Disboutiquers Part 12 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew

[Haganfam5]

Megan was sitting with me last night and, as I predicted, she loves it. Now she wants me to try and find that fabric.

I am glad another young girl approves of it. It is much more pretty in person and I am sure she will love it. It shouldn't be that hard to find if you have a Joanns near you. All the tutti frutti (however you spell it? ) is in the same section. Good Luck! Let me know if you can't, I could look for more too next time I am out.

 

[The Moonk's Mom]

Karen - this is her easy apples

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/caramel-apples-recipe/index.html

but then I saw these...mmmm

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/george-duran/caramel-apple-pie-on-a-stick-recipe/index.html

okay..now I am so hungry....

I have to go finish cooking right now...Tim's work is having a covered dish for MDA today and I made yummy pot roast that cooked all night in the slow cooker, banana pudding (that is soooo good!) and now I'm gonna make some yeast rolls...I want those to be warm.

Talk to you guys later! Have a great Friday!!!!

 

[jessica52877]

Here are some dresses I made for a cruise.

And some T's for pirate night!

 

[revrob]

http://www.chezami.com/exp.ja6?file=Clearance&pathcode=fabricshop&sessionid=2LX0GLHLV5220

ENABLER ALERT!

Some of those fabrics are super clearanced... I for one will not click my own link.

I will not click that link! I will not click that link! I will not click that link!

I LOVE IT! I especially love it because I'm also a scrapper and my dream room will incorporate both hobbies too. I love those Ikea rails and accesstories - so many things you can do with them.

Are you going to actually cover the table tops or are you making table skirts? I don't have any suggestions, but I think you should just look around and you will surely find something you love.

I've always thought that it would be really neat to use a dining room hutch to store fabrics and paper in (instead of china). They had some really neat cabinets that would be great for that type of thing at ikea. I feel very fortunate to be able to use our fourth bedroom for my craft room. It does mean that we don't have a guest room. But since our family does not live close, we seldom have overnight guests. When we do (usually my parents, or my DH's parents), they stay in my DD's room and she sleeps in either our room, or in my DS's room. Both children have twin beds with trundles (my DD's trundle is one that "pops up" so it's normal size). Since I craft a lot more than we have guests, I figure it really is the best use of the space for us.

As far as the tables go, I think I want to cover the whole thing. I'm thinking of having the top as just a big rectangle with rectangles on the sides sewn to it. I want to do the sides in sections so that I can lift up one section to get to stuff that I've stored underneath when I need to do so. My initial thought is that I should use home dec fabric because it's 60" wide and would look nicer because it's nice and heavy. I'm hoping something jumps out at me.

 

[revrob]

Here are some dresses I made for a cruise.

And some T's for pirate night!

JESSICA! Those are AWESOME! Love them all! You can really pump those out, girl!

 

[Tinka_Belle]

Just a heads up...Disney Shopping has their personalized fleece blankets on clearance for $7.99!!!
I paid $19.95 for my girls, and thought they were well worth it.
You can even say YOU made them, if you want to save your street cred as a creative person (Just kidding! LOL)
Anyway, we love them and this is a great deal.

http://disneyshopping.go.com/disney/store/Product_10002_10051_1235269_-1_61502

Thanks for the link. I haven't been on there website in a while. I ordered Jenna a Hannah Montana nightgown and a Hannah Montana rain coat. I think I'm going to put them in her Easter Basket.

 

[tnmom25]

I've not been on here in F...O...R...E...V...E...R!!! But I thought I just browse through and see what caught my eye and I think this is adorable!!!!!!!! I've been wanting to do something with that clipart for a while, but haven't yet.

 

[Haganfam5]

Here are some dresses I made for a cruise.

WOW! Those are great! I love all of the detail! You are all going to look soooo good!!

 

[kstgelais4]

you'll LOVE your cricut! I don't think I've posted these yet, but I did these with my cricut - love that thing!

