Thanks all for the compliments on Tessa's dress! I bought the fabric at Hobby Lobby. It's Brother Sister brand (same as her first day of kindergarten outfit). I just love that line of fabric! It's $5.99/yard, but you can usually always get a 40% off coupon at Hobby Lobby. I think it looks like more expensive fabric.
Such cute things! I love the bed, just adorable!
Amazing, so beautiful, and love the colors! Did you embroider that by hand?
Thank you! The embroidery was done on the embroidery machine.
So, yesterday I went to my mom's friends place with her for a cup of tea and to visit with her twin grandsons who were up for Easter. Since I had just finished a little pair of Mary Janes (thanks to Crystal) to go with the Elmo and Big Bird Itty Bitty, my mom made be bring the shoes and the dress along to show her.
Anyway, they liked them so much,and they know someone who is going to have a little girl in June, that they bought them from me on the spot. I don't even have a pic of the shoes for myself. Any way, I just thought it was kinda cool, cause it is the first thing I have really sold. (not counting the stuff that i have given to fundraisers and such)
I am making 2 small rag quilts for a co-worker to cover the seats of her new love seats for when her dogs jump up. She hired me to do this for her. So it seems that I will have a bit of cash to put in the WDW fund this week.
How cool that they bought the dress from you! I can't blame them, it's adorable! Too bad we didn't get to see the little shoes!
The directions say to use large paper, like wrapping paper, to make the pattern with. What is the best type to work with on this, or do I really even need it? Thanks!
I usually tape my printer paper together. I've also used the big rolls of paper that my husband uses to tape off cars when he paints them.
Thanks Heather, No unfortunately we are not planning a trip to the world. We are talking about going to DL this fall though! These are actually for a fellow DISer who saw Becca's outfit and asked me to make them for her two girls.
The other model in the picture asked their faced not be used as he needed to be bribed to model.
Tessa looks so cute in her new dress!
When in the fall are you thinking of going to DL? I may or may not be going around October 7-11.
Oh my GOSH!! I had no idea you had poor Lucas model that dress. I must say that he makes a lovely model, though.
I'm wondering if anyone can help me with ideas. My dd has her kinder show coming up. She has to be a mule.
UGH. Why couldn't she have been Little Bo Peep. Little Bo Peep I could have done. Nope. Mule. Here whole class will be mules. I"m totally at a loss with the mule costume. I have googled and just find nothing. Right now I have brown pants and a brown shirt and I'm going to use a headband, felt and yarn to make ears, mane and tail.
But, it's so darn boring. I found the pants and shirt at Target. I really would love to make something but I honestly cannot think of any other way.
You ladies are so wonderfully creative so if you have any ideas, I would love to hear them!!
A mule,huh? Hmm....not much you can do with that, is there?
Thanks
It is very exciting - this is our first trip to the USA and to
disneyland - we've been planning for over 3 years and we thought that we wouldn't get to go with the recession. We are thinking positively and hoping everything will work out well.
And the Petti's aren't hard to sew - just time consuming
I managed tofind the fabric in NZ for $2/m (about $1US/m on our equivalent of ebay (trademe) I used about 9metres per skirt (not sure how much that is in yards - maybe 10yds) Unfortunately that was the last of my black and I haven't been able to find more but I'm ok with not having black ones as these went to a very special person who lost her mum to cancer this week and her mum requested these for her grand daughters to wear to her funeral..
We leave NZ on the 18th October and we are in the US for 14nights
Thanks everyone for the lovely comments on my Pettiskirts as I said I'm writing up a tutorial so you should try make one - they aren't too hard
It sounds like we'll miss each other if I decide to go to DL in October. Darn! But, how exciting that you're going to finally be able to go!!
I think I'll just have Teresa get me any more pettiskirts if I want them. I'll pay the extra $15 or so not to deal with all those ruffles!
Yours are just beautiful, though!
I'm in the process of making one for my little one right now. They are a bit time consuming, but I could finish one pretty quickly if I had more time to just sit and do it!
Now, keep in mind that I am making one for a 9-12 month old (and it could probably fit her a bit longer as well). I think it will be about 12" long by the time I'm done and it should be crazy full. I use about 3 yards of nylon chiffon and just about a 30" X 8" piece of satin. I would maybe double that for an older girl?? I get my nylon chiffon from afc-express.com for $1.54 a yard!! Shipping is a bit more (I spent $40 and it was $17!!, but that still only makes it like just over $2.00/yard). So if you want to take the time you can save a ton by making your own!! I follow the directions by kia eve (sp?) from Martha Stewert.
I'll post pics if I ever get it finished!
Jess
That itty bitty one will be really cute!!
That is GORGEOUS, Shannon!
Just had to share. What do you think?
Minnie's bow isn't that great, but I am going to make it with polka dots anyway. It was late and I just wanted to get it finished for my DD. Please excuse the paper towel its sitting on.
I love it! I love clippies! Did you use an online tutorial? We had one in the bookmarks, but it looks like the site moved and I'm having a hard time finding it now.
I LOVE IT!!! any chance you wanna show how you made it? I'd LOVE to make them for my nieces for their birthdays!!!!
There's was a tutorial for the minnie clippie in the links. It looks like the site moved and I can't find the tute anymore.
