Disboutiquers Part 27 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew ;-)

[Fruto76]

A drive-by quick QUESTION:

Has anyone ever recreated Alice in Wonderland's white apron/pinafore? I have the blue Precious dress created for our trip in six scared1 days but can not find a good pattern for the pinafore. Can someone steer me in the right direction? If need be, I'll just use the 'half apron' pattern that came with the Precious dress but ideally I'd like a full apron for a truer AIW look.

Thanks for any guidance...I promise to be back to comment on all the cool creations I've seen of late.

Could you frankenpattern the Simply Sweet bodice onto the half apron? That might work???

 

[mom2rtk]

NICOLE: I LOVE the princess skirt set!

A drive-by quick QUESTION:

Has anyone ever recreated Alice in Wonderland's white apron/pinafore? I have the blue Precious dress created for our trip in six scared1 days but can not find a good pattern for the pinafore. Can someone steer me in the right direction? If need be, I'll just use the 'half apron' pattern that came with the Precious dress but ideally I'd like a full apron for a truer AIW look.

Thanks for any guidance...I promise to be back to comment on all the cool creations I've seen of late.

McCalls 4567. I think it's OOP, but you can find it on ebay.

I was on Etsy the other day, and the girls walked by as I was looking at your shop. They sat at the computer for at least a half hour oohing and ahhhiing over all your creations!

Awww.... thanks Teresa!

 

[1308Miles]

Could you frankenpattern the Simply Sweet bodice onto the half apron? That might work???

Genius! The SS halter bodice/strap would be perfect. Thank you SO much for the idea. Off to work on it now.

Be back later!

 

[Stephres]

aw, ever sweet of her. Have you ever been to rainbows end quilt shop in Dunedin? Think I will be driving there to check it out when I am in Madeira Beach in November.

Ha ha, I have spent lots of money of there. The last time I was there was in December and I bought fabric to make aprons for gifts.

I try to stay away because I spend way too much when I am there. It is huge!

Steph - Megan!!!! Hi Ladies!! I so remember that birthday - so COOL!! My Hannah loves dolphins too - she turned 5 this summer! Her poses remind me of Megan - I think its the piggie tales!! Im hoping I get to take her to see it!

Hi Wendy! I don't get much time sewing so I don't post but I try to keep up reading at least. Megan won't let me put her hair up in piggies any more.

Thanks for the compliments on Megan's birthday outfit. You can visit Winter at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. I heard it has been packed there since the movie was released. You can also see sea turtles, otters and other dolphins that were rescued. Besides Winter, Megan's favorite is one who was separated from his mother and got a really bad sunburn. He's happy at the aquarium now!

 

[tricia]

Ha ha, I have spent lots of money of there. The last time I was there was in December and I bought fabric to make aprons for gifts.

now!

Huge is good. Sounds like it will be worth the trip. Any other shops worth seeing in the area?

Sounds like the aquarium might be fun too.

 

[hivemama]

http://www.thetraintocrazy.com/2011/09/handmade-dress-up-diy-tinkerbell-costume-tutorial.html

http://www.prudentbaby.com/2010/10/diy-tinkerbell-fairy-costume.html

I think the second one could easily be done with a simply sweet . . . but I hope those two help!!! Gotta love Pinterest!!!

Could you frankenpattern a Simply Sweet bodice with a Scallopini Twirl? If not, I think Simplicity has a Tink/fairies pattern that you could use.

Here's the Tink I made a few years ago. It was a comercial pattern:

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My take on Tink was Carla's twirl scallopini- it could be done with a leafier looking panel and a frankenpatterned simply sweet I think to make a cute tink...

This is ALWAYS the best place for inspiration! Thanks for the pics/ideas on the Tink dress. I think it will be a combo of a bunch of your suggestions!

Nicole - My girls saw your outfit and started begging for one. It's beautiful! I told them I couldn't make one for them till daddy bought me an embroidery machine. Hoping they'll be able to convince him it's a NEED, not just a fun toy Great job on the skirt!

 

[GrammytoMany]

mommyof2princesses -

Great job on the AG dress! The triplets aren't into AG dolls yet but two of my other granddaughters are. They would love this!

