Disboutiquers Part 24 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[VBAndrea]

Thanks Everyone for the kind words.

Thankfully DS is already in a special preschool for autism and he gets speech therapy twice a week at home and and at school so I am lucky in that respect.

I am just looking for more information.

Tomorrow I am starting potty training during the day with him. we will see how crazy it makes me.

I know all kids are very different, but I wanted to give you an FYI that my neighbor's son trained #1 a little slower than normal and did not #2 train until he was 7 years old. I wish you luck. I hated potty training my son (and all he has is a mild anxiety disorder). My dd was soooooo much easier. I hated potty training my dogs too. And my little girl dog (almost 2) still poops in our FROG about every 10 days!

I just finished sewing this fabric into a summer shirt for our next trip. I found it tonight and LOVED the pattern! Also sewed on the grosgrain ribbon straps and bows. DD is not wanting to take this off

OHHHHH! I LOVE that The colors are gorgeous and you couldn't have picked a more perfect ribbon. I must start looking at pre-smocked fabric. That would be a great shirt or dress for a quick ship date Big Give too as I imagine it goes together quickly.

I also have to say your dd's hair is stunning -- so full and the color is awesome!

Unfortunately, I dont know a length - its for a 10 month old....thank you for thinking of him!!!!

Kade's Sweet Give is coming along great!! Just wondering a few things - wondering if anyone wants to do anything beachy for Kades 1st trip to the beach (especially a hat or a beach towel)!!! Also thinking of those grandma's and wondering if anyone would like to make them a tote or a make up bag? And lastly, some Tie Dye shirts. Also, if there is someone who'd like to send pixie dust, the airplane busy bags haven't been snatched up yet. Thanks so much everyone!!

Has anyone seen the movie Like Dandelion Dust based on the book by Karen Kingsbury? I watched it tonight - I really liked it - tear jerker though!!!!!

Lastly, I think I'd like to try to make a game for my kids at work who need to work on clothing fasteners. Lets face it, doing that is just not FUN!!! but, a necessity. I was thinking of a dominoe type game where they'd have to match the button to the button hole, zipper to zipper, shoe lace to shoe lace - and they'd have to actually fasten it together. now, any ideas of how to make this easily AND how to make tiny zippers????? lol....???

I have seen some fabric books done that make it straight forward as to what matches with what, but I really like your idea of cards or a matching type game. I would think you might even be able to make something simple using felt for the cards and that way you could just cut the edges with pinking shears.

When I was little (OK, I'm going to date myself) they had these dolls called Dapper Dan and Dressie Bessie that had clothes with all sorts of snaps, buttoons and zippers and that was more play oriented. You could take a stuffed animal and make it an outfit with all sorts of closures as well for the kids to practice on.

Whatever you do please post pictures. And sorry, no clue on the tiny zippers. My dd has a little coin purse from Claire's that we got for $1 that has a small zipper so they do exist!

Well, not such a good night for the sewing for me - my embroidery machine decided to eat one of the Big Give shirts, and of course not in the size of any of my extras. The good side to that is now my embroidery machine is nice and cleaned out!

Not Disney or disboutique related, but I wanted to share pics of the newest addition to our family. This is Dude, our red eared slider.

We were not looking to adopt any other living creature, but a military friend of ours moved last week and wasn't looking to take the turtle with her (she wound up with it from another military friend). My youngest two fell in love with him, so we took him home with us. I have never owned anything non furry before, but he is just the funniest little guy. I didn't realize that turtles had such personality!

I guess I'm going to go order the next batch of tshirts for Big Gives and then play around on my new Nook for awhile. It just arrived today and it's sitting her calling my name!

Sorry about the t-shirt I detest ruining a shirt (I only hand applique) so I rarely do t-shirts.

Your turtle is cute! We had a turtle that moved into our pond one summer but he didn't winter over Mostly I see tortoises around here though.

I sold my first design on etsy! So excited! Just thought I'd share.

Congrats!


