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Earning My Ears
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We just finished making our first FE, now onto the FE gifts. My DW and I are going back and forth on whether the names of our family and our kids should be on the FE. What is most common? Thanks
We just finished making our first FE, now onto the FE gifts. My DW and I are going back and forth on whether the names of our family and our kids should be on the FE. What is most common? Thanks
violetmonarch said:I was going to put names on the FE but decided just to put our family titles instead (nana, mommy, big sister, little brother)....seemed like a better idea, I dunno.
Here's my FE just finished.
In regards to the FE as long as you have a way of identifying what pocket is for whom then it doesn't really matter... The only time it gets confusing is when you have multiple children of the same sex but different age.
Meredisney said:I never thought about that! Our FE has two pockets. Up until we had children, it had always been just DH and I. We are sailing on the Dream in May 2014 with our boys (2yrs and 15 months). I was just planning on using the same FE that we've had for years. Should I make a new one with four pockets?
SnipsNSnails said:I ordered our FE off etsy without the names on it because we are in an unusual situation. My DH just started a new job in July and doesn't get any time off yet so the boys and I are travelling with my parents, all 5 in the same room. It's doubtful that this situation would ever come up again, so it seemed silly to pay $50 for an FE we'd likely never use again due to the names being wrong. I'm going to go to Hobby Lobby and look for patches that are letters and use our first initials and attach them with velcro. Only my son and I have the same letter and it can be differentiated because my pocket will have a Minnie vs. his Mickey.
It hadn't occurred to me to attach our names to the gifts that we give. I guess I'll bring it up to see what our group wants to do. I had always assumed it was a secret.
Not so sure $50 is a lot...Maybe I'm just not a very good fabric shopper...but I just spent @20 on materials for our four pocket FE that I'm making myself...all the work, which will probably take me a couple hours, is worth someone to make $15 an hour...I think. Maybe a more seasoned seamstress could make it quicker...but sewing machines cost as well.
Just my opinion.
We have 5 people, so it's a 5 pocket FE, $52 shipped. I don't sew and looked everywhere for anything with 5 pockets that would work instead and could find nothing. Then I looked at how I could make one without sewing a lot and decided that in the end by the time I bought materials I'd be in at least $25 if not more. At that point I'd rather just have someone else do it and it will turn out a lot better than mine!
Hollywood Glitter said:LOL ... That is how life works. Like I said before ... It's a good idea your doing the intials with velcro. You need to use that FE until it is worn out
Scillycruisers said:I made our FE from fabric from the charity shop. It took a couple of hours sewing and cost less than £5. To personalise it I sewed a clear plastic sheet to each fabric pocket so it made a second pocket. I then printed out the cruise details and our names and slipped these in the pockets. They can simply be removed and replaced to update it for a future cruise or a different family members.
I can manage basic sewing with a machine, but I am not a "crafty" person!