Homemade FE gifts - Part 2

[disneytheway]

Sure ^_^ Yeah, I think I showed a photo of this a while ago on the board.

I went to Joanns (or any craft store), bought a plain white round tin. The Disney Memories + Swirlies on the lid are scrapbooking stickers. I had to cut the two words to make it fit on the lid. The blue border around the sides (on the tin body & the lid) are sticker borders from the scrapbooking area.

I am looking around for ideas for FE gifts when i came across yours, it looks beautiful and doesn't look expensive either.

 

[ksloane]

Love your FE and your gifts. Would love instructions for the coasters!

 

[ForTheLoveOfDCL]

Here is our pillowcases. One of our Feb Galveston cruisers gave us the pillow cases and luckily I always carry Crayola Fabric markers on our cruises. I think color makes such a wonderful look and they did a Fab job with using the colors equally.

 

[maggie_sam]

Would also love instructions for the coasters!

 

[love280mickey]

Love your FE and your gifts. Would love instructions for the coasters!

Ok, the coasters were chipboard 4" coasters puchased online, I think they were $15 for 100 and I think that included shipping. Chipboard is like a hard cardboard. They were white on both sides.

I used the blue "water paper" on each side, applying with Mod Podge. I used my Cricut and shapes from both Mickey And Friends and Mickey Font to cut out the shapes. I know the Mickey letter heads were cut at 3" and the others you just have to experiment with. Once everything was glued down with the Mod Podge, then it was a matter of two more coats of Mod Podge to each side.

Then they seemed sticky, so I read up on them at it said you should spray with a clear coat. So, I sprayed both sides. Waited a few days and put them into plastic gift bags. Guess what? A week later they were still sticking, so I took them all out and layed them around my dining room floor for almost a month. Sadly, they were still sticking on the cruise, so I took them out of the bags and pulled them all apart. At least they could be pulled apart and no damage done, I guess it's from humidity and heat?

They really were simple to make although time consuming with all the steps and drying time. If anyone knows of tricks to keep them from sticking, please post!

I was thrilled on the bus back to the car when one person said her favorite FE gifts were my coasters and the fabric holder I made for them as well.

 

[ksloane]

Ok, the coasters were chipboard 4" coasters puchased online, I think they were $15 for 100 and I think that included shipping. Chipboard is like a hard cardboard. They were white on both sides.

I used the blue "water paper" on each side, applying with Mod Podge. I used my Cricut and shapes from both Mickey And Friends and Mickey Font to cut out the shapes. I know the Mickey letter heads were cut at 3" and the others you just have to experiment with. Once everything was glued down with the Mod Podge, then it was a matter of two more coats of Mod Podge to each side.

Then they seemed sticky, so I read up on them at it said you should spray with a clear coat. So, I sprayed both sides. Waited a few days and put them into plastic gift bags. Guess what? A week later they were still sticking, so I took them all out and layed them around my dining room floor for almost a month. Sadly, they were still sticking on the cruise, so I took them out of the bags and pulled them all apart. At least they could be pulled apart and no damage done, I guess it's from humidity and heat?

They really were simple to make although time consuming with all the steps and drying time. If anyone knows of tricks to keep them from sticking, please post!

I was thrilled on the bus back to the car when one person said her favorite FE gifts were my coasters and the fabric holder I made for them as well.

Thanks so much, and yes, if anyone has any suggestions to prevent sticking, I'd love to know. We don't cruise until December, but I am thinking of trying to do most of our FE gifts while on summer break from school.

 

[disneytheway]

for those who are looking for the DCL logo lady... I want to wait for her OK before I turn her email address over to 22 rabid disney fanatics!

My husband is bothering to ask you if it is possible to find out where you got the decal. Any help will be appreciated.

 

[disneytheway]

All I can say is I hope not all of the people asking are on the same cruise, or people's cars are going to be more DCL logo-ed than the ships themselves! Super fun idea, though.

Hahahahahaha, that's funny!

