Disboutiquers Part 17 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[mom2rtk]

Mom2RTK- I don't know what else to say but "WOW"
and....aren't you bordering on the title of "unpaid CM"? You know, it wouldnt surprise me at all if 1 of 2 things happened to you at MNSSHP..

1. A cast member approaches you and requests that you refuse to be photographed or give signatures to other people who are amazed by your outfit.

2.You are mistaken for an actual character by a Disney CM and A cast member approaches you and says "Hey! How come you are out here alone, with out one of us character CMs to fend off the masses?"

Either way- I KNOW you are going to get LOADS of attention and I can't wait to hear a full report on the feed back.

Your daughter's gown is gorgeous too! Stunning!


I got my kit in the mail and if you didnt catch my post, here are pics of it...

Many thanks! I just hope it's not so hot I can't leave the costume on. My teenage son on the other hand....... I'm sure he's hoping the heat keeps me from putting it on at all........

And your kit looks amazing. What a labor of love it will be. I can't wait to see it! You should take photos of your progress as you go, and have someone snap one of you at the sewing machine. It will all be a great keepsake for your lucky little one!

 

[teresajoy]

Oops! Sorry... I'll eventually catch on....... Can I claim my eyes are still crossed from taking off my glasses????????

Don't worry about it!! Seriuosly EVERYONE does it! At least I had 5 1/2 years where I got called Teresa, poor Heather has had to deal with being called the wrong name her whole life! My Mom had been known to call her by the dog's name when she was little.
go ahead, ask the dog's name!

Pepe Le Pew!

I hope I didnt bore you!

I loved seeing all the pictures!

 

[luv2go2disney]

I'm so sorry to hear about your sister and her battle. My mom was diagnosed with IBC in February. She was VERY lucky to have a doctor who recognized it for what it was and not just an infection. It is often mis-diagnosed. With two weeks, she was going in for chemo. She has since had chemo and surgery and currently is undergoing radiation. It has been a long hard road and we still have a ways to go.



I know how you feel. I want to tell my daughter and DH and I have been talking around her about it. I want to wait until her birthday (2 weeks before our trip) for two reason. One it will be pretty much her present and two, she is the type of kid that if I tell now, I will be asked every day how much longer. Even if we did the chains and all that. LOL. But I feel like we're losing that anticipation fun. And I'm having a hard time hiding all the disney fabric for the outfits. LOL

I pray that your mom makes a full recovery!

Have fun with your surprise!

That's funny that you are going to do the balloon thing because I keep telling my DH that I might want to do that just like in the commercials they kept playing on TV for awhile. my DD loved those commercials. I haven't kept all of the outfits I have been making a secret since my daughters are disney fanatics they think I am just making them for them for fun. Plus, I have let them wear them. I could never get all of my sewing done just at night!!! That's why I am not sure if surprising her at the airport would be such a big surprise since she has seen me making outfits and she'll see all of that luggage in the car and guess that we are going to disney since that is the only place we have flew. Ugh! I just don't know what to do! Plus, lets just say that we have a personal connection with a princess at the world and she told me the other day that she has bought them something and was going to send it with a note saying that she can't wait to see them until she found out it was a surprise! My girls truly believe she is THE princess!!!! So maybe we should do it soon so I can convince her to still do that!!!

Haha I didn't even think about those commericals! The princess thing would be AWESOME!!!!! What a memorable experience that would be for them! Whatever you decide to do you will have a magical trip!

 

[Dreamer & Wisher]

Hello to the disboutique world! I am sure you all probably don't remember me, as there are a ton of new faces around here, but I have been around off and on since this thread started...I still love to lurk & see the BEAUTIFUL creations! I haven't really sewn anything since February when we went to Disney with my DSIL as she was suffering with her breast cancer. She passed a few weeks after our trip and I haven't really had time or felt like sewing much.
I recently got a promotion at work and my DH(a Disney Hater) has agreed to a trip "re-do" the first week of December!!!!! It is going to be our Christmas present this year and I am so excited to visit during the Christmas season!!!! Our last trip was very rushed and catered to my sweet SIL so I am very excited to actually "do" Disney this time! So I must start planning out some outfits and get sewing! Sorry to ramble I just had to share with someone my disney excitement. We plan on surprising the kids this weekend with the BIG announcement!

