Disboutiquers Part 16 Kids Disney Boutique / Customs Clothes psst..we sew

[midatlanticpower]

AimeeG.... I missed your post about your craft room and only saw Heather's response to it. But... CONGRATS!!! you're gonna love a room to yourself!

Anyway- my craft room has been an on going thing. Every couple of months I change things up, trying to figure out what is the set up for me, but the one thing that hasn't changed is the set up I have with my tables. Like Heather, I have an "L" shaped work area, but I have my computer desk seperate from my work area. I have also purchased inexpensive tables for my work surface and desk area. The tables I bought at Target on clearance for $89.00 a piece. The desk, I bought on clearance from Bombay for like $100.00- it was originally a small dining room table, but is the perfect size for my desk.

Here's an over all pic of the room. PLEASE EXCUSE THE MESS- I'm in the middle of making a quilt. And, NO, I'm not a baseball fan (curtains in pic) Those came with the house and I ahve yet to change them. I'm still trying to decide on a color scheme for my room- so they'll sit there until I decide!

My room is just about the same size as yours- 11 x10. You can see the desk to the left and my work area to the right. I moved my furniture all over the place in trying to decide on a set up- and this one was the best for me. I really wanted the table by the window, but if I did that, I couldn't fit my desk anywhere- and I wanted to be able to see out the window no matter where I was in the room, so, this is what worked out. What resulted was a work area I could scoot my desk chair to very easily- and I sew on the other side of the sewing table- being able to see out the window. Setting my room up this way allowed me to put 3 work tables, one desk and a big ol' bookcase in this small space- and I don't feel the least bit crowded in it! You can also see how I use the space on my walls above the work area.

Your craft room is awesome!!!

 

[msumissa]

Drive by post but......
I just placed my order for an embroidery machine! I am so excited. I went with the Brother PE 700ii!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations... I just got mine on Sunday and it is fantastic... my poor Viking Iris is being retired to a sew only machine!

You are going to love it, it is like a dream!

 

[2cutekidz]

Look at how little she was! This looks like a Michigan Halloween, for sure! This must have been before she put her winter coat on over the costume, though.

LOL! This was just last year. It was surprisingly warm, and the kids dodn't need coats! Poor Matthew was in a very warm monkey costume and was probably too hot!

 

[mommyof2princesses]

Love everybody's craft room. Wish I had one..but if I did I may never come out!

My mom got the updated software for her pfaff so we can embroider now. $850 later we can now make Sara Beth's birthday outfit. That is an expensive outfit!

These look great! I love the hot pink and zebra together! Where did you find the princess storybook fabric?

Thanks! I believe I got the book at Joanns about a year ago. It has been sitting in my fabric pile...along with a nemo one that I just don't know what to do with it!

I just finished my AK outfit for Nik

That is great! Love Daisy!

 

[EnchantedPrincess]

UGH!!! I lost all my multiquotes... I love everything posted recently...especially the Cinderella skirt that Heather made! Are those embroidery designs for sale???

Karen..I am always so jealous of your art/craft/sewing room!! Some day in the far, far future, I will have a room just like that... I love IKEA..must make a trip there soon!

Snubie...congrats on the new embroidery machine!! How exciting.

 

[sohappy]

Karen, will you please adopt me (and my two kids)? I would be happy to sing (or at least speak) your praises alllll day! Oh and I have some chipboard I could thrown in too! I really do have a ridculous qty of chipboard if you need some.

Great sewing and craft area. I LOVE the organization of it all. Mine looks a hot mess right now, but I am finished with my Disney sewing, at least for this trip.

 

[EnchantedPrincess]

Karen, will you please adopt me (and my two kids)? I would be happy to sing (or at least speak) your praises alllll day! Oh and I have some chipboard I could thrown in too! I really do have a ridculous qty of chipboard if you need some.

Great sewing and craft area. I LOVE the organization of it all. Mine looks a hot mess right now, but I am finished with my Disney sewing, at least for this trip.

Stacy..I just saw that you are leaving in 14 days!!!! How exciting!!!!!

 

[Miz Diz]

Drive by post but......
I just placed my order for an embroidery machine! I am so excited. I went with the Brother PE 700ii!!!!!!!!!

