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Welcome Mandy! Thanks for the Mini Mouse Costume Tutorial!
Hi everyone!! I’m Mandy, from over at Sugar Bee Crafts:
Here’s the whole gang on our recent vacation:
I enjoy all things crafty and have lots of DIY and tutorials on my blog. I even have a link party on Tuesdays so I can see your craftiness – then I show off a bunch of you on Wednesdays. You might know me from a couple of my posts (click picture to check them out!):
Handmade Dress-Up Series – – what a fun idea! Do you have kids that want to wear their dress-ups ALL.DAY.LONG. Don’t we all?!? So with my quick tutorial today, I wanted to show you how to make a “dress-up” outfit that’s comfy too – more like an everyday outfit. So here we go – Minnie Mouse outfit, gone casual – –
You know how cheap – er, “frugal” – I am, so souvenir shirts aren’t even an option. But we need something Disney, right? I made the girls SUPER cute Minnie Mouse outfits. I didn’t take many tutorial pictures, because it’s pretty basic. First I made the pants – I couldn’t decide if it would be hot or cold, so I went mid-way with capris. I just used whatever pattern I had bought on sale for $1 at Joann’s and used the red dot fabric.. Then I slightly gathered the black dot fabric and attached ruffles to the ends of the pants.
Then I got to thinking how I hope the girls even know who Minnie Mouse is (we’re cable deprived so if it’s not on PBS…) so I googled Minnie Mouse Images – – guess which one they zeroed in on??
That’s right, the risque Minnie adult outfit, 2nd one in on the top row. Of course. I had thought about doing a shirt with a big appliqued head on it, but they saw that picture and vetoed the applique. They wanted a belt and shirt like that outfit. I wasn’t sewing a shirt (are you with me – pants are so easy to whip up, but a shirt – intimidating!) but I thought we could do a belt.
So I made a belt by attaching two ruffles of black dot onto the sides of a strip of red dot, then sewed the strip all the way around the shirt to make a casing. To make it look more fitted, like a belt, I threaded elastic through the opening, just like you would when you make an elastic waistband in pants.
The elastic gave it a little gather and some body – I think it turned out cute.

So, maybe $6-8 on fabric and then 2 shirts at $3.50 each. Great deal – way better than a Disney Gift Shop. And cuter, if you ask me. Outfits in action:
Oh, and more recently I made these cute Minnie Mouse hairclips that I show off on my blog, if you want to check those out…
And other dress-up ideas on my blog (click the titles to take you to the posts):
The Upside-Down Man:
Ghost Pillowcase Dress:
Dress like a cow:
Hope to see you in my corner of the blog world, www.SugarBeeCrafts.com!!

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