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

[PrincessKell]

Kelly that is so pretty. You are really getting the hang of those stripwork skirts. Too cute. I love the colors. They really compliment Georgia.

Thanks Crystal. I really am! I love them. hehe They are so fun and simple to make. And to think I waited this long until Feb to start making these bad boys!

The colors are perfect! It looks so comfy, I'm sure she will wear it often! The cheeseball grin helps too, so cute!

She sure is a super nerd! haha She takes after her momma!

It came out great! I love how the colors all match! Nice job!

Thanks. I had to search for the colors to all match. There are alot of "almosts" but those were great. hehe

Kelly that is so cute! Georgia looks great. I love the colors. I love making a skirt to match a store-bought shirt!

THank you! when my mom sent me the link to the shirt she got, I was like ummm that isn't very Dr. Seuss colors I was looking for, but I rolled with it. I mean heck it was free! haha

 

[PrincessKell]

We've all been taking turns getting sick this week- AGAIN!!! Today was Tessa's turn. I thought we were all better yesterday, so I had my friend's little girl over to spend the night. Unfortunately, we probably exposed her to it, too. NOT good because her mom (my best friend, Jenny) had surgery this week and just got out of the hospital last night. UGH! I hope she doesn't get it!!

Anyway, Ryen, my friend's little girl, has always wanted a Mermaid skirt with a tail. So, I took her to Walmart yesterday and let her pick out fabric. I had no idea how I was going to do it, but I kinda figured it out. It was surprisingly easy to make. I did the applique by hand. Jessica has a point with it being faster to do them by hand sometimes. This would have taken me forever to digitize, hoop, and then embroider on the machine. But, it was pretty fast by hand.

This outfit was for her 4th birthday (last year I made her a princess dress out of sheets and a pink underdress that you may remember). She kept saying "Oh Heather, thank you so much for making me a mermaid tail. I just can't believe you made this for me." I'd sew that kid anything she wants!

The back:

Close up of shirt:

Close up of tail:

Ryen says that Sawyer is her boyfriend. I guess he agrees! What is up with my kids and young love?!

OMG that is too stinkin adoarble! Will you make me one too pretty please???? You know for me to wear to Disneyland. bwahahaha

 

[kjbrown]

Now...I need advice...

Since DH got back from his meeting in Vegas, I made the comment that I would like to go someday...someday I said...not now...I have NEVER EVER flown! So anyway...he wants to go for our anniversary in July. Tell me...how do you get over the fear of flying and once I get past that...anybody got ideas on how to get good deals for Vegas? I have checked Southwest...is that the best way to go? I have looked at other sites, but all the packages have you doing layovers....I'm just telling you...I want a non-stop flight...no taking off and landing mulitple times.

Well, everyone is different, so I don't know how you feel about this, but my husband mentioned his fear to his doctor. His doc gave him meds to take about an hour before flying. It helped IMMENSELY. My DH used to sit there the whole flight with his hands gripping the arm rest. This time, he was fine. Not zonked out, not loopy, just fine. It was awesome.

That, and you are much more likely to get in a car accident than in an airplane. That's a joke, get it? You can't get in a car accident in an airplane.

Ryen says that Sawyer is her boyfriend. I guess he agrees! What is up with my kids and young love?!

My kids are the same way. My 2 year old DS says his girlfriend is "Greta-Boo". That's his name for a girl named Greta at his daycare. My 5 year old DD comes home from school everyday to tell me who her latest boyfriend is. Thankfully, she picked one boy because "he's always a good guy like a cop or a firefighter when we play".

 

[PrincessKell]

Ok so here is the Pretty Peach Princess in her outfit on our way to school this morning.

 

[froggy33]

I don't mind answering. I paid $1199 (+ tax). I do consider it an investment. I intend to have it and use it for a very long time. It doesn't replace a sewing machine, in my opinion. There are lots of things that it will do. But there are things that still need to be done on a sewing machine. HTH!

Thanks! I'll really have to start saving up my money!!! I think it would be great though!

I really like this!! I think it is like those pictures where they make a big picture out of a bunch of little ones. Too cute!!

