Dining Swap Interest Thread

[rlovew]

I am trying to determine how to set-up this swap:

1- We can do it by area and each person can choose a restaurant and do 2 elements for that one. Areas would probably be by park, a group for character meals, a group for signature places, and a group for resorts.

2- We can do the more popular places and everyone can choose 1 element for it. I would probably include the character meals and then also a few of the other more popular places.

3- We can do a combination of both with groups for many of the meals and then groups for other areas to get in the other spots people eat.

4- Does anyone want a group for food and wine festival/Disney dining plan(general things)/any other specail events?

Rebecca

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

I like the idea of setting up the groups by specific restaurant and letting each person pick an element to make for it. There are a lot of restaurants, but that way you don't get back items for restaurants you don't go to. And, if there are some groups that stay small, you could always combine at that point?? That's my vote, but whatever you decide is good with me!! :thumbsup2 I want to play either way!

[hffmnheidi]

I also like the idea of specific restaurants with the elements too. That way people won't get items they can't use.

[JohnsonsLoveDisney]

Same here love the idea!!!

[adtillma1]

I'd like either! :)

[MazdaUK]

I'm unlikely to have and Disney meals to scrap in the short term :sad2: but it sounds a great swap and if I had a trip planned I'd be in;)

[rlovew]

If we want to do specific places which ones are people most interested?

Character dining:
Cinderella's Royal Table
Crystal Palace
1900 Park Fare
O'Hana's Breakfast
Chef Mickey's
Akerhaus
Garden Grill
Cape May Buffet
Garden Grove (at the Swan- weekend only character buffet)
Donald's Safari Breakfast
Hollywood and Vine

Other Popular Venues:
O'hanas
Coral Reef
50's Prime Time
Sci-Fi Dine In
Boma

Would anyone be interested in a signature dining group where each person does 2 elements from a place of their choice (each different)?

Would anyone be interested in a general Disney dining group (things you can get anywhere on property but are Disney specific) such as Mickey waffles?

Does anyone want me to include specific places from Disneyland- if so what places (I have never been)?

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

If we want to do specific places which ones are people most interested?

Character dining:
Cinderella's Royal Table
Crystal Palace
1900 Park Fare
O'Hana's Breakfast
Chef Mickey's
Akerhaus
Garden Grill
Cape May Buffet
Garden Grove (at the Swan- weekend only character buffet)
Donald's Safari Breakfast
Hollywood and Vine

Other Popular Venues:
O'hanas
Coral Reef
50's Prime Time
Sci-Fi Dine In
Boma

Would anyone be interested in a signature dining group where each person does 2 elements from a place of their choice (each different)?

Would anyone be interested in a general Disney dining group (things you can get anywhere on property but are Disney specific) such as Mickey waffles?

Does anyone want me to include specific places from Disneyland- if so what places (I have never been)?

For character I've been / will go back to:
Royal Table, Crystal Palace, 1900 PF, Ohana, Chef Mickey's, Cape May Cafe, Donald's, Akershus and Garden Grill.

For the regular I've been / will go back to:
50's Prime Time and Sci-Fi.

What about T-Rex, Rainforest Cafe and Backyard Bar-B-Q?

I don't have photos from my sig dining meals, so it's a no for me.

I would definitely be interested in doing a general Disney dining group. Mickey waffles are my favorite!!! Would you be adding things like Mickey ice cream bars there too?

[JohnsonsLoveDisney]

I would be interested in:

Character dining:
Crystal Palace
1900 Park Fare
Akerhaus
Garden Grill
Hollywood and Vine

Sci-Fi Dine In

Would anyone be interested in a general Disney dining group (things you can get anywhere on property but are Disney specific) such as Mickey waffles? Yes

Does anyone want me to include specific places from Disneyland- if so what places (I have never been)?
Yes!!

Character Dining:
Goofy's Kitchen
Ariels Grotto
Plaza Inn
PCH Grill
StoryTellers Cafe

Blue Bayou- not a character
Pizza Om Mow Mow
Pizza Planet

I cant think of much more.

Could we add DTD places too? Rainforest Cafe, T-rex, Planet Hollywood etc?

[Princess Jayne]

I'd be interested in:
Cinderella's Royal Table
Crystal Palace
1900 Park Fare
Chef Mickey's

and definately a general disney group! Also Pizza planet is a really cool idea! we eat there every disney trip!

[adtillma1]

I'm interested in:

Crystal Palace
Chef Mickey's
Garden Grill
Donald's Safari Breakfast


Other Popular Venues:
O'hanas


Would anyone be interested in a signature dining group where each person does 2 elements from a place of their choice (each different)? Not now

Would anyone be interested in a general Disney dining group (things you can get anywhere on property but are Disney specific) such as Mickey waffles? Yes

[mbfqueen]

Yes! lol .. mostly the generic .. but Goofys Kitchen .. Ariels Grotto .. all the main ones .. but I think the general eating one would be the best ..

