Save the Date!

 

Hello again, Disney Stitchers!  Mark your calendars for the 2026 Stitch the Magic event.

January 31-February 1, 2026

Keep following us for more details.  We can't wait to see you there!

A ROARING thank you!

 

We had a monstrously grand time at the 2025 Stitch the Magic event.  Thank you to all of you who attended our gathering.  That bingo game was a lot of noise!  We'll have to think of another game as exciting!

Congratulations to our door prize winners, Allyson and Shelvia, and to our grand prize winner, Ilse!  We can't wait to see the amazing projects you create.

We're taking a break for a bit, but don't worry.  We already have lots of things on paper and tons of ideas flurrying around in our heads on how we want to pull this off.  Keep checking back for the latest info.  Meanwhile, help support our creative team by checking out what keeps them busy when not at our amazing annual event.

Beach Bunny Yarns

Dizzy Blonde Studios

yBsquare

The Devil is in the Details...

It’s almost time to scream with laughter as we join together to meet new friends, catch up with those familiar, talk about our love of all things Disney, and stitch the afternoon away.

We will start our gathering at 1:00 PM on Saturday, January 25^th.  Plan to hang out until around 4:30 PM or until we can’t stitch anymore.  This year’s location is at Disney’s Coronado Springs – Old Lobby.  Where is the old lobby?  It’s on the left side of the tower, just past the bus stops, but not as far as the Convention Center entrance.  Attached is a map showing you our approximate location.

What to bring:
In addition to your lovely selves, feel free to bring your Stitch the Magic WIPs, or any other projects you may be working on. 
We do have a few items left of this year’s exclusive merchandise.  If you haven’t already, please support our dyers and crafters and order some cool stuff HERE.  We aren’t allowed to sell on property, so you’ll have to order before you go.  There’s still some yarn, T-shirts, and notions left.

We have a completely full registration this year.  If you are unable to attend, please email:  alicia@beachbunnyyarns.com to let us know.

If you have a park ticket and would like to join us for our park excursion on Sunday, we are playing the day away at the Magic Kingdom.  Don’t worry; you don’t have to spend the whole day with us.  We hope to all get in on the Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor and scream with laughter, all the while wearing our 2025 themed T-shirts (so wear ‘em if ya got ‘em).  Please fill out the attached Google form below with your info so we can keep you up to date on where we are.

We are so looking forward to hanging out with you at the Stitch the Magic 2025 event.  See you real soon!

Beach Bunny Yarns (Ron & Alicia)

Dizzy Blonde Studios (Laura)

yBsquare (Amanda)

How do I get to Disney’s Coronado Springs?

The first, and coolest, option is to book a room at Coronado Springs Resort.  Then, you’ve got access to all of Disney World’s amenities and the theme parks are just a quick bus ride away.

The second option is to drive to the Coronado Springs Resort.  At the guard gate, tell the guard you are there to dine at Rix Café or the El Mercado food court.  Once you go through the guard gate, take an immediate left into the convention center parking lot.  Head towards the blue-roofed overhang just left of the Disney bus stop.  This option may be limited due to a full parking lot or other events.

Or the third option, park at one of the garages at Disney Springs and catch the bus to Coronado Springs Resort.  Know that the bus ride itself is ~18+ minutes.  Please allow an extra half hour to wait at the bus station in addition to the bus ride so you won’t be late.

Park Excursion Registration Form

You'll Scream...

...over our final item in our 2025 Stitch the Magic "CDA Combo":  a 3D printed It's a Scream Canister that doubles as a notions storage container!  Made by Amanda of YbSquare, it measures 3.75” x 1.25”, 4” around with 1” x 3.25” of storage space:  a perfect container for darning needles, stitch markers or other small items you want to keep neatly stored away and at hand.  It also boasts a 4" satin cord loop, perfect for attaching to the carabiner clip on your new Stitch the Magic project bag.  

From the maker:

"When this years’ theme was shared with me I knew I needed to find scream canisters for us. This fun find is based on the scream turned laugh canister from the movie and just like in the movie it can contain both. 