 

[disneytheway]

[/IMG]My dd is going to put in a pic of all her shipboard friends for the photo mat.

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Hi-2 questions: where did you get the beautiful pillowcase and is that a regular photo mat that you got? Thanks

 

[love280mickey]

Hi-2 questions: where did you get the beautiful pillowcase and is that a regular photo mat that you got? Thanks

The photo mat is from Michael's and came with the silver pen.

I made the pillowcase myself.

 

[chelseadawn22]

I can't wait to share my FE gifts! But I can't yet - we sail May 4th... I don't want to ruin the surprise if anyone from that cruise is checking out this thread

I'm excited to pass them out!

 

[bahacca]

I can share mine now!

Each cabin got a frame-the 2 shown are just samples-I had several designs. Younger girls got the duct tape bows and headband. Boys got autograph books and pens. Magnets with our cruise dates, some kids got custom zipper pulls and 1 teen boy got a funky wind up metal toy(sounds babyish, but it was REALLY cool!) I also gave each cabin Buttered RUm lifesavers and each child a "Design your own Pirate scene" sticker page with stickers.

 

[disneytheway]

The photo mat is from Michael's and came with the silver pen.

I made the pillowcase myself.

Great job on the pillowcase it looks beautiful! To bad i am not that crafty
I will look for that photo mat. Thanks

 

[love280mickey]

I can share mine now!

Each cabin got a frame-the 2 shown are just samples-I had several designs. Younger girls got the duct tape bows and headband. Boys got autograph books and pens. Magnets with our cruise dates, some kids got custom zipper pulls and 1 teen boy got a funky wind up metal toy(sounds babyish, but it was REALLY cool!) I also gave each cabin Buttered RUm lifesavers and each child a "Design your own Pirate scene" sticker page with stickers.

oooh, I love the idea of the butter rum lifesavers. Did you have to find each package seperately, or were they in the larger packages for you?

 

[DisneyBelle99]

I can share mine now!

Each cabin got a frame-the 2 shown are just samples-I had several designs. Younger girls got the duct tape bows and headband. Boys got autograph books and pens. Magnets with our cruise dates, some kids got custom zipper pulls and 1 teen boy got a funky wind up metal toy(sounds babyish, but it was REALLY cool!) I also gave each cabin Buttered RUm lifesavers and each child a "Design your own Pirate scene" sticker page with stickers.

I am also " borrowing" your idea for the Butter Rum lifesavers ! I wrote it down in my little notebook I have by the computer as my head is filled with FE ideas!

 

[bahacca]

I found the buttered rum lifesavers at MICHAELS! The first batch I got they had the box out and there were 10 rolls, so I bought them all. A few weeks later, after they had restocked, I got 4 more rolls to finish off our FE group so each cabin got a roll. Each roll was $1 and has 14 candies.

 

[love280mickey]

I found the buttered rum lifesavers at MICHAELS! The first batch I got they had the box out and there were 10 rolls, so I bought them all. A few weeks later, after they had restocked, I got 4 more rolls to finish off our FE group so each cabin got a roll. Each roll was $1 and has 14 candies.

thanks for the info, and it would've been great on my recent Caribbean cruise. Next cruise though will be Wonder to Alaska, maybe a "wintergreen" life saver?

 

[bahacca]

thanks for the info, and it would've been great on my recent Caribbean cruise. Next cruise though will be Wonder to Alaska, maybe a "wintergreen" life saver?

Or Dentine ICE or Icebreakers gum

 

[love280mickey]

Or Dentine ICE or Icebreakers gum

oooh, now you're thinkin'!

 

[LvCruzin]

Hi! I been browsing this site all evening and here you are too! You and I seem to be the only ones begging for a FE group on our cruise. Hopefully a group will be put together soon. I want to start working on gifts but not sure how many to make

I know we don't have much time...I'm glad you started the process going and hope we can get enough. I think with what ever we get would be good, just to get into the spirit of giving...you know the "Aloha".

Hey PM me your name b/c we have so many relatives on Maui that we may even be related....lol