BTW I am officially a loser as I have posted after page 10...

I remember you (especially your avatar picture) Glad you are back! With all the DH's out there who are Disney Haters I am starting to think DH stands for Disney Hater and not Darling Husband. . .

OK, against my better judgement........ I'm posting my costume for MNSSHP. 10 yards of crushed velvet and a satin skullcap.... Won't be too hot in FLORIDA the last week of September, will it??????? So maybe I won't have it on ALL night, but it will be on when we meet Snow and her dwarfs, and when we find the queen after the villains stage show....... I made my daughter a new Snow white over the summer.

Amazing Costumes!!! I will be hoping a cool front comes to Florida during your trip! Our weather here in Georgia has been cooler this summer so maybe we will have a cool fall in the south. Beautiful Costumes!!!

I didn't know about the swap either but when I read about it, it seemed to be a good idea. It is a tote that is going around that when a person checks out they put extra items into the tote. Like sealed water bottles, toys, umm...flashlights, I am adding a new package of boys pull ups and the outfit. It just seemed like a good way to not waste.

That swap sounds like a good idea. Is there a thread about it here on Disboards?

Many thanks!

Can you believe I haven't talked my husband and son into being Dopey and Grumpy yet?????????? I don't think we'll see them much that night.... I think they have a long list of short ride lines they want to hide in! They'll probably call us before meeting up just to be sure I have the costume off!

It felt so fun to wear though. I can hardly wait for the party!

Maybe your DH would rather be Doc?

here are two school dresses I made for Caitie:
First, her favorite; the twirly dress:

(the hem is straight, I promise; but there's so darn much of it it won't hang straight when on a flat hanger; and I don't want to post it openly on herafter earlier this week.)

and as the school mascot is the stallion, she had to have this "stallion" fabric for a dress: I'm actually pretty pleased with this one; I managed to cut and sew it in just under an hour (Thank you God for my ruffler and serger)

Tomorrow I'm going to the advanced embroidery/stabilizer class; here's hoping they don't kick me out

I love the back to school dresses!

HEAR YE HEAR YE!!!

Teresa of Joy does hereby decree that anyone posting after page 10 may lift the label of "LOSER" by reading the first post.

Teresa of Joy shall let Karen Queen of Cricut decide if there shall be a quiz to be had on said first post.​

and never ever doubt my JOY again! ​

Okay here it is. My new favorite pattern that I have yet to sew!
The Sandpiper dress by Australian Smocking Magazine!

I have smocked a Feliz before, but I much prefer the way these guys did it. I love the want the back is done too with the bias band all around. The directions seem to be awesome too. If only I had some white linen laying around. I soo shouldn't buy more fabric right now. I will probably end up buying white linen to make this dress though..
I realize I can make it out of different fabric, but I need this exact version to take beach pictures NOW!

Beautiful dress! I love it. I can't wait to see what you make.

Heather Sue and Theresa Joy, thanks for remembering me...yes, my daughter Jamie is wonderful. She and her DH and little Cameron moved to the town where we live and so i get to see them all the time. He was 2 in March and is a BIG boy...Makayla is 4 going on 16, Nick is 5, Conner is almost 4. They are all wonderful.

We are going to WDW in December and taking Jamie and Cameron and for the first time we are taking Makayla with us without her parents. So we are all excited and I need to get sewing for her after I get back from our Disney Cruise in Sept and we are also going to San Francisco in Sept. So come October I will have those machines humming...and yes, you are right, it is probably a year or maybe more since I was on here or even sewed anything.
Those grandchildren are always at my house, wanting to spend the night on the weekends, so I don't have much time to myself.

I will have to research an embroidery machine now...hummm...and also research how to save $$$!!
Love you guys!
Susan

Wow 2 in one day! I am glad you are back. Your grandchildren are adorable! They are getting so big. I love your pictures in your signature.

