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

[Mommy2JulietJocelyn]

WAIT! There are people that think we're bad parents because we dress our kids up as cute as buttons and allow them to feel like absolute princes and princesses during their magical trips to Disney World? Really? That's just... well... stupid!

I would like to be angry...but to be honest whenever people behave this way I find myself really feeling sorry for them. What is so horrible and lacking in your own life that you feel your only recourse is to attempt to cut down others?

I agree whole heartedly that kids should be just that - kids. And that everyone is entiled to their own opinion. If mine doesn't match yours then so be it - we will agree to disagree but it is not a mocking matter. I do what I feel & believe is best for my kids. I try to provide the most happy, loving home I can for them while trying to teach them to respect all life, take responsibility for their own actions and the biggie - treat others as you would want to be treated. That they are allowed to like the things they like and that their friends can like differnet things and that it is ok for them to be different. So far so good. Then again we just started Kidergarten..........

 

[Mommy2JulietJocelyn]

OK i just need to vent a minute --- have you ever made something for someone - and they look for the store tag right in front of you?

 

[emcreative]

OK i just need to vent a minute --- have you ever made something for someone - and they look for the store tag right in front of you?

Vent away.

I'm assuming they were being icky about it not being store bought or something? I guess it's not my night for understanding people- I love homemade stuff, someone gave of their time, effort and heart- a lot more valuable than something store bought. (I also kinda giggle to myself that these are sometimes the people who think more money= better, and homemade= less money. Those who craft know that's often NOT the case!)

 

[livndisney]

I would like to be angry...but to be honest whenever people behave this way I find myself really feeling sorry for them. What is so horrible and lacking in your own life that you feel your only recourse is to attempt to cut down others?

I guess this is just another thing you and I will not agree on.

There is NOTHING missing my life. And I don't have sympathy for anyone who makes fun of a child.

 

[livndisney]

Really?? Wow...I am sorry to hear this. I don't sew - just clicked on this thread out of curiosity a little while ago and my first thought was ...WOW...these kids are so blessed to have mother's like these! Seriously, to take your love and create these beautiful treasures for your children...just precious!

How did your MAW planning go?

 

[emcreative]

I guess this is just another thing you and I will not agree on.

There is NOTHING missing my life. And I don't have sympathy for anyone who makes fun of a child.

I think our lines got crossed here or something.

I wasn't speaking of you when I said "something missing"- I'm sorry if you felt it was directed at you! I meant "Your" as in the people who were behaving that way (what I would say to them), not as in YOU personally, and looking back and rereading I can see how it might have been misinterpreted. I was TOTALLY talking about others who felt the need to cut someone down. I I think you and I were in agreement about it not being right to hurt a child's feelings. I wouldn't agree with someone's bad behavior, and then carry on with it myself.

And I surely wouldn't tell you that I felt you were wrong in your own opinion! I'll be the FIRST to admit everyone doesn't agree with me, and I could be the one whose thinking is off. Feeling sorry for someone and feeling sympathy are two different things in my opinion- I was in NO way excusing the behavior, nor saying anger would be the wrong reaction.

I'm a bit upset that the first time I've been here in weeks I seem to have managed to unintentionally hurt someone, so I think maybe I should just step back for a while and reassess.

Mostly I'm a bit alarmed you thought I would attack you here (or at all). I'm very sorry if you misinterpreted what I was saying, and if I wasn't clear on who I was referring to.

 

[VBAndrea]

Many thanks! We have a lot of fun stalking characters and plotting how to have the right costume along with us. It's a lot of fun then doing the scrapbook pages when we get home.

I prefer not to count the actual number. There are those who watch these boards who think it makes me a bad parent...... Seriously.......we have a BALL with it, but I guess that doesn't matter.......

I can't beleive anyone would think you to be a bad parent for enriching your child's life. You are building loving, fond memories with your child. Perhaps they are jealous. Keep having fun and keep having a ball with it -- I can tell Katie loves it

My DD had on a quilted jacket I made her about a year ago at school yesterday with mostly Disney fabrics. One of her friends told her Pooh is for babies. They are 6 years old. I told DD I would make her one with all dogs.