The pageboy hat turned out cuter than I first thought. I think the flower helps. The director said to wear bright colors so this is what she chose:

The bucket hat turned out great. Plus, it's better that it is a bit more fitted - makes it better to dance in and easier to wear at any time.

Carla A line dress and easy fit pants, I use a pillowcase from Kmart for the top.

Carla A line with pillowcase and boutique bottoms

Love these. I have some pillowcases and have been trying to decide what to do with them. So I may be CASEing away!

Ryen says that Sawyer is her boyfriend. I guess he agrees! What is up with my kids and young love?!

Love the mermaid outfit. My little one (who is only 7.5 months) seems to be "smitten" with our neighbor boy who was born 3 days after her in the same hospital two doors down. We were there at the same time and visited a lot! She watches my girl sometimes and they are always doing cute things together. It's a little joke we have about them getting married someday! HA!

 

[DisneyMom5]

Hello everyone!
I'm Sarah, and although I have sewn in the past,
I am currently craft-challenged.
I AM a good friend of HeatherSue and TeresaJoy IRL,
so I hope that's my golden ticket to pick your brains.

I'm a happy WDW obsessed, homeschooling mom of seven awesome,
also Disney obsessed, children.

Yup, seven.

Yup, we take them ALL to WDW.

Yup, we're nuts.

Heather has tried to give me some ideas, and I thought I'd open it to others.

I'm thinking of some sort of simple short outfits, not tank top,
for my little girls (will be 6, 5, and 3 on our Sept. trip),
inexpensive,
that would be possibly princess or mickey/fab 5 themed,
but not scratchy or multilayered (and hot, and bulky to carry around),
like their princess costumes that we already own.

Something they could wear all day (in theory).

I'm thinking - what would Cinderella or Belle or Ariel wear on their day off,
while still retaining their regal-ness.

And it has to be simple enough for me to make.

Oh, and if it could be in colors that the rest of us could match/coordinate without Daddy and the boys looking girly, bonus!

Is that too tall an order?

AND - last trip (07), I found GREAT matching T's at Disneyshopping
for around $5 a piece,
and am NOT having any luck finding a matching shirt for the whole family
without paying $17 a pop for their customs.
(We will be a group of 12 or 13).
We could just wear matching PLAIN colored t-shirts everyday,
but where's the fun in that?

So...I'll take any suggestions for t-shirt magic.

No names on the shirts, so simple patterns would do.
I was wondering if anyone has ever gotten crafty with a Clorox Bleach pen and a colored shirt???
[Can you tell I'm desperate?]

Thanks for indulging my questions and ignorance!

 

[Tinka_Belle]

Forgot to say the ladies at www.youcanmakethis.com are the best! Not that we didn't know that, but as I mentioned earlier, I had won a copy of the Easy Fit Pants. Carla recently redid them with the new 6 month size. I emailed youcanmakethis and they sent me the update! They totally could have said no, it was free, but they sent it! Yeah for great customer service!!

They really are super sweet. I enjoyed getting to know them during the Fifty Thrifty Challenge.

We've all been taking turns getting sick this week- AGAIN!!! Today was Tessa's turn. I thought we were all better yesterday, so I had my friend's little girl over to spend the night. Unfortunately, we probably exposed her to it, too. NOT good because her mom (my best friend, Jenny) had surgery this week and just got out of the hospital last night. UGH! I hope she doesn't get it!!

Anyway, Ryen, my friend's little girl, has always wanted a Mermaid skirt with a tail. So, I took her to Walmart yesterday and let her pick out fabric. I had no idea how I was going to do it, but I kinda figured it out. It was surprisingly easy to make. I did the applique by hand. Jessica has a point with it being faster to do them by hand sometimes. This would have taken me forever to digitize, hoop, and then embroider on the machine. But, it was pretty fast by hand.

This outfit was for her 4th birthday (last year I made her a princess dress out of sheets and a pink underdress that you may remember). She kept saying "Oh Heather, thank you so much for making me a mermaid tail. I just can't believe you made this for me." I'd sew that kid anything she wants!

