Disboutiquers Part 7 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew

[mytwotinks]

I love that he sticks his tongue out while he is concentrating! Riley is always sticking her tongue out while she is deep in thought. I wonder if she does it at school while she takes tests?

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

I love that he sticks his tongue out while he is concentrating! Riley is always sticking her tongue out while she is deep in thought. I wonder if she does it at school while she takes tests?

Ash does that too!

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

Well ladies! School has started!!!! I just dropped the girls off at their first day and then met a friend for coffee to celebrate! I am a little sad that summer is over though. It was so crazy with all of our doctors appts. and tests at the hospital for Riley, but I can't really complain because we were able to make it to most of the major things that we had wanted to do. It does seem to have slipped away though and now we are headed into the "structure" of the school year.

Happy First Day of School!

OK, this reminds me. I need to ask people who live in warmer climates. Why do you start school so early? I'm presuming that you get out earlier in June. I always thought that it was because of the heat but isn't it just as hot in August??? Can someone solve this mystery for me?? We still have 2-3 weeks before school starts here. BUT we also go to school until the last week of June.

 

[teresajoy]

Okay so i have a question ?
Has anyone ever done an applique on a pair of sweats before ? if so is it pretty simple? The reason i ask is... i am a huge Twilight -Stephenie Meyer fan and i am going with the TwilightMoms to Forks washington i wanted to applique some sweats with Forks all over it as my pj's because it is gonna be cold...... But i am so excited..... a vacation away from my hubby and kiddos for 5 whole days

Didn't Jeanne applique sweats??

REALLY???? You are a Twighlight fan???? I NEVER knew!

DH had his birthday today at the waterpark! Here are a few shots:

DH and the girls work in the garden every night!


Ok I can't find anything else to torture you all with and I have insomnia!

Looks like fun!!!! I have to ask, who is in the big innertube with your husband?

Nice tomaters!

Since Kaitlyns birthday is coming up in less than 2 week I better get to work on her Tulle Petti that will go under the skirt I am making her for her Birthday party. I finally finished it last night so here are some pics of it.

I just noticed your location! Very funny! I am pretty sure I've been by your house when we drove to Florida! I KNOW I saw a grey one!!!

Your petti looks so pretty!

wow that party looks like fun .. i am always so envious of water park fun since i have a huge fear of drowning....
and wow look at the size of those tomatoes

Looks good ! i love the girlie fabric this is what i made Jayedyn with mine...

Can't wait to see what you do ..

Misty, she is so pretty!

Well I am the new one that started out on Monday. I posted the 2 I did, and did 2 more tonight definately practice practice practice... let me know what you guys think or if you have any suggestions. Again you all have been a great help!!
Kelli

You are really doing a great job!!!

My DH UNFORTUNATELY decided to refurbish our basement MONTHS ago and my studio is a sea of snow globes (Disney ones of course so I don't dare go in there as I would probably break one) which is where the computer is with all of my pics on it - as soon as he finishes and I can get in there, I would love to show you all some of the little outfits I have made for them - inspired by all of yours.
We leave for WDW in less than a month so fingers crossed - he finishes before then!
I am going CRAZY without being able to sculpt or sew! Well, at least I have a trip to plan.

Thanks again,
Kelley

Excuses excuses! We want pictures!

Goodness, we have a lot of Kelli's and Kelley's on here today! It's a great name!!

I use to babysit a boy named Kelly. He was a handfull!

It's been a long time since I posted! Our trip went great! All of my neices custom outfits were wonderful! I need to post some pictures of her from the trip in her outfits.

But I also came by to say that we are finalists in a contest to win a trip to Disneyland! If we win, we get to stay in the DL dream suite! You can vote once a day at www.youtube.com/disneyparks. It would be great if the disboutiquers could help us out! I swear to write a trip report with all the details if we win.

Did you ever get that fabric???

Ok, I think I voted for you. Do you just click the thumbs up, or is there more to it? That seemed to easy.

And, now that we are all voting for you, you can NOT just go and disapear again!

