Fish Extenders?

[ppiew]

lUV THE TIDE what a great idea!!!

 

[tjbaggott]

Can someone remind me 1)how long to cut the dowel and 2) how to make those cute wooden mickey heads?

As far as FE gifts -- I got cute chochkes and just plan on giving them for the cabin rather than adults vs kids...I mean - on a Disney cruise - we're all kids - right?

With the FE itself being 8" wide, I cut my dowel rod 9 " wide. For the ends, I bought little wooden balls but DH never got around to drilling holes and slits in them for me, so I used black felt, cut 4 same sized Mickey Head shapes out of them. Glued two and two together around the edges leaving a small opening to slide it over the dowel rod. I put a little glue on the end of the dowel rod so when Mickey was slid on like a glove, it wouldn't come off once the glue was dried.

 

[cquick]

I have made a BUNCH of FE's! We bought a 1/2" diameter PVC pipe from the home improvement store and my DH cut them into 8" lengths for me. Then I threaded the ribbon or cord through the PVC pipe and through the casing at the top of the FE and tied it. The knot is hidden in the casing. Lots cheaper than wooden dowels, and a lot easier to cut.

 

[cquick]

Well, I still have the hanger part to do, but it is done for the most part so I had to share!

I used toddler t-shirts and shorts from Wal-mart and fabric taped and hand sewed them at the bottoms and then hand sewed them together. I then ironed-on the Mickeys and Minnies I ordered from Etsy.

THAT is so CUTE!!!!!

 

[cquick]

Well, I always bring my own of both of those but I would also say you might want to consider allergies ect. to both of those items. Personally, I would think people prefer a certain brand? Having said that? I ran out of laundry detergent last vacation and not only had to buy from the hotel laundry room at $2 a pop but had to find enough quarters first! Thankfully no more quarters in DCL laundry rooms, just slide your card, nice!

When we went on the TransAtlantic cruise a couple years ago, I brought a medium size bottle of the clear laundry detergent for sensitive skin. In the middle of the second week, I saved a water bottle full for us, and left it in the laundry room with a note saying that anybody could use it.....I was a very popular person! This time I am not going to forget dryer sheets!

 

[cquick]

We have been struggling with what to get for adults also....Wife found some crossword and word search books today that might be ok..I also told her that some travel size hand sanitizers might also be ok...what you think?

that's a good idea.....

 

[cquick]

I used 3 mini totes and a ribbon. We simply put our names on with self-stick foam letters. It worked great.

DD Sabrina with our FE on Day 1 ... full to the gills

oh, that's a great idea!

 

[ppiew]

Adult suggestions:
Playing cards, hi-light pen, emery boards, sun tan lotion, 'emergency' bags with bandaids, safety pins etc, travel sew kit, luggage tags, single use 'Tide' detergent, postcards from your home area, wine charms, post it notepads, picture frames, lip balm.

 

[croppincolburn]

I like the Tide idea. My mom would love it. She wanted to make sure there were laundry facilities on board DCL. They went with a group, last month, Panama Canal again, on some cruise line that only had the paid laundry services.

Chocolate would be my favorite goodie. Just incase anyone from my cruise is watching.

 

[dvc deernut]

HI THIS LOOKS SO COOL, IVE BEEN INQUIRING ABOUT FISH EXTENDERS AND THE WHOLE CONCEPT. DW AND ME HAVE BEEN ON 4 MEMBER CRUISES AND WILL BE ON THIS YEARS , THIS TIME AT BOTTOM OF SHIP COULDNT GET THRU FAST ENOUGH. ANYWAYS ON THE CRUISES IVE NOTICED ALL THE DOORS THAT ARE DECORATED AND PROBABLY NOTICED ALL THE FISH EXTENDERS NOT KNOWING WHAT THEY WERE. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW AS MUCH AS I CAN FIND OUT , AND IF WE SIGN UP SOUNDS LIKE WE CAN BRING SMALL ITEMS FROM WHERE WE ARE FROM. IF ANYONE WANTS MY EMAIL ADDRESS TO EMAIL ME I WOULD APPRECIATE IT THANKS.

 

[mom4mad]

We have been struggling with what to get for adults also....Wife found some crossword and word search books today that might be ok..I also told her that some travel size hand sanitizers might also be ok...what you think?[/QUOTE
OOOOOOOOH! I really like the hand sanitizer idea.

 

[FirstTimeCruiser]

After five cruises, I finally attempted to make my own FE and just finished it, so I want to share!

 

[Goofy Mum]

After five cruises, I finally attempted to make my own FE and just finished it, so I want to share!

Well done! Very cute!

 

[njdisneymom811]

I love the puzzle book and hand sanitizer idea - out to do more shopping! Glad the kids cruised free cause the FE's are adding up! March 7 can't come soon enough! Happy cruising everyone...

 

[croppincolburn]

dvc_deernut if you have your cruise date already you can go through the link for Disney Cruise Meets to find people to do FE with on your particular cruise.

FirstTimeCruiser, great job! Love the pirate fabric. Have fun with it.

 

[KLS Georgia]

After five cruises, I finally attempted to make my own FE and just finished it, so I want to share!

Great job on the FE! I wish I was so creative!

 

[scrapah1]

After five cruises, I finally attempted to make my own FE and just finished it, so I want to share!

Wow, great job!

 

[scrapah1]

Well, I still have the hanger part to do, but it is done for the most part so I had to share!

I used toddler t-shirts and shorts from Wal-mart and fabric taped and hand sewed them at the bottoms and then hand sewed them together. I then ironed-on the Mickeys and Minnies I ordered from Etsy.

Oh wow, that is amazing!

 

[Señor DonDuck]

Aha, I've been hearing about Fish Extenders and now I know what they are all about. Very creative creations everyone.

 

[goodfaerie]

We used the no sew directions from the boards. Fabric was from Joann. The iron ons came from Michaels and Dover. Vonna made the Mickey head dowel ends, and I spray painted them. It was a lot of fun!