The back:

Close up of shirt:

Close up of tail:

Ryen says that Sawyer is her boyfriend. I guess he agrees! What is up with my kids and young love?!

Heather that is too cute!! Jenna also has a "boyfriend". He is a new kid in her class and his name is Austin Riddles. She is so smitten with him that she even pointed out last night that our waiter was named Austin.

 

[sahm1000]

REALLY!!!!! Someone must inform this woman on proper cricut questionnaire ettiquette.... starting with addressing the "Queen".

Revrob, kjbrown... jessica, Tom...... anyone of you want to put Jennia in the know????

Jennia- The cricut is probably one of the best things you will ever buy in your whole life......... especially if you tend to be crafty. Really- you will love it!

Queenie, things have really started to slip around here if they aren't using your true royal name! We've got to get them with the program! Have a great anniversary weekend. Congratulations on 29 years! That is fantastic!

Well I finished it. Its not your normal "Cat in the Hat" look. But heck, I just thought, she can wear it in the fall too! haha double usage. Here it is.

Georgia looks so cute! The skirt matches the shirt perfectly, I'm sure she'll get lots of compliments!

OMG! i just called the 1 walmart I NEVER go to in the town I rarely go to bt is the next town over and they actually have a fabric section!!!!!!! I am such an idiot! I trusted 3 other Walmarts in the area telling me no dice on fabric in any walmarts in Northern IL!!!!! teach me to trust! Needless to say I look like crap but I am booking it over NOW just in case they decide to pack up and leave! LOL :

Where are you in northern Illinois? I can't remember. When I was at my sister's last month I ran to their Wal-Mart in Aurora on Galena Blvd. and they had fabric. Don't know if that helps!

Since DH got back from his meeting in Vegas, I made the comment that I would like to go someday...someday I said...not now...I have NEVER EVER flown! So anyway...he wants to go for our anniversary in July. Tell me...how do you get over the fear of flying and once I get past that...anybody got ideas on how to get good deals for Vegas? I have checked Southwest...is that the best way to go? I have looked at other sites, but all the packages have you doing layovers....I'm just telling you...I want a non-stop flight...no taking off and landing mulitple times.

I have never been to Vegas either and really want to go. I don't have any suggestions about flying, I have never been scared of it. Good luck!

We've all been taking turns getting sick this week- AGAIN!!! Today was Tessa's turn. I thought we were all better yesterday, so I had my friend's little girl over to spend the night. Unfortunately, we probably exposed her to it, too. NOT good because her mom (my best friend, Jenny) had surgery this week and just got out of the hospital last night. UGH! I hope she doesn't get it!!

Anyway, Ryen, my friend's little girl, has always wanted a Mermaid skirt with a tail. So, I took her to Walmart yesterday and let her pick out fabric. I had no idea how I was going to do it, but I kinda figured it out. It was surprisingly easy to make. I did the applique by hand. Jessica has a point with it being faster to do them by hand sometimes. This would have taken me forever to digitize, hoop, and then embroider on the machine. But, it was pretty fast by hand.

This outfit was for her 4th birthday (last year I made her a princess dress out of sheets and a pink underdress that you may remember). She kept saying "Oh Heather, thank you so much for making me a mermaid tail. I just can't believe you made this for me." I'd sew that kid anything she wants!

The back:

Close up of shirt:

Close up of tail:

Ryen says that Sawyer is her boyfriend. I guess he agrees! What is up with my kids and young love?!

Very cute mermaid outfit! Love the tail! She and Sawyer and such cuties together! Hope you all get to feeling better!

Hello everyone!
I'm Sarah, and although I have sewn in the past,
I am currently craft-challenged.
I AM a good friend of HeatherSue and TeresaJoy IRL,
so I hope that's my golden ticket to pick your brains.

I'm a happy WDW obsessed, homeschooling mom of seven awesome,
also Disney obsessed, children.

Yup, seven.

Yup, we take them ALL to WDW.

Yup, we're nuts.

Heather has tried to give me some ideas, and I thought I'd open it to others.