Also, since I'm making prayer requests...
My Dad's pain has increased from the cancer over the last few days. He was really pushing himself before that, so I hope things can get a little better. But I am going to lose him much much sooner than I ever thought. My little girls will not grow up knowing their Grampy that loves them so much.

Boy, this is getting to be depressing, isnt it?

I got my kit last night- I'll post photos later today

I am sorry about your Dad. I will be praying for him.

THE BIG SURPRISE IDEA...
Ok so I said that we were going to surprise the kids this weekend & let them know we are returning to Disney. Here is kind of what I am thinking of doing...I just finished combining all our Disney videos from the last trip onto 1 dvd so I thought I would have the kids sit down to watch the DVD & have movie night, maybe make them get out their mickey ears to watch the DVD too. Just to get more of the Disney spirit. Then since this is going to be the kids Christmas present from us I want to get a BIG box & put the big Mickey balloon in(they had it at our factory card outlet recently). So when they open the box, which will of course be wrapped with leftover Mickey Christmas wrapping paper, the balloon will come flying out. Then I want to make a sign or something for the bottom of the box or tied to the balloon that says "We are going to Disney".
Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated! I want to make this trip awesome because I am sure I won't get another one for a LOOOONNNNGGGG time!

That sounds like a lot of fun!!

Here are some of the reasons I couldn't keep up this summer. First, visit from DD, DSIL and 4 DGD from Kansas. Inspired by this thread, I struggled to get these done: (didn't get a picture while they were here, this was taken on a too-sunny porch back home in KS!)

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One thing I learned from this is that it's not much fun making 4 dresses all the same! Christmas ones will be different patterns.
Then, while they were here we had a tie-dye day! We died about 25 shirts, all told. No actual action shots, but here some of us are wearing them!

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And last but definitely not least, the twins born July 31 needed some raggy quilts to snuggle up with. I also made some for my house just in case these get left at home.

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Now I've ordered tons more fabric and am planning dresses and nighties for Christmas!

You have beautiful Grand Children! Wow look at those beautiful babies. I love the blankets!

Add me to the list of ladies longing for another one. I really want another baby. . .

 

[karebear1]

When I read this to Corey, he said
"Awww....But, I really just don't want to wear a Bert shirt Mom." Don't you just love hime!

I then told him that he would be very surprised when we go to Florida and he opened his suitcase to find........ ONLY Bert shirts!!!! He had a good laugh about that and said he would call one of my friends down there and have them take him to Walmart to get "real" shirts!

Yep, Corey did think about wearing Bert! I think I'll keep him!

Yes. Yes I do! I do love him!! OK- I am no longer crushed. I only wish I had a teenage girl in my home so she and Corey could date. He is a good kid! Corey has been restored to the good list!

I got my kit in the mail and if you didnt catch my post, here are pics of it...

First I had to open it...

The contents..
needles-not included in kit

tatting, lace, entredeaux, peach ribbon, beading (fabrics folded underneath

the tatting is so incredibly soft, I can see this will be a little more challenging to work with- and smaller than I thought

buttons- I added some other objects to emphasize how tiny these are.

Italian Organdy- note the stiffness of how it stands upright

Ulster Linen- has some weight to it

design cd
for Petite Oiseau Bleu (Little bluebird)


These little shoes I bought for Megan and she wore them for her 3 week old photos, I think they will be sweet with the dress
these are so little in person...


I hope I didnt bore you!

Didn't bore me at all. This is oing to be beautiful! I cn hardly wait to see what you do!

Don't worry about it!! Seriuosly EVERYONE does it! At least I had 5 1/2 years where I got called Teresa, poor Heather has had to deal with being called the wrong name her whole life! My Mom had been known to call her by the dog's name when she was little.
go ahead, ask the dog's name!

Pepe Le Pew!

