Mickey Roadster bubble
Minnie Roadster bubble
What fun I had stitching these bubbles with the new Brother iBroidery.com Mickey Roadster designs! The digitizing is just excellent, with so much detail and such appealing, bright colors. Children will love these. Continue reading
“Pack Pals” for our grandson and his friends made entirely in the hoop of my Brother Dream Machine
It seems that children everywhere are dangling little characters and ornaments from their backpacks. The description on one site tells it all:
“Want to dress up your backpack for school? Keychains are a great way to make a statement about who you are…..Show your hobbies, express your beliefs, or tell who you are with one of our keychains today.”
Just see how many are for sale on one site alone. Would you like a tutorial on how these can be made on any embroidery machine?
After embroidering 43 Pokemon Ninja headbands for our 6 year old grandson Alastair I made him a hanging embroidery with the text Pokemon. It hung from his backpack and was admired by his friends.
When I offered to make more, he requested several to share with his Pokemon passionate pals. Eleven were made, some to keep and some to share. He is a kind-hearted, generous little guy who thinks of others far more often than I would expect from a kindergartner.
His sweet classmate Maddie loves Frozen so he asked if I would make some for her. Laurel, his 11 yo cousin, has dubbed them Pack Pals.
Have you seen Brother’s new Disney designs? I absolutely love them. So many of them are fresh and contemporary, so well suited to the styles of the day. As you can see, Minnie is not just black and red any more, but she could still rock those colors if you like.
Laurel’s 4th birthday dress
When Laurel hit her Princess phase at four, she chose Minnie Mouse as the theme for her birthday dress and party. Of course, I made a matching outfit for Robert.
The children have needed Disney outfits since their first trip to the Magic Kingdom 2 years ago. Even though we live little more than an hour from DisneyWorld, we can’t seem to get enough of it.
Seeing the wonder in the eyes of these  two little grandchildren as we ride through It’s a Small World makes me believe in magic. And it restores me to my childhood, at least for the duration of the ride. It’s true what they say about  grandchildren keeping you young–at least at heart.
 Custom made Disney clothes for the adventure helps build their excitement. Not that it needs building!  But the attention the children get from the characters just reinterates their Nana’s message, “You are special.”
