Disboutiquers Part 18 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[teresajoy]

OMG!!!!! That was us at Ohana. My DD was in the white dress with the red and black hawaiian panels. It was a semi case from one someone made for an erlier trip. I noticed your girls as well while taking DD to the restroom and meant to say something about their outfits but never did. We had a table over at the windows facing the castle. The lady that seated us had a fit over her dress and had us wait while she "cooked up something special" which was our castle view table. She made a point of taking DD to meet the "ohana lady" and showing her the dress. Here is a pic of it:

We also saw you guys earlier in the day at the MK. I think DD was dressed like a pirate at that point. She had 3 outfits for that day. (I promise I don't do that every day!) We had b'fast at CP, pirate's league and Ohana that day and it was our last day. I think we may have been right behind you going through mickey's house. The lady in the doorway in your pic looks suspiciously like the lady that was with the kids wreaking havoc in minnie's kitchen whe we were there. There were like 20 of them packed into the kitchen setiing everything off over and over and screaming.

While I am at it here is a pic of her belle dress with Belle and the beast in France:

It was a really special meet. Belle had on her cape when we walked up, and ended up taking it off nad eventually putting it on dd. She posed her with just the Beast and told her she was going to take a break. The Beast played into it beautifully.

How very cool that you were at Ohana's at the same time AND your daughters were all wearing embroidery designs by Heathersue! Cool!

I love the outftis (both families, but I seem to have lost one of my quotes!) YOu guys all look so cute!

 

[Granna4679]

Girls, please send some prayers and pixie dust if you can:

We just got a call that my Dad is going to be coming on Saturday to live with us for a while. While surprising, it's not that I don't want my Dad to come, but my mom also lives with us, and they're divorced. So that complicates things somewhat. Also, my Dad doesn't do well w/ my kids, as some of you know they have special needs and heck, they overwhelm me sometimes, so they really throw him for a loop. Our life is pretty chaotic right now already; I just started working last month, we're in the process of hiring an advocate for our DD, things are a mess with the school, etc. etc (I know we're all busy) and to make myself sound even more shallow, I'm losing my sewing room!! I know it was a luxury, but I'm already behind, and because of DS's special needs I can't have my machines anywhere they can't be locked up every second I'm not watching them, so I can't just set up shop anywhere.

OK, vent over.

For those who pray, please ask that I would get over my selfish, shallow attitude and would trust that God would reveal a plan and purpose in this and give me wisdom and patience. For those who don't pray, please send pixie dust if you can.

As well as any good advice- goodness knows I can use it!

Oh my....I do pray and I definitely will remember you. Sounds like you are going to have your hands full. I don't think it is a shallow attitude. I know anytime our lives as we know it is "interupted" for any reason, we tend to think of what we will have to sacrifice. I know I do. But God has it all under control and things will work out. Take it one day at a time.

 

[Granna4679]

OMG!!!!! That was us at Ohana. My DD was in the white dress with the red and black hawaiian panels. It was a semi case from one someone made for an erlier trip. I noticed your girls as well while taking DD to the restroom and meant to say something about their outfits but never did. We had a table over at the windows facing the castle. The lady that seated us had a fit over her dress and had us wait while she "cooked up something special" which was our castle view table. She made a point of taking DD to meet the "ohana lady" and showing her the dress. Here is a pic of it:

We also saw you guys earlier in the day at the MK. I think DD was dressed like a pirate at that point. She had 3 outfits for that day. (I promise I don't do that every day!) We had b'fast at CP, pirate's league and Ohana that day and it was our last day. I think we may have been right behind you going through mickey's house. The lady in the doorway in your pic looks suspiciously like the lady that was with the kids wreaking havoc in minnie's kitchen whe we were there. There were like 20 of them packed into the kitchen setiing everything off over and over and screaming.

While I am at it here is a pic of her belle dress with Belle and the beast in France:

It was a really special meet. Belle had on her cape when we walked up, and ended up taking it off nad eventually putting it on dd. She posed her with just the Beast and told her she was going to take a break. The Beast played into it beautifully.

