Homemade FE Gifts Photo Thread

[disneydka]

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

Oops, I don't know if this was supposed to be a surprise, they are gorgeous and I cannot wait to get mine in 5 days!

 

[CRUIZEN MAMMA]

Oops, I don't know if this was supposed to be a surprise, they are gorgeous and I cannot wait to get mine in 5 days!

You peaked bad disney dka bad bad just don't tell K

see you Saturday- glad you like them

 

[disneydka]

You peaked bad disney dka bad bad just don't tell K

see you Saturday- glad you like them

My lips are sealed, cross my heart!

 

[jtanddolly]

I made this for a mom requesting travel games on the "Creative DISBoards" and didn't know if someone could use it as an FE gift. It would be super easy for you to make, won't take up a ton of room in your luggage and it would be fun for the families receiving it! Here is how you make it:
Print one copy of the "Rules" sheet (per stateroom) and multiple copies of the Game Sheet so that you have one for everyone in the stateroom you are making it for. Print this on 8.5x5.5 cardstock (half of a regular sheet of paper...I think this is a good game card size and it will fit in the FE pocket) and laminate so that they can be used over and over. Then add one dry erase marker per sheet (or FE pocket ) so that they can be used over and over! To save a little money...don't laminate the rules sheet.

If you are traveling with other friends/family that are participating in the exchange and you wanted to give a "group" gift. Check out this thread and they can make other travel games like Tinkerbells Tic Tac Toe, etc.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=32078282#post32078282

Another idea would be to make your own game sheet for a "Magic" or "Wonder" scavenger hunt for each stateroom to play where they collect items like paperclips, piece of candy, trading pin, (without spending money and they can't get them from their own stateroom!) etc. or make a list of autographs that have to get from non disney character employees. Or, if you have ever been to the "Great Wolf Lodge" one of the fun things to do is to purchase a magic wand and figure out the clues. You could make your own version of this game for your ship if you are a frequent cruiser.

 

[Scooby3x1y]

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

Hi Rita, long time no talk to.

We are going to try. My sister (don't know if you remember) also in AZ, has the deals happening through her work, so I think we are going, although not on the innaugural. I think it will be the second one??? My son will be leaving on a mission, and we won't be able to go until after he leaves. We hope that will be by the first week of June so we can go on the 2nd cruise.

When are you going?

 

[Mndisneygirl]

This thread has given me SO many great ideas!! Thanks to all! I can't wait to use some of these on our cruise in December!

 

[Arizona Rita]

Hi Scooby!
We are going on the Ignaugral! In fact, one year from tomorrow we leave for London!
We are going to England, cruising and then going to DLP and Paris. DH had me book the cruise the moment it opened, took 21/2 hrs! to book and then he planned the rest. I used to be a travel agent but I think it makes him feel better, like he's in control.
Next Sat tho, we go on an NCL Alaskan 7 night

Good luck and Gods blessings to your DS!

 

[Ranzatan]

Cool gifts everyone!
Thanks for sharing and giving me ideas too

 

[Cinderella90210]

Hi Everyone

All of the ideas and pictures are great and really imaginative on here and have given me lots of inspiration for some FE gifts.

For my FE gift, I made little desk calendars with photos from DCL and Castaway Cay. You are welcome to go to my photobucket account:

http://s607.photobucket.com/albums/tt152/Trena112171/

and download the calendar pages if you'd like to use them. I got the idea off the internet. There are several sites out there where you can download a template and add your own photo.

I really like this idea and I looked at your photobucket and loved your calendar pictures. I'm going to use this idea for our cruise, just thought I should let you know, is that okay??

xoxo

 

[Scooby3x1y]

Hi Scooby!
We are going on the Ignaugral! In fact, one year from tomorrow we leave for London!
We are going to England, cruising and then going to DLP and Paris. DH had me book the cruise the moment it opened, took 21/2 hrs! to book and then he planned the rest. I used to be a travel agent but I think it makes him feel better, like he's in control.
Next Sat tho, we go on an NCL Alaskan 7 night

Good luck and Gods blessings to your DS!

Rita,

Good choice to "let" him think he is in control. LOL. Well, we will probably be on the cruise after you.

 

[my3m]

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[Kwalters]

Which cart did you use for the frame for the ship and the mickey hands. I have a cricut and would like to know. Thanks

I have the New Beach Fun cart. (I think is the name) and it has the same ship and anchor on it. Mickey and Friends has the rest.

 

[Scooby3x1y]

I have the New Beach Fun cart. (I think is the name) and it has the same ship and anchor on it. Mickey and Friends has the rest.

Yep, it is the new "Life is a Beach". It is so fun, you'll have a blast with it. Look in the back of the book, there are so many variations not listed anywhere but in the back. The page it puts in frames, etc. I did make the frame bigger and cut a little off the top, so that the picture opening was the right size, but the total size of the card was smaller.
(does that make sense?)

 

[Texas Disney Fan]

This is picture of all the great items we received on our last cruise:

This is what we gave to the adults: music CD, beads, and starfish magnets:

This is what we gave the kids. We did the same thing for all ages.

 

[ForTheLoveOfDCL]

Very cool----can't wait to post my FE...will do so after we return...abt 100 days from now!

 

[BethA]

This is picture of all the great items we received on our last cruise:

This is what we gave to the adults: music CD, beads, and starfish magnets:

This is what we gave the kids. We did the same thing for all ages.

we loved all the great gifts from that FE exchange---thanks for the CD--I play it on the way to work wishing I was heading to the port!!

 

[nikkistevej]

we loved all the great gifts from that FE exchange---thanks for the CD--I play it on the way to work wishing I was heading to the port!!

I know Beth, we got so much great stuff on that cruise. We also have been listening to our CD alot, we really enjoyed hearing it on our drive home from the trip.

 

[Texas Disney Fan]

We had a lot of fun deciding what music to put on it and what order. I even took a sample to work one Friday afternoon to get opinions. We ended up have to make a few more for some of those ladies.

Glad ya'll have enjoyed them.

 

[smeecanada]

We had a lot of fun deciding what music to put on it and what order. I even took a sample to work one Friday afternoon to get opinions. We ended up have to make a few more for some of those ladies.

Glad ya'll have enjoyed them.

Which songs did you end up using? We got a couple of music cd's on the EB Repo last year. We really enjoy listening to them.

 

[pmama]

Question?

Some of the items people receive sometimes look too big to fit in the fish extenders. What do people do if they can't fit the item?