When do you think the due dates would be?!

[wdwmickey]

I'm interested in dining in WDW and DLR. I see JohnsonsLoveDisney also listed some DLR. Rachel & I will be going to Ariel's Grotto & Plaza Inn next week. And I have 3 WDW trips to scrap still and I think we have pics from most of the character meals there. Specifically:
CRT
1900
Akershus
Crystal Palace
Chef Mickey

I would also be interested in a general dining group. Rain Forest Cafe might also be fun.

[rlovew]

The dues date will be in October- sometime after the 2nd Sunday of the month (I have a major event then so I don't want to have to sort until after that).

Rebecca

[rlovew]

I would definitely be interested in doing a general Disney dining group. Mickey waffles are my favorite!!! Would you be adding things like Mickey ice cream bars there too?

Evedryone would choose something they want to do that could go for general Disney dining- so a Ice Cream Bar is definately a possibility.

Rebecca

[mycutiepatooties]

I don't know how you feel about this idea, but I'll throw it out there...

For the Resort swap hosted by Hopemax we all used the same set of colors of Bazzill cardstock 9specified for each group) for our elements. I loved how it turned out because everything mixes and matches within a group so well. It's very easy to put a page together.

I'm going on past experience from the dining swap last year. I found it tough to use things together from a character meal/restaraunt group because there were so many different elements and some were vastly different colors etc.

Would you consider making groups use a set of Bazzill colors?

AND YES I would love food specific Disney items--Dole Whips, Zebra Domes, Tonga Toast, Mickey waffles, Mickey ice cream bars...what else guys?

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

I don't know how you feel about this idea, but I'll throw it out there...

For the Resort swap hosted by Hopemax we all used the same set of colors of Bazzill cardstock 9specified for each group) for our elements. I loved how it turned out because everything mixes and matches within a group so well. It's very easy to put a page together.

I'm going on past experience from the dining swap last year. I found it tough to use things together from a character meal/restaraunt group because there were so many different elements and some were vastly different colors etc.

Would you consider making groups use a set of Bazzill colors?

AND YES I would love food specific Disney items--Dole Whips, Zebra Domes, Tonga Toast, Mickey waffles, Mickey ice cream bars...what else guys?

Traci - I second that idea...that stuff looked great together! And, it made my shopping trip (online) so much easier!!!

[ohMom]

i might take an interest in this :rolleyes1 not a definate yet though

i'd be interested in:

Boardwalk Bakery

general Disney favorites (mickey waffles, mickey bars, anything that would cross over onto DCL)

Food and Wine Festival

i'll keep thinking and edit after i peruse my previous trip pics

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

Do we know what time this will be opening up?

[jreeves628]

What is a dining swap?

[rlovew]

Do we know what time this will be opening up?

I am not even positive on what day exactly it will open up I just know it will be next week- I would say it will open up in the morning on the day I open it- because I will open it when I get on the boards for the day so sometime between 6-9am depending on how my night and early morning goes.

Rebecca

[rlovew]

What is a dining swap?

The scrapbooking swap elements made will be for Disney dining locations.

Rebecca

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

I am not even positive on what day exactly it will open up I just know it will be next week- I would say it will open up in the morning on the day I open it- because I will open it when I get on the boards for the day so sometime between 6-9am depending on how my night and early morning goes.

Rebecca

Will you give us notice so that we are prepared? I know you are on vaca, so I was just wondering.

[rlovew]

Will you give us notice so that we are prepared? I know you are on vaca, so I was just wondering.

I will post at least the day before to let you know- a lot of it depends on what all I have on my plate when I arrive home- it won't be Tuesday because I have a doctor's appointment then.

Rebecca

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

I will post at least the day before to let you know- a lot of it depends on what all I have on my plate when I arrive home- it won't be Tuesday because I have a doctor's appointment then.

Rebecca

:thumbsup2 Cool!!! Thanks a bunch and enjoy the rest of your time in WDW!!!!

[rlovew]

I don't know how you feel about this idea, but I'll throw it out there...

For the Resort swap hosted by Hopemax we all used the same set of colors of Bazzill cardstock 9specified for each group) for our elements. I loved how it turned out because everything mixes and matches within a group so well. It's very easy to put a page together.

I'm going on past experience from the dining swap last year. I found it tough to use things together from a character meal/restaraunt group because there were so many different elements and some were vastly different colors etc.

Would you consider making groups use a set of Bazzill colors?