I loved your video, you are so cute!!!

1) Poor Lydia! Hey, does your wal mart have eeyore fabric? Clutterbug was going to look for me, but she went on vacation.

Status report: my elbow doesn't hurt much today at all! I am sure she'll find a new way to injure me, though, don't worry!

I am working on Traci's animal kingdom outfit. Then I need to start on Megan's back to school outfit. I only have a week left!

We found out the kids' teachers today. Jacob has a teacher new to the school and he is excited. Megan's teacher is supposed to be very nice and very good for first grade.

I'm glad your elbow is feeling better!

I've been looking for you some Eeyore fabric, but haven't seen it anywhere lately. If I find it, how much do you want?

We haven't found out Lydia's teacher yet. I keep waiting!

 

[teresajoy]

Here it is! My first applique, the Hello Kitty shirt. The face fabric kind of puckers sometimes and not others. Weird. But I think it looks great, I am very pleased with it. And my first twirl skirt! Used the CarlaC pattern, LOVE it. Making a "Minnie" one for my daughter now. This outfit is actually a gift for another girl, but my DD modeled it for me.

That is fantastic!!!! I am very impressed! Your first applique, and it is a gift!!! WOW!!! Confidence and talent!!!

Your daughter is so adorable!

GOOD MORNING!!! Last night I sat down at my machine and practiced appliqueing for about 15 minutes. I really needed the tutorials w/ me. I need to print them out today so I can practice tonight while DH is at poker.

I just praciced w/ randomly cut shapes and scraps, and it didn't go too badly. BUT it would have been better w/ some guidance. I HAVE got to get my applique done for our FIRST BIG GIVE for Isabelle, they are leaving soon and I haven't got Isabelle's friends around the world dress done cause I'm askeered to do the applique. I don't want to sew the bodice together until it's done either so I have a bunch of fabric pieced and no dress. I will practice some more tonight and get the dress finished this week Then I can move onto our projects for WDW Maybe I can pay one of the girls at the local quilt shop to applique the little girl on Isabelles dress

...t.

I was going to tell you that B. and Steph's should get together, because Heather told me that Tom has a "gambling problem" But, I see Steph told you, so I don't need to!

And, WHAT!!!???!!! You haven't finished Isabelle's outfit yet???!!!???!!! WOW!

Ok, I'm teasing you, because I'M still working on one for her too! I'm just glad I'm not the only one! You can be my procrastination buddy!

Do you have any idea how long it takes to piece together a pattern someone else has cut out, tape it together, then trace it all over onto other paper??? A LOOONG time, that's how long!

I finally finished the crabby outfits and we are at the beach right now!! I think they turned out pretty good. Hannahs pants need to be rolled a few times cause they are long, but Elizabeth and Tim's fit fine.

Oh, so cute!!!!! You did a great job!!! And, I love it that you took your sewing machine with you!!!! I would take my machine to Florida with us if we drove down again!

1.)Where does B play poker? Tom plays at the race track, so I was just wondering.

1.)

WHAT???? HEATHER HAS AN APPLIQUE TUTORIAL? Nobody ever tells me anything around here!!!
I suppose I would find that in the BOOKMARKS ON PAGE 1 (OR FOLLOW THE LINK IN EITHER HEATHERSUE OR TERESAJOY'S SIGGYS)
hmmmm...ya learn somethin' new every day

...t.

Oh, you are a sarcastic one, aren't you!

Guess what I found on the very first page. A link to resources and in the link is one for a Pocahontas costume dress.

I think Mrs. Miller's is by far better but I had to laugh after hours of trying different things, there is a simple dress right there.

SEE!!!! SEEE TIFANI!!!????!!!!

THIS is what happens when we don't guide people to the proper resources!!!

I knew that pattern was there, but didn't say anything, so as not to be too annoying! I'm sorry MiinieVanMom, I should have mentioned it after all!

I'm not listening to you anymore T.!

I have been way too on-topic lately, so here are WAY too many Sawyers and Tessas.