My mom always got the 3 girls in our family confused. My sister was Kathy, I am Karen and my little sister was Trisha. Let's see... I was called Karathy, I was called Krappy. And I was even called Trashy .... but very rarely was I called "Karen"

 

[emcreative]

My mom always got the 3 girls in our family confused. My sister was Kathy, I am Karen and my little sister was Trisha. Let's see... I was called Karathy, I was called Krappy. And I was even called Trashy .... but very rarely was I called "Karen"

Oh how funny!
I also got called my dog's name, my brother's name, my mother's name, my aunt's name...you name it! Not only did my mom mess up my name, my grandma did, too. One year when I was about 14 and we all stayed at a cabin up north, I had my dad take me by boat to a little store where I bought "Hello my name is" stickers and made all the women wear them all weekend!

I've started updating the SSTR again!
Sorry things got away from me, we've had some very stressful events here recentlly but I'm back to it. If you contacted me about access and never heard back from me, PLEASE contact me again- I wasn't meaning to ignore you, like I said, things in our household have been BEYOND stressful!

 

[Colleen27]

Whereabouts in Michigan are you? It has been one cold summer, hasn't it? I like it to at LEAST be in the 70's, and when it DOES warm up, if it could stay OUT of the 90's that would be great!

East coast of the state, about 45 minutes NE of Detroit and a stone's throw from Canada. There's a nice little beach about 6 blocks from my house. We moved here the first week of July and have only gone swimming twice so far because the weather has been so cold! Some of the trees on my block are starting to turn already after these last couple really cool nights!

I just hope this summer isn't a predictor of the coming winter; 20 degrees cooler than normal in August is annoying, but in January it would be downright miserable!

 

[emcreative]

East coast of the state, about 45 minutes NE of Detroit and a stone's throw from Canada. There's a nice little beach about 6 blocks from my house. We moved here the first week of July and have only gone swimming twice so far because the weather has been so cold! Some of the trees on my block are starting to turn already after these last couple really cool nights!

I just hope this summer isn't a predictor of the coming winter; 20 degrees cooler than normal in August is annoying, but in January it would be downright miserable!

/wave

I grew up in Westland. Now we're over in Jackson County.

 

[Dreamer & Wisher]

I finished Tessa and Sawyer's Jasmine and Aladdin outfits today! They're going to wear these to Akershush and for the day at Epcot. Hopefully we'll run into Jasmine and Aladdin this time! Be prepared for LOTS of Tessas and Sawyers!

The back of Sawyer's vest. I started with CarlaC's Festive Vest pattern. But, I modified it to look more like Aladdin's.

I love these outfits!

I made the white pillowcase dress first. The pillowcase already had the super cute eyelet trim, so I just added some ribbon. It's very, very remedial, but I'm just excited I didn't sew my fingers together. The Minnie dress was some leftover fabric on clearance at Hobby Lobby. It was a few extra steps since it wasn't already a pillowcase, but it turned out nicer than I thought. I had extra fabric, so I made a bow and purse. Both are for my niece to wear on our trip next month. I need to find a slip or something to go underneath the white one, though.

See my lovely "straight" line.

I also made some curtains out of DS's Cars flat sheet. I feel so domestic!

I'm going to attempt to make some Aladdin pants (perfect timing for the Aladdin inspiration earlier in the thread) for DS since DNiece has a Jasmine outfit. I am also hoping to try an applique. Wish me luck and strong needles! I already broke one.

These are so cute!

Just wanted to share! These were the first dresses I ever made. My friend and I as well as my mom took a trip a couple of weeks ago. Here are our girls at Fort Wilderness wearing some Minnie inspired dresses

This picture is simply adorable!! Great job on the dresses!

I'm going to try and keep up on this thread, and actually post. Here is my first attempt at posting a picture.

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I made this according to the size of the shirt I was wearing at the time, instead of according to my bust measurement. I couldn't get it on with my bra on!! Luckily I made it from a sheet for practice, (hence the wrinkles) because I wanted to see if somehow I could make the tunic sleeveless. Now I just want to see if I can make one that my chest fits into that doesn't make me look pregnant!

Any advice on how to increase the bust size without greatly increasing the lower part of the tunic would be appreciated! Now back to page 3 to catch up.

