Is it tacky to....

[sraiford]

wear your homemade shirts from last year? As I am packing to leave for our trip Nov 30-Dec 6 I am finding all of our 2007 shirts. So here is my question would you wear them or leave them at home?

 

[Moeluv4u7]

We haven't had this happen yet (Our first trip is next year) But I would wear them proudly-
We wore our Carowinds shirts that say 2003 this past year- along with Kings Dominion Shirts to Carowinds that had 2006 on them- I figure some of them are "bragging rights" We have been here before and during "this event"- And others are just too darn cute not too wear anymore...
An idea I have for our shirts after we wear them now- The kids are getting bigger and yes, the years are going by- For each child I am making their shirts into quilts that they can use all the time- We will be doing this from our Disney shirts once they are favorably worn as well-
Another cool thing to do is make pillows from them- Or a wall hanging- sew about nine - twelve panels together and add loops at the top for a hanging bar- very decorative and holds many memories- You can even add a family pic to the center as a memory- on the quilts you can also add family pics in between shirt designs- even pics of them wearing the shirt at a ride, event, etc- Those old year shirts will get nuch use at our house! Don't worry if you can't sew or quilt- many places you can take your items to do it for you (of course paying for it)- but many things are very easy to do and come from the heart- a pillow... cut the panel from the shirt giving yourself a bit of extra for sewing- you can use the back of the shirt as the back of the pillow or get a coordinating fabric- sew 3 sides together and buy a pillow form or even batting to stuff with and sew the last side- if you are crafty- add some fringe, crazy yarns, even many different Disney themed linings available at the fabric store-
But for now- Wear those shirts! Be proud you can say you are a multi-visit patron and lover of Disney!
Hope the other ideas mentioned have given others ways to use their shirts later-

 

[mickeyfan1226]

These are cool ideas. Thanks for sharing them
michelle

We haven't had this happen yet (Our first trip is next year) But I would wear them proudly-
We wore our Carowinds shirts that say 2003 this past year- along with Kings Dominion Shirts to Carowinds that had 2006 on them- I figure some of them are "bragging rights" We have been here before and during "this event"- And others are just too darn cute not too wear anymore...
An idea I have for our shirts after we wear them now- The kids are getting bigger and yes, the years are going by- For each child I am making their shirts into quilts that they can use all the time- We will be doing this from our Disney shirts once they are favorably worn as well-
Another cool thing to do is make pillows from them- Or a wall hanging- sew about nine - twelve panels together and add loops at the top for a hanging bar- very decorative and holds many memories- You can even add a family pic to the center as a memory- on the quilts you can also add family pics in between shirt designs- even pics of them wearing the shirt at a ride, event, etc- Those old year shirts will get nuch use at our house! Don't worry if you can't sew or quilt- many places you can take your items to do it for you (of course paying for it)- but many things are very easy to do and come from the heart- a pillow... cut the panel from the shirt giving yourself a bit of extra for sewing- you can use the back of the shirt as the back of the pillow or get a coordinating fabric- sew 3 sides together and buy a pillow form or even batting to stuff with and sew the last side- if you are crafty- add some fringe, crazy yarns, even many different Disney themed linings available at the fabric store-
But for now- Wear those shirts! Be proud you can say you are a multi-visit patron and lover of Disney!
Hope the other ideas mentioned have given others ways to use their shirts later-

 

[sraiford]

Thank you for all the great suggestions. I will include them in our packing and wear them proudly!

 

[figgy4me]

DH & I wear ours over and over... I do try to use designs with no date when I can.. Of course, your pictures will show the same shirts - which I have no problem with. They are clean.........

 

[chaoscent]

Great ideas for recycling shirts. I wear some of my shirts year after year. I have two shirts for the airplane going down. One is figment I'm flying solo... going to see the mouse for when I go alone and the other is figment flying "we're going to see the mouse" for when I go with someone. & then I wear my "time to go home" "I thought we already were" with Mickey crying shirt for my trip home.
Even though I go to Disney 2 to 3 times a year (some years, not this year ) that is the only time I wear those shirts so they are still in good shape. I have a few that I wore to pin events and I will wear them on trips. If I didn't really like the way the shirt turned out I wear them at home to slouch around in. Then I can make new shirts for the next trip. Penny