Congrats!

I would love an embroidery machine. What are the advantages/disadvantages of getting an embroidery machine vs sewing/embroidery machine?

I have a basic mechanical singer sewing machine that is only a couple years old and I just started sewing. I was considering getting something that does both.

 

[minnie2]

SO CUTE! Love the outfit, and I love seeing pics of Kyle, too! It's so great that he's doing so well!

Thanks! i wouldn't say he is doing well I would say he is having fun and that is what is important!

I love the Daisy outfit!
I didn't realize that was George in that picture! How cool!


Yikes!!! This makes me hope that my kids take after me and their father and that they don't like sports!

Yup that is George in the sunglasses talking to Kyle.
I wish I could be that way but G is a HUGE football fan and wasn't allowed to play sports as a kid but he always dreamed of it. I played Softball for years and loved it. I love Football too so even if Kyle isn't great he is having fun and as painful as it is to watch (not because of danger but because of his playing!)I am glad he loves it.
Nik is a blast to watch because she is really good at cheer.

That sounds bad doesn't it? I do love watching both kids in reality...

Drive by post but......
I just placed my order for an embroidery machine! I am so excited. I went with the Brother PE 700ii!!!!!!!!!

Another person who I am going to have Hoop envy for!

You ahve to (and I know you are) get Heather's designs! OMG I am in LOVE!!! I have stitched out some of her Cindy designs and OMG I think I am on block 7 and no problems they stitch like a dream!!!!!

 

[teresajoy]

What?? You need to learn to use that machine!! They're really not all that hard to use, it's just intimidating to start! You can do it!

Seriuosly, Heather is right! She just showed me how to use mine a month ago and I am LOVING it now!!! I wish she'd do a tutorial for us! There are several in the bookmarks, look them over then just go for it!

First......... I need to apologize to Heather, as I invited her to come out and play yesterday, and I didn't show up! I tried to, but my camera was not co-operating for me... and I have a special surprise for her later in the post. I'm sorry Heather. Can we still be friends?

OK- here are the photos from my trip the other night. I LOVE THIS PLACE!
It's called Monches Farms. They had their Autumn preview the other night- and sent me an email to come and visit- so I did. It was a beautiful night- cool and cloudy, but just perfect for an Autumn preview--- and it even felt a little eerie when we entered the store with all the Halloween stuff they had.

I couldn't believe it when I saw it! HEATHER WAS RIGHT! Sock Monkeys REALLY ARE EVIL! :Scared1:

WHAT!!! WHAT!! WHAT!!!??? HUH??!!!!

You are MEAN MEAN MEAN!!!

That is so scary!!!

I really thought we were friends!!

Here is our Hannah Costume (Halloween day at Camp). I got it on clearance at the Disney Store- $8 for the costume $1.50 for the sunglasses (microphone was a McDonald's toy but Target had microphones in the toy clearance section here)

She looks so cute!!!

And sock monkeys are Evil? I wasn't aware of that. My best snuggly when I was really little was a scrawny sock monkey nameds Igor. I called him Gore for short.

Evil, evil to the core!

They aren't evil at all....we just have a few DISers who get nervous by the mere mention of a sock monkey (not naming names Heather )

Don't listen to her, she's nuts.

Well..... yes. According to some, they are. Sorry! Do you have any pics of gore you can share with us? I know I'm not the only one that would enjoy seeing him!

And so the madness continues.

Drive by post but......
I just placed my order for an embroidery machine! I am so excited. I went with the Brother PE 700ii!!!!!!!!!

YAY Stacey!! That is great!

I was thinking that I would have to find a picture of Gore. The only ones I would have would be at home in photo albums, so maybe I can find one this weekend and share it on Monday.

Thanks for the advance warning!

UGH!!! I lost all my multiquotes... I love everything posted recently...especially the Cinderella skirt that Heather made! Are those embroidery designs for sale???

Yep, and they are even in 4x4 size, cuz she loves me!

 

[karebear1]

It only confirms what I already knew to be true! With those blood-red mouths, there is only one thing they could be doing... They are evil incarnate!

I was going to forgive you for standing me up yesterday, but after the sock monkey incident, I just don't know if I can.