I didn't go far back to quote and I know I lost at last one quote too.

LIAM'S shirt is awesome!!!!

Love the Valentine's Jeans -- I hate ripping jeans apart as well so I never do them either! Only ever did one pair.

Cute Carla C dress with the matching pants as well!

 

[cogero]

thanks for the potty training advice. I am trying it. The kid is so sensory driven the moment he wets he takes everything off.

SO today we have big boy underwear on and a timer set for every 15 minutes We shall see how it goes.

 

[golden2323]

I sold my first design on etsy! So excited! Just thought I'd share.

And I bought it!!!! Can't wait to use it!

 

[cogero]

I just finished sewing this fabric into a summer shirt for our next trip. I found it tonight and LOVED the pattern! Also sewed on the grosgrain ribbon straps and bows. DD is not wanting to take this off

I really love this.

 

[NiniMorris]

thanks for the potty training advice. I am trying it. The kid is so sensory driven the moment he wets he takes everything off.

SO today we have big boy underwear on and a timer set for every 15 minutes We shall see how it goes.

Not sure if this will help or not...sometimes, when they have to go, they will not...no matter what, until you give up...

Here is what we did...float cheerios...it gives them something to use as target practice...

Good luck!

Nini

 

[miprender]

Very Cute

I'm here and miracle of miracles--I slept in this morning! I had expected a really rough night because I got Lucy dog a new sister yesterday. Her name is Katy and she is an 8 month old solid black cat. Katy is small for her age, so she is just an inch taller than Lucy and the same length.

Congrats on your new addition

ok, i forgot to ask this question while making the move over here, but last night I was working on one of heathersue's cindy cutie t-shirt and got 2/3 of the way done and all of a sudden my satin stitch was showing up as the white thread in my bobbin and the blue thread in the needle did not show up anywhere???

what the heck happened and how do I fix it? I have a brother 750D in case that matters on the answer, but this made me so confused I just stopped until I can figure it out!

thanks in advance for any possible answer.

It sounds either like your bobbin is dirty or maybe change the needle.

That is so cool

Life got in the way and I never went back and got it...but DH is going to buy me one on his way home tonight!!!!!

Probably most of you don't know me, I have been lurking or absent for a long time. I am going to try and keep up better on the latest thread. I am just starting to get sewing again. I broke my (sewing) foot 5 days before Christmas and had surgery in January. I am finally getting to the point where I can get around enough to get to my craft room and sew. I am still on crutches and not allowed to bear any weight on the broken foot so navigating my cluttered craft room is an adventure to say the least. Over the past several days I have managed to cut out skirts for DD and her AG doll. I'm making them Dr. Suess outfits for Dr. Seuss' birthday. At this rate I'm not sure I'll get done in time! I'm keeping it pretty simply so I have hope. My next project is getting a chair up next to the ironing board so I can kneel on it to iron. I had no idea so many things would be so darn difficult when I broke my foot!!! But I'm happy to be (almost) sewing again!

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Hope your foot heals quickly and can't wait to see your pics of the AG dresses

Boy Oh Boy do I have good news! I must say, all the prayers must have worked! I got an email this morning that my Aunt's biopsy results came back and she does not have cancer! She has Sarcoidosis, which can be serious, but she is happier with the outlook this has than the cancer, as is her DR. So, she still needs prayers but the joy of not facing cancer for her is such a blessing! She feels a lot better! Again, I always love the support you guys offer! I could not ask for a better group of friends!

That is GREAT news.

OT-
Wed night I was trying to fix our dining room table and I tilted my head to look to see if I'd solved the problem and we have these chairs (which I hate) that have a "wing" type back with wood that sticks out- anyway I tilted my head right into the wood and it got me right behind my temple. I wasn't much force, but boy it hurt.
Yesterday I didn't think too much of it, but today I can't bend over to pick anything up with out a screaming headache and a weird achey headache that happens randomly during the day. Didn't do much today because of it, normally I would have wanted to get the house cleaned up and laundry put away in prep for the weekend.
Does anyone know about this stuff at all?
Its sort of like a ice cream headache sometimes.

