Disboutiquers Part 13 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew

[bear_mom]

And check out my first ticker! I'm down to single digits! WOO HOO!

7 days from now we should close to landing in Orlando, then off to the MK and Chef Mickey's for dinner

Emily

 

[Jennia]

Here's a ladybug jumper I just finished Hayleigh. She loves ladybugs and I realized the peer pressure of all of you talking about how great CarlaC's patterns are so I took the splurge and tried this one. I modified it a bit by adding more strips since I had 8 fabrics to work with. I just made the strip narrower. I am amazed how easily it went together and looks so professional. Definitely a boost to my confidence. I hope you all like it. We'll be in Hilton Head this week so she'll get to show it off down there.

Sorry the pic is not the greatest since I took it with my blackberry.

BTW, I am from central PA...near Hershey.

Super cute!

Thanks - NZ is a lovely country - I've been lucky to see a fair bit of it as I used to be a travel agent prekids (it's only a small country but you never really appreciate whats in your own backyard)

Pattern shopping -It's only atm while the dollar is so low that I'm noticing it - its' still not a huge biggy as the good thing is it makes me think about my purchases before hand and I can plan and save and then buy the ones I love the most (and the wrap dress is winning). DH likes it as I'm not so quick to zap the credit card haha. I have plenty of Ottobre mags to get me by in the mean time. I just love the ebooks as it's so quick and easy to print off a pattern and use it. I'm definitely going to be hunting out some good fabric shops while I'm over. The other not so good thing is it's added huge costs to our trip but we have cut back so we aren't going to Hawaii anymore. It's still costing us a small fortune to go over but I'm not looking at that. I'm looking at it as this is our dream - we've been planning for years. Next year I start studying at University to become a Teacher so this really is the only year we will have the funds to do so for 4years. I want the girls to experience disney when they are at this age where everything is so Magical

The factory that is close by does alot of the knit fabrics for Pumpkin patch so it's been good getting them for a good price. I'm not sure if all of their stuff is made in New Zealand but I know alot is or used to be. There's a pumpkin patch factory shop close by me too next to their head office I don't pay full price at pumpkin patch anymore. I've got awesome jeans for the girls for less than $10, lovely coats for $12 (so in your terms that is like $5 and $6) it's hit and miss though - sometimes there are lots of stuff and othertimes it's pretty slim pickings.

That's pretty neat, I love that store! Every once in a while we get 20% off coupons, so I'll take my coupon in and load up from the sales racks. They had all their Valentine's day themed clothing on major discount like a week before the actual holiday, so I was able to get Violet cute outfits for her playdate and the day itself that way. =)

We're getting ready to go out today and look for a new car for me. I'm thinking that I want a crossover, like the new Toyota Venza or something similar, but we'll see.

 

[twob4him]

My best advice about an embroidery machine - buy the biggest hoop that you can afford! Hoop envy sets in reallllly fast! It seems that it doesn't matter what size hoop you have, you always want a bigger hoop. I have a 5x7 hoop and I love my machine. BUT I always wish I could go bigger. There are ways around that, but it would be nice to not have to figure all of that out.

Shannon it comes with a 5x7 and a 5x12 and you can get the smaller hoops if you want. I hope that's big enough....otherwise I will just have to hand piece the darn applique

There is a house behind us which used to be a rental but now no one has lived in it for 5 or 6 years. Anyways, they mow the law and that's about it. The have a tree that hangs over our garage and DH wants to "trim" it...meaning take it down so it doesn't fall on our garage during a storm. Well, estimates have come in at $800 + so I said, let the owner of the tree take it down and use that money for my new machine...hint, hint, hint. I am so annoying when I really want something.... I am starting to annoy myself

 

[twob4him]

7 days from now we should close to landing in Orlando, then off to the MK and Chef Mickey's for dinner

Emily

Have a wonderful trip! Tell Mickey I said Hi!

 

[Liltx]

Hi ladies!

I don't sew but MIL does. I cut the patterns each year and she sews. I found the cuttest cotton dresses on etsy (way too pricey though) and would like to make something similar. I was wondering if anyone had a suggestion on the pattern to use.