Here are afew more outfits from the trip:

Such great pictures and fantastic outfits. I love them but I think the Ohana is the one I like best. We were @ Ohana in October. Such a great restaurant. Looks like you all had a great trip.

 

[Granna4679]

OK here is pt. 2 from our trip:
This is what the girls Animal Kingdom dresses looked like, but I somehow can't find any pics from our day there:

I reused Heather Sue's hawaiin mickey & minnie designs with animal print to give them a jungle look for these dresses.

Ohana skirt patchwork squares came from the fabric my dh brought me back from his trip to Hawaii:

girls with Minnie's sewing machine:

And Sierra posing with Mickey's garden:

We ate at Ohana's on Dec. 1 & I was wondering if any of you were there that night cause I saw another little girl wearing a custom with the hawaiin mickey & minnie designs. I would have got up to find her table & check, but my youngest was exhausted &wouldn't have it. He went from this silly face:

to using his napkin as a blanket & sleeping in his chair like this:

Dh was having no luck getting good still pics of the kids doing hula or coconut race, but it was great fun there.

On Thurs. it was Epcot for us & our family actually got picked to help open up the park. They took this picture of all of us:

a better look at the girls dresses:

I loved these dresses though Sierra's turned out a little longer than I expected (my math was off) & her trim didn't survive the day after she played on the play area inside Mission Space's building.

oh well we had fun & that's what matters most

Love the Animal kingdom dresses. All of your pictures (and kiddos) look great!

 

[rie'smom]

Girls, please send some prayers and pixie dust if you can:

We just got a call that my Dad is going to be coming on Saturday to live with us for a while. While surprising, it's not that I don't want my Dad to come, but my mom also lives with us, and they're divorced. So that complicates things somewhat. Also, my Dad doesn't do well w/ my kids, as some of you know they have special needs and heck, they overwhelm me sometimes, so they really throw him for a loop. Our life is pretty chaotic right now already; I just started working last month, we're in the process of hiring an advocate for our DD, things are a mess with the school, etc. etc (I know we're all busy) and to make myself sound even more shallow, I'm losing my sewing room!! I know it was a luxury, but I'm already behind, and because of DS's special needs I can't have my machines anywhere they can't be locked up every second I'm not watching them, so I can't just set up shop anywhere.

OK, vent over.

For those who pray, please ask that I would get over my selfish, shallow attitude and would trust that God would reveal a plan and purpose in this and give me wisdom and patience. For those who don't pray, please send pixie dust if you can.

As well as any good advice- goodness knows I can use it!

You're in my prayers and you're not shallow or selfish.

If I heard my mom was coming to live with us, I'd go to Colorado to find a suitably high cliff that looked good for jumping. You seem to be handling this well. Get a lot of rest and take Vit C- it's great for stress. Hugs to you.

 

[woodkins]

So excited I can burst...tomorrow morning we get to tell Gianna we are going to Disney World & then hop on a plane & go!! I will keep my eyes open for other disboutiquers...I know someone else is going at the same time & I think we are at 1900 PF at the same time. If you see a fresh 7 year old girl giving her parents a run for their money wearing customs that will be me so stop by & say HI!

Hope everyone has a great trip & I can't wait to take lots of pictures!

 

[ireland_nicole]

So excited I can burst...tomorrow morning we get to tell Gianna we are going to Disney World & then hop on a plane & go!! I will keep my eyes open for other disboutiquers...I know someone else is going at the same time & I think we are at 1900 PF at the same time. If you see a fresh 7 year old girl giving her parents a run for their money wearing customs that will be me so stop by & say HI!

Hope everyone has a great trip & I can't wait to take lots of pictures!

Oh, have a wonderful time and take lots of pics so we can see! I'm so excited for you!!

