Homemade FE Gifts Photo Thread

[disneyfreak1]

WARNING!!! If you are on my September 24th Wonder curise, don't look!!!








Unless you want to ruin the surprise!!!

This is a bag I made for my FE gift. It's just a plain canvas bag that I got from michaels, some aqua water-ish looking fabric cut into a mickey head, and then I used hotfix crystals around the edge. It was kind of a pain, but I think they look good!!

Awesome! Love it! I wish I was on YOUR cruise.

 

[Kurby]

ohhhhh we're going to be on that cruise - but we've got the special invisible cabin so could i just give you our address and you could mail it to us


seriously that's great - what a great gift to receive

WARNING!!! If you are on my September 24th Wonder curise, don't look!!!








Unless you want to ruin the surprise!!!

This is a bag I made for my FE gift. It's just a plain canvas bag that I got from michaels, some aqua water-ish looking fabric cut into a mickey head, and then I used hotfix crystals around the edge. It was kind of a pain, but I think they look good!!

 

[hokie1218]

Anyone else out there have creative, inexpensive, easy gift ideas?? I'm pretty handy/crafty and definitely thrifty!!

 

[magchavez]

ohhhhh we're going to be on that cruise - but we've got the special invisible cabin so could i just give you our address and you could mail it to us


seriously that's great - what a great gift to receive

I love these bags. How big are the bags? I'm thinking I could do this and even personalize it with names, dates, etc.

 

[SoccrMom]

Anyone else out there have creative, inexpensive, easy gift ideas?? I'm pretty handy/crafty and definitely thrifty!!

I bought a bunch of hacky-sacks (kickballs) from Oriental Trading that are blank. I also got some fabric markers and am planning on decorating them with Mickey for a FE gift. I think 50 of them were something like $15 with free shipping. We have a lot of boys on the cruise, and I think that they would like this more than the tinkerbell pencils and stickers I got for the girls!

 

[natale1980]

I know this thread is for homemade FE gifts... but I just had to share a picture of my homemade FE.

I made homemade gifts too... but I forgot to take a picture before I handed them out.

-nat

 

[Morgey24]

Oh, my goodness, that FE is just adorable!! Well done! (I hope no one compares it to mine!!!)

 

[aznaphrodite]

Now that my cruise is over, I'd like to share some of the things I gave out. I'm pretty good at graphic design but not crafty otherwise. So, using blanks for the door magnet threads, I made designs for magnets and postcards and had them printed by Vistaprint.com:

I was really happy with the way they turned out and plus it was free. I just had to pay shipping!

You can see all the FE gifts I gave and received here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aznaphrodite/sets/72157617998681196/

 

[uncw89]

Rebecca-- I've read some of your trip report and seen your pics. they are great. I'm on the Aug Tortola cruise. Anyway thanks for showing your FE gifts. I've never used Vista print before. I think I will check them out. I'm trying to decide what to do for my gifts.
Elena

 

[aznaphrodite]

Rebecca-- I've read some of your trip report and seen your pics. they are great. I'm on the Aug Tortola cruise. Anyway thanks for showing your FE gifts. I've never used Vista print before. I think I will check them out. I'm trying to decide what to do for my gifts.
Elena

I'm glad you enjoyed my trip report & pics!! I'd love to stow away in your luggage during your cruise! I want to go back!!

 

[MakingScrapbooks]

I know this thread is for homemade FE gifts... but I just had to share a picture of my homemade FE.

I made homemade gifts too... but I forgot to take a picture before I handed them out.

-nat

Oh my goodness!!!! THIS IS SOOOO CUTE!!!!!! I need someone to make one for me. I'm soooo clueless with a sewing machine.

 

[Arizona Rita]

Nicole,

Basically you get together and get to know those that you will be cruising with. You exchange gifts, so you have a little surprise/treat each day from someone. Your gift doesn't have to be much, and anything is appreciated, it is the thought that counts. Sometimes what you do is tempered by how many people there are. Your Fish Extenders are what holds all your surprises.

For our last cruise, I went to Costco and got the bags of trail mix. I put them in some small celophane bags, and I attached a label with my Dis' name and my real name underneath. Several people commented that they loved it because they could throw it in their backpack and eat it on an excursion, or just have a "normal" snack at some point.

Here are a couple I made for our cabins - mind you I'm not a sewer. Someone graciously gave me dimensions, and I figured it out from there from pictures.

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Hey Scooby!
I was thrilled to see our magnet on your door!
Any chance you will be going to the Baltics with us?
Rita

 

[pamrob]

Now that my cruise is over, I'd like to share some of the things I gave out. I'm pretty good at graphic design but not crafty otherwise. So, using blanks for the door magnet threads, I made designs for magnets and postcards and had them printed by Vistaprint.com:

I was really happy with the way they turned out and plus it was free. I just had to pay shipping!

You can see all the FE gifts I gave and received here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aznaphrodite/sets/72157617998681196/

Can you tell me more about free stuff from Vistaprint??

 

[aznaphrodite]

Can you tell me more about free stuff from Vistaprint??

Sure thing. Go to Vistaprint's web site:

http://www.vistaprint.com

Sign up for their newsletter. (The signup box is in the left column.) They send a newsletter every other day or so with free offers. You just pay shipping. However, uploading your own design costs $5. If you have enough time before your cruise, wait awhile. They sometimes offer free design uploads too and then it'll be TOTALLY free, except for shipping. But allow 3-4 weeks for the cheapest shipping cost.

Hope that helps! If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

 

[pamrob]

Sure thing. Go to Vistaprint's web site:

http://www.vistaprint.com

Sign up for their newsletter. (The signup box is in the left column.) They send a newsletter every other day or so with free offers. You just pay shipping. However, uploading your own design costs $5. If you have enough time before your cruise, wait awhile. They sometimes offer free design uploads too and then it'll be TOTALLY free, except for shipping. But allow 3-4 weeks for the cheapest shipping cost.

Hope that helps! If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

Thanks! I have several months so I am going to see what great offers I get.

 

[ppiew]

Fabulous!!!! Hope to see lots more for ideas!

 

[CRUIZEN MAMMA]

here's the link to a picture of the Fe gift, I'm giving - leaving in 5 days
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2049720&page=112

 

[milliepie]

Cruizen Mamma those are way cool! How did you get the pics on there like that?

 

[CRUIZEN MAMMA]

Cruizen Mamma those are way cool! How did you get the pics on there like that?

Millie Pie,

The designs are Mel's- she makes images inside portholes and bouys. I just printed them out in wallet size photos- used a round cutter and then used tacky glue to attach to the sanddollar- added ribbon ,cord and the mickeys that I got from Michaels in the scrapbooking section and then glitter glue and acrylic gloss to seal. Really very easy once I figured out a glue stick wouldn't hold

 

[Buckeye Gal]

here's the link to a picture of the Fe gift, I'm giving - leaving in 5 days
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2049720&page=112

Very nice! Have a fabulous cruise!!