If you put this into the search you will find it

YOU CHOOSE ONE Princess Gown Dress Sundress Halter Disney You choose one Cinderella Belle Sleeping Beauty Aurora Snow White Boutique Custom Handmade Team EtsyKids

Thanks!
Monica

 

[revrob]

Shannon it comes with a 5x7 and a 5x12 and you can get the smaller hoops if you want. I hope that's big enough....otherwise I will just have to hand piece the darn applique

There is a house behind us which used to be a rental but now no one has lived in it for 5 or 6 years. Anyways, they mow the law and that's about it. The have a tree that hangs over our garage and DH wants to "trim" it...meaning take it down so it doesn't fall on our garage during a storm. Well, estimates have come in at $800 + so I said, let the owner of the tree take it down and use that money for my new machine...hint, hint, hint. I am so annoying when I really want something.... I am starting to annoy myself

5x12 is pretty good! And if it helps your cause at all, I agree, I think you should let the owner take down the tree and spend the money on the new machine!

 

[revrob]

Hi ladies!

I don't sew but MIL does. I cut the patterns each year and she sews. I found the cuttest cotton dresses on etsy (way too pricey though) and would like to make something similar. I was wondering if anyone had a suggestion on the pattern to use.

If you put this into the search you will find it

YOU CHOOSE ONE Princess Gown Dress Sundress Halter Disney You choose one Cinderella Belle Sleeping Beauty Aurora Snow White Boutique Custom Handmade Team EtsyKids

Thanks!
Monica

A few things about the specific dresses that you mentioned:

1. The price is really pretty good for the amount of work that goes into making a dress and considering all of the little extras on these dresses.
This specific designer is pretty well known and has been around for a while so her work is great! To own one of her creations for this price is not a bad deal at all.

2. Similar creations to these could be created with the Simply Sweet pattern by Carla C. Of course, they're not going to be exact, it is going to be the basic outline of the design, you'll have to add the details that will make each princess unique.

EDITED TO ADD -

Upon further inspection, it appears that this is not going to be the Simply Sweet exactly because the back appears that it is elasticized. It looks like it is going to be a straight bodice rather than having an arm cut out, and the back will have at least a row of elastic, maybe several.

HTH!

 

[twob4him]

Hi ladies!

I don't sew but MIL does. I cut the patterns each year and she sews. I found the cuttest cotton dresses on etsy (way too pricey though) and would like to make something similar. I was wondering if anyone had a suggestion on the pattern to use.

If you put this into the search you will find it

YOU CHOOSE ONE Princess Gown Dress Sundress Halter Disney You choose one Cinderella Belle Sleeping Beauty Aurora Snow White Boutique Custom Handmade Team EtsyKids

Thanks!
Monica

Cute dresses! I would recommend Carla's Simply Sweet...you can get it here: http://www.youcanmakethis.com/info/featured-products/Simply-Sweet-Tops-and-Dresses.htm

The pattern is very adjustable and once your MIL sews with Carla's patterns, she may never go back! Don't forget to post your finished dress so we can see it!

 

[ibesue]

Good morning everyone. Happy Saturday!!! So today is my wedding anniversary. DH is gone to help man a station at an ultra marathon this morning! I am going to have brunch with a friend from high school! Hopefully we can do something tonight, but knowing what he is doing, he will probably fall asleep when he gets home! To be honest, this week is always so busy, we usually forget about the anniversary. Between taxes and first granddaughters birthday.... and it has been 27 years!

Here's a ladybug jumper I just finished Hayleigh. She loves ladybugs and I realized the peer pressure of all of you talking about how great CarlaC's patterns are so I took the splurge and tried this one. I modified it a bit by adding more strips since I had 8 fabrics to work with. I just made the strip narrower. I am amazed how easily it went together and looks so professional. Definitely a boost to my confidence. I hope you all like it. We'll be in Hilton Head this week so she'll get to show it off down there.

Sorry the pic is not the greatest since I took it with my blackberry.

BTW, I am from central PA...near Hershey.

I love the dress!! You did a great job with the fabrics. And your DD is so cute!!

Don't do it! I was the same way. It took me a year to cut into it and now what I made is not living up to my vision. At least I have a bit more fabric!

yeah, now my DD wants a mai tai carrier out of it! We have made so many outfits in our heads, but yet the fabric is still uncut!

Yesterday I drove 12 hours RT, with lunch and some shopping. I got a new to us car! I bought a Pacifica and will upload pictures after I get it cleaned.

Best of all, I had saved for a long time and paid cash. Thanks to listening to Dave Ramsey, I own a car in full.

