Disboutiquers Part 19 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[100AcrePrincess]

I've been home with a sick child for 2 days now and have been able to get a little sewing done.

So I wanted to share what I finished this morning.

Please forgive dd's messy hair. She's feeling better, but is still not 100%.

Thanks for looking!

Very cute! My dds would say she looks like Minnie as a 'pom-pom girl'

 

[The Moonk's Mom]

Question for you all that have gone to Disney in June...a little off topic.

How bad are the crowds really? We just went in November the weekend up to Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Since the military discount is continued onto Sept...I really wanted to do another trip. I'm not sure I can convince DH but I'm going to try and June is my birthday so I can say it's my birthday present..right??? And since he may be out to sea in September, we may not get another chance to go for a while.

Emma gets out of school on the 11th but I will just be getting back from a work trip and will have to be at work the next week. So we're looking at getting down there on the 18th and staying for 7 days. Realizing we're rope drop people. So we'd probably leave the parks around 2 or 3pm at the latest.

What can we expect? Is it really as horrible as people say?

Thanks guys.

This will be our third year in June this year. It is the only time of year DH has been able to go becuase of work and all. We go the week after school gets out. I don't think the crowds are bad, but we are always up no later that 6:30 and heading to the park really close to rope drop time. Then if the kids get tired, we take a mid day break and head back for the night time shows. Or we just leave for the day, like you said.

I am not really affected by the crowds, as I figure it will always be crowded. I know some times more than others, but we just go with the flow. KWIM? I do hear people complain, but I just don't let crowds bother me there...neither does DH...which is weird!

I think you just have to plan and stick to it pretty good and know that it is going to be hot as blazes!

 

[revrob]

there is so much more you can eat they you think wit the gluten free diet it just might not be the brand you are used to. At least that is how we put it to my dd and she has done amazing with it. There are so many links i would just look up gluten free diet. What you are doing is eliminating all wheat, rye, oats and barley from your diet and anything derived from it. Which sounds over whelming but it isn't bad at all once you get into the swing of it. Heck my local walmart even has gluten free tv dinners! There are so many other flours you can use instead of wheat. Don't stress over what you can't eat at all and if you have any questions please ask!

I love all the new stuff!

I hinted the other day about a new pattern that i love and it is actually going to e a series of 3 or 4 patterns not sure but i am in love wit this box!

i used some lovely sisboom fabric!

i love that box! It's gorgeous!

 

[busy mommy]

I am finally back to the land of the sewing. I have tried to check in here periodically to see everyone's beautiful work but haven't felt much like posting. I am about to start on Maddie's birthday outfit, I can't believe she will be three, but I wanted to stop in and say hello to everyone.
I am sure I will be posting lots of questions about my new toys. I got the PED basic for my machine, and I got an inexpensive serger...I wanted to see how much I use it before I buy a good one. I am so excited to try them out.

 

[MinnieVanMom]

Yes, it is time to go to my first ever how to make a log cabin quilt class. I went to JoAnn's and bought the fabric over the weekend. Paid for it with my credit card and forgot that I had gift cards in my wallet.

Yesterday the Jack Skellington sheets arrived and I will be cutting the king sheets in half to make twins and will be making curtains for the bedroom remodel. DH is making a closet in the future and then the new bed is in and ready to be picked up.

I can't really do much until the closet is built and finished because of the mess involved in that.

Now to class I go!

 

[mom2rtk]

We went to MNSSHP and Olivia was dressed as Mary Poppins. We saw an adult dressed as Mary Poppins and Olivia got all excited that it was her twin. Olivia asked if they could take a picture together because they were twins. The lady was kind of upset so I started to take Olivia away but then her friends told her it was ok. I felt so bad about the entire transaction.

Keep in mind she might have been told by CM's that if she signed autographs or posed for photos that she might be asked to leave....

Katie and I got the fun opportunity of running into one of my customers dressed as Mary Poppins at the 10/1 party. I sent Katie on ahead of me to tap her on the shoulder and ask who made her costume. She was on to us and said "your mom!". It was a lot of fun!

