we { Pawpaw & I } traveled w/DD Brendi ,{her now ex} & her kids { oldest grands ,then 5 & 3} Elli- 9, & Blaze -7 . This year we went w/other DD and her family,dh Chad and 3 lil princesses!
I would have to say I am a Disney addict,I know the ladies at work must roll their eyes behind my back when I talk Disney. Last trip we co-planned,this trip my dd said " you plan it Nanna & we'll just enjoy!" that was all I needed...
I am hoping to get the pictures from our trip loaded to this computer { new to us,old one was soooo slow and new dsil { dd upgraded!!!!} gave us his computer for my b'day/Pawpaw's Fathers day gift! now thats love!
I will go now before I get myself run off! I truely LOVE seeing all the things you all create.I have cased some things { from who I can't remember},but I give it my thrifty twist. I don't pay full price for anything,I love to shop the thrift stores and re-claim/up-cycle/re-purpose sheet sets,mens/womens shirts/skirts etc. If I see a fabric I like I try to see what I can make from it. I started with a Pillow case dress and still love the ease of these,my fave pattern is a peasent dress/shirt/capri pattern from McCall's ,Chelsea Andersen # M6062...love it,easy and versatile.I hope to be back later with some pix of things I have sewn,just started teaching myself in sept. 2010,should of learned years ago since my Mom taught sewing at the Singer Sewing Machine store in our town when I was a little girl.I got all the dresses when they came out of the windwo since my Mom had sewn them!When i was old enough to learn to sew my Mom and I we not close,all that teen stuff...lol she passed away when I was 20 and preg. with my 2nd. dd so i never got to have her teach me. Our other dgc are Jackon-6 and Avery-4. they are my son Austin's children,LOVE him and them dearly but see them hardly ever {dil issues}, They do get to go to Disney often though since dil parents own DVC.
sorry to ramble...poof I'm gone...
Hey - I wanna see pics too. 
