Homemade FE Gifts Photo Thread

[silmarg]

Ohhh.. I like the concept of this thread... I am leaving in about 7 weeks and have some ideas... but having a problem getting my hands on 'props'. I want my next FE gift to be based off of Bahamian currency... but its not easy to order rolls of coins from the Bahamas - does anyone know anyone that can help.

Anyway... I would be doing something along the lines of what I did for the EastBound repo in 2008 (this one is missing a Canal Zone stamp... but u get the idea):

 

[silmarg]

While technically not an FE... we created this for the EB repo as well:

And it turned into this:

 

[Marypoppinsiam]

AWESOME idea!!

While technically not an FE... we created this for the EB repo as well:

And it turned into this:

 

[LissaW16]

This is what I gave on our June 7 double dip cruise:



Both are magnets

 

[irisheyes17]

WOW This is great ideas! We are going on our 1st Disney cruise in March and this is so helpful to see the types of FE gifts to collect. Thanks so much for sharing!!

 

[castoff]

Ohhh.. I like the concept of this thread... I am leaving in about 7 weeks and have some ideas... but having a problem getting my hands on 'props'. I want my next FE gift to be based off of Bahamian currency... but its not easy to order rolls of coins from the Bahamas - does anyone know anyone that can help.

Anyway... I would be doing something along the lines of what I did for the EastBound repo in 2008 (this one is missing a Canal Zone stamp... but u get the idea):

This was one of my favorite things that we received ! I have it in my scrapbook. It was a really unique idea.

 

[mom3girls2000]

O.M.G. it's a grown-up cruise version of a yearbook, I <3 it! Can I copy it? Boy, I hope none of my cruise-mates look at this board!

It's taken me several weeks, devoting anywhere from an hour or two to a whole day, just looking at all the pages on this board. There are some amazing artists here, but I would be honored to receive anything created or embellished by hand. You guys rock!

I've already got an idea for a "family" FE gift, but I won't share it here (well after my cruise I will share it) because it's something I have not seen ... and it did take me a while to come up with the idea, too!

 

[kwm]

Hi! This is a FE gift for the Alaska Wonder cruise on July 26th! Please don't look if you don't want to see it before the cruise!










It is a wooden big clothes pin with a magnet on the back. Then we cut Disney paper and put Mod Podge on it for shine. It came out great! We are soooo excited for the big day!

 

[jrose529]

Hi! This is a FE gift for the Alaska Wonder cruise on July 26th! Please don't look if you don't want to see it before the cruise!










It is a wooden big clothes pin with a magnet on the back. Then we cut Disney paper and put Mod Podge on it for shine. It came out great! We are soooo excited for the big day!

These are great! Thanks for posting. I am getting so many wonderful ideas.

 

[ibouncetoo]

It is a wooden big clothes pin with a magnet on the back. Then we cut Disney paper and put Mod Podge on it for shine. It came out great! We are soooo excited for the big day!

Did you paint the clothes pins also or were they colored ones? Where did you find them? This would be a great project for the great neices to do this summer.

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[keishashadow]

Great ideas here

here's what i came up with (and for those on the 7/24 sailing don't look) odd we only had 5 families participating




























adults - suduko book, mechanical pencils, sewing kit, lip balms and for the home-made portion, a personalized family magnet and a turbi-towel i never leave home without one) that i appliqued w/mm head

lightup wand/ball on a string or puzzle in a tin/one of those charactar wash cloths, color-changing bandz & lip glosses for each kiddos

 

[kwm]

Did you paint the clothes pins also or were they colored ones? Where did you find them? This would be a great project for the great neices to do this summer.

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Everything was at Michael's. My kids enjoyed making them. In fact, we had enough materials to make them for ourselves as well. The clothes pin were painted already and Michael's even had clothes pins with designs on them.

 

[wachnicki]

Those clothespins are awesome!!

 

[Neriberi]

KeishaShadow- your gifts are amazing! Having five families helps you make the gift really special without breaking the bank.

 

[keishashadow]

KeishaShadow- your gifts are amazing! Having five families helps you make the gift really special without breaking the bank.

so true, I always tend to wind up on a cruise w/o much participation, guess it's a good thing afterall

if i sail w/a big group that clothespin idea is a winner

 

[Chicogirl]

I think I went to far with the FE gifts......if you are on the nov. 20th wonder cruise don't look.....did I go over board, and are the gifts ok? Please let me know. Sorry no pictures yet.


Mickey,Minnie bottle cap magnets
Handmade turkey pin...it is a thanksgiving cruise after all.
Tote bag for everyone.
Shore pack (anti bacterial gel,Mickey band aids,sand brush in Disney colors)
Deck of cards for each cabin
Highlighters for each person in cabin.
Pencils with disney wonder 2011 on them
Marocas key chains
beach balls for the kids
Disney Crayons and note pads for kids
Mini Disney puzzles for kids
Mini Disney frisbies for the kids

Is this ok?

 

[tiggerb]

WOW! I haven't done a FE yet, but you are very generous! Do you have a small group? We are @ 25 or a bit more and we still have 11 1/2 months to go.
I like your ideas

 

[Chicogirl]

So far we have about 16 rooms with 4-5 people in each. I still need to varify some. This is my first cruise, and I think I went a little overboard. I just hope we don't have meny more to add.

 

[sorul82?]

I think I went to far with the FE gifts......if you are on the nov. 20th wonder cruise don't look.....did I go over board, and are the gifts ok? Please let me know. Sorry no pictures yet.


Mickey,Minnie bottle cap magnets
Handmade turkey pin...it is a thanksgiving cruise after all.
Tote bag for everyone.
Shore pack (anti bacterial gel,Mickey band aids,sand brush in Disney colors)
Deck of cards for each cabin
Highlighters for each person in cabin.
Pencils with disney wonder 2011 on them
Marocas key chains
beach balls for the kids
Disney Crayons and note pads for kids
Mini Disney puzzles for kids
Mini Disney frisbies for the kids

Is this ok?

I think your are just fine!

 

[mgibson301]

I think I went to far with the FE gifts......if you are on the nov. 20th wonder cruise don't look.....did I go over board, and are the gifts ok? Please let me know. Sorry no pictures yet.


Mickey,Minnie bottle cap magnets
Handmade turkey pin...it is a thanksgiving cruise after all.
Tote bag for everyone.
Shore pack (anti bacterial gel,Mickey band aids,sand brush in Disney colors)
Deck of cards for each cabin
Highlighters for each person in cabin.
Pencils with disney wonder 2011 on them
Marocas key chains
beach balls for the kids
Disney Crayons and note pads for kids
Mini Disney puzzles for kids
Mini Disney frisbies for the kids

Is this ok?

Is it possible to go overboard on a Disney Cruise? No way!!! It all sounds great...wish I was on your cruise. I'll post my FE gifts after my cruise next month.