(My daughter says that I need to get my post count to 10 to post pictures.)

 

[PurpleEars]

My week:
Finish BG
I need two dresses for dd though only one is a hot priority -- we are going to see Jack Hanna at the Aquarium on Sunday ~ dd can just wear her Nemo dress for that b/c I don't think I'll have time for a cute animal set.

Then later that week we are going to see The Fab Faux and I know one of our Joanne's has Beatles fabric so much get her a dress for that.

Then it's on to Halloween sets and costumes (which I wanted to start Oct 1!).

Sounds like you have a busy week coming up like usual Andrea. I hope you can avoid getting sick!

My daughter totally agrees with you. We are so lucky to live near Winter and my daughter's class took a field trip there. She fell in love with her so we had her 7th birthday there. This is the outfit I made for her party.

We haven't see it yet but Megan can tell from the commercials that it the story has been altered and she is not happy about it! I don't know why they do that when the story is compelling as it is. I mean the story made a six year old have her birthday with Winter and ask for donations in lieu of presents so it must be pretty good! Anyway, if anyone ever veers over to Clearwater from Disney Megan would love to take you to show you her friend!

I am impressed that Megan asked for donations instead of birthday gifts! You are raising her to be a loving, caring person!

Before I jump into the mini trip report, I want to say something about my Facebook post from yesterday. As we were getting up yesterday morning, we heard the sad news that one of my husband's co-workers and great friend, died in a motorcycle accident. His wife is in serious condition and not sure if she is going to make it. They have one young daughter together. My husband is putting on a good face, but we can tell how much this is bothering him. We will probably miss the funeral (the second funeral while we are gone) It is weighing heavy on him...

We went to church services first thing yesterday morning, and then changed and headed to Epcot. Coral Reef did NOT disappoint! Food was excellent, and even though DS did not get a cupcake, he was too full when it was offered... (and to those that know him...know how very scary THAT is!) And I was so full, I never ate dinner!

While it is very hot, even for us southerners, the low clouds and occasional breeze was wonderful. We got to ride each and every ride DS wanted to and then left the park at about 7 to visit the Arcade. The only downside to the arcade was that every game required 100 credits. Really hard to explain to a child with no concept of numbers the idea that he could only play one game with the token that came with the Magic Your Way voucher...LOL...I mean he know a HUNDRED is a lot. That is how much money he gave away!

We have had so many compliments and comments on our shirts. Unbelievable! And, hubby who is super critical of all my creations, has been my #1 fan. I think I need to put him on the payroll for my marketing!


Today is a relaxing day (yeah...RIGHT!) being spent by the pool, Downtown Disney, checking in two parties ( one here at POFQ and the other at CBR) followed by dinner with Chef Mickey and gang! And oh yeah...I have to figure out how to stretch an ADR for 8 people to 10 people!


Nini

Sorry to hear about your DH's friend and co-worker's accident. I hope she will be able to pull through. I can't imagine how difficult it is for the family right now!

Glad to hear that your DH is on board with your outfits. In some ways it is kind of funny, because my DH is the one who usually gets Disney-related sewing inspirations! He will wear embroidered polo's but that's about it.

I am happy to hear that Coral Reef worked out better for you. It is one of my favourite restaurants (with the provision that we get the last reservation of the evening). That place can get very noisy and my (human) ears really struggle with that (I think the mouse ears are fine with the noise though).


I am hoping I will get around to doing some sewing later this week. Last week was a total write-off with my in-law's in town. We get along very well but it was tiring to work during the day and then coming home and spending the evening with them. They are here for a couple more days so we'll see how this goes. Long story short - they are moving to our city so I was helping them with second opinions on houses, etc. in the evenings. It looks like they will get the house that suits them the best (pending home inspection), so it is worth the extra effort in the last week or so!

 

[Stephres]

Huge is good. Sounds like it will be worth the trip. Any other shops worth seeing in the area?

Sounds like the aquarium might be fun too.

There might be some other places in Tampa. I know my mom was checking out a place that had hand dyed silk ribbon the last time she was here but I can't remember if she found it or not. For fabric I haven't found a place better.