CONGRATS!!!

I'd love to do something like this. Of course, this retreat is almost 10 hours away, so driving for me is out, and I can't imagine flying with my sewing machine!

Yeah, its a bit far for me too. And I worry about driving my machine 2 hours away, going across the country would be even worse.

Congratulations on the new car!
DH and I were just saying a little over a yr and we own ours outright! Problem is I get an itch for a new car once the old is paid off! e have a Pathfinder and I still want my volvo!!!!

I have a Pathfinder too! I went from a Volvo to a Pathfinder!!

It didn't come with a manual so do you how to start the DVD player from the drivers seat?

My car has a DVD player with a remote. The remote cannot be used from the drivers seat. However, the DVD thingy is in the console between the seats. If I am in the car with the grandgirls by myself, I just hit buttons until it works.

My best advice about an embroidery machine - buy the biggest hoop that you can afford! Hoop envy sets in reallllly fast! It seems that it doesn't matter what size hoop you have, you always want a bigger hoop. I have a 5x7 hoop and I love my machine. BUT I always wish I could go bigger. There are ways around that, but it would be nice to not have to figure all of that out.

I agree, go with the biggest hoop size you can get.

Hi ladies!
YOU CHOOSE ONE Princess Gown Dress Sundress Halter Disney You choose one Cinderella Belle Sleeping Beauty Aurora Snow White Boutique Custom Handmade Team EtsyKids

Thanks!
Monica

Her outfits are so cute and well made. I have a dress we bought from her back in the days when we were selling on ebay. It is very well made! I don't know if she uses some of the disney patterns and just makes them in cotton?

Well, off to get ready to go out to brunch, then I will be cleaning in my soon to be sewing room! I am so tired of not having a dining room table!!

 

[2cutekidz]

Hi ladies!

I don't sew but MIL does. I cut the patterns each year and she sews. I found the cuttest cotton dresses on etsy (way too pricey though) and would like to make something similar. I was wondering if anyone had a suggestion on the pattern to use.

If you put this into the search you will find it

YOU CHOOSE ONE Princess Gown Dress Sundress Halter Disney You choose one Cinderella Belle Sleeping Beauty Aurora Snow White Boutique Custom Handmade Team EtsyKids

Thanks!
Monica

Yep, OllieGirl is fabulous!! She is VERY well known, especially for her Calico Princess dresses, and her work is beautiful. Her princess "sundresses" are quite a steal at that price. I second everyone else, You could get the same look with the Simply Sweet Tops and Dresses ebook on YCMT.

 

[ibesue]

Yep, OllieGirl is fabulous!! She is VERY well known, especially for her Calico Princess dresses, and her work is beautiful. Her princess "sundresses" are quite a steal at that price. I second everyone else, You could get the same look with the Simply Sweet Tops and Dresses ebook on YCMT.

And she is so nice!!

 

[DisneyKings]

Oh my goodness...
My mom bought me a wii fit for my birthday(on April 20th). She gave it to me early. DH gave me my present(IPod! <3) early so I guess she wanted to too. My DH works offshore and is offshore for 7 days and home for 7 days. Anywho... wow! That really is a workout. Anyone else have one?? I am soo horrible at it. It is fun though. My DD can actually play some of the games. She loves it. She can totally play these better than the regular wii games.

I have it & love it--just have trouble fitting it & sewing in! I love the boxing & step aerobics--I stink at soccer & slalom skiing!

Just two days ago I posted about needing some desperate prayers. So many of you replied to my post and/or sent me PM's. I was once again overwhelmed with the kindness and caring showed by all of you. I am in tears right now and I am shaking over what I have to tell you now. These are happy, unbelievable tears though!!!

Just one hour ago I received a call from our attorney.....to make a VERY LONG story short, we are one BIG step closer to being able to adopt our beautiful baby boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are not out of the woods yet but this step was a HUGE ONE and we were told the other day this part of the decision probably would not be made until sometime around September!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! September I tell you!!! You guys all prayed for us and JUST TWO DAYS LATER we get some of the BEST news we have had in almost a year and a half!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW PRAYERS REALLY DO WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CAN NEVER THANK YOU GUYS ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!! I am still sitting here crying, I am such a sap, please excuse me!! I just can't believe it, it is incredible!!!!