I'm thinking of some sort of simple short outfits, not tank top,
for my little girls (will be 6, 5, and 3 on our Sept. trip),
inexpensive,
that would be possibly princess or mickey/fab 5 themed,
but not scratchy or multilayered (and hot, and bulky to carry around),
like their princess costumes that we already own.

Something they could wear all day (in theory).

I'm thinking - what would Cinderella or Belle or Ariel wear on their day off,
while still retaining their regal-ness.

And it has to be simple enough for me to make.

Oh, and if it could be in colors that the rest of us could match/coordinate without Daddy and the boys looking girly, bonus!

Is that too tall an order?

AND - last trip (07), I found GREAT matching T's at Disneyshopping
for around $5 a piece,
and am NOT having any luck finding a matching shirt for the whole family
without paying $17 a pop for their customs.
(We will be a group of 12 or 13).
We could just wear matching PLAIN colored t-shirts everyday,
but where's the fun in that?

So...I'll take any suggestions for t-shirt magic.

No names on the shirts, so simple patterns would do.
I was wondering if anyone has ever gotten crafty with a Clorox Bleach pen and a colored shirt???
[Can you tell I'm desperate?]

Thanks for indulging my questions and ignorance!

No ideas. But I am the worst at ideas! Welcome though! How lucky for you to know our Heather and Teresa in real life! Got any good stories you want to share?

 

[DisneyMom5]

No ideas. But I am the worst at ideas! Welcome though! How lucky for you to know our Heather and Teresa in real life! Got any good stories you want to share?

Hmmm....

Heather used to be my next door neighbor, and she and her dh were the BEST neighbors EVER!!!
He mowed our lawn because he LIKED to mow.

Then they moved. Sigh.

Heather's dh Henry once came to New Year's Eve at our house, with Tessa in tow,
WITHOUT Heather,
and if you have ever met Henry, you know he's pretty quiet.
That's when we knew they actually LIKED us and our chaos!


The way I got to know Teresa is I invited Heather and family (along with a couple of other friends),
over for a cook-out, and Teresa and kids crashed it.
They were driving by and recognized Heather's car. LOL

Now Teresa careens by my house frequently, honking like a madwoman.

I don't see either as often as I like,
but thankfully we are on Disboards and Facebook together.

Thanks for the welcome!

 

[revrob]

REALLY!!!!! Someone must inform this woman on proper cricut questionnaire ettiquette.... starting with addressing the "Queen".

Revrob, kjbrown... jessica, Tom...... anyone of you want to put Jennia in the know????

Jennia- The cricut is probably one of the best things you will ever buy in your whole life......... especially if you tend to be crafty. Really- you will love it!

YOUR HIGHNESS! We're SO SORRY! She's a cricut newbie! She simply didn't understand your royal status. Please forgiveness those in your kingdom for her error!

We've all been taking turns getting sick this week- AGAIN!!! Today was Tessa's turn. I thought we were all better yesterday, so I had my friend's little girl over to spend the night. Unfortunately, we probably exposed her to it, too. NOT good because her mom (my best friend, Jenny) had surgery this week and just got out of the hospital last night. UGH! I hope she doesn't get it!!

Anyway, Ryen, my friend's little girl, has always wanted a Mermaid skirt with a tail. So, I took her to Walmart yesterday and let her pick out fabric. I had no idea how I was going to do it, but I kinda figured it out. It was surprisingly easy to make. I did the applique by hand. Jessica has a point with it being faster to do them by hand sometimes. This would have taken me forever to digitize, hoop, and then embroider on the machine. But, it was pretty fast by hand.

This outfit was for her 4th birthday (last year I made her a princess dress out of sheets and a pink underdress that you may remember). She kept saying "Oh Heather, thank you so much for making me a mermaid tail. I just can't believe you made this for me." I'd sew that kid anything she wants!

The back:

Close up of shirt:

Close up of tail:

Ryen says that Sawyer is her boyfriend. I guess he agrees! What is up with my kids and young love?!