Some stitch markers and projects that use them can evoke both responses, sometimes at the same time. This can be used to keep stitch markers and a small darning needle on hand to reduce the risk of screams while stitching and encourage the laughter."

There is a limited quantity of these scream canisters, so make sure you place your pre-order early to secure yours! 

And again, pre-sales will open once the entire collection has been revealed, along with the bonus item for those who order the entire collection, but we'll cover that in another post. 

We're almost there!

Ook-lay in the Ag-bay...

 

Sulley:  Mike, that's not her door.
Mike:  What are you talking about? Of course it's her door. It's her door.
Sulley:  No. Her door was white and it had flowers on it.
Mike:  No. It must've been dark last night because this is its door.

No Stitch the Magic collection is complete without an amazing project bag, and this year's does not disappoint!  Amanda from YBSquare has done it again with the Keep the Doors Coming Project Bag!

From the Artist:

Monsters Inc has been one of my favorites since its release. I did struggle a little with fabrics for this one. The doors were easy but the other fabric, not so much. There is so much to work with! Sushi, those awesome glasses, different monsters, kids toys, the CDA, … I went with a Code 23-19 reference. Do you recognize the monster George Sanderson coloring and the infamous sock?

About the bags: they are complete reversible, so you can pick which side to show each day. As these are handmade, the fabric placement will vary.  Each bag has a cotton webbing handle for wrist wearing, a carabiner for clipping to most anything and a cord lock on the drawstring.  It is also machine washable, just remove the carabiner and wash on delicate.

 ~~~Amanda

The measurements for this bag are 3 3/4 x 6 1/2 boxed bottom; 11 1/2 inches tall and 20 3/4" around.  Measurements may vary up to 1/4".  Whether your chosen fiber art expression is knitting, crochet, weaving drop-spindling, or hand embroidery, this bag Is the perfect size for the fiber artist on-the-go.  

Pre-sales will open once the entire collection has been revealed, and, as last year, there will be a bonus item for those who order the entire collection, but we'll cover that in another post.  

But wait there's more to come from Monstropolis!...in our next post.  Stay tuned!

There's more to life than scaring

Moreso than ever, the Beach Bunnies and the Dizzy Blonde all feel strongly about giving back to our communities through conservation.  This year we will again be donating a portion of our proceeds to this year's non-profit, Delilah's 2nd Chance Rescue.  And, since last-year's T-shirt fundraiser was such a big hit, we're doing it again this year with 100% of all T-shirt proceeds being donated to the rescue, who, frankly, could really use the funds right now.  Hurricane Milton caused serious damage to their headquarter kennels, and they need every penny they can get to help aid with repairs.

Arrive in style to the event and/or park excursion!

T-shirts will only be available through pre-order HERE.

The t-shirts are 4.2 oz, 52% airlume combed and ringspun cotton/48% polyester.  They are pre-shrunk, lightweight and oh-so-very soft.  The shirts are relaxed fit (unisex) and feature tapered shoulders, a comfortable crew neck with a tear-away tag, side seams and short sleeves.  In staying with the theme of this year's gathering, we chose a heathered pale turquoise color with a Stitch the Magic emblem done in purple screen printing as well as an easter egg (23-19) on the back!!  (IYKYK)

In order to have the shirts produced and then either picked up at Orlando Distaff Day or shipped in time for you to wear to the event, the last day to order will be December 11, 2024.  We will not be doing a second run, so don't miss out.  Order your shirt today!

I've got my Eye on You...

Roz:  Hello, Wazowski. Fun-filled evening planned for tonight?
Mike:  Well, as a matter of fact...
Roz:  Then I'm sure you filed your paperwork correctly, for once.

[Mike smiles innocently] 

Roz:  Your stunned silence is very reassuring.

“Always Watching”, this year’s 2^nd colorway is from Dizzy Blonde Studios in Port Saint Lucie, FL and was inspired by Roz, the administrator and key master of Scare Floor F, who is also tasked with ensuring all paperwork is filled out properly and turned in at the end of every shift…something Mike Wazowski can’t quite seem to manage…a constant thorn in Roz's side to be sure.