 

[kidneygirl]

I am many, many pages behind but I had to share our experience last night. I had made a simple Drizella dress for my DD and she was chosen to open the dining room at 1900 Park Fare!! Cinderella and Prince Charming escorted her to our table. And, she was a huge hit with Drizella!!! She gave me a lot of compliments for the dress and thinking 'outside the box' for the outfit (thanks to everyone here for the ideas!). My pictures are still on my camera but I'll post them when we get home.

 

[mom2rtk]

That is gorgeous!!

Amazing.

GORGEOUS! Absolutely gorgeous! Congrats on actually making something for your own DD!

LOVE that!!!!

I made my DD a Scotty dog dress last Christmas-just a Vida. I hope it still fits this year! The fabric I used was Lisa McCue.

WOW!! What a gorgeous dress! I love the fabric, too!!!

I agree!

Gorgeous! Absolutely perfect!

Many thanks everyone!

I actually took her for pictures in it already last night. My greatest praise is how much she loves it.... I do wonder how long it will be before she asks for a matching dress for Ruthie, her AG doll..... Maybe next week I can squeeze that in......

 

[lovesdumbo]

On Thurs. it was Epcot for us & our family actually got picked to help open up the park. They took this picture of all of us:

oh well we had fun & that's what matters most

How cool that you got to open Epcot!!! LOVE all your photos!

Girls, please send some prayers and pixie dust if you can:

We just got a call that my Dad is going to be coming on Saturday to live with us for a while. While surprising, it's not that I don't want my Dad to come, but my mom also lives with us, and they're divorced. So that complicates things somewhat. Also, my Dad doesn't do well w/ my kids, as some of you know they have special needs and heck, they overwhelm me sometimes, so they really throw him for a loop. Our life is pretty chaotic right now already; I just started working last month, we're in the process of hiring an advocate for our DD, things are a mess with the school, etc. etc (I know we're all busy) and to make myself sound even more shallow, I'm losing my sewing room!! I know it was a luxury, but I'm already behind, and because of DS's special needs I can't have my machines anywhere they can't be locked up every second I'm not watching them, so I can't just set up shop anywhere.

OK, vent over.

For those who pray, please ask that I would get over my selfish, shallow attitude and would trust that God would reveal a plan and purpose in this and give me wisdom and patience. For those who don't pray, please send pixie dust if you can.

As well as any good advice- goodness knows I can use it!

You are not selfish! Sounds like a difficult situation. Do you have any siblings? Hope things work out well.

OMG!!!!! That was us at Ohana. My DD was in the white dress with the red and black hawaiian panels. It was a semi case from one someone made for an erlier trip. I noticed your girls as well while taking DD to the restroom and meant to say something about their outfits but never did. We had a table over at the windows facing the castle. The lady that seated us had a fit over her dress and had us wait while she "cooked up something special" which was our castle view table. She made a point of taking DD to meet the "ohana lady" and showing her the dress. Here is a pic of it:

We also saw you guys earlier in the day at the MK. I think DD was dressed like a pirate at that point. She had 3 outfits for that day. (I promise I don't do that every day!) We had b'fast at CP, pirate's league and Ohana that day and it was our last day. I think we may have been right behind you going through mickey's house. The lady in the doorway in your pic looks suspiciously like the lady that was with the kids wreaking havoc in minnie's kitchen whe we were there. There were like 20 of them packed into the kitchen setiing everything off over and over and screaming.

While I am at it here is a pic of her belle dress with Belle and the beast in France:

It was a really special meet. Belle had on her cape when we walked up, and ended up taking it off nad eventually putting it on dd. She posed her with just the Beast and told her she was going to take a break. The Beast played into it beautifully.

LOVE all your customes!!! Look like you had a wonderful trip!

 

[mom2rtk]

Here are afew more outfits from the trip:

These are absolutely priceless! Great job on beautiful customs for your gorgeous daughter!

Being the princess fan I am... my FAV is with Beauty and the Beast. Great job!

 

[ireland_nicole]

You are not selfish! Sounds like a difficult situation. Do you have any siblings? Hope things work out well.