I LOVE that jacket! Phooey on the jealous child. I hate it that kids grow up so fast. My ds is almost 8 years old and still loves Thomas the Tank Engine. I think it's awesome. Very few of his friends are still interested in Thomas and here we are still buying more wooden trains with his tooth fairy money. Let children be children.

I agree whole heartedly that kids should be just that - kids. And that everyone is entiled to their own opinion. If mine doesn't match yours then so be it - we will agree to disagree but it is not a mocking matter. I do what I feel & believe is best for my kids. I try to provide the most happy, loving home I can for them while trying to teach them to respect all life, take responsibility for their own actions and the biggie - treat others as you would want to be treated. That they are allowed to like the things they like and that their friends can like differnet things and that it is ok for them to be different. So far so good. Then again we just started Kidergarten..........

Very well stated.

My ds is almost 8 now and he still is pretty content not being influenced by others. When he was three or four years and you asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up his answer was "just Ben." He was and still is happy and content with who he is and doesn't seem to be influenced by others. And I'm still a really protective mother who goes outside when he goes outside to play so that if do see him mimic some other child's untoward behavior I can correct him right away. It works for us and I have a feeling with what you have instilled thus far this will last well beyond the Kindergarten years.

 

[NiniMorris]

Too late... I'm already old and gray... that reminds me, I need to add a cut and color to my pre-trip to-do list


Take heart - it is only in recent time that pink has been a color for girls. BecauseI have to say, we have been luck pink is a varation of red, it used to be considered a boy's color.

Funny...I almost forgot about all the discussions when my first son was born....Hubby's grandmother bought him all PINK stuff...(this was 32 years ago...) and hubby blew a gasket! (she also bought him DRESSES!!!...but of course I remember my brother wearing dresses...yes, I'm old!)

I have to say we have been lucky with our kids and peer pressure. The first three all had a good understanding of who they were and what they liked without letting anyone influence them. The younger two have been homeschooled so long, they pretty much like what I tell them to like (not!)

DD9 is back in public school, so I'm waiting for the first discussion about 'someone' telling her they don't like what she is wearing...but she is pretty opinionated, so I might not have too much of a problem on that front (fingers crossed!)

DD9 will not wear dresses, except Sunday Mornings. However, at Disney, she gladly wore dresses to match her niece. Disney was different. She felt free to do things she might not have done otherwise. She had fun! We are already planning our next trip in 446 days (but who is counting?). She has come up with ideas for two dresses she just HAS to have! I think this year she might make some of her own.


I want everyone to promise me....NO ONE WILL STOP MAKING CUSTOMS! I live for this site!

Nini

 

[marypopins06]

Hello everyone! New to the boards!

I have 6 children DD26, DD & DS22, DS14, DD12, and DD6. It seemed no matter what I did for the DD's 26, 22 they where forever jealous over DS 22. About 12 years ago DS started to play the drums, he wanted some fancy drum sticks for X-mas. Each child could pick the "big" gift they wanted. The DD's were again upset - they had no intrest in drums! So I bought 3 sets of drum sticks, on X-mas DS is thrilled DD's are upset. After it was pointed out to them, the problem stopped. It is still a joke at the house, and the 3, older kids told the younger kids, so we no longer have the problem. I am sorry this is long, but one of the things I found is that if children are not taught to "think" for themselves, they tend to be unhappy and say things that are not kind. Just by looking at all these great pictures, it is easy to see that you spend a great deal of time talking and listening to your children. What a great contrubition you are making to this world!

 

[dogodisney]

OK i just need to vent a minute --- have you ever made something for someone - and they look for the store tag right in front of you?

You can take it as a compliment. Maybe the things are so well made that the receiver thinks you bought them.

My DD(15) who can be critical told me she thought I bought the Cinderella Gown that I made for DGD. It was her way of giving me a compliment.

 

[Stephres]

I think it starts at 4 or 5. I think it really bothers me that it was a friend who said it not just some random punk at school. I do have to wonder if she wasn't a bit jelous too.