Was the rope they hung that evil thing on around it's neck at least? That would make me feel a little better about the situation.

So........ it has now been reduced down to the "sock monkey incident" huh??? You only had to endure a mere picture of this thing!

Rope?? Coulda been!

Drive by post but......
I just placed my order for an embroidery machine! I am so excited. I went with the Brother PE 700ii!!!!!!!!!

Oh goodie, Goodie, GOODIE!!! How fun! I can hardly wait to see what you sew first with it! CONGRATS!

Where did you get those little white shelves for holding your ribbon?? Did you have to modify them?? About how many spools will they hold??

Thanks!!

The ribbon shelves I ordered from ebay. I think I have them book marked- if you want the info, juts shoot me a pm and I'll send it to you. I did not have to modify these shelves at all. they are made specifically for ribbons. Right now I have 60 rolls of 3/4" ribbon in each shelf. Of course, if you used 1/4 ribbon rolls, more would fit on there. I love these. It took me a long time looking til I found them too! Of course, they only holds a small amount of my ribbon! I have jars and shoe boxes of them too.

My husband and I were watching a show the other day about people that hoard things. I looked at him and said to him, "You think I'm a hoarder- don't you?" He just looked the other way and mumbled something about having hoarder "tendencies". Well, I think that just because I have boxes and jars and shelves of ribbon, and paper , and stamps, and cricut cartridges and...... well you know ..... doesn't mean I'm a hoarder! RIGHT???

Karen, I am in love with your craft room. I got my sewing room all set up not too long ago, then we got water in the basement, and had to change the rug. Where do you think most of the furniture and assorted junk from the wet room had to go when the contractors were in the house? Yep, my newly organized room. The rug is in now, but I am still trying to get both rooms back to a more organized state.

I was thinking that I would have to find a picture of Gore. The only ones I would have would be at home in photo albums, so maybe I can find one this weekend and share it on Monday.

Thank you- and I'm so sorry to hear about the flood of water! That must be so frustrating!!! The good news is, you got a new rug out of it AND you can start re-organizing you craft room now! SO MUCH FUN!!!

Please post a picture of gore. I just KNOW that Heather and Teresa would so enjoy the visual feast of another sock monkey. They love them so!

Your craft room is awesome!!!

Thank you! I have posted pics of it a couple times on past threads, and I'm sure people get absolutely sick of seeing it, but it's always changing and when people ask about craft spaces, I love to give my 2 cents worth- along with pics of course!

My mom got the updated software for her pfaff so we can embroider now. $850 later we can now make Sara Beth's birthday outfit. That is an expensive outfit!

WOW that's gonna be one special birthday dress!

Karen..I am always so jealous of your art/craft/sewing room!! Some day in the far, far future, I will have a room just like that... I love IKEA..must make a trip there soon!

Just remember- it took many, many moons to get it! So start collecting things for it now and before you know it, it'll be a real room!

Karen, will you please adopt me (and my two kids)? I would be happy to sing (or at least speak) your praises alllll day! Oh and I have some chipboard I could thrown in too! I really do have a ridculous qty of chipboard if you need some.

Great sewing and craft area. I LOVE the organization of it all. Mine looks a hot mess right now, but I am finished with my Disney sewing, at least for this trip.

Yes! I will adopt you! I need all kinds of people in my life now that my kids have abandoned me and refuse to move back up to the frozen tundra area of the US.

You will use that chipboard- just wait and see!

WHAT!!! WHAT!! WHAT!!!??? HUH??!!!!

You are MEAN MEAN MEAN!!!

That is so scary!!!

I really thought we were friends!!




And so the madness continues.

Moi? Mean??? I think not! I prefer to look at it as protective! I just wanted to warn you of what you could possibly encounter if you headed out in certain parts of the country. I ask you...... what harm is there in that?? I even gave you several chances not to look- and posted warnings! So- you see......... I really am your friend!

I know you really want to see pics of Gore- maybe you will be enlightened by the beauty of a well loved sock monkey!

 

[ireland_nicole]

Drive by post but......
I just placed my order for an embroidery machine! I am so excited. I went with the Brother PE 700ii!!!!!!!!!