Um, yeah, I have a brother, in fact, my Dad was supposed to be living with them and I suppose I should have known my brother was way too self absorbed and immature to make it work (drug addict, in trouble with the law- clean for the last two years, but still not what you'd call particularly responsible.) My Dad was trying to fix up a house that my brother and his roomate (who's also his ex wife's girlfriend (she switched teams after the divorce) had bought.

Suffice it to say, things have apparently not gone well.

I'm sure it will work out, it's just hard to see the forest through the trees at the minute. I appreciate y'all letting me vent a bit. I'm reminded that I'm fortunate to have parents around, and that God is in control of this situation. It's a real blessing that I'm working now and we have the extra car that we hadn't had time to sell yet. My goal is to get him back on his feet, and help him be independent again as soon as reasonably appropriate, since I think that's what's best for him and he agrees. It may be a bit of a bumpy ride, though Thank God for sewing- it's way better than Calgon to "take me away" LOL.

 

[mom2rtk]

Girls, please send some prayers and pixie dust if you can:

We just got a call that my Dad is going to be coming on Saturday to live with us for a while. While surprising, it's not that I don't want my Dad to come, but my mom also lives with us, and they're divorced. So that complicates things somewhat. Also, my Dad doesn't do well w/ my kids, as some of you know they have special needs and heck, they overwhelm me sometimes, so they really throw him for a loop. Our life is pretty chaotic right now already; I just started working last month, we're in the process of hiring an advocate for our DD, things are a mess with the school, etc. etc (I know we're all busy) and to make myself sound even more shallow, I'm losing my sewing room!! I know it was a luxury, but I'm already behind, and because of DS's special needs I can't have my machines anywhere they can't be locked up every second I'm not watching them, so I can't just set up shop anywhere.

OK, vent over.

For those who pray, please ask that I would get over my selfish, shallow attitude and would trust that God would reveal a plan and purpose in this and give me wisdom and patience. For those who don't pray, please send pixie dust if you can.

As well as any good advice- goodness knows I can use it!

Pixie dust and prayers coming your way. NOT shallow or selfish at all. Your plate is VERY full......

 

[mom2rtk]

Wow! You are going to be wore out Sweetie! You'll get done, but try to get some sleep!

We'll take the new baby with us. I don't think there is much truth to being "too young for Disney". We took Levi at 16mo, and thank God we did! We lost him after being home 5 days. And I knew when we went he wouldn't remember, but seeing him light up and learning was the best part of that vacation!

Matt didn't want to go to Disney. When I planned our first trip in Jan o6, Isabelle was 3 and I was pregnant with Levi. He kept whining about a trip he took to Epcot when he was 5, with his mom. He was miserable, that is all he remembers! So I cut our week in WDW, to 2 days, we spent the rest at the beach. We only got to go to MK, but I bought the DDP, we were onsite, I did my homework. He didn't know what to think! He went home and bragged to EVERYONE!!!
So we went back in 07 with Levi. I found this thread before that trip and REALLY wanted Isabelle and Levi to have coordinating customs. I didn't own a machine then, so I sewed them by hand! They were so cute!
We weren't going to go back for a few years, but after loosing Levi I found I wanted to relive the memories. Thank God I didn't loose them (I had a severe head injury). That was last year, it was an amazing trip in itself....My wonderful friends on this thread made it so magical for us. You see, Isabelle was the first reciepient of the Big Give. Because I had a meltdown in a craft store one day when I spotted the cutest Mickey and Minnie fabric to make something for Isabelle and my first thought was, "What can I make Levi to match?" I had decided sewing was out of the question for that trip. But a wonderful person and now my BESTEST BESTY, asked here if some could help make it easier and magical. Isabelle wore many of them again this year!!!

Anyway, (I have to tell the story behind everything!! LOL) Matt and I love it there, he mostly likes the food, I love the memories...

What a sweet, yet sad story about your grandparents....And how awesome is it that you were the last person she sewed with. What an honor that must be!