Megan has had friends comment on her outfits in a nice way and others who tell her they are babyish. The good thing about Megan is, she doesn't care! She tells the nay sayers, I like Princesses and little girl stuff right now, I'll probably outgrow them someday but not yet! I am so jealous of her self-confidence.

I wish I knew what made mean girls mean! I would bet Megan would not think the jacket is babyish at all!

Adi, Isabel is beautiful! I skimmed your story because I'm a little squeamish but the pictures are gorgeous! Hope you two are doing well now!

 

[livndisney]

I never understood the parents who try to get their kids to grow up so fast and to act "mature". I want my kids to act like kids! I LOVE it that Arminda is 11 and she acts exactly 11!!! I like to say she's 11 going on 11. She, Lydia and her friend (who is 12) come over and they play house and Barbies and dolls. I love it! Oh and of course they play with their Webkinz too! They just act like kids.

I'm in no hurry for my babies to grow up. I love having them around. Why have kids if you don't want to be with them?

I am sure you know my feelings on kids being kids. But I wanted to say Arminda is a very sweet girl (which I am sure you already know) with a very kind heart. She is "mature" about things she needs to be and I just love seeing your girls play. They are so happy(Corey too) and full of joy. You have done a great job with them. (Insert super mom icon here) I have a hard enough time keeping up with one LOL

 

[disneygirlsanddrew]

Cool! Are you a Davy fan?
?

No, sorry I'm not.

I'm a bit upset that the first time I've been here in weeks I seem to have managed to unintentionally hurt someone, so I think maybe I should just step back for a while and reassess.

Don't go anywhere! i've been wondering where you were! I thought I heard that you got a new puppy that we haven't seen pics of either! I need to open a facebook page for all of my disboutique friends so I can keep up with you guys more!

 

[minnie2]

Adi, Love the picture of Isabelle!

Lovesdumbo. That is CRAZY I like Pooh and I am no baby! I agree with what others have said kids need to be kids! Nikki is 10 and still loves princesses and stuff. Ok so she doesn't wear the princess stuff unless it is weekends or at WDW because she wants to be cool but I will take what I can get!
Friday was hat day at school so Kyle wore his new Mickey ears where the ears have the Mickey shorts and hand all over them and apparently some BRAT( I say brat because this kid has been a trouble maker for 2 yrs and he has earned the right to be called brat!)this brat started picking on him for wearing Mickey Mouse club house ears! My girlfriend was helping in the class and heard it ad told the kid that these ears where WALT DISNEY WORLD ears the kid you get wen you go to wdw. then told him how she though Mickey Mouse club house was cool. Thankfully the little brat dropped it but poor Kyle didn't want to wear his ears for the rest of the day. So she took Kyle aside and told him quietly that the little boy was probably jealous since Kyle just came back from WDW and Kyle was ok with that.

These kids are in 2nd grade frankly they should still e watching Mickey's club house!

Kids should be kids not little adults!

 

[MinnieVanMom]

I'm SO jealous of all of you heading for Disney for Christmas! Never mind that I was just there......

I am so jealous too! Love the beautiful dress and your mad skilz! Perfect fabric choices.

Girl, what can I say that hasn't been said already..Love it, love your work, keep posting.

Here are some pictures:
One of her first pictures:

She's modest, covering up, lol:

My first time holding her:

DH's first time holding her:

Welcome to the world precious one!

Front

Back

As the mom of a boy all I ever get to make for him is the bowling shirt and jammies. You did a super job.

 

[livndisney]

I guess I am lucky. My DD knows what she likes and tries really hard to like what she likes.(No matter what Mommie thinks LOL). She has never been a Hannah Montana Fan, she prefers Princesses and Tinkerbell. She loves her AG dolls and is basically happy being who she is. She prefers "Mommie sewing" over store bought (Store bought never fits right lol) We have had more than our share of mean people and she is learning to deal with them. But for the most part she is just happy. She likes to be around people.


to all the little ones who are dealing with "meanies".