HEATHER! This is a REALLY cute idea! I've wanted to make a skirt with a tail for AbbyGrace for a long time. i couldn't figure it out in my mind. Now that I've seen yours, I know I could do this. I hope you don't mind me borrowing a version of this idea at some point.

AbbyGrace has a boyfriend as well. We hear about him every single day. They've had to be separated in class because they talk to each other all day. Ethan had a girlfriend when he was in preschool too. He was "completely in love"! These young kids in love crack me up!

 

[livndisney]

AbbyGrace has a boyfriend as well. We hear about him every single day. They've had to be separated in class because they talk to each other all day. Ethan had a girlfriend when he was in preschool too. He was "completely in love"! These young kids in love crack me up!

Yes, Morgan has a boyfriend.... umm "fiance". She tells me she is going to marry him. I have the cutest pic of the two of them-he was putting a ring on her finger at MK.

 

[jham]

Love the skirt...soo cute...and really I like the top too...what have we done wo our kids...when they start telling us that something is not fancy enough! I knew I had gone to far and Patrick came home to tell me he needed a Kimono and he had already told his teacher I would sew him one!




She is soooo cute! I got the major hook up at Walmart the other day too! I had to go shopping for my beloved FIL's Birthday. I was able to get him 3 shirts, 1 sweater, 2 pairs of pants all for $2-$5 each! And I bought me a t-shirt for $1 and one for my cousin for $1!!! I love good deals!



How cute this all truned out!!!!



She is such a cutie pie! I hope you guys had a great time!



Great job on all of these! Love your St. Patrick's Day outfits...my Patrick would kill for those...he is still thinking this is his day!



Karen! CONGRATS!!!!!



I love it! And more use is even better!



Welcome over! I see the post was put up for the bows...so I won't repost! But if you hang around long here you will be sewing!!!


Now...I need advice...

Since DH got back from his meeting in Vegas, I made the comment that I would like to go someday...someday I said...not now...I have NEVER EVER flown! So anyway...he wants to go for our anniversary in July. Tell me...how do you get over the fear of flying and once I get past that...anybody got ideas on how to get good deals for Vegas? I have checked Southwest...is that the best way to go? I have looked at other sites, but all the packages have you doing layovers....I'm just telling you...I want a non-stop flight...no taking off and landing mulitple times.

Vegas in July? Fortunately they have great air conditioning!

We've all been taking turns getting sick this week- AGAIN!!! Today was Tessa's turn. I thought we were all better yesterday, so I had my friend's little girl over to spend the night. Unfortunately, we probably exposed her to it, too. NOT good because her mom (my best friend, Jenny) had surgery this week and just got out of the hospital last night. UGH! I hope she doesn't get it!!

Anyway, Ryen, my friend's little girl, has always wanted a Mermaid skirt with a tail. So, I took her to Walmart yesterday and let her pick out fabric. I had no idea how I was going to do it, but I kinda figured it out. It was surprisingly easy to make. I did the applique by hand. Jessica has a point with it being faster to do them by hand sometimes. This would have taken me forever to digitize, hoop, and then embroider on the machine. But, it was pretty fast by hand.

This outfit was for her 4th birthday (last year I made her a princess dress out of sheets and a pink underdress that you may remember). She kept saying "Oh Heather, thank you so much for making me a mermaid tail. I just can't believe you made this for me." I'd sew that kid anything she wants!

The back:

Close up of shirt:

Close up of tail:

Ryen says that Sawyer is her boyfriend. I guess he agrees! What is up with my kids and young love?!

That is SO COOL! I love it! Now by any chance can you make Seth some eagle pajamas with wings and a hood with a beak? He's been asking for that forever! I love the picture with Sawyer.

Hello everyone!
I'm Sarah, and although I have sewn in the past,
I am currently craft-challenged.
I AM a good friend of HeatherSue and TeresaJoy IRL,
so I hope that's my golden ticket to pick your brains.

I'm a happy WDW obsessed, homeschooling mom of seven awesome,
also Disney obsessed, children.

Yup, seven.

Yup, we take them ALL to WDW.

Yup, we're nuts.

