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ABC Family’s Jane By Design Style Challenge – Task 2
As you guys may have noticed, I have been participating in the Jane By Design Style Challenge put on by ABC Family to help spread the word about their new show premiering January 3rd at 9/8c. The good news is I have made it to the next round “Barley” – Grays words, not mine! Each week on Tuesday and Friday we receive a new task! Here was this past Friday’s Task #2!
“Find the plain white t-shirt in your trunk. Using items around your house or your office, create a design on the t-shirt inspired by your fashion icon. Then, put the shirt on your dress form and post a photo of it to your blog, along with an entry that talks about how your design was inspired by your fashion icon. Ask your readers to tell you about their style icons here and mention the name of your blog. “
Since I am primarily a Disney blogger, I find inspiration in all things Disney from fashion ideas to vacation fun! One thing I realized when thinking about this challenge is that a lot of Disney female characters wear aprons and I have a lot of vintage aprons laying around! I think it makes becoming a Princess or a fictional character more obtainable and likeable. Here is an example:
Besides Disney Princesses I love all things vintage! Part of the challenge was to gather up a few things from your home to use on this project. So I grabbed a vintage apron, buttons, fabric markers, scissors and my sewing machine and went to work!
Instead of placing the apron around the waist I decided to move it up on the body giving it an updated look and creating a baby-doll style shirt. Then I cut some of the bottom of the t shirt, where you cannot see, and used that to create a small pocket on on the shirt. Picking up from colors and patterns on the apron I embellished the pocket with some buttons to create a flower design and some blues and greens giving the pocket a more defined shape! Also on the white part of the shirt I sprayed it heavily with glitter, because all princesses need a touch of glitter! The glitter takes the plain white fabric to a whole new level giving it a slightly grey tone! I wanted to make sure this new apron baby-doll t -shirt had a modern feel to it so along with the glitter I cut the sleeves and tied them up. The ripped up and distressed look is very popular right now with celebrities and I have been seeing it more and more in the stores! It also takes the shape of the plain t- shirt and makes it more feminine in the arms. I added a touch of tie dye green and blue to the ties to give it a pop of color! Here are a few more pictures of my new shirt up close!
I had a lot of fun creating this project for Task #2, I actually felt a little bit like Cinderella, who also wears an apron, with all of the cutting and sewing! I even had a little helper like Cinderella did, although mine was human and 4 years old! I would love for you to help me out as well! Just head over to the Jane By Design facebook wall right now, and tell them that Chip and Co. sent you and where you get your fashion inspiration from! That’s it, pretty easy – so go do it now!
Here is another sneak peak from the new original show, Jane By Design – Watch It Here
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ABC Family’s Jane By Design Style Challenge – Inspiration
Please watch my Inspiration Haul video below then share with us what inspires you?
Have you been out at a store and picked up a certain pillow that inspired your whole bedroom or a pair of earring that inspired your whole outfit? We would LOVE to hear from you! Make a quick video showing us your own “haul” and upload it to the official Jane By Design Facebook Page HERE or head over and share a post on what Inspired you!
Now that you have watched my Inspiration Haul video, what inspires you? Have you been out at a store and picked up a certain pillow that inspired your whole bedroom or a pair of earring that inspired your whole outfit? We would LOVE to hear from you! Make a quick video showing us your own “haul” and upload it to the official Jane By Design Facebook Page HERE or head over and share a post on what Inspired you!
Make sure in your video to say that you are a reader of Chip and Co. so it will count for us! The more people who upload videos, comments of inspiration hauls the better! Remember if we win the 3 week challenge there is an at home prize for one of our lucky readers!
Here is a special sneak peak of the new tv show Jane By Design! Watch and see items that they pull inspiration from! Watch the video HERE. Don’t forget to mention Chip and Co. for it to count! Stay tuned for the next challenge coming on Friday!
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ABC Family’s Jane By Design Style Challenge
ABC Family’s new show “Jane By Design” is putting on a challenge for select bloggers leading up to their big premiere January 3rd at 9/8c. Over the next 3 weeks I will be participating in a series of 7 challenges! Today the trunk arrived with details about the challenge as well as some items I am sure the challenges will be based around!