OUCH! That sounds like something I would do. It if gets worse I would definately go to the doctors.

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Great job

I just finished sewing this fabric into a summer shirt for our next trip. I found it tonight and LOVED the pattern! Also sewed on the grosgrain ribbon straps and bows. DD is not wanting to take this off

Love it. We are going in July too.

thanks for the potty training advice. I am trying it. The kid is so sensory driven the moment he wets he takes everything off.

SO today we have big boy underwear on and a timer set for every 15 minutes We shall see how it goes.

Cogero so sorry about the issues with your son, but we can be in potty training mode together. We are still trying to get him to go #2 in the potty

I sold my first design on etsy! So excited! Just thought I'd share.

Congrats

 

[disneywatcher]

Very cute! I think my DD has a dress in that same fabric, or one very close to it. I need to redo the straps because I forgot to heat set them (ribbon) and they frayed in the dryer.

Not Disney or disboutique related, but I wanted to share pics of the newest addition to our family. This is Dude, our red eared slider.

We were not looking to adopt any other living creature, but a military friend of ours moved last week and wasn't looking to take the turtle with her (she wound up with it from another military friend). My youngest two fell in love with him, so we took him home with us. I have never owned anything non furry before, but he is just the funniest little guy. I didn't realize that turtles had such personality!

Very cute turtle! My daughter thought I was nuts for asking her to bring me a lighter to "melt" the edges of the ribbon so it wouldn't fray. She was afraid I was going to set it or the house on fire I think

Summer??? I love the ribbons and bows and it is just lovely.

Yep summmer. I've got 4 months or so left to get things done up and packed

OHHHHH! I LOVE that The colors are gorgeous and you couldn't have picked a more perfect ribbon. I must start looking at pre-smocked fabric. That would be a great shirt or dress for a quick ship date Big Give too as I imagine it goes together quickly.

I also have to say your dd's hair is stunning -- so full and the color is awesome!

The pre-smocking took all the guess work out of sewing for me (I'm still learning). It went together fairly quickly the only thing that took some time were the bows and pinning the shoulder ribbons on as straps. My daughter said to tell you "Thank You!" for the compliments on her hair.

I really love this.

I saw the fabric and fell in love with it! I would have bought the whole bolt but it was out of my price range right now. I'm hopeing they get more in so I can make each of my girls a shirt out of it.

Love it. We are going in July too.

Well Thank you!

 

[disneywatcher]

thanks for the potty training advice. I am trying it. The kid is so sensory driven the moment he wets he takes everything off.

SO today we have big boy underwear on and a timer set for every 15 minutes We shall see how it goes.

I'm trying to potty train my 2.5 year old and it's not easy going either. Her older sisters have gotten into her "rewards" for sitting on the potty for 2 minutes or more and dealing with me singing to her and reading to her. She still wont go though I think I might try the timer thing you are doing...How is it working out so far?

 

[cogero]

I have given up for today but I did get him to go once today.

I just don't want to make it into torture because he will shut down. He does go every night before bed on the toilet so we are just taking it one step at a time.

 

[disneywatcher]

I have given up for today but I did get him to go once today.

I just don't want to make it into torture because he will shut down. He does go every night before bed on the toilet so we are just taking it one step at a time.

That's great that you got him to go! Keep up the good work!

See my DD KNOWS when she has to go but refuses to sit on the potty (I've now bought 2 and one of those seats that goes on a normal toilet) I'm going to look up fear of toilet's on the internet to see what I can do for her. I had bought some balloons and stickers but her sisters have broke into them and keep playing with them

 

[TinkerbelleMom]

My sewing machine is home and fixed and sewing like a dream. I missed it! My old Viking sews fine, but I've discovered I love my Brother. Today's project is a Minnie dot dress for Rebecca...I'm ready to work on stuff for the birthday weekend, and that's the fabric I had in my stash. JoAnn's has a good sale going on this weekend, but there's no way I'm going to brave traffic to get there...the Daytona JoAnn's is across the street from the speedway, and with the big race there this weekend traffic is a nightmare, not to mention most of the businesses in the area charge $$$ for parking unless you can prove you're a customer.