 

[miprender]

Well my MIL has been moved to rehab and has actually taken a few steps so she is heading on the road to recovery. I had to tell my boss today that I will need to be flexible on one of my days as I scrounge around for a sitter. Luckily my mom said she will take both days but I don't want to feel like I am taking advantage of her.

I realize that I rarely post, but I want to tell you how much I enjoy reading and seeing your creations. The sense of humor and wit does a lot to pick me up!

Many of you know that I have been struggling with health issues. Because of dizziness, I still can't sew right now (and is why T-beri now has a new to her car,) but am hopeful that my new doctor will get to the bottom of WHY it and other things are happening. She has already discovered that one of the meds the other dr. had me on was causing my coughing (I've got ribs of steel, ladies.)

I have 3 appointments next week and at least one the week after with different specialists. I can live with pain (I have since I was 12 years old.) I am asking you to pray that they are able to stop the dizziness, nausea and falling. I am so lucky that I haven't broken anything other than a couple of toes!

I hope they can find something to help you with the dizziness.

This is an outfit I did for a BG, it's a CASE form Ellen, I believe (in the photobucket account). It was my first time doing the audrey skirt. Aside from cutting my finger, it was fairly simple and quick, and I got to do rolled hems on my serger for the first time, too. I hope to make some more of these skirts, but my dd doesn't like the ruffles just in the back. She wants them all the way around.

front

Miprender- still praying MIL is recovering well

Thank you! Love the audrey skirt. I love all the shades of pink.

My final Project Runway attempt was an epic fail. Fabric issues leading to design issues, and just when I had it all figured out I ended up too sick to actually put the darned thing together. I have two adorable prototypes to show for it, though, and I will eventually put the final version together in both girls' sizes for Christmas dresses.

My first spiral skirt out of another of those decades-unfinished projects that make me feel better about my lack of focus. These fabrics were supposed to be a duvet cover for my bed... when I was about 8!

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Those came out great. I actually just purchases the spiral skirt but not sure when I am going to get to it.

Got behind a day or two! Will have to catch up later, have a bunch of dishes waiting to be washed, and a dress for a doll to make for tomorrow! Today was Sara Beth's 8th birthday! So, we are going to AG place tomorrow and here is the dress I made for her trip.

Will have pics tomorrow of her in it! And I am making a similar one for her doll. Probably will not have all the embroidery on it!

I saw the pics on FB. Your daughter looked like she was having so much fun at the AG store.

Y'all are killing me- there is no way in creation for me to keep up with this thread. However, at least I've been sewing when I can. As usual, I spent entirely too long on an outfit DD will probably wear once, but hey, it's probably better than drinking in the afternoons or getting addicted to reality tv...

Here's what I'm finishing this weekend- I did the cutting and embroidering last weekend, and the sewing today and yesterday- that is, when I wasn't cleaning, watching dolphin tale, or church ( 5 hours every sunday- I apparently have the gift of helps and end up needed at at least 3 of our 4 services, but I love it)

It's an Insa skirt- I this skirt pattern; Heathersue's appliques, and I made up the top.

Front:

L side

R side

Back

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WOW I just love everything about this. The colors are so pretty and I love all the princesses on it.

My take on Tink was Carla's twirl scallopini- it could be done with a leafier looking panel and a frankenpatterned simply sweet I think to make a cute tink...

That is too cute too!

okay I did a little sewing today. I made a taggy blanket to go with the gift card for my DH's partner. They had a little girl after years of tryin

Fleece side

and an agent P shirt I did.

I also have another shirt started that I want to finish before work in the AM

Great job on the taggy blanket. And I love the Agent P shirt.

My daughter totally agrees with you. We are so lucky to live near Winter and my daughter's class took a field trip there. She fell in love with her so we had her 7th birthday there. This is the outfit I made for her party.

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Love the bday outfit and what a cute story. My dd loves dolphins too. I wish we lived closer because we definately would be taking a trip to see him.

