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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Happy Birthday, Baby!

Oh, my beautiful baby girl...

it doesn't seem that long ago you came to us looking like this!

 But now you are a such a big girl!

 Clever, independent, full of spunk.

You have made our lives better, and we are so thankful for you! 

We all love you so, Annie-Bananie.

Happy 1st Birthday, Anna!

The 12 month re-cap:

 

 

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!

 

My Little Punkin

This little one is growing up! 11 months old and almost exclusively walking. She finally weighs 20 pounds and has 9 teeth! This little girl is such a tiny sweet thing, unless her brother bothers her. Then he gets this:

 Oh, I have a feeling I'm going to be seeing a lot of that face....

And she definitely has a mind of her own paired with a strong sense of determination:

"Photo shoot? No, thanks....I'm done."

Happy 11 months, my pretty little punkin!

This Week

This week brought an end to soccer season. I'm sad to see it go. Seth's team only lost one game this year. He's such a hard and determined worker, it's a delight to watch his athleticism on the field. We were truly blessed by wonderful weather to watch every game, but the very next day after soccer was done?

 The rain came to water our thirsty yard. We are happy that our volunteer pumpkin plant produced so many pumpkins! Almost one for every kid, although some will have to be happy with green ones. 

This week also brought orthodontic appointments (Seth got top braces and Abby got her arch wire adjusted), drama practices (Megan was cast as Meg in Little Women), AWANA, and a birthday party for Sarah to attend.

Do we sound busy? 

Yes, and totally blessed.

Meggy-Doodle

The whole world is before you, my Meg.

You are amazing and I am so thankful for you. I hope all your dreams come true!

Happy 17th Birthday!