Dear Mickey Mouse,

Dear Mickey Mouse, 

 This little boy loves you a lot. A LOT a lot.

But at barely 2 1/2, he's still a little unpredictable with his punches and tackles "love".

We're working on it, Mickey.

But I thought it best to warn you that we are on our way, so:

 If you see him coming, ready yourself! He's all boy after all!

Just remember, I've got your back. Because....... well, I love you too Mickey!

(Look Out Mickey Here I Come shirt: 

Mickey appliqued, letters freezer paper stenciled using Disney font.)

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More Sewing for Disney

Totally carried away?

Maybe....

Josiah is loving his pirate Mickey Mouse shirt!

And I made a matching one for Ethan!

A Minnie Mouse shirt for Sarah.

 Next I took the scraps from Anna's Minnie Mouse pillowcase dress, cut them into pieces,

 and made a fun Minnie!

 Also for Sarah!

Then I wanted to make some Minnie Mouse outfits for the little girls, but I couldn't find any girl's short sleeved shirts, so I bought these:

 clearance men's shirts from the Gap.

 I cut them WAY down and lettuce-edged the bottom and sleeves. Decorated the shirts and made matching skirts based on this idea!

For my totally uncooperative model, I made a little Minnie Mouse peasant dress!

And each girl has a Minnie Mouse hair pretty, also from here.

Phew!

Now I can pack! 

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Sewing for Disney

Since the three little girls got princess dresses, I decided to make Anna a Minnie Mouse pillowcase dress!

I used multiple ideas I saw on the internet to put this together, so nothing specific followed!

I definitely could have made this smaller for my tiny girl, but I think it's still cute! I used jumbo ric-rac and appliqued a Minnie on the front.

 And of course no outfit is complete without a matching hair pretty! A hair bow from the same ribbon as the straps with a Minnie "button" in the middle. (I found this in the scrapbooking section of Jo-Ann's. It actually had foam sticky stuff on the back that I pulled off. Whatever works, right?)

 One more Disney dress done for my smallest princess! 



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My Princesses Three

Although I got two of these dresses made in time for the Harvest Party (third girly was the octopus), the real reason for these dresses happens in 2 weeks when we will be partying in the Happiest Place on Earth. 

 Yep! Packing up these silly princesses and taking them to Disneyland! 

 So, of course they needed some comfy-to-play-in dresses. I decided cotton would be comfortable for long days of walking and going on rides.

 

I started with a basic peasant dress pattern, like this free one, but decided to shirr the bodice pieces for a better "princess-y" fit. This required some inches added to the width of the pattern and some figuring of lengths to get them right. I also made the sleeves more cap sleeve length for poofy princess sleeves.

Next came all the important details:

For Snow White's sleeves, I did inverted pleats with red ribbon peeking out,

 gold braided trim down the front,

 and of course a signature red bow headband!

For Belle's dress I made a red ribbon rose to adorn the front of the shoulder piece,

and a ruched skirt adorned with little ribbon roses!

 Cinderella's dress has a front panel with braided trim,

signature sparkly hip poofs,

 and matching headband. (Followed this tutorial)

Are the princesses three counting the days until we leave?

Definitely! 


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For My Octo-girl, Again

OK, I have to be honest. Our family doesn't really "do" Halloween. We usually just watch a movie and devour a huge bowl of candy. But after I saw the perfect costume for Abby to wear to the AWANA Harvest Party tonight, I just had to make it for her!

 The DIY octopus costume idea isn't a new one. It can be found all over the internet (my fave here.) Abby wanted a purple octopus, so I picked up 4 pairs of knee socks when they were on sale at Target.

I did round each sock to look more like a tentacle and less like, well, a sock. I made a skirt out of the socks by sewing them together about 6" down.

The hat was made from the bottom of a toddler's size t-shirt. A simple beanie design with appliqued eyeballs.

My octo-girl is super excited to sport her costume tonight!

 

Upcycled Sister Skirts

(I know! A sewing post! It's only been for-ev-er!)

 Soooo, a while ago, I bought this skirt figuring it would fit one of my older daughters.

It didn't.

But I still liked the cute fabric and the ruffle around the bottom,

so I decided to cut it apart, just below the zipper.

After serging around the top (to save length), I sewed a casing, threaded some elastic through and then sewed the top closed.

Little girl's skirt done!

It fits Leah great!

That left me with this awkward zippered top piece. I got out my seam ripper and unstitched the top bias edge on both sides of the zipper.

Which left it looking like this.

Next I cut out the zipper, carefully folding the bias edges back. Then I sewed up the back seam where the zipper used to be.

I stitched the bias back over the top edge, leaving a hole to thread some elastic in, and then sewed that closed too. A simple hem around the bottom edge and:

Ta-da! Baby skirt!

Leah and Anna were happy to model,

and Leah's thrilled to have matching skirts!

So cute together!

Easter Weekend

To prepare for Easter, we got some cleaning done. And when I say we, I mean we! Everybody is expected to help out, even the littles!

 Josiah "sweeping" the carpet?

Molly scrubbing chairs.

Leah helping clean the bathroom.

Abby dusting.

I appreciate all the help! The big kids did the big jobs and the littles did the little jobs. Having everybody help is so important! They may not always want to, but it's a responsibility we all share.

Also to prepare for Easter, I made a little something for Anna:

a bunny!

I used Ashley's tutorial from lil blue boo. So cute and easy!

Easter was a great day! We had family over and had some yummy food, egg hunts, and joy that our Savior rose again!

And the bunny?

It was a hit!

Don't they look cute together?

Ha!

Speaking of cute.... looks like we have another bunny at our house!  :)