Before I jump into the mini trip report, I want to say something about my Facebook post from yesterday. As we were getting up yesterday morning, we heard the sad news that one of my husband's co-workers and great friend, died in a motorcycle accident. His wife is in serious condition and not sure if she is going to make it. They have one young daughter together. My husband is putting on a good face, but we can tell how much this is bothering him. We will probably miss the funeral (the second funeral while we are gone) It is weighing heavy on him...

Nini

So sorry to hear about DH's coworker.

I hope you have a great time at Chef Mickeys.

 

[ivey_family]

Well, my packing is almost done, the house is clean enough, and we leave tomorrow! Yay!

I have the last few outfits to share.

Shirts for my in-laws who will be with us the first 3 days:

Epcot outfits
This is the design that I was most disappointed with. And, I did the Minnie version for me, but HATED how it turned out, so I did the red polo instead.

Close-up of embroidery (I do not recommend this design!)

Shirts I made for DH and I for Peter Pan day. Mine matches my skirt, and his is a line from a Captain Bogg & Salty song. (If you like Sharkey & Bones from Jake and the Neverland Pirates, you've got to hear CB&S!! It's their other band.)

Finally, a Mother/Daughter set. We're wearing these the first day at MK while the boys and Daddy(??) wear Cars outfits. This shirt is inspired by a dress by Gorgeous Girls Boutique that got me interested in customs in the first place. Also, the music notes fabric is based on my Steamboat Willie Hallmark ornament. Every time we turn our Christmas tree on, we hear . (You know the tune!)

Back of DD's pinafore (Can you spot the Hidden Mickey?)

Thank you for all the inspiration and fun along the way! I love this group!

Regards,
C.

 

[squirrel]

ivey family, I will keep an eye out for you and your family! Will you have any LGMH with you?

We leave tomorrow, but are spending the night in Seattle and flying out on Wednesday morning. Our first park day is on Thursday.

Oh and that Mickey with the balloons is so cute.

 

[VBAndrea]

Good morning Ladies,

I can't even go back and quote everything b/c I can't remember where I left off. I'm very sick and drugged right now.

Megan was so sweet to want donations for Winter instead of birthday presents. And I adore her birthday outfit -- and really cute apron pics too! We have a huge quilt store in the next city over and I spend way too much $$ in there -- I'm glad it's not too close to my house!

Michellle, glad your MIL is taking a step in the right direction.

Carrie, I your outfits -- especially the Steamboat Willie.

Must get the kids ready for school and I have to finish my BG today -- wish me luck as I am a slow sewer and being sick will do me no favors. I'm almost done with my major contribution though and then have something much simpler to add to the package.

Excuse any typos -- I wrote "know" instead of "no" and "also" instead of "almost" but I had to take an excedrin pm so I could sleep last night. I'm sure there are typos I haven't caught.

 

[cogero]

Well, my packing is almost done, the house is clean enough, and we leave tomorrow! Yay!

I have the last few outfits to share.

Shirts for my in-laws who will be with us the first 3 days:

Epcot outfits
This is the design that I was most disappointed with. And, I did the Minnie version for me, but HATED how it turned out, so I did the red polo instead.

Close-up of embroidery (I do not recommend this design!)

Shirts I made for DH and I for Peter Pan day. Mine matches my skirt, and his is a line from a Captain Bogg & Salty song. (If you like Sharkey & Bones from Jake and the Neverland Pirates, you've got to hear CB&S!! It's their other band.)

Finally, a Mother/Daughter set. We're wearing these the first day at MK while the boys and Daddy(??) wear Cars outfits. This shirt is inspired by a dress by Gorgeous Girls Boutique that got me interested in customs in the first place. Also, the music notes fabric is based on my Steamboat Willie Hallmark ornament. Every time we turn our Christmas tree on, we hear . (You know the tune!)

Back of DD's pinafore (Can you spot the Hidden Mickey?)

Thank you for all the inspiration and fun along the way! I love this group!

Regards,
C.

Love your outfits.

Andrea feel better.

Today I must finish a Big Give, work on a birthday present and exercise all on top of working and appointments wish me luck.

 

[NiniMorris]

Short drive by post....we leave in 45 minutes and I haven't gotten the kiddoes up yet, much less dressed!

