Homemade FE Gifts Photo Thread

[mgibson301]

I have finally made it through this thread and WOW what a bunch of creative, and I must say intimidating, bunch of crafters we have on here. I have my idea for women and girls ready to go. I am at a loss on the men though. Our cruise is predominately adults in the FE group, some kiddos but not too many really. I need to keep lurking on here I guess and see what turns up.

 

[sorul82?]

abcangie,

What size circles did you use?

 

[sorul82?]

We loved these gifts!

Thanks so much!

There you are! Are you going to post what you made?

 

[mellers]

I have finally made it through this thread and WOW what a bunch of creative, and I must say intimidating, bunch of crafters we have on here. I have my idea for women and girls ready to go. I am at a loss on the men though. Our cruise is predominately adults in the FE group, some kiddos but not too many really. I need to keep lurking on here I guess and see what turns up.

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For the adults and teens on my cruise (men and women), I am making lanyards using canvas ID pouches from Oriental Trading Company, and Disney lanyards from Party City. I'm going to put an iron-on transfer with a cruise graphic on the pouch.

 

[Pirategirrrl]

I apologize if this isn't the right place to ask this. I think I saw something someplace before but I can't find it again. My DD is concerned about copyright issues if I make the FEs we will be giving away. Does anyone have any information about this? I am thinking about using pictures for various things. I haven't found anything specific yet.
Thanks for any help anyone can give me.

 

[tylerandalexsmom]

I apologize if this isn't the right place to ask this. I think I saw something someplace before but I can't find it again. My DD is concerned about copyright issues if I make the FEs we will be giving away. Does anyone have any information about this? I am thinking about using pictures for various things. I haven't found anything specific yet.
Thanks for any help anyone can give me.

I could be wrong, but I think it's ok to give away, but not to sell. Can anyone confirm that?

 

[shadowryter]

I apologize if this isn't the right place to ask this. I think I saw something someplace before but I can't find it again. My DD is concerned about copyright issues if I make the FEs we will be giving away. Does anyone have any information about this? I am thinking about using pictures for various things. I haven't found anything specific yet.
Thanks for any help anyone can give me.

Hey there Pirategirrrl, I'm a designer here on the boards so I know a bit about copyright. As long as you are not making a profit, you will be fine. Disney owns everything Disney even original designs that us designers make. If it was an issue there wouldn't be a Creative DISigner's thread. Hope this helps to ease your DD's mind. Have fun.
Linda

 

[Pirategirrrl]

Hey there Pirategirrrl, I'm a designer here on the boards so I know a bit about copyright. As long as you are not making a profit, you will be fine. Disney owns everything Disney even original designs that us designers make. If it was an issue there wouldn't be a Creative DISigner's thread. Hope this helps to ease your DD's mind. Have fun.
Linda

Thank you that is what I thought but I wanted to confirm. Now I can go crazy! Thank you to tylerandalexsmom too

 

[Curious & Curiouser]

Just got back from our Dream Double Dip cruise! It was so fun! This was our 3rd cruise but first time participating in the Disboards/FE exchange stuff, and I loved it. So many fun things, both homemade and not, it was awesome.

Now I can finally post what I did!

For the teens, I did those squishy-water ball things.
For the kiddos, I did shovels that had a label on them that said "Dig up some fun! from abcangie87 and family"

fe2 by abcangie87, on Flickr

For the women, I found these little purse compacts for 10cents each, and put a quote in them that said "It is nice to be beautiful, but more beautiful to be nice"

IMG_0829 by abcangie87, on Flickr

And then I made the women necklaces. Some had a picture of the Dream in them, some had a picture of Pelican Point.

IMG_0831 by abcangie87, on Flickr

For the guys, instead of making the above pendants, I turned theirs into magnets. They also each got a pair of small nail clippers.

We had about 50 cabins in our FE exchange, and I would say that with the size of the dream, that was a little much! I had to deliver in two different segments because I just couldn't get it all done at once! It was way fun though! If your group gets larger than 30ish, I'd split the ship fore/aft for the group. It's a really long boat!

Thanks for all the fun and ideas on here! I'm sure some other people in my group will have some great photos to share now of what they did!

I WOULD LOVE TO RECIEVE A NECKLACE LIKE THAT ! can you please explain how you made these...type of glue and stuff used please

 

[abcangie87]

I WOULD LOVE TO RECIEVE A NECKLACE LIKE THAT ! can you please explain how you made these...type of glue and stuff used please

Thank you!! I've gotten this question a few times so I'm just going to cut-and-paste the response I gave to someone in a private message! hope it helps.

The flat-marbly things were about 1" in size but they are irregular. So each one is unique for sure lol! And for reference, I used probably a dime-size blob of the glue on each one.