I haven't been to enough of the restaurants trhat are high on the list to even consider this- plus with many of the choices being character meals some people will focus on the characters and other on the decor- it would be close to impossible to try and do this for places.

This idea is why the groups with various places with each person doing a set of elements that match works better for some people. I do know that my LTT and Garden Grill elements in a previous swap went together very well.

As it is I will choose the top 10-15 places from everyone's posts to have as individual groups and then have groups based on areas and such as well as general dining groups. I can't handle a group for every establishment on both properties. I will have at least 2-3 from Disneyland, 2 that are at both places, and the rest from wdw.

Right now the places mentioned the most to me have been:
Crystal Palace
Chef Mickeys
1900 Park Fare (I will do 1 roup not diferent for breakfast/dinner)
Rainforest Cafe
Akerhaus
Garden Grill Cinderella Royal TableAriel's Grotto
Goofy's Kitchen
Pizza Planet

Rebecca

[csmeader]

I think I may be interested, but I have a few questions...I have done lots of swaps before on other boards, but never on this one. Is the idea to pick one restaurant (per group) and then have each person do "elements" for that one restaurant? My question is how do we make sure that those elements go together on a page or will match each other?

On the other boards I do swaps on typically we each do a tag/title etc for one theme within a broader topic. For example we would do Magic Kingdom restaurants and then I would pick one restaurant in that topic and do a tag / title for that.

I would be interested in the following restaurants...

Chef D'France
Chef Mickey's
Crystal Palace
Biergarten
Ohana
Askerhous
Whispering Canyon Cafe
1900 Park Fare
Sanaa

[rlovew]

I think I may be interested, but I have a few questions...I have done lots of swaps before on other boards, but never on this one. Is the idea to pick one restaurant (per group) and then have each person do "elements" for that one restaurant? My question is how do we make sure that those elements go together on a page or will match each other?


The overall idea is that if everyone is focusing on the sam place they should be similar enough. So far the groups I have done like this have done well.

There will be groups for specific places and then there will be groups where everyone will choose a place and do a group of elements- 2 mats and then 2 other elements so in those groups you will have a full page kit for each place.

Rebecca

[rlovew]

I will upload a list of the groups tomorrow and open for sign-ups on Tuesday. I will be gone to a doctor's appointment part of the day but will catch up when I get back.

Rebecca

[rlovew]

Here is the listing for sign-ups including groups that I will post tomorrow morning.
Disney Dining Swap Sign-Ups
Due date is Oct 25th (that is when I need to receive your package- this is later than the original due date). Please mail packages out by Oct 18th.

1. Choose your groups and elements if needed.
2. PM me with your DIS name, name, home address, email address, and phone numbers. Email and phone numbers will only be used to follow up if I have not heard from you.
3. Post your weekly status on the Progress thread - which will be posted after the slots are filled. YOU MUST CHECK IN 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE DUE DATE. IF NOT A PM/EMAIL WILL BE SENT AND IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND IN 48 HOURS, YOUR SPOT WILL BE ANGELED.
4. Check the progress thread for your status - it will be updated with ship info and received info.
5. Packing Instructions - use a Ziploc for each person and put everything for that person into their bag. Please label each bag with your name so we know who made each kit. You‘ll have up to 10 bags to enclose in the larger (gallon size) Ziploc bag. – Please be sure to include your name, your DIS name. Include $4.95 for envelopes or $10.95 for boxes for flat-rate postage (or stamps if you don't want to send cash) to return your items. Delivery Confirmation is $0.70. If you are in more than 3 groups you must send money for a box- It will probably not fit in an envelope.
PLEASE DON’T SEND METERED OR CLICK-IT/SHIP-IT POSTAGE SOME HOSTESS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS.
6. PM me if you have problems and need to drop out or if an emergency happens (we all know things happen beyond our control sometimes), let me know so we can make arrangements for an angel or other help if needed.
7. HAVE FUN!!

NO hand written lettering on ANY items. Please use computer fonts, rub-ons, or stamps.
NOTE: Embellished means using brads, eyelets, charms, ribbon/fiber, 3D stickers (matted stickers/clipart are okay too), embossing, stickles, inking or other such things, single layer diecuts are not embellishments on their own.