"Always Watching" is dyed up on the same 80/20 SW Merino/Silk, 4 oz/115 gm-434 yds/397 m of soft, lustrous luxury as "That Darn Paperwork".  The Dizzy Blonde chose Deep burgundy for Roz' cardigan, and steely gray for her mohawk are the prominent colors, with a dash of slug umber to warm things up a smidge and pop against the dominant cooler palette.

Laura has been knitting for over 20 years, first introduced to the craft by a very close friend who worked in the film industry, and was growing weary of losing her knitting friends when a show wrapped. Dizzy Blonde Studios was born out of Laura’s love for knitting, designing, and all things fiber. In 2008, she ventured into the world of color application to yarn as an additional creative outlet, and a way to find her zen.

Inspired by her passion for Science Fiction, pet rescue, and Disney, Laura creates fresh and unique colorways using different techniques on various yarn bases. From highly variegated to tonal-shift and saturated solids, there's a perfect colorway waiting for you at Dizzy Blonde Studios.

Pre-sales will open once the entire collection has been revealed, and, as last year, there will be a bonus item for those who order the entire collection, but we'll cover that in another post.  

Stay tuned!  More to come!

We Scare Because We Care

On Saturday, January 25, 2025, we will be hosting the meet-up in our new location at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort where there is plenty of seating both inside and outdoors, so there's a place for us no matter what the weather throws at us!  More on the exact location as we get closer to the event date.  Festivities begin at 1:00pm and will end around 4:30pm.  The event is completely free to attend, you only need to worry about parking which might not be much of a problem if you intend to have lunch or stay later for dinner at one of the several table service or quick service restaurants.  Just let the guard know at the entrance to the resort.

We encourage you to bring your stitching projects, be it knitting, crochet, cross stitch or spinning...it's all good!  Beach Bunny Yarns and Dizzy Blonde Studios will be your hosts for this magical occasion.  There will be some fun activities, prizes of the yarny nature and goodie bags for all registered attendees.

Speaking of which, registration for the meet-up is now open at Beach Bunny Yarns' webpage.  Space is limited, so make sure you register early and save the date!

Then on Sunday, January 26, 2025, we will be spending a magical day at Disney's Magic Kingdom Park, home of Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor!  If you are purchasing admission for the day, I believe there is no need to make reservations.  However, if you are an annual passholder, don't forget to make your reservations for the park.

Looking forward to seeing you all!

Let's get this Party Started!

Stitch the Magic*

Saturday & Sunday
January 25 & 26, 2025

Walt Disney World Resort

Saturday 1/25/25:  Stitchers' Meet-up

Sunday 1/26/25:  Park Excursion

*What is "Stitch the Magic"?

 Read all about it here

It's scary just how quickly this year has gone by!  Can you believe that we are just 3 months out from our next Stitch the Magic event?  What better time to get this party started by revealing this year's theme!

Because we have so much exciting news and information to share with you, we are going to forego our usual tease of the theme, and dive right in.  So, without further ado, this year's Stitch the Magic event is inspired by... 

Disney's & Pixar's 2001 full-length animated feature:  Monsters, Inc!

We are extremely excited about this year's exclusive collection, and will be revealing each and every item over the next few days/weeks, along with meet-up and park excursion details.  You definitely won't want to miss out!  So, if you haven't done so already, follow us on Facebook and Instagram.  Who knows, we might even post a TikTok or two, if we're feeling especially adventurous!

Here we go again

Happy first week of Autumn!  We hope your summer was a blast.  Now that the days are getting shorter, we're realizing that it's almost time to get the ball rolling and get excited for the Stitch the Magic 2025 event.  It's scary how fast the year goes by, but we're ready for it.

So.....mark your calendars for Saturday, January 25, 2025 (& Sunday, January 26th if you want to join us in the Magic Kingdom park).  We've pick a new meeting location at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort.  The resort is gorgeous with plenty of common areas inside and out, as well as lots of options for food and drinks.

Explore the resort HERE and maybe book a room for the weekend 😁.  

More info to come soon.  Keep watching for this event's theme movie....