 

[ireland_nicole]

WHEW! Finally caught up! For those of you not my friend over on FB - last week I went to the ER with pain and nausea. They discovered by appendix was perforated and I had surgery. Was in the hospital until Wednesday, and I'm just starting to feel more like my old self (hard to recover when you have a two month old, especially one I had to reestablish nursing with). I can now hopefully keep up with the thread! Missed you all! I've enjoyed seeing all the Christmas and winter outfits.

Oh no, it must have been awful! So glad to hear you're ok and were able to restablish nursing too- that must have been really difficult

(let me try this again...)

I am really starting to worry about the weather during our trip in Nov/Dec. I'm afraid it might be too cool for the girls to go without a jacket. Would it be considered too obsessive to make them a matching jacket for each dress?

I'm thinking along the lines of a sweatshirt jacket (the kind you see older women in all the time) to sort of match the t shirts I am making every one else...

Would this really be too much? I have 9 months to work on them...what do you think?

Nini

I don't think it's too much, but I think it might be better to focus more on taking layers and allowing enough space under the dresses for them.

I've been home with a sick child for 2 days now and have been able to get a little sewing done.

So I wanted to share what I finished this morning.

Please forgive dd's messy hair. She's feeling better, but is still not 100%.

Thanks for looking!

Cute! Hope your dd feels all better soon.

 

[busy mommy]

A friend of mine wanted me to ask you all a question. She bought some smocked Disney material. She plans on making dresses for her girls but would like to add cap sleeves. I know someone on here has done this. Any suggestions for her would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

 

[Tinka_Belle]

Keep in mind she might have been told by CM's that if she signed autographs or posed for photos that she might be asked to leave....

Katie and I got the fun opportunity of running into one of my customers dressed as Mary Poppins at the 10/1 party. I sent Katie on ahead of me to tap her on the shoulder and ask who made her costume. She was on to us and said "your mom!". It was a lot of fun!

TBH if I saw your DD I would know that you were somewhere near! Her face is in all of your pics!

 

[SallyfromDE]

We got lucky on our first trip out with the first costume and found Mary and Bert in the MK. Unfortunately, neither Mary NOR Bert are currently appearing in the MK!
From one Poppins lover to another.... great job!

With all this talk about Mary Poppins I got to thinking. We may be down in Disney for Halloween next year. For the past couple of years I have been thinking about doing family costumes with me as Mary, my DH as Bert and my daughter as a penguin or maybe Jane. Would this be okay to wear to MNSSHP?? I know sometimes they don't want you to look like the characters (although I look very little like Mary!!) What do you all think??

Jessica

MNSSHP is the only time an adult can dress as a character. We've done it at every party we've gone to with out any trouble. It's really quite fun.

That's a shame that Mary isn't in MK anymore. This is one of Kirsta's favorite memories. We came out of BBB, and she saw Mary heading for the Carousel. Mary invited her to ride with her. She rode 3 times, then they got off and Mary spent some time talking with her and signing her book. The kids all lined up, and Mary had them move over to the castle with her.

This is our penquin picture, it's about 3 years ago in the Studios.

This is our "sweet Betty". She isn't wearing her Mary hat or coat. It was warm out.

This is about the only decent picture I have of our "sweet Betty" as Mary. The soldier stopped to check her out.

 

[Diz-Mommy]

How precious is this picture!! That is really a one in a million shot, ahhh cherished Disney memories! And they say little ones won't remember!

 

[mom2rtk]

TBH if I saw your DD I would know that you were somewhere near! Her face is in all of your pics!

Yeah... I told Katie I should get mouse ears with "mom2rtk" embroidered on the back.... She preferred I just stick with "mommo".... She really is a great sport about modeling everything for me though. And I have an amazing collection of photos from when she started at age 2!

 

[Tinka_Belle]

Yeah... I told Katie I should get mouse ears with "mom2rtk" embroidered on the back.... She preferred I just stick with "mommo".... She really is a great sport about modeling everything for me though. And I have an amazing collection of photos from when she started at age 2!

Yeah Jen likes to be my model too! She is finally starting to ham it up for the camera.

 

[mom2rtk]

MNSSHP is the only time an adult can dress as a character. We've done it at every party we've gone to with out any trouble. It's really quite fun.

That's a shame that Mary isn't in MK anymore. This is one of Kirsta's favorite memories. We came out of BBB, and she saw Mary heading for the Carousel. Mary invited her to ride with her. She rode 3 times, then they got off and Mary spent some time talking with her and signing her book. The kids all lined up, and Mary had them move over to the castle with her.