Element Choices:
Journaling Box: 2PP at least a 3x3 writing area, double matted and embellished with actual journal area placed on top of the two mats
Tag: 2 pp, no smaller than 2 x 3 and larger is fine, double matted and embellished, include either ribbon/fiber or eyelet/brad in the hole. May include both- note: ribbon/eyelet in hole is not the embellishment on the tag
Slide Mounts: 2PP be creative here please
File Folders or Matchbooks: 1 PP if medium size or lager, 2 pp if mini sized. Please make sure to enclose a blank page in the matchbook if this is the element you choose to do.
Library Pocket and Tag: 1PP embellished, no smaller than to hold 2x3 a tag that should have ribbon/fiber or eyelet in the hole
Shaker Box: 1PP be creative please
Paper Piecing: 1PP be creative please
License Plate: 1PP be creative please
Signage/ Topper: 1PP 2x8, double matted and embellished or Title Letters: at least 1 ¼ inches, must have a shadow or mat,let us know what it spells.
Altered Letter- 4 inches high, should be embellished twice.
1 song/lyric/poem/quote: 2 layers, embellished, minimum text area 2 ½ x 3 ½
Altered Paper Clips: 3 large size ones
Embellished Squares: 4pp, at least 1 ½ by 1 ½ inches each, double matted and embellished
3 embellished shapes:1-1/2x1-1/2 or larger if you wish, double matted. These can be circles, flowers, etc. be creative. If it is a shape that would not look right double matted please use your best judgment.....Just make up for it in another way. Maybe make a few extra or throw in something extra
2 Borders(pair): 12 inches long, 2 layers, embellished, should be able to be cut down to 11 inches if needed
2 Photo Frames--for a 4 x 6 photo & the Sizzix dies are ok (you need to crop a bit from the photo to use these.) Two layers on the frame would make the photo seem double matted.
2 Photo mats: at least 2 layers, embellished, sized to fit a 4x6 photo
PP = Per Person


Groups A-K- choose 1 element to do for each group- please choose something that is not being done by someone else.

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Group C: Rainforest Café (both parks)
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Group D: Pizza Planet (both parks)
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Group E: Chef Mickey’s (WDW)
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Group F: Crystal Palace (WDW)
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Group G: Akerhaus (WDW)
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Group H: 1900 Park Fare (WDW- both breakfast and dinner)
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Group I: (Ohana)
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Group J: Garden Grill
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Group K: Food and Wine Festival
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Groups 1- Choose a restaurant and you will be making 2 elements for it. One of the elements should have the name on it (but doesn’t need to be a topper). You may not choose a restaurant that has its own group.

Group 1: MK Restaurants
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Group 2: Epcot Restaurants
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Group 3: DHS Restaurants
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Group 4: AK Restaurants
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Group 5: Resort/DTD Restaurants
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Group 7: Disney Dining (Specific items found at Disney parks and not elsewhere such as Mickey bars and Mickey waffles- you do not need the name of what you are making as part of your elements as long as you can tell what it is- example- if you make a Mickey bar pp you do not need something to say Mickey Bar)
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[csmeader]

Can we sign up now or do we have to wait till tomorrow? Just want to make sure I understand since this will be my first swap on this board.

Thanks!

[rlovew]

Can we sign up now or do we have to wait till tomorrow? Just want to make sure I understand since this will be my first swap on this board.

Thanks!

You will wait for tomorrow - I will post a new thread that will be titled Disney Dining Swap Sign-ups. When sign-ups are over I will change the title to a progress thread and you will check in there each time.

I will be posting tomorrow in the morning to start sign-ups and if a group fills I will add another one so you should be able to get into the groups you want without a problem.

Rebecca

[csmeader]

Thanks!

[hffmnheidi]

I need a sign-up buddy for tomorrow since I have gone to back to work after 10 long months.

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

Heidi - I can be your sign-up buddy!! If you get back on here before the sign-ups open, pm me your choices!!

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

I have a question regarding the elements:

Can we combine? Like where there are two elements required, 2 mats = 1 element, 2 boxes = 1 element, 2 tags = 1 element...can we do 2 mats, 1 tag and 1 box?

[rlovew]

I have a question regarding the elements:

Can we combine? Like where there are two elements required, 2 mats = 1 element, 2 boxes = 1 element, 2 tags = 1 element...can we do 2 mats, 1 tag and 1 box?

When you are doing the places you choose you can but in the groups where you choose o1 element you can't- I hope that make sense- so yes in the numbered groups where you don't have to tell me your element and no in the lettered groups.

Rebecca

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

When you are doing the places you choose you can but in the groups where you choose o1 element you can't- I hope that make sense- so yes in the numbered groups where you don't have to tell me your element and no in the lettered groups.

Rebecca

yep - makes perfect sense!! Those are the groups I was talking about! :thumbsup2 So I am in good shape! We are only declaring our restaurant there, right? (Not the elements we are making?)

[rlovew]

Yes- just posting your restaurant (or item)

Rebecca

[adtillma1]

Do the restaurants have to be table service or could they be counter service ones?

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

Do the restaurants have to be table service or could they be counter service ones?

You may want to post this on the sign-up thread...it's open now! :thumbsup2

[rlovew]

Do the restaurants have to be table service or could they be counter service ones?

They can be either.