Our relaxing day rained the second half...and that helped to make it very relaxing. We managed to spend an hour at the pool in the morning, get everyone checked in and lunch at Earl of Sandwich (and most importantly my DS got his birthday present of Cars Legos!) before it started raining. I loved the boat ride to DTD. No worrying about a place to park...wonderful. We got the last ride back to POFQ before the lightning started and they shut down the boat. (my son and his family got stuck taking a bus back...took them over an hour!!!) Of course, walking in the rain was kind of nice...

We were very fortunate to get all the gang into Chef Mickey's. We had been trying all week to get them added with no luck. When we got to the desk, they told us it was no problem.

I am not sure if it is the fact that we have been doing so much dining in the past few years that I have gotten jaded...or if the dining places have gotten worse...or maybe it is just that we are getting unlucky with our servers. Chef Mickey's was not what I remembered it. We had to ask our server to bring us more drink, to remove our plates...and we are still waiting on him to get the chef to talk to our vegetarian! That is ok...he made his $65 in tips from our table!

The characters get a mixed review...Mickey and Minnie were hilarious, while Donald was just going through the motions. Pluto was our favorite. He managed to embarrass the 16 year old in our trip! We took a video to send to her boyfriend...

Today is Magic Kingdom and Biergarten for dinner in Epcot. Looks like the rain will stay away most of the day, so we should actually get to see some fireworks tonight at Epcot!

(seeing a few more customs yesterday...and our Chef Mickey shirts were the hit of Chef Mickey's...all the handlers loved them!)

Nini

 

[babynala]

Bummer. I lost all my quotes because I had to delete my cookies/cache because I was having trouble with some websites loading. There have been so many cute things posted. I've been trying to keep up with you guys!

Got behind a day or two! Will have to catch up later, have a bunch of dishes waiting to be washed, and a dress for a doll to make for tomorrow! Today was Sara Beth's 8th birthday! So, we are going to AG place tomorrow and here is the dress I made for her trip.

Will have pics tomorrow of her in it! And I am making a similar one for her doll. Probably will not have all the embroidery on it!

Hope you had fun at the AG store. This dress came out really nice.

Y'all are killing me- there is no way in creation for me to keep up with this thread. However, at least I've been sewing when I can. As usual, I spent entirely too long on an outfit DD will probably wear once, but hey, it's probably better than drinking in the afternoons or getting addicted to reality tv...

Here's what I'm finishing this weekend- I did the cutting and embroidering last weekend, and the sewing today and yesterday- that is, when I wasn't cleaning, watching dolphin tale, or church ( 5 hours every sunday- I apparently have the gift of helps and end up needed at at least 3 of our 4 services, but I love it)

Please ignore all the threads- I managed to get everything on for the test fit, but I don't think I'd get it back on her tonight- the threads will be gone before we leave, I promise

It's an Insa skirt- I this skirt pattern; Heathersue's appliques, and I made up the top.

Front:

L side

R side

Sorry for so many pics, but its the only way to see the whole thing

Almost forgot- I cased the concept from Leslie- did a different top, and different fabrics, but the idea of using floral fabric, Princesses, Insa and the ruffles were inspired by her outfit.

Nicole - this looks gorgeous. I absolutely love this picture of your DD.

okay I did a little sewing today. I made a taggy blanket to go with the gift card for my DH's partner. They had a little girl after years of tryin

Fleece side

and an agent P shirt I did.

I also have another shirt started that I want to finish before work in the AM

Cute taggie - love the idea of the fleece and cotton sides. Agent P looks great.

My daughter totally agrees with you. We are so lucky to live near Winter and my daughter's class took a field trip there. She fell in love with her so we had her 7th birthday there. This is the outfit I made for her party.

She got to pet Winter!

We haven't see it yet but Megan can tell from the commercials that it the story has been altered and she is not happy about it! I don't know why they do that when the story is compelling as it is. I mean the story made a six year old have her birthday with Winter and ask for donations in lieu of presents so it must be pretty good! Anyway, if anyone ever veers over to Clearwater from Disney Megan would love to take you to show you her friend!

How exciting, I didn't realize that you could visit the dolphin in that story. Your DD looks so adorable in her pigtails and dolphin outfit.