Yipee!!!! I'm so essited for you!!

Congrats!

I would love an embroidery machine. What are the advantages/disadvantages of getting an embroidery machine vs sewing/embroidery machine?

I have a basic mechanical singer sewing machine that is only a couple years old and I just started sewing. I was considering getting something that does both.

For me, I chose an embroidery only machine. Even though my sewing machine is a little "mature" (9 years) it's a great machine and I love it. So I really wasn't in a hurry to lose it, and couldn't afford to get a combo machine at the same level as my current machine (the one at the dealer was $10,000 and no, I didn't accidentally add too many zeroes) so there's no way I could afford one of those. Also, some designs take a pretty long time to stitch out, and you kinda have to be there, so why not sew at the same time? Also, God forbid something breaks, I'm only down one of the machines until it's fixed. I ended up choosing the brother PES700ii that's so popular around here

 

[Stephres]

Well my parents are supposed to fly back from their trip tonight at 9:07 so I decided to finish the tunic dress I promised to make for mom a month ago! Megan took the picture:

I made a little clutch/wristlet to match:

And one for my sister:

Also, we were in Wal mart looking for white t-shirts for Jessica and I found this totally cute outfit. I am glad Megan still likes little girl stuff!

And a little something for Scrappy! You can tell by the expression of his face that he hates it. I am hoping it will grow on him though. Megan picked out the fabric and I am happy with the way it came out.

 

[karebear1]

Well my parents are supposed to fly back from their trip tonight at 9:07 so I decided to finish the tunic dress I promised to make for mom a month ago! Megan took the picture:

I made a little clutch/wristlet to match:

And one for my sister:

Also, we were in Wal mart looking for white t-shirts for Jessica and I found this totally cute outfit. I am glad Megan still likes little girl stuff!

And a little something for Scrappy! You can tell by the expression of his face that he hates it. I am hoping it will grow on him though. Megan picked out the fabric and I am happy with the way it came out.

The dress is adorable, Megan takes GREAT pics.... and you have a lucky doggie!

 

[itsheresomewhere]

Enabler Alert-

For those of you who make your own autograph books. Michaels has in the dollar section some chipboard albums in the shape of a bear. It looks just like Winnie the Pooh. Great for little hands.

 

[Adi12982]

I have to go back about 20 pages to catch up. . . but wanted to post this now, and then catch up later:


Had my 32 week appointment yesterday. Isabel had her head down still - yeay - and she will hopefully stay that way Her heart rate was at 144 and the poking and prodding to measure my uterus got her SUPER active!! I'm measuring at 34 weeks - a little big, but they say you can be +/- 2 and that is normal. Today we did the 3D/4D ultrasound, she was sooo sleepy, but still looking adorable (at least to us). . .


My daughter ALWAYS has her hands touching or hiding her face, and has had her legs crossed at EVERY ultrasound - even back at 12 weeks! So it was no surprise that both were true this time!

This is how the u/s started, and how she wanted to be most of the time (she's either shy or was very comfortably sleeping ):

Her crossed little (actually, BIG) legs/feet:

Our Sleeping Beauty:

My new favorite, love her open mouth here, lol:

LOVE how clear you can see her little face here:

 

[MinnieVanMom]

We could use some prayers

We just found out that the boys' "Nana" (actually their Great Great Aunt, the woman who raised Ryker from birth until we got him in February) doesn't have much longer to live. She has been battling lung cancer that has spread for months now and is under hospice care. They said hours, MAYBE a few days, but she seems to be going downhill fast.

If you pray could you please send some to her for a gentle passing, and to send strength to her family? Her sister is trying to make it there from Tennessee, and she has children and grandchildren with her now trying to help her through.

Thanks so much.

Prayers for the family and for Nana's passing in peace.

AimeeG.... I missed your post about your craft room and only saw Heather's response to it. But... CONGRATS!!! you're gonna love a room to yourself!

Anyway- my craft room has been an on going thing. Every couple of months I change things up, trying to figure out what is the set up for me, but the one thing that hasn't changed is the set up I have with my tables. Like Heather, I have an "L" shaped work area, but I have my computer desk seperate from my work area. I have also purchased inexpensive tables for my work surface and desk area. The tables I bought at Target on clearance for $89.00 a piece. The desk, I bought on clearance from Bombay for like $100.00- it was originally a small dining room table, but is the perfect size for my desk.