I "borrowed" (okay, I stole it for a few days) my dad's camera and took some pictures of the kids out in the yard.

But, I also got a few of these.

These were taken later that day when they were outside playing with Daddy.

Our garden. This is our first garden and we tried to cram way too much stuff in a little spot!

Okay, I'm almost done, I promise! My dad bought this little house for $50 at WalMart (for the grandkids, this is next door at their house) and Sawyer was "helping" him put it together.

Oh goodness, you made me cry with these beautiful pictures!! I love those kids so much!

Would you fix your siggy already?

HAHAHAHA!!! That was a good one Heather!

 

[100AcrePrincess]

And some totally unrelated garden pics!

I'm so jealous of your veggies. We've had a few sad little stunted cucumbers, but that's it. It's been so dry & hot the last few weeks that now everything turning brown & sad.

Here it is! My first applique, the Hello Kitty shirt. The face fabric kind of puckers sometimes and not others. Weird. But I think it looks great, I am very pleased with it. And my first twirl skirt! Used the CarlaC pattern, LOVE it. Making a "Minnie" one for my daughter now. This outfit is actually a gift for another girl, but my DD modeled it for me.

That's great! DD4 keeps begging for a Hello Kitty dress & I keep putting it off. It seems like others things that really 'need' to get done keep jumping in front of it.

 

[Tinka_Belle]

Happy First Day of School!

OK, this reminds me. I need to ask people who live in warmer climates. Why do you start school so early? I'm presuming that you get out earlier in June. I always thought that it was because of the heat but isn't it just as hot in August??? Can someone solve this mystery for me?? We still have 2-3 weeks before school starts here. BUT we also go to school until the last week of June.

Because they want to torture the parents of the car rider kids . It is so hot in the car rider line. I think it has something to do with the weather throughout the rest of the year. Here I think it is because of Hurricane season. They shut down the schools when we get weather advisories. which is alot.

 

[mytwotinks]

Happy First Day of School!

OK, this reminds me. I need to ask people who live in warmer climates. Why do you start school so early? I'm presuming that you get out earlier in June. I always thought that it was because of the heat but isn't it just as hot in August??? Can someone solve this mystery for me?? We still have 2-3 weeks before school starts here. BUT we also go to school until the last week of June.

I think that here in Kansas, back in the olden days (and I remember kids doing this when I was in school) the farm parents needed the kids to be out of school in time to help with the harvest. Seriously.

 

[mytwotinks]

Because they want to torture the parents of the car rider kids . It is so hot in the car rider line. I think it has something to do with the weather throughout the rest of the year. Here I think it is because of Hurricane season. They shut down the schools when we get weather advisories. which is alot.

The poor bus kids here! Drew wants to ride the bus sooooo bad this year. She has romantic ideas of how fun it's going to be. They are riding the bus home today and we'll see what she thinks of it. It's pretty mild weather today so it may not be so bad, but I can't wait till the first 90 something degree day when she gets off of the bus soaking wet with sweeat! I bet she'll be begging mommy to start picking her up at school again!

 

[100AcrePrincess]

Happy First Day of School!

OK, this reminds me. I need to ask people who live in warmer climates. Why do you start school so early? I'm presuming that you get out earlier in June. I always thought that it was because of the heat but isn't it just as hot in August??? Can someone solve this mystery for me?? We still have 2-3 weeks before school starts here. BUT we also go to school until the last week of June.

Everyone around here that I know of starts next week (I'm in AR). We usually get out the last week of May or the first week of June depending on the school & how many snow days we have to take (usually we do't have more than one or two). When I was in school, we started teh week before Labor Day. I always thought it was sort of funny that we went for a week & then had a short week. Of course, part of that time we got out the first Monday of deer season too. It's hot in August, but not any hotter than it is in June. it's far to hot not to have air conditioning so it doesn't matter that much. Personally, I'd love it if we went to a schedulae like Misty's kids have where they have a couple weeks of here & there during the year & a much shorter summer break. Then I could still go to Disny in the fall without taking the girls (well, just 1 for now, but still) out of school.

