Happily Ever After

happily ever after
	To find your one and only and live happily with them for the rest of your life. To be constantly happy with no end

I think every little girl at one time or another,

looked at herself as a princess,

and thoughts of growing up and finding

her prince charming, and living "happily ever after."

Disney has certainly created many movies and

characters that gives us

a "fantasy" image of all that is fun,

dreamy, and sparkley!

In a couple of months, our 6 year old granddaughter

will be taken on

a SURPRISE "Disney Cruise." (so shhhhhhh, don't tell!)

Since we are needed more in the role of"Nindy and Papa",

we will dutifully

stay home and watch 16 month old, Giavauna.

(But if there is another cruise,

we can still be Nindy and Papa,

while on a ship. (hint, hint)

Those who know me, know that I love to create

and I have kinda

put sewing on the back burner. Well, the sewing

machine is "smokin"

now.

I thought it would be fun for me to make some

"themed outfits"

that Alessondra to could wear while enjoying

all the Disney characters on the cruise.

I just started a couple of weeks ago, but have a

couple of outfits I have

completed. (I still have to make matching

bows and some accessories)

I have made a couple of "Minnie"dresses. I made

a pattern by having

Alessondra lay on some paper and

I drew a rough outline of her body.

Giavauna had to get in the act and layed

down so I could draw around her, also.

(She had no idea what we were doing!) I also

looked at one of her outfits that

fit Alessondra and used that as a guide.

So, those of you that think you can't

make your own pattern, it's really very simple.

The second "Minnie dress", I cut some trim

apart, and used them as the

face for Minnie. I then added 2 black buttons

for the ears. I topped it off

with a little bow and flower.

One of the activities on the cruise will be

about "Toy Story." I thought it

would be fun to make a cowgirl dress so she

could be "Woody's girlfriend-

Jessie. Of course, it had to have fringe, so

I had some leather trim and used it for the

hem.

I had some red mesh bling, so I cut out a star

and added it to the denim top.

I think it will look so cute with her cowgirl

boots. I also made some cuffs to match, just

to accessorize it a little more.

I still want to find a hat I can bling up and I

am working on a little denim purse to match.

I am also working on some jewelry pieces by using

some scrapbook paper, cutting out Disney

characters, and adding rhinestones and pearls.

I still have alot to make, but I enjoy every

minute of it. I hope they take tons of pictures so

we can see her with all the characters. As I make

more, I will post another blog.

Until then, I hope you all 'Live Happily Ever After"