I have no advice as to how to modify it but I think you did a great job.

We are back from Disney! We had a great time and the girls had so many compliments on their dresses. - The biggest hits were the Minnie & Mickey dresses, the Winnie the Pooh dresses and Evie's Dalmations outfit.
Here are a couple pictures
The Girls playing Peek-a-boo with Eeyore

My "Wild Animals"

And a pretty cool one I took of Juliet in front of "the big hat"

I will post the Minnie&Mickey pics soon - I still have to upload them to the computer.
Carol

It looks like you had a great trip! I love the picture in front of the Big Hat and Eeyore playing peek a boo with your girls is so cute!

I found it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yup, I decided to look again, and I kept praying and asking God to please help me find this phone (and asking his forgiveness for procrastinating about grocery shopping and then rushing!) as I was walking along and talking out load- there it was, further up the road than I expected. Laying face down, on the grass under someone's mailbox- with a scuff on the corner- but none the worse.

HOORAY!!!

I got my kit in the mail and if you didnt catch my post, here are pics of it...

First I had to open it...

The contents..
needles-not included in kit

tatting, lace, entredeaux, peach ribbon, beading (fabrics folded underneath

the tatting is so incredibly soft, I can see this will be a little more challenging to work with- and smaller than I thought

buttons- I added some other objects to emphasize how tiny these are.

Italian Organdy- note the stiffness of how it stands upright

Ulster Linen- has some weight to it

design cd
for Petite Oiseau Bleu (Little bluebird)


These little shoes I bought for Megan and she wore them for her 3 week old photos, I think they will be sweet with the dress
these are so little in person...


I hope I didnt bore you!

That is a really good idea to get everything in a kit! I love the booties on the shelf too. I am waiting on a box full of 101 Dalmatians fabric I bought on Ebay. . . your stuff is prettier though...I can't wait to see the finished dress.

Hannah looks adorable in your Avatar!

 

[Eyore4Ever149]

okay so im supposed to be napping so I can stay awake for "movie night" but I cant sleep...

thought you all would get a kick out of this.


last night I was sitting on the couch with my "sunshine baby" asleep in my arms (I call her that cause she is always so happy- even laughs and smiles in her sleep!)
I commented to my husband that I was sad this would be my last baby.

and do you know what he said????????




It doesn't have to be!


Lets just take a refresher course here....from 3 months pregnant til roughly 1 year old age I have to deal with pain from a seperated symphysis- I had to have a c section this time because of it.
I had to lose 75lbs after my last pregnancy and I have another 50 to go now. It took us like 7-8 months to get pregnant this time, it's a miracle I did due to some issues DH has. I am going to be 36 is November, Hannah is 3 months old, and I would want her to be at least 1, but who knows when I'd get pregnant, I would be like 38 probably, and of course when Im pregnant, I miss out on all the fun stuff- you know, like lifting for hugs, going to WDW, or even walking around the local aquarium....they give me a handicap parking pass for heaven's sake. Oh, and it makes my barrett's esophgus worse.
and theres no gaurantee I wont get a coliky baby like Megan. I'd like to place an order for another "sunshine baby please"!
and yet....I cant bring myself to donate my maternity clothes yet.....

2 is good. 2 is good. I need to keep telling myself this.

 

[2BoysMom]

[/QUOTE]And last but definitely not least, the twins born July 31 needed some raggy quilts to snuggle up with. I also made some for my house just in case these get left at home.

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Congratulations on the twins! I'm the mom of twin boys, age 5 now. Twins are great.

Anyway, I'm new to this group, not really a group MEMBER, just call me a GROUPIE. I so admire you ladies, but am also totally intimidated by what you all can do!

I am also posting, as I have been wanting to make a rag quilt, and I have been collecting fabric to do that. I am adopting a girl from China (age 4) and would like to make the quilt for her bed, and a small one to send to China in a care package, as she waits for us to finally come get her.

Do you have any tips, tricks or techniques you could share with a real newbie for the rag quilt? Someone who owns a sewing machine, but hasn't used it since December 2001? Someone who wants to sew but is scared?