Nini - I'm so sorry to hear about your DH's friend and his wife.
I've been enjoying your mini-trip report with LIVE updates from the World. Glad everyone is all checked in and I hope your DS gets lots of cupcakes! A trip to the Lego store is an awesome b-day present. I hope the rain keeps its distance on the rest of your trip.

Well my MIL has been moved to rehab and has actually taken a few steps so she is heading on the road to recovery. I had to tell my boss today that I will need to be flexible on one of my days as I scrounge around for a sitter. Luckily my mom said she will take both days but I don't want to feel like I am taking advantage of her.

Glad to hear your MIL is doing better. I hope she continues to have a speedy recovery. Make sure you don't run yourself too ragged.

Well, my packing is almost done, the house is clean enough, and we leave tomorrow! Yay!

I have the last few outfits to share.

Shirts for my in-laws who will be with us the first 3 days:

Epcot outfits
This is the design that I was most disappointed with. And, I did the Minnie version for me, but HATED how it turned out, so I did the red polo instead.

Shirts I made for DH and I for Peter Pan day. Mine matches my skirt, and his is a line from a Captain Bogg & Salty song. (If you like Sharkey & Bones from Jake and the Neverland Pirates, you've got to hear CB&S!! It's their other band.)

Finally, a Mother/Daughter set. We're wearing these the first day at MK while the boys and Daddy(??) wear Cars outfits. This shirt is inspired by a dress by Gorgeous Girls Boutique that got me interested in customs in the first place. Also, the music notes fabric is based on my Steamboat Willie Hallmark ornament. Every time we turn our Christmas tree on, we hear . (You know the tune!)

Back of DD's pinafore (Can you spot the Hidden Mickey?)

Thank you for all the inspiration and fun along the way! I love this group!

Regards,
C.

Have a great trip. Everything looks great. LOVE the Steamboat Willie set - your shirt is awesome and your DDs outfit is so cute. You guys will be the hit of Main Street.

ivey family, I will keep an eye out for you and your family! Will you have any LGMH with you?

We leave tomorrow, but are spending the night in Seattle and flying out on Wednesday morning. Our first park day is on Thursday.

Oh and that Mickey with the balloons is so cute.

Have fun on your trip!!!!


Piper - I hope the doctors can give you some information that will help you cope with your systems or make them go away.

 

[DMGeurts]

HI everyone! Sorry, I've been severely slacking over here. We were at the lake this last weekend, so I couldn't multi-quote on my phone.

I only went back about 5 pages - so I am very sorry if I missed anyone.

I also want to thank everyone for the nice comments on the AG outfit I made for Megan - I was just so happy that she liked it. She said she wanted something simple - and simple isn't always the easiest for me to do.

Got behind a day or two! Will have to catch up later, have a bunch of dishes waiting to be washed, and a dress for a doll to make for tomorrow! Today was Sara Beth's 8th birthday! So, we are going to AG place tomorrow and here is the dress I made for her trip.

Will have pics tomorrow of her in it! And I am making a similar one for her doll. Probably will not have all the embroidery on it!

I just love how this turned out. I hope Sara Beth had a wonderful 8th birthday!

It's an Insa skirt- I this skirt pattern; Heathersue's appliques, and I made up the top.

Front:

Back

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I really love how this turned out. I really have the itch to do an Insa in the near future, I had seen another one where someone added ruffles to the back, and I loved how it turned out - but yours is magnificant - I just love all the colors in the ruffles and how put together it looks. Great job!

My take on Tink was Carla's twirl scallopini- it could be done with a leafier looking panel and a frankenpatterned simply sweet I think to make a cute tink...

This is adorable!

This is an outfit I did for a BG, it's a CASE form Ellen, I believe (in the photobucket account). It was my first time doing the audrey skirt. Aside from cutting my finger, it was fairly simple and quick, and I got to do rolled hems on my serger for the first time, too. I hope to make some more of these skirts, but my dd doesn't like the ruffles just in the back. She wants them all the way around.

front

back

This turned out really awesome!