Here is how I made them...roughly...
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I actually used the flat-backed glass marble things you find in the floral section at Michaels/Hobby lobby. You can get a bag of about 30 of them for a few bucks. I went thru and pulled the ones with the "least" flaws in them. I printed regular pics and cut them to fit the back. (I used a 1" hole punch that I had in my scrapbook supplies and trimmed down from there as needed) I used E6000 glue (also at michaels). Basically, I put a swirl of glue on the face of the picture, then pushed the flat side of the marble down on it. apply the pressure makes the glue ooze to the edges, smooth out, etc. (It was actually kinda neat to watch, because the glue kind of brightens the picture and really makes it pop. after you do that, flip them over to dry.

the piece that attaches the pendant to the necklace is called a bail. you find them in the jewelry findings section at the craft store. The trick with them though is getting ones that will go on your necklace. Some of the ones I found I could get over the necklace clasp and some i could not, so once I found the ones that worked, that's what I went with! I ordered ribbon necklaces from Etsy. I know some people get their bails there too, but I just waited for them to go 40% off at Joanns and Hobby Lobby and bought a few pkgs at a time. Got the magnets at Joanns too. The little ones aren't strong enough to hold the marble, you have to get they heavier duty ones.

hope that helps! it was fun!

oh and after they dried, I painted over the backside/around the edges of the picture with modgepodge to kind of seal it in a bit more.

 

[amanda.c09]

I was thinking of doing mini albums for my FE gift for the cruise on the Fantasy next May.

What are your thoughts?

I have a ton of supplies in my stash that I could use and I have almost a year to get them done. I'm just not sure how much a non-crafter would like this kind of gift.

Thoughts?

 

[Pirategirrrl]

I was thinking of doing mini albums for my FE gift for the cruise on the Fantasy next May.

What are your thoughts?

I have a ton of supplies in my stash that I could use and I have almost a year to get them done. I'm just not sure how much a non-crafter would like this kind of gift.

Thoughts?

I was going to say it sounds like a good gift to me, then I noticed your cruise. It looks like we are on the same cruise I would like it
Not sure you have to be a crafter to like it.

Also thanks abcangie87 for the necklace instructions. I like that idea.

 

[amanda.c09]

I see that you are on the May 19th 2012 cruise. I am actually on the May 26th 2012 cruise. Just after yours. But really close though.

I wasn't sure if someone who is a non crafter would still like cutting their photos down and gluing them in. But I think I will definitely go with the mini album. I know I would like it if I received it. So I'm just gonna go for it.

 

[Pirategirrrl]

I see that you are on the May 19th 2012 cruise. I am actually on the May 26th 2012 cruise. Just after yours. But really close though.

I wasn't sure if someone who is a non crafter would still like cutting their photos down and gluing them in. But I think I will definitely go with the mini album. I know I would like it if I received it. So I'm just gonna go for it.

Oops I guess I should have asked the dates. I think it is a great idea. Too bad we aren't on the same cruise.

 

[amanda.c09]

Oops I guess I should have asked the dates. I think it is a great idea. Too bad we aren't on the same cruise.

Maybe I'll have an extra one. Too soon to tell.

 

[amanda.c09]

Maybe I'll have an extra one. Too soon to tell.

 

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For the young kids: handmade fabric crayon rolls.
For the teens and adults: handmade fabric luggage handle covers (personalizing with their family or DIS name).
Extras: I also have some glow stick bracelets intended to be used for pirate night. Might throw in some small candy or magnets or something too.
If there are any infants I might get a bath toy or other baby friendly item for them.

I hope everyone likes them

 

[uncw89]

Thank you!! I've gotten this question a few times so I'm just going to cut-and-paste the response I gave to someone in a private message! hope it helps.

The flat-marbly things were about 1" in size but they are irregular. So each one is unique for sure lol! And for reference, I used probably a dime-size blob of the glue on each one.

Here is how I made them...roughly...
---
I actually used the flat-backed glass marble things you find in the floral section at Michaels/Hobby lobby. You can get a bag of about 30 of them for a few bucks. I went thru and pulled the ones with the "least" flaws in them. I printed regular pics and cut them to fit the back. (I used a 1" hole punch that I had in my scrapbook supplies and trimmed down from there as needed) I used E6000 glue (also at michaels). Basically, I put a swirl of glue on the face of the picture, then pushed the flat side of the marble down on it. apply the pressure makes the glue ooze to the edges, smooth out, etc. (It was actually kinda neat to watch, because the glue kind of brightens the picture and really makes it pop. after you do that, flip them over to dry.

the piece that attaches the pendant to the necklace is called a bail. you find them in the jewelry findings section at the craft store. The trick with them though is getting ones that will go on your necklace. Some of the ones I found I could get over the necklace clasp and some i could not, so once I found the ones that worked, that's what I went with! I ordered ribbon necklaces from Etsy. I know some people get their bails there too, but I just waited for them to go 40% off at Joanns and Hobby Lobby and bought a few pkgs at a time. Got the magnets at Joanns too. The little ones aren't strong enough to hold the marble, you have to get they heavier duty ones.

hope that helps! it was fun!

oh and after they dried, I painted over the backside/around the edges of the picture with modgepodge to kind of seal it in a bit more.

 

[RweTHEREyet]

I was thinking of doing mini albums for my FE gift for the cruise on the Fantasy next May.

What are your thoughts?

I have a ton of supplies in my stash that I could use and I have almost a year to get them done. I'm just not sure how much a non-crafter would like this kind of gift.

Thoughts?

I think that non-crafters appreciate those gifts very much since they don't/can't do them for themselves. Not sure they understand how much time and thought goes into each one, but I know my non-crafty friends appreciate anything that I make for them.

 

[BLeeS]

I WOULD LOVE TO RECIEVE A NECKLACE LIKE THAT ! can you please explain how you made these...type of glue and stuff used please

We were on your cruise and were so happy to receive your beautiful gifts...for me personally, I loved the compact (it's in my purse now) and the necklace! Very generous and well crafted, thank you