OK - so my craft room certainly still needs some tweaking. I needs a good cleaning, and my scrapbook side of my bookcases need to be straightened and organized. BUT, this is what I've got so far.

view from the door looking in

bookcases -
top - obviously piles of fabric that I still need to go through
in the basket on left -commercial patterns (notice they're way up top? because I seldom use them anymore)
basket on right - small cuts of fabric folded on half comic book boards
left bookcase - obviously all fabric
right bookcase - top shelf - all blanks ready to be used
second shelf - cricut jukebox, scrapbook markers, cuttlebug supplies
third shelf - another basket of small cuts of fabric, comic book boards & polar notions boards
fourth shelf - scrapbook paper
fifth shelf - one basket has stickers & misc. embellishments other basket has stamps

To the right of the bookshelves - two ikea racks that hold idea books, computer printer papers & scrapbook mat stacks

desk where I scrapbook & embellishment center

This one is for Heather - my copy of the castle print

My sewing area

close up of the desk where I sew and cut - I put in this metal strip just below an ikea rail. I wanted this so that I could put the calculation sheets especially for Carla C's patterns on the strip to reference while I'm cutting. I think it'll be really helpful.

I don't think you can see it in the pics, but my cricut is in all of this mess. Right above it are two ikea rails that I hang all of my cricut notebooks, overlays and cartridges in.

In the wide holders on the rails, I have all of my machine manuals in one, Carla C's pdf patterns in one, other pdf patterns in one, and the fourth holds various printouts that I've collected for ideas.

To make room for my scrapbook stuff to move back into the room, I had to weed out a lot of fabric. This is the pile that has to be re-homed.

I'm loving it in here now! I still need to sort a few things out, but I can tell I'm gonna really get a lot done in here!


The next project - I want to sew table covers for my sewing area. I'm trying to figure out what kind of color scheme & feel that I want to go with. I went to a few places today on the hunt for fabric, and nothing struck me. I'll wait until I find something that I'll LOVE since it will be a lot of fabric. If you were going to do this project, what would you choose?

I love your craft room! It's really fabulous! When yo are ready to get rid of that fabric, I spy a few prints I would like!!

Here are some dresses I made for a cruise.

And some T's for pirate night!

Jessica, these are fantastic!!! i love them all. I think the cruise one is especially neat!

 

[Jennia]

Here are some dresses I made for a cruise.

And some T's for pirate night!

WOW those are all AMAZING!!!!

 

[tricia]

Just got back from 10 days of vacation in Treasure Island and then at Universal Studios. I will never catch up with all that is posted, but I did check the thread on occasion while I was gone.

Congrats on the new grandchild. She is soooo tiny. My DSs were over 9 lbs, so my DH nearly fainted when he saw the pic on my screen.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TESSA

Cute St. Patrick's Day outfits everyone.

Love the cruise outfits Jessica.

Enchanted Princess - love, love, love the minnie dress. Red and white and black are my favourites.

Beautiful sewing rooms to those of you who posted pics. I only dream of having a stash like some of you. I am a bit different from most of you in that I have a hard time just buying fabric if I don't have a specific project in mind. Weird, I know, I am trying to break myself of it, and just buy if I see something I like.

I did manage to get to a Joann's and a SuperWalmart that has fabric while I was away and this is what I picked up. The Bumble bees and the Frog material, were picked by my cousins DD3, for 2 outfits I will make her. She is a cutie. I made a dress for her and gave it to her when we saw her in Fla., Then I offered to make her a couple of more, so her mom agreed and we went shopping together.



And my boys wanted to get in on the picture taking.

 

[revrob]

I'm disenchanted with my serger already! Didn't take long, huh? I sat down and started making a skirt this morning. I was almost finished (serging the last 1/4 of the elastic waistband) and the thing locks up. Won't move at all. I called the store, they don't have a clue of what to tell me -so I have to take the thing in. I'm glad it's under warranty. I hope they just give me another serger - I don't want to have to leave the thing there for a week for them to figure out what's wrong with it. UGH!