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These are amazing... I have yet to try a spiral skirt - and I love how these turned out!

okay I did a little sewing today. I made a taggy blanket to go with the gift card for my DH's partner. They had a little girl after years of tryin

Fleece side

and an agent P shirt I did.

I also have another shirt started that I want to finish before work in the AM

Love the blanket - so cute! And the Agent P shirt - the colors are perfect!

She got to pet Winter!

What a great idea for a birthday party, and her outfit is just perfect!

Well, my packing is almost done, the house is clean enough, and we leave tomorrow! Yay!

I have the last few outfits to share.

Shirts for my in-laws who will be with us the first 3 days:

Epcot outfits
This is the design that I was most disappointed with. And, I did the Minnie version for me, but HATED how it turned out, so I did the red polo instead.

.

I love everything! I really like the epcot balloon applique - but everyone has such trouble with it - such a shame, because it is just perfect.

I hope you have a wonderful trip, and I can't wait to see pics when you get back!

Short drive by post....we leave in 45 minutes and I haven't gotten the kiddoes up yet, much less dressed!

Our relaxing day rained the second half...and that helped to make it very relaxing. We managed to spend an hour at the pool in the morning, get everyone checked in and lunch at Earl of Sandwich (and most importantly my DS got his birthday present of Cars Legos!) before it started raining. I loved the boat ride to DTD. No worrying about a place to park...wonderful. We got the last ride back to POFQ before the lightning started and they shut down the boat. (my son and his family got stuck taking a bus back...took them over an hour!!!) Of course, walking in the rain was kind of nice...

We were very fortunate to get all the gang into Chef Mickey's. We had been trying all week to get them added with no luck. When we got to the desk, they told us it was no problem.

I am not sure if it is the fact that we have been doing so much dining in the past few years that I have gotten jaded...or if the dining places have gotten worse...or maybe it is just that we are getting unlucky with our servers. Chef Mickey's was not what I remembered it. We had to ask our server to bring us more drink, to remove our plates...and we are still waiting on him to get the chef to talk to our vegetarian! That is ok...he made his $65 in tips from our table!

The characters get a mixed review...Mickey and Minnie were hilarious, while Donald was just going through the motions. Pluto was our favorite. He managed to embarrass the 16 year old in our trip! We took a video to send to her boyfriend...

Today is Magic Kingdom and Biergarten for dinner in Epcot. Looks like the rain will stay away most of the day, so we should actually get to see some fireworks tonight at Epcot!

(seeing a few more customs yesterday...and our Chef Mickey shirts were the hit of Chef Mickey's...all the handlers loved them!)

Nini

Nini- I am so sorry about all the losses you are experiencing while you are away. Many prayers for peace for everyone coming your way.

I am really loving your mini TR - I hope you can continue to do it.

Andrea... I am so sorry you aren't feeling well - I hope you feel better soon.

D~

 

[RMAMom]

Goodmorning all, just popping in to say have a great day! On my way to work, looking forward to coming home to sew. I haven't sewn anything since before our trip so I feel the need to make something. I had fabric arrive from fabric.com yesterday and I managed to get it washed last night so I'm all set. Of course it does make going to work a lot harder!

 

[ivey_family]

ivey family, I will keep an eye out for you and your family! Will you have any LGMH with you?

We leave tomorrow, but are spending the night in Seattle and flying out on Wednesday morning. Our first park day is on Thursday.

Oh and that Mickey with the balloons is so cute.

Ok, I had no clue what LGMH is. . According to google it is net speak for "love gives me hope". After a Dis boards search, I now get it. I will see if I can squeeze in a stop at Home Depot this morning. . We're not heading to the airport until about 12:30.

For anyone in the parks, our schedule is as follows:
Wed- MK
Thurs- Epcot
Fri- DHS
Sat- MK
Sun- DHS/Epcot
Mon- AK/MK(emh)
Tues- Epcot or DHS/MK

Until next week,
C.

 

[cogero]

Carrie have a fabulous trip.

So this morning I have hooped a shirt, cut out a skirt and taken dinner out. I am debating starting a pre-trip report for our December trip just not sure yet.

Maybe will decide today. Heading to work in a few minutes wishing I could stay home and sew but it is okay I will make it all work today.