Please, please if you can, keep the prayers coming. They are working, I tell you...REALLY WORKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats!!! Keeping up the prayers for you!


I seem to have lost lots of my quotes....

 

[Tink561]

A few things about the specific dresses that you mentioned:

1. The price is really pretty good for the amount of work that goes into making a dress and considering all of the little extras on these dresses.
This specific designer is pretty well known and has been around for a while so her work is great! To own one of her creations for this price is not a bad deal at all.

2. Similar creations to these could be created with the Simply Sweet pattern by Carla C. Of course, they're not going to be exact, it is going to be the basic outline of the design, you'll have to add the details that will make each princess unique.

EDITED TO ADD -

Upon further inspection, it appears that this is not going to be the Simply Sweet exactly because the back appears that it is elasticized. It looks like it is going to be a straight bodice rather than having an arm cut out, and the back will have at least a row of elastic, maybe several.

HTH!

We love Olliegirl! She is great to work with. Gracie has her Belle with matching AG doll dress, Aurora & doll dress, Jasmine & doll dress. We also have the Cinderella & Alice doll dresses. I plan to get her a couple of the sundresses this summer. The details are amazing!

 

[EnchantedPrincess]

It sounds like it's time to go back...how does October sound?

If dh isn't so opposed to taking the kids out of school, I would definitely consider going. Maybe I should leave the kids with him, and take a trip myself..LOL...but then, they probably will never forgive me for that!

We lived in Clear Lake from 92-96, and are probably moving back this summer (probably to Katy as Mark will be working in the energy corridor on the west side.)

We are in Friendswood, TX...and love the Clear Lake area!

Love the bags.

Wow! That outfit is stunning! How long did it take you to do all those appliques? They look great!
I hope your doctor lets you try to control it through diet and exercise too. Those medications are scary to me. My DH is in the same boat, and is basically doing nothing about it. I think us mommies ignore ourselves sometimes to give to our kids.

Your Crystal Palace outfits are adorable! Love them!

I know how you feel about getting your blood work done. I have been sick and really tired lately so I just went to my doctor and had a whole set of blood work done (really rare for me - I never go to the doctor unless it is time for my annual visit - but I have been SO TIRED!). I have had 4 friends diagnosed in the last two months with cancer or leukemia so I think I was starting to get scared so I went. Long story short, my thyroid and whole blood count came back fine, iron is fine also. I am still waiting on a whole nutritional workup to come back though. Even if something is off with that it won't be a "scary" problem so I am fine. I know my cholesterol is high (right around 200), my blood pressure is fine though. I am trying to loose some of this baby weight (okay, it's me eating too much weight to be honest but I'm going to blame it on Claire and Lilly - Grace I got all of hers plus some off) by swimming but I know I need to change my eating habits. And I really would like to have a fourth baby (get pregnant this fall) but DH says no. We'll see about that!! My Claire has a tendency to be a little on the heavier side but she is also really tall. I know I need to change our eating habits for her, for me and my DH, for all of us. It is really hard. Two of my mother's sisters (my aunts) have had major back surgery with lengthy hospital stays in the last year b/c they didn't exercise they way they should and are both overweight. They are in their early 70's and have real mobility issues. It's actually pretty sad, they can't even lift their grandbabies (and they really are babies). I realized I didn't want that to happen to me so I started my swim class which I enjoy but somedays don't feel like going (like tonight!) but make myself. Anyway, I hope you get it all under control and know that I am struggling with the same issues. Good luck!

First of all - the outfits are FABULOUS! Your appliques turned out really awesome.

Ssecondly, don't be too hard on yourself! It's a good thing that you found out now that you need to work on your health. Get to the doctor, do what you need to do and get yourself healthy. Don't beat yourself up becaue it hasn't happened yet - but spend that energy on doing what you need to do to take care of it now. I'm glad you have the chance to do something - take care of yourself and let your doctor help you.

Love, love, love the outfits! Amazing! Don't be too hard on yourself, I think as moms we tend to worry about the health of our kids and forget to take care of ourselves!

Beautiful outfits! Love them.
Hang in there. And vent to us anytime

Gorgeous! I've been waiting to see that piglet! All of your appliques are amazing! Sorry about the not-great checkup. It reminds me I haven't seen a Dr. since Lily was born. You'd be amazed how much you can change with diet and exercise!