Here's an over all pic of the room. PLEASE EXCUSE THE MESS- I'm in the middle of making a quilt. And, NO, I'm not a baseball fan (curtains in pic) Those came with the house and I ahve yet to change them. I'm still trying to decide on a color scheme for my room- so they'll sit there until I decide!

This pic is only half of the closet and look how much it holds!!

Well- I hope that helps

Karen, how do you feel about a trip out west to organize my area? Your room is truly amazing and I have serious envy.

Drive by post but......
I just placed my order for an embroidery machine! I am so excited. I went with the Brother PE 700ii!!!!!!!!!

Yes! Glad you got a machine. I hope you love it.

 

[karebear1]

Karen, how do you feel about a trip out west to organize my area? Your room is truly amazing and I have serious envy.

I love it out west! When do you need me???

 

[bentleygirl22]

Finally!! I've had the Vida done on this for awhile, but finished the jeans on Monday. Come to find out Em has had a growth spurt, and a 5slim doesn't fit her anymore - no way, no how!! So I had to re-do the jeans!! Emily LOVEs this set and actually had fun modeling.

so cute!!

And the back:

Here are some closeups of the appliques I digitized for it:

i LOVE IT!!

My first disboutique board share! Okay, so i know it isn't anything special, or (disney related LOL) but I just wanted to share an outfit my daughter Gianna & I put together for her 7th birthday party. She had it at an old fashioned ice cream parlor & decided she wanted a vanilla, chocolate & strawberry themed outfit. I don't have an embroidery machine, so I cheated and bought the tank on etsy, but she "designed" the skirt & I sewed it and I even snuck a fabric hair tie on her (mom....bows are sooo babyish!!) so here she is...my now 7 year old DIVA Gianna!
Thanks...Krysta

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sO CUTE

First of all, I have quickly read everything that has been posted but forgot to multiquote. As usual, every one has created some great outfits. I love both Vidas (the Pooh and Halloween), the Minnie Princess Dress is unbelievable, and Marah I am so impressed with your applique -- to me it looks like your 100th applique -- not your first! Love the new kitty as well. If it's a girl I say name it Candace in honor of Phin and Ferb.

April, I so hope your mom's dog comes home safely. I know cats are great at disappearing for days and I have had a few stories about dogs as well that make it home safely. Our pets are our families as well.

And, after seeing HeatherSue's latest endeavor (I am oh so jealous!!!) maybe I should wait a few days to post my pics, but here goes anyway.

DD loves horses so I made her a ruffle halter from YCMT and Carla C's easy fit pants, which I wanted to be capris and they turned out more like crop pants. I presume it's b/c dd is so frickin' skinny. I think I need to take the pattern in a bit for her. Also, I hand ruffle and see I really could have done a better job on the shirt, but it's really not noticeable when she wears it (and she wore it to the dentist today and got compliments )

Here are pics of the top and pants:

i LIKE THAT

I thought that I should finish something, so I can post it so I don't get kicked out of the club!! I made this bag out of the "infamous" bandanna!! When I saw the dresses posted, I loved them. I know that I would probebly get some stares if I made that for myself, so I thought a bag for the trip would work....I shouldn't lose it, it's bright enough.
When I got it together, I realized it was kind of big. Oh well, us mom's carry enough around. This should have enough room for my DSLR, snacks, everything else

tHATS SUPER CUTE..

I have finished a few more customs for DL. Only 48 more days and I still have more to do. This is DD12. My 2 oldest only want t-shirts.

ALL SO CUTE

 

[itsheresomewhere]

OT question for those of you on

I bought a custom dress over a month ago. The person has not sent the dress nor sent me any emails other than july 25 when she sent a note saying she had almost finished it. I don't want to be a pest but would any of you object to a buyer sending a just checking on the progress email. I really wanted the fabric as it was about 3 yards of silk for under 20 made into a custom dress. Buying the fabric alone from anywhere else was about 3x more.

Thanks