 

[disneywatcher]

My sewing machine is home and fixed and sewing like a dream. I missed it! My old Viking sews fine, but I've discovered I love my Brother. Today's project is a Minnie dot dress for Rebecca...I'm ready to work on stuff for the birthday weekend, and that's the fabric I had in my stash. JoAnn's has a good sale going on this weekend, but there's no way I'm going to brave traffic to get there...the Daytona JoAnn's is across the street from the speedway, and with the big race there this weekend traffic is a nightmare, not to mention most of the businesses in the area charge $$$ for parking unless you can prove you're a customer.

Congrats on having your sewing machine home!

 

[Eyore4Ever149]

mine is home too!
but now I dont feel good. Funny, about the same time yesterday I didnt feel good too.
Hoping a little lunch and rest and Ill be working on a simple batik with Figment

 

[momto2cuties]

When I was little (OK, I'm going to date myself) they had these dolls called Dapper Dan and Dressie Bessie that had clothes with all sorts of snaps, buttoons and zippers and that was more play oriented. You could take a stuffed animal and make it an outfit with all sorts of closures as well for the kids to practice on.

I ,too, had a Dressie Bessie and my brother had Dapper Dan! We loved them!!! I was looking for something like them when my kids were toddlers, but I couldn't find anything nearly as cool. No one around here ever heard of them. I'm glad to hear someone else remembers them!!! Someone else who is clearly as young as me! (I mean that! We ARE young! I just learned how to ice skate! I feel like a kid!)

 

[TinkerbelleMom]

I ,too, had a Dressie Bessie and my brother had Dapper Dan! We loved them!!! I was looking for something like them when my kids were toddlers, but I couldn't find anything nearly as cool. No one around here ever heard of them. I'm glad to hear someone else remembers them!!! Someone else who is clearly as young as me! (I mean that! We ARE young! I just learned how to ice skate! I feel like a kid!)

I remember them too, but I didn't have one, I had to play with the neighbor's. My mom had made me one, finances were tight when I was young, and she sewed everything but our socks and panties. I didn't like the one she made for me at the time, but I'd sure love to have it now.

 

[billwendy]

I remember Dapper DAn and Dressie Bestsy!!!! I loved mine!!!

At work I need to be able to wash things, so we dont have those dolls anymore!!! I was thinking the domino type idea would appeal more to the older kids who need to work on that stuff as well......

 

[billwendy]

TAYLOR's BIG GIVE SHIP DATE!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey everyone - Just wanted to remind you that the ship date for Taylor's big give is TUESDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks so much for all that was signed up for - they will be so surprised!!!

WOO HOO!!!!

 

[McDuck]

I thought I would go ahead and share the things I've made for Kaitlyn this year.

Easy Fit pants to match T-shirts my mom bought for her:

Jumpsuit for Imagination Movers concert (Kira graciously took care of the embroidery for me...and wonderfully we got to sit right front and back of each other at the show!) This was a horrible, horrible Butterick pattern. And it figured Carla came out with a jumpsuit pattern with girly options two weeks after I'd bought, cut out, and started working on the Butterick. LOL

Group picture of our family at the concert:

Mardi Gras outfit--Kaity had just gotten woken up from a nap and changed into this for a cousin's party when we took this, hence the expressions.

Thanks for looking!

Next planned sewing projects are semi-matching Portrait Peasant dresses for Easter dresses for her and her cousin. I bought 4 yards each of two different fabrics and will do sleeves, sash, and ruffle on each girl's dress to match the body of the other girl's dress. Kind of reverse-matching, I guess.

Oh, and there is officially money in my savings account towards an embroidery machine!