Thanks, Donna

 

[2cutekidz]

Geez! I go away for a few days and come to find we're 20 pages into a new thread?? You can't lose me that easily

 

[emcreative]

okay so im supposed to be napping so I can stay awake for "movie night" but I cant sleep...

thought you all would get a kick out of this.


last night I was sitting on the couch with my "sunshine baby" asleep in my arms (I call her that cause she is always so happy- even laughs and smiles in her sleep!)
I commented to my husband that I was sad this would be my last baby.

and do you know what he said????????




It doesn't have to be!


Lets just take a refresher course here....from 3 months pregnant til roughly 1 year old age I have to deal with pain from a seperated symphysis- I had to have a c section this time because of it.
I had to lose 75lbs after my last pregnancy and I have another 50 to go now. It took us like 7-8 months to get pregnant this time, it's a miracle I did due to some issues DH has. I am going to be 36 is November, Hannah is 3 months old, and I would want her to be at least 1, but who knows when I'd get pregnant, I would be like 38 probably, and of course when Im pregnant, I miss out on all the fun stuff- you know, like lifting for hugs, going to WDW, or even walking around the local aquarium....they give me a handicap parking pass for heaven's sake. Oh, and it makes my barrett's esophgus worse.
and theres no gaurantee I wont get a coliky baby like Megan. I'd like to place an order for another "sunshine baby please"!
and yet....I cant bring myself to donate my maternity clothes yet.....

2 is good. 2 is good. I need to keep telling myself this.

Oh hon ((hugs)). I said this after 3 (I just can't do pregnant, with Hannah she was in the NICU and, besides a ton of complications including insulin dependent diabetes, I got a really rare placental tumor called a chorioangioma- I'm in a medical textbook somewhere!)...made it 6 years...and now here I am with 5 kids!!!

I will say, though, even not having done the pregnancy thing, raising a baby at 38 is TOTALLY different than when I had my first at 26. I always joke that it was a good thing I didn't do pregnant first with these two, I'd be confined to a bed somewhere- I barely have the energy now as it is!

 

[emcreative]

Geez! I go away for a few days and come to find we're 20 pages into a new thread?? You can't lose me that easily

Ooh pictures!!! I need pictures!! Was this the AG trip, or am I really really confused again?

 

[PaddingtonBear]

/wave

I grew up in Westland. Now we're over in Jackson County.

I mostly lurk here, but holla from Livonia. I used to live in Jackson county- in Grass Lake. Great place to live.

 

[emcreative]

I mostly lurk here, but holla from Livonia. I used to live in Jackson county- in Grass Lake. Great place to live.

OMG we were so close then!!!! My parents have a GL mailing addy!

 

[MinnieVanMom]

Tom's facebook garage sale is going on now~

 

[Eyore4Ever149]

Hey Marah

Im getting a weird message when I try to login- can you send me a new invite? It says Im not invited anymore. and I KNOW that's a mistake. Right???
buddy, 'ole pale, buddyumbuddy?

 

[adoptionmomma4]

Hi Girls. Long time no post

I am FREAKING out. My friend called me today and said "hey I just saw a great Disney deal. You want to take Katie and Adam for a week?". Of course I said yes, so we are going the week of October 4th. I have to get my girl some things made and fast.

I am in the process of making diaper wipes for a friend who is going to China to Adopt a her 14 year old daughter and while there she will be visiting her friend who along with her husband run a special needs orphanage. Long story short... the orphanages would love cloth wipes. So I am making them. I need to make Katie’s first day of pre-school dress and a weeks worth of Disney clothes. See what this thread has done to me. So I am back. And will be posting lots of pictures. Wish me luck!

 

[emcreative]

Hey Marah

Im getting a weird message when I try to login- can you send me a new invite? It says Im not invited anymore. and I KNOW that's a mistake. Right???
buddy, 'ole pale, buddyumbuddy?

LOL of course you are invited...wait...are you trying to maybe get into the adoption blog by accident?

Added: I just double checked and you're still on permissions, but I sent another invite to the same addy just in case.