Hey, Matt keeps telling me to get a serger. I know nothing about them??? Heck, I wish I could figure out my stupid Reader/Writer!

I too came on board too late to know your story. Thank you for sharing. When life seems like it's a little too challenging here, it's stories like yours that snap me back to what's really important in life.

I 've read a little of your trip report and am so impressed that you were able to go back to Disney and let your lovely daughter build new happy memories with you and your DH.

I don't even know you, but I wept when I read that you are expecting a new family addition. I will be anxiously waiting to hear of the new arrival. I know you can never replace Levi, but a new baby to love will do wonders for your heart.

p.s. Get the serger. Years ago my mom bought one before I did and wanted me to take it for a while so I could show her how to use it.... I didn't want to give it back. I had to immediately go get my own! I had NO idea how much I would love it and can't imagine sewing without one. And I don't know your budget.... but if you can afford one with the air jet threading.... DO IT!

 

[tricia]

Here are afew more outfits from the trip:

Great customs. Sounds like you had a great time and got some much deserved extra attention cause of your daughters beautiful outfits.

OK here is pt. 2 from our trip:
This is what the girls Animal Kingdom dresses looked like, but I somehow can't find any pics from our day there:

Ohana skirt patchwork squares came from the fabric my dh brought me back from his trip to Hawaii:

Awesome outfits. So cool that you got to open Epcot.

The part I can't get over is what I highlighted above. Your husband bought you fabric?!?!? You better hope one of us doesn't try to steal him on you, sounds like a great guy.

THE COBBLER'S CHILD HAS SHOES!

My daughter finally has a Christmas dress! I keep thinking (at age 9 now) that we're about done with the Daisy Kingdom stuff. But I let her pick her own fabric and pattern.

It just kills me that Daisy Kingdom went out of business. Thank heaven for Ebay for those of us late to the game!

Just Beautiful.

 

[mom2rtk]

On Thurs. it was Epcot for us & our family actually got picked to help open up the park. They took this picture of all of us:

a better look at the girls dresses:

I loved these dresses though Sierra's turned out a little longer than I expected (my math was off) & her trim didn't survive the day after she played on the play area inside Mission Space's building.

oh well we had fun & that's what matters most

Congrats on the beautiful customs. And congrats on opening the park! Did you get to ride in that cute little car?

And I just love that everyone here takes pictures with Minnie's sewing machine! We do too!

 

[tvgirlmin]

THE COBBLER'S CHILD HAS SHOES!

My daughter finally has a Christmas dress! I keep thinking (at age 9 now) that we're about done with the Daisy Kingdom stuff. But I let her pick her own fabric and pattern.

It just kills me that Daisy Kingdom went out of business. Thank heaven for Ebay for those of us late to the game!

This dress is wonderful! You did an exquisite job - I bet your DD is so cute in it! And I didn't know Daisy Kingdom went out of business - there stuff is soooo adorable! What a shame....

Girls, please send some prayers and pixie dust if you can:

We just got a call that my Dad is going to be coming on Saturday to live with us for a while. While surprising, it's not that I don't want my Dad to come, but my mom also lives with us, and they're divorced. So that complicates things somewhat. Also, my Dad doesn't do well w/ my kids, as some of you know they have special needs and heck, they overwhelm me sometimes, so they really throw him for a loop. Our life is pretty chaotic right now already; I just started working last month, we're in the process of hiring an advocate for our DD, things are a mess with the school, etc. etc (I know we're all busy) and to make myself sound even more shallow, I'm losing my sewing room!! I know it was a luxury, but I'm already behind, and because of DS's special needs I can't have my machines anywhere they can't be locked up every second I'm not watching them, so I can't just set up shop anywhere.

OK, vent over.

For those who pray, please ask that I would get over my selfish, shallow attitude and would trust that God would reveal a plan and purpose in this and give me wisdom and patience. For those who don't pray, please send pixie dust if you can.

As well as any good advice- goodness knows I can use it!