 

[VBAndrea]

I remember them too, but I didn't have one, I had to play with the neighbor's. My mom had made me one, finances were tight when I was young, and she sewed everything but our socks and panties. I didn't like the one she made for me at the time, but I'd sure love to have it now.

Well, I didn't have one either. To really date me, I think the kids I babysat for had them!

I thought I would go ahead and share the things I've made for Kaitlyn this year.

Easy Fit pants to match T-shirts my mom bought for her:

Jumpsuit for Imagination Movers concert (Kira graciously took care of the embroidery for me...and wonderfully we got to sit right front and back of each other at the show!) This was a horrible, horrible Butterick pattern. And it figured Carla came out with a jumpsuit pattern with girly options two weeks after I'd bought, cut out, and started working on the Butterick. LOL

Group picture of our family at the concert:

Mardi Gras outfit--Kaity had just gotten woken up from a nap and changed into this for a cousin's party when we took this, hence the expressions.

Thanks for looking!

Next planned sewing projects are semi-matching Portrait Peasant dresses for Easter dresses for her and her cousin. I bought 4 yards each of two different fabrics and will do sleeves, sash, and ruffle on each girl's dress to match the body of the other girl's dress. Kind of reverse-matching, I guess.

Oh, and there is officially money in my savings account towards an embroidery machine!

All so very cute! I especially love the fabrics on the Easy Fits. Your dd is darling (but I think I'm partial as her hair reminds me so much of what my dd's looked liked at that age!).

I just got back from visiting Khelsey and family so will post my Big Give pics shortly (once I can figure out all the things dh has plugged into the computer and what I can safely unlpug -- of course he's not home at the moment!). Khelsey and family are all sweeties!

 

[effervescent]

I sold my first design on etsy! So excited! Just thought I'd share.

Congrats on the nook! How do you like it so far? Sorry about the shirt and I think we have all been there at one time or another. I love your new pet. Is it easy to take care of? You are kind to take it in and glad the kids like it.

Love the Nook! I bought a refurb so as not to sink lots of $$ into something I may not like, but I absolutely love it. The print is very easy to read and since it slips in my purse I can take it anywhere. Very glad that I decided to buy it.

Dude is really a breeze to take care of after we got his habitat set up. He had outgrown his last habitat and my friend did not upgrade it since she was hoping not to keep him. He gets pellet food twice a day and you have to make sure that the aquarium lights are turned off at night. Every other week he gets some live fish as a treat. I usually turn on his lights in the morning and he's always there waiting for me and starts swimming ferociously when he sees me. He's like a dog only better.

Sorry about the t-shirt I detest ruining a shirt (I only hand applique) so I rarely do t-shirts.

Your turtle is cute! We had a turtle that moved into our pond one summer but he didn't winter over Mostly I see tortoises around here though.

I usually don't mind tshirts, but the world has been against me the last couple of days. I managed to put a hole in another one today, but that was my own carelessness with the scissors. I had to take a break to keep from going on a rampage!

The reptile store where we get Dude's necessities has a tortoise and it is awesome. If I had unlimited amounts of space and the money to care for them, I'd buy the tortoise and one of their monitor lizards. And I never would have considered myself a reptile person!

Very cute turtle! My daughter thought I was nuts for asking her to bring me a lighter to "melt" the edges of the ribbon so it wouldn't fray. She was afraid I was going to set it or the house on fire I think

When my husband was in the military he had a string hanging off the back of his ACUs. He was more than a little nervous to let me burn it off with the lighter!

I have given up for today but I did get him to go once today.

I just don't want to make it into torture because he will shut down. He does go every night before bed on the toilet so we are just taking it one step at a time.

Both of my boys were long slow processes. You have a good outlook on it. Good luck!

I thought I would go ahead and share the things I've made for Kaitlyn this year.

Mardi Gras outfit--Kaity had just gotten woken up from a nap and changed into this for a cousin's party when we took this, hence the expressions.

Cute outfits (and model)! I really love the Mardi Gras one.