Heather has tried to give me some ideas, and I thought I'd open it to others.

I'm thinking of some sort of simple short outfits, not tank top,
for my little girls (will be 6, 5, and 3 on our Sept. trip),
inexpensive,
that would be possibly princess or mickey/fab 5 themed,
but not scratchy or multilayered (and hot, and bulky to carry around),
like their princess costumes that we already own.

Something they could wear all day (in theory).

I'm thinking - what would Cinderella or Belle or Ariel wear on their day off,
while still retaining their regal-ness.

And it has to be simple enough for me to make.

Oh, and if it could be in colors that the rest of us could match/coordinate without Daddy and the boys looking girly, bonus!

Is that too tall an order?

AND - last trip (07), I found GREAT matching T's at Disneyshopping
for around $5 a piece,
and am NOT having any luck finding a matching shirt for the whole family
without paying $17 a pop for their customs.
(We will be a group of 12 or 13).
We could just wear matching PLAIN colored t-shirts everyday,
but where's the fun in that?

So...I'll take any suggestions for t-shirt magic.

No names on the shirts, so simple patterns would do.
I was wondering if anyone has ever gotten crafty with a Clorox Bleach pen and a colored shirt???
[Can you tell I'm desperate?]

Thanks for indulging my questions and ignorance!

You could make princessy peasant tops with easy fit shorts, something like this with shorts instead of capris? (sorry the photo is so big, photobucket is not cooperating.)

 

[tricia]

Hello everyone!
I'm Sarah, and although I have sewn in the past,
I am currently craft-challenged.
I AM a good friend of HeatherSue and TeresaJoy IRL,
so I hope that's my golden ticket to pick your brains.

I'm a happy WDW obsessed, homeschooling mom of seven awesome,
also Disney obsessed, children.

Yup, seven.

Yup, we take them ALL to WDW.

Yup, we're nuts.

Heather has tried to give me some ideas, and I thought I'd open it to others.

I'm thinking of some sort of simple short outfits, not tank top,
for my little girls (will be 6, 5, and 3 on our Sept. trip),
inexpensive,
that would be possibly princess or mickey/fab 5 themed,
but not scratchy or multilayered (and hot, and bulky to carry around),
like their princess costumes that we already own.

Something they could wear all day (in theory).

I'm thinking - what would Cinderella or Belle or Ariel wear on their day off,
while still retaining their regal-ness.

And it has to be simple enough for me to make.

Oh, and if it could be in colors that the rest of us could match/coordinate without Daddy and the boys looking girly, bonus!

Is that too tall an order?

AND - last trip (07), I found GREAT matching T's at Disneyshopping
for around $5 a piece,
and am NOT having any luck finding a matching shirt for the whole family
without paying $17 a pop for their customs.
(We will be a group of 12 or 13).
We could just wear matching PLAIN colored t-shirts everyday,
but where's the fun in that?

So...I'll take any suggestions for t-shirt magic.

No names on the shirts, so simple patterns would do.
I was wondering if anyone has ever gotten crafty with a Clorox Bleach pen and a colored shirt???
[Can you tell I'm desperate?]

Thanks for indulging my questions and ignorance!

One idea for you - tie dye Mickey heads.





Fairly easy, and If you do not get the mickey head just right you can trace around it with a bleach pen like I had to do with the top one.

You can also do Iron ons onto plain T shirts. Lots of nice ones to print on another thread, the disign one. And some of the nice Disers will even customize them for you. Like Tracie just did for Tinkerbell.

We've all been taking turns getting sick this week- AGAIN!!! Today was Tessa's turn. I thought we were all better yesterday, so I had my friend's little girl over to spend the night. Unfortunately, we probably exposed her to it, too. NOT good because her mom (my best friend, Jenny) had surgery this week and just got out of the hospital last night. UGH! I hope she doesn't get it!!

Anyway, Ryen, my friend's little girl, has always wanted a Mermaid skirt with a tail. So, I took her to Walmart yesterday and let her pick out fabric. I had no idea how I was going to do it, but I kinda figured it out. It was surprisingly easy to make. I did the applique by hand. Jessica has a point with it being faster to do them by hand sometimes. This would have taken me forever to digitize, hoop, and then embroider on the machine. But, it was pretty fast by hand.