 

[minnie2]

I love that he sticks his tongue out while he is concentrating! Riley is always sticking her tongue out while she is deep in thought. I wonder if she does it at school while she takes tests?

Sad to say I do that too...

as for the school up until last yr My town started school mid August and I am in IL. Now we are starting 9/4. I just hope they still get out the beginning of june!

 

[Tinka_Belle]

The poor bus kids here! Drew wants to ride the bus sooooo bad this year. She has romantic ideas of how fun it's going to be. They are riding the bus home today and we'll see what she thinks of it. It's pretty mild weather today so it may not be so bad, but I can't wait till the first 90 something degree day when she gets off of the bus soaking wet with sweeat! I bet she'll be begging mommy to start picking her up at school again!

I know that this is going to sound bad, but I'm afraid of the bus kids. I'm afraid that if I let Jenna ride the bus than she will get hurt by one of the kids. I know I'm paranoid.

 

[100AcrePrincess]

I think that here in Kansas, back in the olden days (and I remember kids doing this when I was in school) the farm parents needed the kids to be out of school in time to help with the harvest. Seriously.

That's the way it was in AR when my dad was a kid. They got out to help plant & to help harvest.

 

[minnie2]

I know that this is going to sound bad, but I'm afraid of the bus kids. I'm afraid that if I let Jenna ride the bus than she will get hurt by one of the kids. I know I'm paranoid.

I kind of feel the same way except I am more nervous of the no seat belts and the bus drivers!

 

[Disneysnel]

Okay, I have to know, are you actually putting our kids faces on these little figures? Or, do you mean you are replicating some of the clothing? We want to see pictures, even if you have to go down into the studio!!

First please let me say that I am sorry to be so off-topic!

Hi Heather Sue!

No, not the actual kids, I wish I could replicate faces, I am not that good. Just the clothes and those are not copied exactly as my figures are only between 2 and 5 inches tall. I only lurk for inspiration, to admire all the creativity and read the helpful tips and tutes. I will try to get pics as soon as I can, I promise.

I am going to try to get a website going when I get back from WDW.

If you want to see what I am talking about (most people don't even know about these sculptures or ooak (one of a kind) art dolls as we call them) please go to ebay - dolls and bears - dolls - OOAK artist dolls.

This is not a plug or anything, I obviously don't have anything for sale but most people have not even heard of these sculptures before and I thought you just might like to see what they are.

,
Kelley

 

[charlinn]

Thanks I know...I keep telling my family members..."there are more out there like me!!" ... It's so cool! Thanks for the compliments...I am going to shorten the patchwork skirt, though...i'll post another pic when it's done. I am working on a "petal skirt" with some xmas disney fabric...we'll see how it goes.

 

[mytwotinks]

I know that this is going to sound bad, but I'm afraid of the bus kids. I'm afraid that if I let Jenna ride the bus than she will get hurt by one of the kids. I know I'm paranoid.

I let Riley ride when she was in Kindergarten, but only on the way home. I'm such a dork, I was worried she wouldn't make it to class if she was on the bus. Now I take them, mostly because the bus comes at 7:10 and if I take them, we don't have to wake up till 7:10 -7:20. I have our morning routine down to a science. We are fast!

At first we had the most wonderful older lady who drove Riley's bus. She gave the kids a soda or sucker every Friday and if I picked Riley up, she would honk when the bus got to our stop and Riley would run out and get hers! Now we have a lady who makes sure that the little kids are comfortable and safe. If one of the kids is upset she makes sure that they are all settled before she goes any further.

I still think that the newness will wear off and they will ask me to start picking them up. They end up sitting on the bus for a while by the time it goes to all 4 schools.

 

[CampbellScot]

Here's Zoe in front of our home for the night:

I know this was from a few days ago, but I wanted to comment! I did my undergrad in Oregon and my sorority did our camping trips at the Yurt village! We all bought tees that said "Yurt-in fer Certain"

they are GREAT for civilized camping. I won't "camp" any other way! Looks like y'all had a great time!! Zoe is so cute!!