I love this!!! I simply adore anything with eeyore. You did a great job.

Love both outfits!!!!!

Try not to be so hard on yourself! I am sure if you talk to your dr he will let you try to control it yourself. Maybe you can set a time limit to see improvements by and if you don't you can start them meds and then work to go off them. Hang in there!

Okay-
1st- Your outfits for CP are AWESOME!!!! And I love the Tigger fabric you used for the shorts- I have not seen it before. Your DD is one lucky little girl to have a skirt like that!!
2nd- Don't fall to pieces, my DH had the same issues and he totally turned himself around and got healthy- lost weight, etc. He didn't have to take any meds and his #s were high too. You also might consider adding some supplements and vitamins to your dialy routine. If you wanted, you could set a goal for yourself- say 8-12 weeks to lose a certain amount of weight and try altering your diet. Increase greens, eat oatmeal and whole wheat, etc.
You know, you dont HAVE to see your primary- you could start your new routine tomorrow with a trip to the grocery store. You can do it! And you'll feel great! Don't beat yourself up! (Dh is the same age too)

Your applique is beautiful - perfect - I wish I didn't suck at it I do love the effect. I love the skirt my Em would love it too - luckily she's outside playing today .

Really cute. Were these done by embroidery machine or hand? I can't tell--they look great.

Praying for you that your health gets under control.

Your appliques are gorgeous! I love the outfits. My DH has been on a couple different cholesterol meds too. But I don't think you can take them while pregnant. So make sure you tell your primary care doctor if you are going to get pregnant. But diet and exersize help alot and so does increasing your healthy oils like olive oil and eating salmon and fish oil capsules. Good Luck!

I tried to quote someone but it will not let me post ? I dont know what happened...

first I love the outfits made for Crystal Palace. I so want to learn to applique like that !

I absolutely love the Pooh appliques and both outfits are just so adorable. I have it in my plans to make tees for all 7 of us with a different pooh character to wear to our CP lunch! Your work came out great! Did you do that all by hand????

You would be surprised how much diet and exercise work! I have high cholesterol and probably need to take meds for it....I inherited it! Don't get too down on yourself about it....Maybe give yourself 6 months of diet and exercise and see how you do...set short goals then you can get busy on baby-making version 3.0!!! Sounds like fun

Your outfits are just adorable and your applique is amazing! I really hope you are doing better soon....you can work through it!

Thanks everyone for letting me vent, and for the compliments on the Crystal Palace outfits. They were done by hand, and I think it took me a week to get the skirt done...I am slow! I really need to learn how to use my embroidery machine...for some reason, I am actually afraid to try machine embroidery.

Anyway, I have made an appointment with my doctor for Monday, so we will see what he says! Thanks again for listening!

Wow..you have been busy!!! I love them all especially the last outfit!

I have an aunt that lives in Katy and she swears to me that Disney bought land there to build another disney thempark. I bet it is just a rumor huh?
Would be so awesome if it was true though!

I heard that rumor as well, and I was so excited!

That looks really cute! I love ladybugs.

And check out my first ticker! I'm down to single digits! WOO HOO!

Wow..I had no idea you will be off to WDW so soon! Hope you have fun and can't wait to hear all about it.

 

[DisneyKings]

We had a great time at Disney on Ice last weekend. I didn't have time to fix the tops I was having trouble with, so I did iron-ons.

 

[Jennia]

I finished the dress for Caleb's give for his little sister. I think it might be too long, but I already added a tuck on the bottom and am tempted to add another. What do you all think? I also need to re-iron the straps so they lay more flat; I'm pretty sure my iron is slowly committing suicide.

Photo of the tuck around the bottom:

 

[DisneyKings]

OH and I live in L.A.! Lower Alabama!

We say we live in LA too--in the FL panhandle (PC)!

 

[PrincessLeighsDaddy]

Love all the new things posted!

Here is CarlaC's precious dress without the sleeves. Cute dress for summer, and Leighanna likes this style.

Leighanna picked out the fabric for this too.``

 

[Eyore4Ever149]

Love all the new things posted!

Here is CarlaC's precious dress without the sleeves. Cute dress for summer, and Leighanna likes this style.

Leighanna picked out the fabric for this too.``

Well we need more pictures than that!

 

[Adi12982]

Well we need more pictures than that!

I agree!! I even went to your blog to see if you had any there, but nope!