This is our penquin picture, it's about 3 years ago in the Studios.

This is our "sweet Betty". She isn't wearing her Mary hat or coat. It was warm out.

This is about the only decent picture I have of our "sweet Betty" as Mary. The soldier stopped to check her out.

That is priceless! You have 2 of our most coveted photo ops: Mary on the carousel, and Mary, Bert and the penguins together. I'm hoping to give them both one more shot if we get to Disneyland this summer. I think they are easier to find there. And since we're planning a drive west to see the national parks and have signed us all up to make blankets for the "Give a Day" program so we can visit DL for a day!

 

[Haganfam5]

With all this talk about Mary Poppins I got to thinking. We may be down in Disney for Halloween next year. For the past couple of years I have been thinking about doing family costumes with me as Mary, my DH as Bert and my daughter as a penguin or maybe Jane. Would this be okay to wear to MNSSHP?? I know sometimes they don't want you to look like the characters (although I look very little like Mary!!) What do you all think??

Jessica

Sounds like a great idea! I was thinking the same thing if we were down during that time ......I don't know who I would be though.....maybe a giant penguin

They are fine with you dressing like the characters as long as you don't lead anyone to believe you are the real character or sign any autographs and take pics with strangers. The don't want to confuse the little kiddies......

I have done Mary and Bert for folks heading for the party. I don't think it's very common because you can't buy those costumes in stores.

Just be careful about the heat and comfort issue if that's important to you. I didn't care because as much as I wanted to leave the costumes on, I knew as long as I got the photos I wanted, I would be fine. It can be really hot or really cold at the parties. Last year had record setting heat most of the way through October, up to and including Halloween night!

I know, that Florida weather is crazy! We went May 6th last year and we had August temps! There was no way Julia could wear her Mary Poppins dress.

I've been home with a sick child for 2 days now and have been able to get a little sewing done.

So I wanted to share what I finished this morning.

Please forgive dd's messy hair. She's feeling better, but is still not 100%.

Thanks for looking!

That is just adorable! She looks great!

I am finally back to the land of the sewing. I have tried to check in here periodically to see everyone's beautiful work but haven't felt much like posting. I am about to start on Maddie's birthday outfit, I can't believe she will be three, but I wanted to stop in and say hello to everyone.
I am sure I will be posting lots of questions about my new toys. I got the PED basic for my machine, and I got an inexpensive serger...I wanted to see how much I use it before I buy a good one. I am so excited to try them out.

I have an inexpensive serger and I LOVE it! It does everything I need and it was around $200. ENjoy it! I am sure you will love!

MNSSHP is the only time an adult can dress as a character. We've done it at every party we've gone to with out any trouble. It's really quite fun.

That's a shame that Mary isn't in MK anymore. This is one of Kirsta's favorite memories. We came out of BBB, and she saw Mary heading for the Carousel. Mary invited her to ride with her. She rode 3 times, then they got off and Mary spent some time talking with her and signing her book. The kids all lined up, and Mary had them move over to the castle with her.

This is our "sweet Betty". She isn't wearing her Mary hat or coat. It was warm out.

Julia's first experience with Mary was at the carousel too! We waited for her return from break and she took my girls by the hand and rode the carousel with them. Julia was her number one fan (at the age of 3) and was so excited to get to meet her. It was truely magical! That is the year she asked for her dress for Halloween and began the mini-Poppins saga. Next Feb. 2008 when we returned to Disney the first thing we did was have breakfast at Park Fare and out came the exact same Mary Poppins (Same cast member) that Julia met the year before! I had no idea our trip was going to be so amazing! She remebered Julia and we got her schedule for the week. We met her everywhere and everyone knew Julia by name because Mary Poppins had told them about her!

I don't think we will ever top that year but those memories will last a lifetime!

That Cinderella dress is great and I love the dolly! Her Mary Poppins clothes are just perfect!

How precious is this picture!! That is really a one in a million shot, ahhh cherished Disney memories! And they say little ones won't remember!

Thank you! I agree! She was 4 years old in that picture and I know she will remember that FOREVER!