On a side note, her "style" must be catching on-they just opened a store at DTD JUST for her it is called "Little Missmatched" LOL

 

[lovesdumbo]

Megan has had friends comment on her outfits in a nice way and others who tell her they are babyish. The good thing about Megan is, she doesn't care! She tells the nay sayers, I like Princesses and little girl stuff right now, I'll probably outgrow them someday but not yet! I am so jealous of her self-confidence.

I wish I knew what made mean girls mean! I would bet Megan would not think the jacket is babyish at all!

Hey-I would wear a jacket like that if I had the time to make one in my size!

How wonderful that Megan knows how to stand up for herself. My Emma knows what she likes but she's really shy so she didn't know how verbalize to the girl that she like her jacket. Emma has NOT said she won't wear the jacket to school again. Ironic thing is Pooh isn't one of her favorites-she likes him OK but she's really a Tigger kind of gal.

Lovesdumbo. That is CRAZY I like Pooh and I am no baby! I agree with what others have said kids need to be kids! Nikki is 10 and still loves princesses and stuff. Ok so she doesn't wear the princess stuff unless it is weekends or at WDW because she wants to be cool but I will take what I can get!
Friday was hat day at school so Kyle wore his new Mickey ears where the ears have the Mickey shorts and hand all over them and apparently some BRAT( I say brat because this kid has been a trouble maker for 2 yrs and he has earned the right to be called brat!)this brat started picking on him for wearing Mickey Mouse club house ears! My girlfriend was helping in the class and heard it ad told the kid that these ears where WALT DISNEY WORLD ears the kid you get wen you go to wdw. then told him how she though Mickey Mouse club house was cool. Thankfully the little brat dropped it but poor Kyle didn't want to wear his ears for the rest of the day. So she took Kyle aside and told him quietly that the little boy was probably jealous since Kyle just came back from WDW and Kyle was ok with that.

These kids are in 2nd grade frankly they should still e watching Mickey's club house!

Kids should be kids not little adults!

My 10 year old Lizzy struggled for a couple years with "still" liking Pooh. I kept telling her I'm an adult and like Pooh and lots of other adults do too. She's more comfortable with her love for Pooh now but she doesn't wear her Pooh stuff to school.

Poor Kyle. Glad your friend was there!

 

[TinkerbelleMom]

I never understood the parents who try to get their kids to grow up so fast and to act "mature". I want my kids to act like kids! I LOVE it that Arminda is 11 and she acts exactly 11!!! I like to say she's 11 going on 11. She, Lydia and her friend (who is 12) come over and they play house and Barbies and dolls. I love it! Oh and of course they play with their Webkinz too! They just act like kids.

I'm in no hurry for my babies to grow up. I love having them around. Why have kids if you don't want to be with them?

You've described my middle DD exactly. She's a very 'young' 12, happy to play with her 4 yo sisterand has more webkinz than I can count. And definatly not into boys or appearance yet. She's outgrown the 'fun' kind of customs, but loves wearing t-shirts with machine applique on them.

 

[HeatherSue]

Sorry to keep butting into y'alls thread but you all do such great work. I love this bag!!! I would love to have something like this. For someone who has not used a sewing machine since home ec. in jr. high how hard would something like this be.

You are most certainly not butting in!! We want to hear what you have to say!!

Well hello, everyone! 120 pages in and I finally have a moment to scan some really beautiful things!!

It's time for Auntie to begin another sewing marathon. Grandma has given us a check, BIL and SIL have given us their blessing, so Auntie and Uncle are taking the twins to
DISNEYLAND

It won't be a long trip...we leave 12/1 and return home 12/4. Three nights and three days in the parks. Of course that means they need Minnie dot outfits, and princess dresses, and Mary Poppins, and Lilo dresses for breakfast, and Christmas outfits for visiting Santa and the reindeer....mind you, this is all for TWO!

mom2rtk, I'll be needing two of that Christmas dress of yours. Size 5 please

Karen has one Mary Poppins still, and a couple of princesses. And she'll make matching hair accessories.
I'm a little excited.
Of course, we're pushing it a bit. Evelyn will only be 13 days post-op. she'll be fine...she'll be fine...she'll be fine...she'll be fine...
SO, off to sew!