Here are the Pics from Zofia's party yesterday!! Get ready for too many Zoe's!
Before all her friends came:

oh my goodness SO adorable!! Did she end up wearing the pants with her dress? She looks PRECIOUS!!! How wonderful for you to give your little one such a WONDERFUL birthday party! I'm sure she'll never forget it!!

I'm back from my camping trip! Now if I could just do a little laundry and clean my craft room I might be able to SEW!!!

Here are a few pictures from our trip:

Luke, Izzy and cousin doggy Luna:

I LOVE It that Luna is cuddling with a rock! Izzy sure has grown!! Luke too!!

I made my boys matching shirts for animal kingdom. My middle child seemed to be getting jealous that I was sewing for his sister! They have so many disney shirts that I don't want to make one for each day though.

My oldest says the shirt is itchy around the applique. Is that normal? What can I do? Thanks!

I love all the halloween pictures!

SOOOO adorable!!!!! just darling!!

I know this is totally off topic but I got to bring my doggy, Rusty, home from the vet today. He had been there since last Monday. He has developed an autoimmune disorder that is common to Cockers. He just turned 5. My family has owned about 14 Cockers and we've never had this before. His plateletts got all the way down to 34 and the bottom of normal is 175. They added another medicine, a chemo type drug, with the prednisone and his count was 265 today. He will have weekly blood tests to monitor his counts and hopefully he can eventually be weened off the meds.

But he's finally home. He spent the evening laying in my lap.

hope he's feeling up and at em soon!!!

Here it is! My first applique, the Hello Kitty shirt. The face fabric kind of puckers sometimes and not others. Weird. But I think it looks great, I am very pleased with it. And my first twirl skirt! Used the CarlaC pattern, LOVE it. Making a "Minnie" one for my daughter now. This outfit is actually a gift for another girl, but my DD modeled it for me.

sooooo cute!!! Beautiful job!!!

What a darling trio!!! Those outfits really turned out great!!!

I have been way too on-topic lately, so here are WAY too many Sawyers and Tessas.

I "borrowed" (okay, I stole it for a few days) my dad's camera and took some pictures of the kids out in the yard.

this child is absolutely breathtakingly STUNNING!!! Great pictures Heather!! Really, you did your babies justice!!!

Well ladies! School has started!!!! I just dropped the girls off at their first day and then met a friend for coffee to celebrate! I am a little sad that summer is over though. It was so crazy with all of our doctors appts. and tests at the hospital for Riley, but I can't really complain because we were able to make it to most of the major things that we had wanted to do. It does seem to have slipped away though and now we are headed into the "structure" of the school year.

I can't get the pictures off of my memory stick, but you'll have to see the "beautiful" (horribly tacky) outfit that Drew picked to wear for her first day. It is from limited too and it horribly tacky with faux necklaces and jewels all over the front. It is very DREW!

Riley was so funny this year. I guess fifth graders are too cool for new lunch boxes! I wasn't trying to talk her into a character or anything, but I thought that she would at least want a fresh new little cooler looking one like she has been using, but no go! She wanted to use her same lunch box and her same backpack. She also talked to her friends about what they would wear and the general consensus was a jean skirt and t-shirt. They didn't want to look like they were trying too hard!

Girls are so funny!!! Maybe now that they are off at school for a few hours a day being "funny" for other people, I'll have time to keep caught up here and maybe even if I go crazy I can get some sewing done!

I was just thinking of Miss Riley this morning!! I hope she's feeling good and healthy!!!

 

[mytwotinks]

I kind of feel the same way except I am more nervous of the no seat belts and the bus drivers!

I am only a few blocks from school. I don't know if I would let them ride at all if there was highway involved. Drew rode a preschool bus and they had them in car seats. I don't understand why they don't have seat belts, although I can see how difficult it would be to get them all buckled in.

 

[charlinn]

Hello...Thanks so much Travelin' Gal and others that responded to my help post on my siggy!! It should be fixed now