Here is Julia in May 2007 with Mary on the carousel. You can see how excited Julia was by the smile on her face!:

I agree, I think Mary belongs in the Magic Kingdom. Especially back by the carousel. We asked her about that in 08 and she said they were no longer allowed to ride the carousel.... Now she is no longer in MK double-:sad1

This was the picture that was in the CM magazine that Julia was featured in:

I just love sharing these memories with you all.

 

[fairygoodmother]

That is priceless! You have 2 of our most coveted photo ops: Mary on the carousel, and Mary, Bert and the penguins together. I'm hoping to give them both one more shot if we get to Disneyland this summer. I think they are easier to find there. And since we're planning a drive west to see the national parks and have signed us all up to make blankets for the "Give a Day" program so we can visit DL for a day!

They are SO much easier to find at DL. And the CMs are so helpful. When we were there with the twins last month we asked at City Hall first thing where Mary was...they gave me 3 times and locations, then Mary wasn't at either of them! I found a CM "handler" later in the day and she told me Mary would be on her way to the castle at 3:00 and that if I wanted to I could wait by the cast member entrance...but we didn't need to. A supervisor had heard our conversation; after we walked away he followed us and told us to be at the Wishing Well at 3:00 with a "guarantee that Mary Poppins will be there". At 3:00, he arrived with Mary Poppins, held everyone in line back (people who had followed Mary there) and allowed my girls 15 minutes alone with Mary by the Wishing Well.
He then overheard me saying to the girls that we were going to quickly change clothes and go over to the other side of the castle to see Fairy Godmother...we got over there, he was there, and he AGAIN held up the line for 10 minutes for the girls! Priceless memories!

pictures are so small! probably because they came from FB.

But you get the general idea...helpful CM=happy twins

 

[syncsk8mom]

Hi everyone! I have been toying around with a few projects ideas to get my feet with on my embroidery machine. So.......

I have been really inspired by all your creative work and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the rag quilts I have been seeing. My thought was to make a rag quilt for my little one's twin size bed. I was going to use's HeatherSue's designs and embroider 9 of the squares on a white flannel, I have a print flannel picked out (it's the fairytale fabric from Joann's) now I just need to find a strip flannel I like and most likely a solid pink or yellow to go with the pattern. What do you ladies think? Do you think it would look good with all the embrodery on the rag quilt??

ANy tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!!!

 

[mom2rtk]

They are SO much easier to find at DL. And the CMs are so helpful. When we were there with the twins last month we asked at City Hall first thing where Mary was...they gave me 3 times and locations, then Mary wasn't at either of them! I found a CM "handler" later in the day and she told me Mary would be on her way to the castle at 3:00 and that if I wanted to I could wait by the cast member entrance...but we didn't need to. A supervisor had heard our conversation; after we walked away he followed us and told us to be at the Wishing Well at 3:00 with a "guarantee that Mary Poppins will be there". At 3:00, he arrived with Mary Poppins, held everyone in line back (people who had followed Mary there) and allowed my girls 15 minutes alone with Mary by the Wishing Well.
He then overheard me saying to the girls that we were going to quickly change clothes and go over to the other side of the castle to see Fairy Godmother...we got over there, he was there, and he AGAIN held up the line for 10 minutes for the girls! Priceless memories!

pictures are so small! probably because they came from FB.

But you get the general idea...helpful CM=happy twins

You're right! The pictures need to be bigger!!! What a lovely story!

Quick question: Do Mary and Bert still do their little dance show in front of the castle? Do they show up with their penguins very often?

 

[fairygoodmother]

Quick question: Do Mary and Bert still do their little dance show in front of the castle? Do they show up with their penguins very often?

Mary and Bert do their show at 1:30 and 2:30 everyday except Wednesday and Thursday...at least that's their schedule right now. Bert is not around on those days either. And yes, they're with the penguins frequently on Main Street near City Hall or at the Coca-Cola Refreshment place.

 

[Adi12982]

Adi, you already know this, but so glad you are doing better and that Isabel is hunky-dory again.

::HUGS::

I like your pacifier clip too! Great job, especially by hand!

And I know what you mean about having a list of projects to do (too many things I was supposed to make before she got here too!).

I missed this on FB. I'm so glad you're feeling better now.

Thank you!!