So, do you want to know what I have been up to? Ok I will tell…. I learned to sew! I know….who would have ever thought a girl who loves to shop as much as I do would want to make something instead of shopping for it. Well, I have been planning another trip to Disney World (stay tuned for some wonderful details about our trip and a pre-trip report), and I came across all of these beautiful custom made Disney outfits on Ebay and Etsy. Naturally I wanted to buy my daughter about 20 of them for our trip, but here’s the catch they were nearly $300 a piece. I don’t think my husband would have been happy if I spent $6000 on my daughter’s Disney World apparel. So I decided if I wanted her wearing cute Disney Boutique clothes, I would have to learn how to make them myself.

Now I figured it was a long shot, but when I put my mind to something, I am pretty determined. Now for those of you who don’t know, I am an accountant (not a very creative field). I had never touched a sewing machine before in my life. The things I have been making aren’t perfect, but I am pretty happy with them, and my daughter loves them!

Here are a few of the outfits I have made in the past 4 weeks since I bought a sewing machine and embroidery machine.

Now does this mean I am shopping less? NO WAY….. in fact I have to admit I am shopping MORE! Between buying the machines I wanted and needed to complete these outfits (STAY TUNED: My deal of the week will be my embroidery machine and a great discount I found on it), and shopping for fabric and patterns, I am shopping more then ever. I have only been sewing for a month and I have a full sized dresser full of fabric already and a few bags waiting to be unpacked. I never knew how addictive fabric buying could be. There are just so many prints I adore, and don’t even get me started on applique designs for my embroidery machine.

So stay tuned…. I will be bringing back my shopping deals of the week and sharing all the shopping I am doing for my new hobby!

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1.What were your favorite games to play when you were a kid? Do you remember the rules? Share them here (bored kids grounded from video games will thank you):

I loved board games when I was a kid, especially Candy Land. And Candy Land sure fits with the Halloween Theme. Today
I love Monopoly, which surprisingly I never played until I met my husband. It took my awhile to learn the game since he was always cheating!

2. Did you go trick-or-treating when you were a kid? What was your favorite costume ever?

I always trick-or-treated as a kid. My favorite costume was Jeanie from I Dream of Jeanie.

3. How old is “too old” to go trick-or-treating?

You are never too old to trick-or-treat. Just a few weeks ago I went trick-or-treating at Walt Disney World’s Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party with hundreds of other adults.

4. Do you remember any silly or gross songs or rhymes from your childhood (like, “Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts”)? Share them with us!

I loved this song when I was a kid:

Oh I wish I were a little bar of soap,
For I’d slippy and I’d slidy
Over everybody’s hidey
Oh I wish I were a little bar of soap

Oh I wish I were a little mosquito,
For I’d nippy and I bity
Under everybody’s nightie
Oh I wish I were a little mosquito

Oh I wish I were a little bottle of pop,
For I’d go down with a slurp
And I’d come up with a burp
Oh I wish I were a little bottle of pop

Oh I wish I were a little English sparrow,
For I’d sitty on the steeple
And I’d spitty on the people
Oh I wish I were a little English sparrow

5. What is your favorite Halloween memory?

My Favorite Halloween memory was seeing my daughter’s shock and amusement when people gave her candy during her first year trick-or-treating. She was a black cat and she kept tripping on her tail all night, but nothing could slow her down.

Hopefully I will have even more fond memories this year, it will be the first time I take Taylor shopping for costumes, and we love to shop!

6. What goodies do you hope to find in your treat bag this Halloween?

I love anything gummy. Gummy bears, worms, or something gummy with a Halloween theme.

Now I am going to tag my friend Janet @ http://www.sheneedstoknow.com/booknook, because I don’t want to stay “it” too long. Be on the look out, it is Halloween time and you just might be tagged next.

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