Among the contents in the trunk was a letter from Gray Chandler Murray of the Donovan Decker fashion house, letting me know I will be recieving my challenges from either her personally or her assistant “Jane.” The challenges will be delivered every Tuesday and Friday for the next 3 weeks! Other items in the trunk included a full size body form, pretzels, shirts and fabric markers and a few concealed items!
There are several things I will be judges on including creativity and timeliness. But the most important thing I will be judged on is YOU! A big part of the challenge is getting our readers to participate and engage on our posts! Even better, if we win, there is an at home prize for one of our lucky readers! So make sure you keep checking back on the website and on Facebook for what you can to do help us win! We are really counting on you!
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Top 5 Ways To Have A WDW Birthday On A Budget
Spending a Birthday at Walt Disney World can be one of the most magical birthdays a person ever has! What a special memory, especially for a child. But a birthday at Walt Disney World can be expensive especially if you take into consideration the cost of the vacation in itself with park tickets and room rates we are talking a lot of money. My daughter has been lucky enough to spend 2 out of her 4 birthdays at Walt Disney World and here are a few things that we do to keep the cost down.
- Instead of having a pricey birthday breakfast let your little one have a Mickey’s Premium Ice Cream Bar! Every child should experience ice cream for breakfast so why not at Walt Disney World on their birthday?! Even the grown ups will enjoy this treat!
- Let souvenirs be birthday gifts. If you are lucky enough to spend a few days at Walt Disney World before the big day you will have a good idea of what your child likes souvenir wise. Pick them up without the child knowing and surprise them with fun Disney toys on their big day! This also saves you from packing a lot of gifts to take on vacation with you!
- An experience is always fun on birthday but can be a little pricey. If you have a girl the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique offers a wonderful princess makeover! I recently wrote about how to have a great experience there on a budget! Also you could spring for afternoon tea at the Grand Floridian. Contrary to what you may think, Tea at the Grand Floridian can be very economical as they have an al a cart menu! The tea for little ones is only Apple Juice but is still served in tea pots and it is so much fun! You can also do both of those activities without a park ticket, cutting down on cost as well!
- Instead of shelling out a ton of cash for a custom birthday cake at Walt Disney World, pick up a large rice crispy treat instead! The great thing about the rice crispy treat is that it doesn’t spoil. So if you don’t eat it all and don’t have a refrigerator in your resort room no worries! You can take it back to your room and munch on it for a few days! It is also really fun to just be different than everyone else! My daughter got a ton of oohhs and ahhhs over her rice crispy “cake,” which made her feel really special!
- Decorate the room yourself! Yes, you can have goodies delivered to your room while you are out but that is very expensive. I recommend picking up birthday treats and decorations where you live. Party City has great Disney Themed decorations and so do the Dollar Stores. When your child falls asleep decorate the room in a Disney Theme. Even sprinkle confetti and glitter around, make it look like Tinkerbell visited her room at night! When your child wakes up they are in for a huge surprise! A room fit for a Birthday Princess!
These are a few things I do for my daughter when we are celebrating at Walt Disney World, maybe on your next vacation these will come in handy for you! Have you ever spent a Birthday at Walt Disney World? What was your favorite part of the day?
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Coming January 3rd 2012 – ABC Family’s new original series Jane By Design
Jane By Design is a new lighthearted Drama coming to ABC Family Tuesday, January 3rd at 9/8c! The new show is about a high school girl, Jane, who is mistaken for an adult and hired at the prestigious Donovan Decker, a hip fashion house! Jane soon learns just how hard it is to balance the two lives of a high school student and an assistant to a high powered executive in the fashion industry – all while trying to keep her identity a secret!
Jane By Design has some big names in this new show! Stars include Erica Dasher (The Lake) as Jane Quimby; Nick Roux (Lemonade Mouth) as Billy Nutter; Rowly Dennis (Desperate Housewives) as Jeremy Jones and many more! Also featuring Andie MacDowell (Four Weddings and a Funeral) who stars as Gray Chandler Murray – Jane’s steely boss whose constant demands keep her on her toes.
Make sure to tune in Tuesday, January 3rd at 9/8c! In the meantime check out the shows official website – Jane By Design
Here are a few pictures from the awesome cast! I can’t wait to see how this show plays out!
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