 

[Camping Griswalds]

Here are some dresses I made for a cruise.

And some T's for pirate night!

Stunning!!! I wish they still did the Princess and Pirate Party! These would be perfect!! What pattern are the dresses??

 

[danicaw]

Here are some dresses I made for a cruise.

I LOVE these! Great dresses and shirts too.
The ones with the cruise line logo on them are my favorite... I love that logo
Is it the Simply Sweet pattern? Is it a double ruffle on the bottom of the cruise line ones?
Seriously Cute Wonderful job!

 

[jenb1023]

WooHoo I got a cricut today! DH told me to get off that computer those ladies make you spend money! Can't wait to try it out tomorrow!

Tracie

Tee Hee...that's us!!! The enablers!!!

Have fun with it!!!

You guys are enablers! And give people (like me) grand notions and new ideas!

I scrapbook and make iron-on t-shirts and sweatshirts but I do not sew. In fact, I pratically failed home ec and my shop projects were better than my home ec projects. Plus, I am so behind in my scrapbooking it is not even funny. I am a photo junkie so that does not help with keeping up with scrapbooking! (BTW - I already have a Cricut.)

For those still with me after that major ramble, I have decided to ask my mother-in-law this weekend if I can borrow her very nice sewing machine that she does not use so I can try my hand at sewing an outfit for dd. And it is all of your faults for making such beautiful things!!!!

Between DD, work and being a Daisy leader and PTO rep, I don't have much spare time AND I don't know a thread from a bobbin but somehow this thread has given me the idea that I too can sew!

 

[the_seamstress]

Did the doctors figure out what is going on? I hope you are doing well now!! Everytime I'm up in your neck of the woods I keep my eyes open for yah!

Oh, you should call me, as you're driving by! We can meet up for a bagle or fabric store raid! I gave you my number(s) a long time ago, do you need it again?

(*I don't mind saying this in public ... To anyone out there with similar health issues, still be looking for support/chat-buddy = PM me.*)
Sort of. After having Liz, there was the high blood pressure.
+ That little heart attack from the BP meds, 2 years ago (possibly double packed capsule = my BP dropped to 40/30 ).
They finally figured those meds out & NOW, my BP is almost normal ... + I check my capsules with a bright light every day, to be safe. ... (Sadly, boo-boos happen in the pharmaceutical manufacturing = it happens more often than we'd think/expect.)
+ My teeth are all of a sudden in "bad" shape! It's weird! In the past 10-12 months (approx.), I've developed 10 tiny cavities. Thankfully, they don't look "bad" & don't hurt, but they do need some work done. Even WITH my daily routine of many Fluoride Rinses & Tooth Brushings + 1 flossing! ... But, my dentist is very optimistic & of course, she says they'll be "better than new" when she's done. ! So, I'll have tough pearlies again, soon!

+ Since I had Liz, I've had Severe "I.B.S. LIKE symptoms", but it wasn't IBS. We couldn't figure it out. DAILY, I'd bloat up an extra 6-10" around, but by the middle of the night, I'd be ok again ... + the 10-25 trips to the bathroom DAILY = pretty horrible to deal with ... Just to get by, I'd HAVE TO take 2-3 Imodium e-v-e-r-y day, or not be able to go out/do much AT ALL. ... (NOTE = Liz is 4.5 YEARS OLD NOW!)
AFTER, Many tests & doctor/specialist appointments, we finally figured out the "IBS-like symptoms" are = lymphocytic colitis! ...
Am on two new drugs for them (BOTH NOT covered by my insurance) No relief yet. W/out improvement, I'll be switching to/adding another drug, in about 3 months. ... It's not very common & is hard to treat. + There's only a FEW meds to treat it (so far) and those are all new & very expensive.

