ECV and wheelchair decorating! Share ideas and photos

[Glittercat]

Nightmare!!! I've done some inspiration gathering, will definitely buy fabric to cover the seat and make some other accessories. I saw an adult Sally costume on a website on hale today but it was too $ for this. It would look cool though, I imagined putting it over the seat, like the seat back is the bodice? Sewing uo the arms and letting the skirt fall over and around the seat. Bt I will figure out somehitng! Here's some inspiration...

Oh my goodness I love your concept so muchly much!!! WONDERFUL! Hm...did you check Amazon for the dress? What about checking your local thrift store for a dress that you could customize to make the Sally dress? I also found.. http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Sally-Costume-from-the-Nightmare-Before-Christmas also
http://www.instructables.com/id/Jack-and-Sally/step3/Sallys-Dress/ just scroll down to the "next" button.

 

[ammag]

Oh I intend to make a few outfit for my kids, I am afraid of taking on too much as far as making my own Sally stuff but I will save it in case I find myself more able . I am going to put some black fake "greenery" on the basket and hang ornaments I think? Have to be careful I might go overboard

 

[mamabunny]

@ammag: Hey! I *love* your ideas - putting that bodice over the seat back, and then using the skirt over the seat - let's just say our DD (21 & HUGE "Nightmare" fan) will be all over that idea for her chair!

My little scooter is a TravelScoot. I was very fortunate - I found a used one for sale, which is kind of rare, actually! I personally know a couple of other TS users who keep their "old" TravelScoots either as a backup, or keep one in the house, and one in the car... Anyway, there are sometimes one or two on eBay, or if you are in a large city, one will occasionally pop up on CraigsList, but overall finding a used one is a fairly rare event.

Fully tricked out, a new "Deluxe" model will probably be around $3000. I got my used one (with an extra battery!) for $1400, but it is the "original" model that does not have reverse (so I have to "Fred Flintstone" when I need to back up LOL) and uses a drive belt, instead of a direct-drive motor. The belt is super easy to change - I can do it easily in 5 minutes or less myself with the tools I keep in my battery bag.

Without me on it (I'm a 3L - Lovely Large Lady!) my scooter weighs just 35 pounds. If I put one of the back seats down in my Kia Soul, I can load Angus in fully assembled, and away we go! I have Lithium-Ion batteries, and I ran all day at WDW on just one - except for one memorable day when we went from an 8:00 am Crystal Palace breakfast until somewhere around 1:30 am the next morning. (It was our DD 21st birthday - there was LOTS of celebrating, all over WDW to do that day!)

I did put a "CrampBuster" on the throttle - it uses a twist throttle, like a motorcycle, so that helps make it MUCH easier to drive. And you saw the lights...

BTW - I named him Angus, after Princess Merida's trusty steed, because he always brings me home, safe and sound, from our adventures!

Anyway, you can learn more about it at the company's website here. LMK if you have any questions - I'll be glad to answer them!