We've got ears! Say 'Cheers!'

We have outgrown Dora the Explorer in our household. Guess who the new toddler idol is!

Yep, Minnie Mouse! (or mi-mouse in Andrea speak and yeah, she calls Mickey and Minnie by the same now right now.)

I made her the dress inspired by Minnie's dress in Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.

I made it from this hot pink shirt...

...which I bought for P120 (approx $3) because I wanted to make this:

Anthropologie - The Gathering Tank

I had to cut up the whole shirt to make gathers and creases but I got stuck when it came time to attach the sleeves. Three months it lay there, waiting for me to fix the sleeves (which I already put in but manage to get wrong twice) but the thought of ripping it off and trying again was enough to put me off so when Andrea started showing interest in Minnie and I needed something pink to make her a Minnie Mouse dress... it was time to let go of this idea. I do believe the Minnie Mouse dress is so much prettier than 'The Gathering' dontchatink? (please agree with me).

For the bodice pattern, I traced one of Andrea's dresses and just made it a little bigger so she won't grow out of it immediately. I wanted to add sleeves... but I only had enough fabric left after the bodice and the skirt for one sleeve so I decided to go sleeveless (which is a good thing because I fail miserably when I start working with sleeves... any tips???). For the skirt, it's just 2 rectangles of fabric sewn together at the sides and gathered at the top to match the width of the bottom of the bodice. 

For the polka dots on the skirt, I cut circles from white scrap fabric and used fabric glue to stick them to the pink fabric (too lazy to go the extra mile of sewing them on one by one). And then I made a white bow and added white buttons and my baby doll is ready to do the 'Hotdog Dance' with Mickey and Friends in style.

Had to blur out Daddy there in the background, lying on the couch.

This was the only photo I managed to take of her showing the whole dress... and it required some digital editing so you won't see Daddy's legs and feet in the background because Daddy refused to move.

The back of the dress

Here's a view of the back... plain as plain can be. Didn't have enough time to put polka dots at the back of the skirt before Mickey Mouse Clubhouse came on. Maybe next time.

Rolling on the floor with happiness

The only time you can catch her smiling or laughing is when she's moving... a lot. And the photo is blurred because I'm not so good with action shots.

And now, let's all do the Hotdog Dance!!!

Hot dog! (Hot dog)
Hot dog!

Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog
Now we got ears, it's time for cheers

Hot dog, hot dog, the problem's solved
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog

Grab my boots and a sandwich
Let's start a parade
Get the coconut drum kit
For Daisy to play

Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog
We're taking off, we're dancing now
Hot dog, leapfrog, and holy cow
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog

Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog
It's a brand new day
Whatcha waiting for?
Get up, stretch out, stomp on the floor

Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog
We're splitting the scene
We're full of beans

So long for now from Mickey Mouse (That's me!)
And the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

Lyrics from LyricsMania

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