Has anyone decorated their Magic Bands? Please show us the pictures!

[pixiesnake]

I've enjoyed reading all 199 pages of this thread over the last few months. Now it's finally time to decorate my magic bands and I have a couple of questions.

If I'm going to paint it white for a frozen theme, which color band would it be best to start with?
I know some printed their own stickers on address labels. Can anyone report how well that worked and how well they held up? I really want Celia from Monsters Inc and I know the only way I'll get that is if I print my own.

Thank you so much to all who have contributed!

 

[jimandami]

I've enjoyed reading all 199 pages of this thread over the last few months. Now it's finally time to decorate my magic bands and I have a couple of questions. If I'm going to paint it white for a frozen theme, which color band would it be best to start with? I know some printed their own stickers on address labels. Can anyone report how well that worked and how well they held up? I really want Celia from Monsters Inc and I know the only way I'll get that is if I print my own. Thank you so much to all who have contributed!

I would start with gray or pink. They seemed the easiest to cover....definitely not blue! Also, when my DH did Frozen bands for 4 of us, the acrylic paint cracked pretty badly on the two for little girls. I think it was because they had to be closed so tightly for the small wrists? The adult bands held up fine.

 

[xtremebodydrop]

I can't wait to get our bands. 28 days till we get there. The wait is killing me.

 

[Clebeouf]

Not Elsa because I couldn't get those pictures to work. . .

 

[HockeyMomNH]

Not Elsa because I couldn't get those pictures to work. . .

Here is a link that explains how to post pictures on the disboards.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=4886029#post4886029

eta: I just noticed that link is talking about posting a picture to your signature, but the process is basically the same.

 

[pixiesnake]

I would start with gray or pink. They seemed the easiest to cover....definitely not blue! Also, when my DH did Frozen bands for 4 of us, the acrylic paint cracked pretty badly on the two for little girls. I think it was because they had to be closed so tightly for the small wrists? The adult bands held up fine.

Thanks for the tip.

 

[AmyKat]

I've enjoyed reading all 199 pages of this thread over the last few months. Now it's finally time to decorate my magic bands and I have a couple of questions.

If I'm going to paint it white for a frozen theme, which color band would it be best to start with?
I know some printed their own stickers on address labels. Can anyone report how well that worked and how well they held up? I really want Celia from Monsters Inc and I know the only way I'll get that is if I print my own.

Thank you so much to all who have contributed!

I painted a green one white and a gray one white. The gray one was a little easier but not significantly so.

 

[pixiesnake]

I painted a green one white and a gray one white. The gray one was a little easier but not significantly so.

Thanks for the info.

 

[Skmcpher]

After doing pink and yellow bands last year I decided to go with red this year and do a straight Mickey theme. Here's how it turned out:

 

[DisMom829]

After doing pink and yellow bands last year I decided to go with red this year and do a straight Mickey theme. Here's how it turned out:

Are those temp tattoos??

 

[Skmcpher]

Are those temp tattoos??

Yes, they are. I used glitter nail polish to give it a nice sheen and I added a few rhinestones.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

I've enjoyed reading all 199 pages of this thread over the last few months. Now it's finally time to decorate my magic bands and I have a couple of questions. If I'm going to paint it white for a frozen theme, which color band would it be best to start with? I know some printed their own stickers on address labels. Can anyone report how well that worked and how well they held up? I really want Celia from Monsters Inc and I know the only way I'll get that is if I print my own. Thank you so much to all who have contributed!

I prefer to get gray bands if I'm going to use a lighter color to cover it.

 

[DisMom829]

Yes, they are. I used glitter nail polish to give it a nice sheen and I added a few rhinestones.

Thank you! Gathering ideas for our June trip!

 

[njpyro]

22 days until we leave. I'm (impatiently) waiting for ours to ship so I can start painting!

 

[Oakenshield]

I read through all of these posts just a month ago, so I'm super sorry for asking a question that has been asked a million times before.

Those of you that used acrylic paints, did you put down a base or a top coating? I have a million acrylic paints from painting and my bands should be here anytime! 24 more days!

 

[jimandami]

I read through all of these posts just a month ago, so I'm super sorry for asking a question that has been asked a million times before. Those of you that used acrylic paints, did you put down a base or a top coating? I have a million acrylic paints from painting and my bands should be here anytime! 24 more days!

Both. We use a base coat and then a shinier top coat.

 

[phtktz3]

I read through all of these posts just a month ago, so I'm super sorry for asking a question that has been asked a million times before.

Those of you that used acrylic paints, did you put down a base or a top coating? I have a million acrylic paints from painting and my bands should be here anytime! 24 more days!

I did not use a base coat with the acrylic paint and mine cracked around the holes where it fastens together. All of my other bands I used clear base and temp tattoos, I only used acrylic paint once and since it didn't hold up I probably won't try it again.

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

Christmas band (fixed minnie's eyelash after pic!)

Mickey Band

 

[waynebattle]

Those look amazing.

I just saw where disney is coming out with more character magicbands...everyone's on here from the simple to the artistic blows theirs away because they are all one of a kind...everyone keep being creative and having fun.

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

Those look amazing.

I just saw where disney is coming out with more character magicbands...everyone's on here from the simple to the artistic blows theirs away because they are all one of a kind...everyone keep being creative and having fun.

I'm just too cheap to pay $30 for a fancy band when paint is 50 cents haha! That's dole whip money saved right there!