Besides all that, the absolute worst part is = I CAN'T EAT CERTAIN/my favorite FOODS ANYMORE! A sausage link with breakfast or a polish hotdog sends my "tummy" into a full blow-out WAR with itself. No ketchup, no marinara or spaghetti sauce, no tomatoes, onions or spices on anything ... no peppers, pepperoni, etc ... + tons of other things.

However ... Recently, I've felt so much better. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Altering my diet has helped TONS!

 

[the_seamstress]

WooHoo I got a cricut today! DH told me to get off that computer those ladies make you spend money! Can't wait to try it out tomorrow!Tracie

Ain't it the truth! ...
I think all our DH's have said that same thing, at one time or another.
We'll have to make sure they don't form a support group! or it'll be a mutiny.

http://www.chezami.com/exp.ja6?file=Clearance&pathcode=fabricshop&sessionid=2LX0GLHLV5220
ENABLER ALERT!
Some of those fabrics are super clearanced... I for one will not click my own link.

I will not click that link! I will not click that link! I will not click that link!

... I bet you clicked it already, right?! ... I did.

 

[grumpyvet]

Hello!! I love looking at your creations...has inspired me to do a little sewing. I've done all sorts of twirl skirts and some pretty lousy appliques, but today i put in my first ZIPPER!!!!!

It went well. In fact, I was amazed how easy it was since I was so afraid of trying. It is far from perfect, but since it is on a monkey costume for my
DD8's spring musical, perfect is not important.

Sadly, I have two more monkies to make, by then I will be a zipper pro!!

So, I am so excited and proud about the silly thing, I just had to tell someone!!!!!!

You guys are so talented, thank you for the inspiration!!!

AmySue

 

[karebear1]

I gues I should have said my sewing room is also my dining room also!

ummmmmmmmm YEP! that might've been helpful!!! In that case.... put your DD in the Dining room and take your craft/sewing back!

Karen - this is her easy apples

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/caramel-apples-recipe/index.html

but then I saw these...mmmm

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/george-duran/caramel-apple-pie-on-a-stick-recipe/index.html

okay..now I am so hungry....

I have to go finish cooking right now...Tim's work is having a covered dish for MDA today and I made yummy pot roast that cooked all night in the slow cooker, banana pudding (that is soooo good!) and now I'm gonna make some yeast rolls...I want those to be warm.

Talk to you guys later! Have a great Friday!!!!

1st- thanks for the links- they do look good

2nd- I'm comin' over for dinner- make room for me at the table!

Here are some dresses I made for a cruise.

And some T's for pirate night!

Oh sooooooooo CUTE Jessica! you're on a roll for sure girly!

 

[danicaw]

Hello!! I love looking at your creations...has inspired me to do a little sewing. I've done all sorts of twirl skirts and some pretty lousy appliques, but today i put in my first ZIPPER!!!!!

It went well. In fact, I was amazed how easy it was since I was so afraid of trying. It is far from perfect, but since it is on a monkey costume for my
DD8's spring musical, perfect is not important.

Sadly, I have two more monkies to make, by then I will be a zipper pro!!

So, I am so excited and proud about the silly thing, I just had to tell someone!!!!!!

You guys are so talented, thank you for the inspiration!!!

AmySue

Congrats on the zipper!!!!
Once I tackle the button hole, the zipper is next on the list of things that scare me

So, DS is tired of me making things for DD and told me so yesterday while I was sewing. Sooooo... we went to JoAnn last night and picked out some fabric for a tie. And this morning.... its still morning (barely) where I am , I made it. Its the Patchwork kids pattern from YCMT. And I love it. It went together pretty easy and turned out cute, I think
He picked Pirate map fabric and I tried to get some of the fun parts on the front of the tie.

Taa Daa!

DS is sick today and isn't in the mood to try it on... and I have no idea how to tie a tie that's what hubby is for, right
I did mis-read the pattern before we went to the fabric store last night and only got a half yard instead of the 3/4th but I used a solid color for the inside fabric and it worked fine, but I can see it would be better all the same.