This outfit was for her 4th birthday (last year I made her a princess dress out of sheets and a pink underdress that you may remember). She kept saying "Oh Heather, thank you so much for making me a mermaid tail. I just can't believe you made this for me." I'd sew that kid anything she wants!

The back:

Close up of shirt:

Close up of tail:

Ryen says that Sawyer is her boyfriend. I guess he agrees! What is up with my kids and young love?!

Heather, that is too cute. I love doing stuff for kids that are as appreciative as that. It is great to get the little "thank you, thank you, thank yous" and the little hugs isn't it?

 

[jham]

I updated my TR with the DISBOUTIQUER MEET! http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2101044

 

[disneymommieof2]

Sorry I'm drive by posting, it's been a busy busy week!

So we go to disney on ice TOMORROW!!!! And I haven't made anything or even started!! We are going to 100 years of magic. My sisters family is going too so I plan to have three matching/coordinating outfits done for the 11am performance. Good thing we have no work or school today!!
I did pick up some $1 deals at walmart that just might work. At least for the boys!
If you all have any quick and easy solutions for me send them my way please!

I also made a Dr. Suess day outfit for Sophia this week but I didn't get pictures yet.

 

[minnie2]

OMG I am in heaven!!!!! I just got back from Walmart and Their fabric selection was AMAZING and CHEAP!!!!!!!! I got that Tink fabric and this HSM fabric I have been looking for for ages and this light blue polka dot fabric I have ben looking for! I was talking to the lady there and she said they do a very good fabric business and she can't imagine them closing this one down! So I told her don't even think that way I just found you!!!!! Its also a gorgeous day out here I am so happy!

We've all been taking turns getting sick this week- AGAIN!!! Today was Tessa's turn. I thought we were all better yesterday, so I had my friend's little girl over to spend the night. Unfortunately, we probably exposed her to it, too. NOT good because her mom (my best friend, Jenny) had surgery this week and just got out of the hospital last night. UGH! I hope she doesn't get it!!

Anyway, Ryen, my friend's little girl, has always wanted a Mermaid skirt with a tail. So, I took her to Walmart yesterday and let her pick out fabric. I had no idea how I was going to do it, but I kinda figured it out. It was surprisingly easy to make. I did the applique by hand. Jessica has a point with it being faster to do them by hand sometimes. This would have taken me forever to digitize, hoop, and then embroider on the machine. But, it was pretty fast by hand.

This outfit was for her 4th birthday (last year I made her a princess dress out of sheets and a pink underdress that you may remember). She kept saying "Oh Heather, thank you so much for making me a mermaid tail. I just can't believe you made this for me." I'd sew that kid anything she wants!

The back:

Close up of shirt:

Close up of tail:

Ryen says that Sawyer is her boyfriend. I guess he agrees! What is up with my kids and young love?!

Sorry you all as so sick! The outfit is adorable! Love that picture of them kissing! Nikki has a little boyfriend it is the same one since 1st grade! his name is Dylan. Kyle just says all the girls like him because 'he is one of the handsome boys'

Ok so here is the Pretty Peach Princess in her outfit on our way to school this morning.

so cute I love Dr suess stuff!

Hello everyone!
I'm Sarah, and although I have sewn in the past,
I am currently craft-challenged.
I AM a good friend of HeatherSue and TeresaJoy IRL,
so I hope that's my golden ticket to pick your brains.

I'm a happy WDW obsessed, homeschooling mom of seven awesome,
also Disney obsessed, children.

Yup, seven.

Yup, we take them ALL to WDW.

Yup, we're nuts.

Heather has tried to give me some ideas, and I thought I'd open it to others.

I'm thinking of some sort of simple short outfits, not tank top,
for my little girls (will be 6, 5, and 3 on our Sept. trip),
inexpensive,
that would be possibly princess or mickey/fab 5 themed,
but not scratchy or multilayered (and hot, and bulky to carry around),
like their princess costumes that we already own.