What FUN!!! I hope you all have a great time!!!

Question??????

Do you think the JOY design of Heather Sue's with the Mickey Head is too girly for a boys shirt? I know the Minnie one would not work, but I can't decide for DGS1.

I know I may be biased, but I don't think it's any more girly than a Mickey head.

My DD had on a quilted jacket I made her about a year ago at school yesterday with mostly Disney fabrics. One of her friends told her Pooh is for babies. They are 6 years old. I told DD I would make her one with all dogs.

I've always loved that jacket! It's so annoying when kids say things like that! Did your DD take it to heart? I think Tessa would, which makes me sad! I wish she was more like Teresa's Arminda and would just tell them that she likes what she likes!

That's a bummer. Why is it that people just can't be accepting of what others enjoy and be happy for them. Does it really start at age 6????

There were big problems with cliques in Tessa's kindergarten class!!!! Thankfully, most of those girls are in another class this year, so Tessa is much happier in first grade!

I guess this is just another thing you and I will not agree on.

There is NOTHING missing my life. And I don't have sympathy for anyone who makes fun of a child.

If you reread it, you'll see she wasn't talking about you. She was talking about "the others".

Funny...I almost forgot about all the discussions when my first son was born....Hubby's grandmother bought him all PINK stuff...(this was 32 years ago...) and hubby blew a gasket! (she also bought him DRESSES!!!...but of course I remember my brother wearing dresses...yes, I'm old!)

I want everyone to promise me....NO ONE WILL STOP MAKING CUSTOMS! I live for this site!

Nini

Seventeen years ago, someone bought flowery stuff for Corey at his baby shower! It was pretty funny!

Of course we won't stop making customs!! I'll stop making Tessa customs when she decides she doesn't like them. Then, I'll sew for other people!

Hello everyone! New to the boards!

I have 6 children DD26, DD & DS22, DS14, DD12, and DD6. It seemed no matter what I did for the DD's 26, 22 they where forever jealous over DS 22. About 12 years ago DS started to play the drums, he wanted some fancy drum sticks for X-mas. Each child could pick the "big" gift they wanted. The DD's were again upset - they had no intrest in drums! So I bought 3 sets of drum sticks, on X-mas DS is thrilled DD's are upset. After it was pointed out to them, the problem stopped. It is still a joke at the house, and the 3, older kids told the younger kids, so we no longer have the problem. I am sorry this is long, but one of the things I found is that if children are not taught to "think" for themselves, they tend to be unhappy and say things that are not kind. Just by looking at all these great pictures, it is easy to see that you spend a great deal of time talking and listening to your children. What a great contrubition you are making to this world!

!!!!!

Megan has had friends comment on her outfits in a nice way and others who tell her they are babyish. The good thing about Megan is, she doesn't care! She tells the nay sayers, I like Princesses and little girl stuff right now, I'll probably outgrow them someday but not yet! I am so jealous of her self-confidence.

I wish I knew what made mean girls mean! I would bet Megan would not think the jacket is babyish at all!

Adi, Isabel is beautiful! I skimmed your story because I'm a little squeamish but the pictures are gorgeous! Hope you two are doing well now!

I love Megan's confidence!!

I am sure you know my feelings on kids being kids. But I wanted to say Arminda is a very sweet girl (which I am sure you already know) with a very kind heart. She is "mature" about things she needs to be and I just love seeing your girls play. They are so happy(Corey too) and full of joy. You have done a great job with them. (Insert super mom icon here) I have a hard enough time keeping up with one LOL

You are so right!! Teresa's kids are so great, and I think that shows what a great mom she is!

 

[HeatherSue]

Since I'm not writing a trip report for our October trip, I'll post this video on here. This is what happened when Drizella saw Arminda in her Drizella dress. Then, when Anastasia saw Lydia in her Anastasia dress.

It was GREAT!!!