Prayers coming your way, Nicole! You have a good heart for taking him in - karma owes you a favor and it will all work out!

OMG!!!!! That was us at Ohana. My DD was in the white dress with the red and black hawaiian panels. It was a semi case from one someone made for an erlier trip. I noticed your girls as well while taking DD to the restroom and meant to say something about their outfits but never did. We had a table over at the windows facing the castle. The lady that seated us had a fit over her dress and had us wait while she "cooked up something special" which was our castle view table. She made a point of taking DD to meet the "ohana lady" and showing her the dress. Here is a pic of it:

We also saw you guys earlier in the day at the MK. I think DD was dressed like a pirate at that point. She had 3 outfits for that day. (I promise I don't do that every day!) We had b'fast at CP, pirate's league and Ohana that day and it was our last day. I think we may have been right behind you going through mickey's house. The lady in the doorway in your pic looks suspiciously like the lady that was with the kids wreaking havoc in minnie's kitchen whe we were there. There were like 20 of them packed into the kitchen setiing everything off over and over and screaming.

While I am at it here is a pic of her belle dress with Belle and the beast in France:

It was a really special meet. Belle had on her cape when we walked up, and ended up taking it off nad eventually putting it on dd. She posed her with just the Beast and told her she was going to take a break. The Beast played into it beautifully.

Here are afew more outfits from the trip:

Love the customs from BOTH families! Awesome pics and hope you enjoyed your trips to the world!

Finished up three more Christmas gift knot purses this week (still need to take pics!) and have a birthday gift dress and tutu to finish for friends of DS! Yikes! I will get it all done somehow...

 

[mom2rtk]

This dress is wonderful! You did an exquisite job - I bet your DD is so cute in it! And I didn't know Daisy Kingdom went out of business - there stuff is soooo adorable! What a shame....

Many thanks! Daisy Kingdom actually went out of business several years ago. Very sad indeed! I used to oggle those fabrics in the stores back when I didn't have a girl to sew for. Now because of Ebay (and people who buy fabric, never use it, then sell it on ebay!) I've been able to make countless Daisy Kingdom classics. Sometimes I use the authentic DK fabric and pattern (like the Scotty dog dress) and sometimes we mix it up a bit. Such pretty fabrics.....

 

[AlternateEgo]

Many thanks! Daisy Kingdom actually went out of business several years ago. Very sad indeed! I used to oggle those fabrics in the stores back when I didn't have a girl to sew for. Now because of Ebay (and people who buy fabric, never use it, then sell it on ebay!) I've been able to make countless Daisy Kingdom classics. Sometimes I use the authentic DK fabric and pattern (like the Scotty dog dress) and sometimes we mix it up a bit. Such pretty fabrics.....

There is a little fabric shop down the road from where I work. I went in there last week and asked about patterns. She gave me two plastic tubs full of patterns and told me to take whatever I wanted for free. I saw a lot of Daisy Kingdom patterns in there and may have even grabbed one but not certain since I am not at home.

The Scotty Dog dress is just adorable!

 

[McDuck]

Worktable question....I know I want something that will permanently house my machine--raise and lower it to free arm and flatbed as well as store it. I need to be able to use it for scrapbooking / card-making (I'm a Stampin' Up demonstrator) and quilt piece cutting when the sewing machine is in the storage position. The things that seem to meet this need are so pricey I know this is going to have to wait til after Christmas (which means even more delay on Kaity's quilt *sigh*).

What sort of sewing cabinet/table do you use? Did you purchase it from a local shop or buy it online? And if you don't mind, about how much did it run you?

Here are the ones I'm most thinking of:
http://www.sears.com:80/shc/s/p_101...ing+Machines&cName=Garment+Care&cascycle=true

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_02094151000P?keyword=sewing+cabinet

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_02098500000P?keyword=sewing+cabinet

I figure DH could cut me some board to use as a surface to be able to use the cabinet ones without it being closed up (and thus losing knee-space).

Do any of you have any experience with any of the above?

Thanks!!!