Something they could wear all day (in theory).

I'm thinking - what would Cinderella or Belle or Ariel wear on their day off,
while still retaining their regal-ness.

And it has to be simple enough for me to make.

Oh, and if it could be in colors that the rest of us could match/coordinate without Daddy and the boys looking girly, bonus!

Is that too tall an order?

AND - last trip (07), I found GREAT matching T's at Disneyshopping
for around $5 a piece,
and am NOT having any luck finding a matching shirt for the whole family
without paying $17 a pop for their customs.
(We will be a group of 12 or 13).
We could just wear matching PLAIN colored t-shirts everyday,
but where's the fun in that?

So...I'll take any suggestions for t-shirt magic.

No names on the shirts, so simple patterns would do.
I was wondering if anyone has ever gotten crafty with a Clorox Bleach pen and a colored shirt???
[Can you tell I'm desperate?]

Thanks for indulging my questions and ignorance!

Welcome!
Ok here is my ideas. What about some matching Carla' peasant tops with some easy fit pants? Possible ruffles? Or even a dress from the peasant top pattern? Or a simply sweet dress? Or top?
Al Carlac patterns from youcanmakethis.com and if you are a friend of Heather and Teresa's I am sure they have told you about that website

sahm1000-
I'm in Woodstock

 

[sahm1000]

YOUR HIGHNESS! We're SO SORRY! She's a cricut newbie! She simply didn't understand your royal status. Please forgiveness those in your kingdom for her error!



HEATHER! This is a REALLY cute idea! I've wanted to make a skirt with a tail for AbbyGrace for a long time. i couldn't figure it out in my mind. Now that I've seen yours, I know I could do this. I hope you don't mind me borrowing a version of this idea at some point.

AbbyGrace has a boyfriend as well. We hear about him every single day. They've had to be separated in class because they talk to each other all day. Ethan had a girlfriend when he was in preschool too. He was "completely in love"! These young kids in love crack me up!

Speaking of "Tails" - has anyone seen the adorable towels in Chasing Fireflies? They are terry cloth beach towels made to wrap around the waist and look like a mermaid's tail. I have seen them the last couple of years in their catalog and keep thinking that I want to try and make them.......like I have the time but you never know! They are so stinkin' cute but I can't get myself to pay for them.

 

[Shannalee724]

Close up of tail:

Ryen says that Sawyer is her boyfriend. I guess he agrees! What is up with my kids and young love?!

How cute!! That is just adorable. So, are your little lovebirds :

Minnie! You have to post pics or your new stash.

 

[DisneyMom5]

You could make princessy peasant tops with easy fit shorts, something like this with shorts instead of capris? (sorry the photo is so big, photobucket is not cooperating.)

Ok, trying to use my brain here: I'm guessing that's a CarlaC pattern on the youcanmakethis site? And perhaps a pillow case for the picture? That's a thought. They could each be a different princess even.

One idea for you - tie dye Mickey heads.





Fairly easy, and If you do not get the mickey head just right you can trace around it with a bleach pen like I had to do with the top one.

You can also do Iron ons onto plain T shirts. Lots of nice ones to print on another thread, the disign one. And some of the nice Disers will even customize them for you. Like Tracie just did for Tinkerbell.

I think I've seen instructions on the tye dye before. It could be done with one color dye, no?

How does one go about making iron ons? Do you have to have a special type of printer, or just special paper and your normal printer?
[I sound so smart on all of this, don't I?]

I appreciate the input!

 

[Tinka_Belle]

I think I've seen instructions on the tye dye before. It could be done with one color dye, no?

How does one go about making iron ons? Do you have to have a special type of printer, or just special paper and your normal printer?
[I sound so smart on all of this, don't I?]

I appreciate the input!

I think that I have seen the dyed shirts in just one color. They look just as good. The irons ons are done with special paper. You don't need a special printer or anything else other than an iron. The iron paper has instructions on how to print and iron the image. Just make sure that you print everything as a mirror image. I forgot this twice and ended up wasting 2 sheets of paper.