Homemade FE Gifts Photo Thread

[wigdoutdismom]

If your on the Nov. 27- MR cruise - Spoiler alert

I made cell phone bags for my FE. My DD complains that she doesn't have a good way to carry the phones. So I made these.

Oh my goodness! That is the cutest thing I've seen in a long time! Can you make it big enough for an iphone?

 

[ForTheLoveOfDCL]

This is my take on the painted frames for my FE. (I did put my stamp on it) hehe ----
I made 51 for our cruise last week. Most people liked them.

Very Nice Terry....I made them too for my next cruise. Mine are painted a little different but same concept. I do love your Mickey and Minnie. I was looking for something like that to stamp letters when I send them....,, where did u find it??

 

[happytime]

Very Nice Terry....I made them too for my next cruise. Mine are painted a little different but same concept. I do love your Mickey and Minnie. I was looking for something like that to stamp letters when I send them....,, where did u find it??

The stamp set can be found at Michaels/Joanns, or Hobby Lobby; also Ebay has them. It costs me about $12 or so. Ebay has one right now for $6 and no bids so far. It's called Disney Mickey and Minnie Mouse Clear Stamp Set.

I've tried to copy the image to show you, but it doesn't show up. If you type in the above title for the stamp set, it should come up on your computer. Like I said, you can find them locally or on the internet.

Oh and I got the picture from the DISigners on this site. They are so awesome to work with. So the cost of the pictures was just the cost of printing them from my printer.

Have fun.

 

[ladybug23]

Here are two of the things I made for our FE exchange on the 11/6 sailing of the Dream. I hope my people enjoy them. The first item is homemade glycerine soap with a Mickey image inside. The second is a set of magnet bottle caps. I also included card games, glow in the dark bracelets, water balls and tattoos depending on the which cabins had kids and what ages.

Homemade glycerine soap:

and the bottle caps:

 

[dizneeat]

Here are two of the things I made for our FE exchange on the 11/6 sailing of the Dream. I hope my people enjoy them. The first item is homemade glycerine soap with a Mickey image inside. The second is a set of magnet bottle caps. I also included card games, glow in the dark bracelets, water balls and tattoos depending on the which cabins had kids and what ages.

Homemade glycerine soap:

and the bottle caps:

Oh my gosh, those soaps are awesome! I need to find out how to make them - what a great gift!

 

[Rather Be At WDW]

Here are two of the things I made for our FE exchange on the 11/6 sailing of the Dream. I hope my people enjoy them. The first item is homemade glycerine soap with a Mickey image inside. The second is a set of magnet bottle caps. I also included card games, glow in the dark bracelets, water balls and tattoos depending on the which cabins had kids and what ages.

We did! Thanks, they were great.

Oh my gosh, those soaps are awesome! I need to find out how to make them - what a great gift!

Yes, it was!

 

[Chrisd12]

Ravensilverlight......love it. I bought little "brag" books also that I found in Target for $2 a piece. They hold 36 pictures and the covers came in red,black,and silver like sparkles. Wasn't sure how to make them special....but would love to borrow your idea. My problem is that we will be on the Fantasy in August...how would I go about finding out about hidden mickeys?? Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am not the craftiest person.

 

[ladybug23]

We did! Thanks, they were great.

Yes, it was!

Awe, thanks!

It was a little trial and error in making them and the Mickey head didn't turn out quite as crisp as I would have liked, but the image was still clearly a Mickey head thank goodness.

 

[ladybug23]

This is my take on the painted frames for my FE. (I did put my stamp on it) hehe ----
I made 51 for our cruise last week. Most people liked them.

LOVE THIS!!!! Awesome job Terry!

 

[Disney's Fan]

Oh my gosh, those soaps are awesome! I need to find out how to make them - what a great gift!

I made soaps for our exchange using this recipe from Family Fun magazine. Hope the link works, but if not, search their website for marine soap menagerie. The soaps are SO easy and inexpensive. I got the melt and pour cubes at Hobby Lobby 13.99 for 5lb bag. (Use one of their coupons to make it less!) I don't have a picture to post of mine, but I used the muffin tin shape like in the familyfun pictures. Have fun!

http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/craf...afts/sea-crafts/marine-soap-menagerie-669819/

 

[KarlaG4Kids]

Here are two of the things I made for our FE exchange on the 11/6 sailing of the Dream. I hope my people enjoy them. The first item is homemade glycerine soap with a Mickey image inside. The second is a set of magnet bottle caps. I also included card games, glow in the dark bracelets, water balls and tattoos depending on the which cabins had kids and what ages.

Homemade glycerine soap:

and the bottle caps:

What did you use for the mickey head image? The soaps are super cute!

 

[mainstreetmagic]

Dramamama, I LOVE your cell phone purses!!! SOOOO cute!!

 

[ravensilverlight]

Thanks for the nice responses and encouraging me not to leave the FE group. I don't know...I think I still have time to think about it.

I loved the hidden Mickey book. WOW...there maybe a thought...would you give the books one per room, right? It would be cool if people could find them and take a picture of their family next to the hidden Mickey and put it in the book. How do you find where to look for them? I have a Hidden Mickey book but it's only for the parks.

KaryCam thank you!

PLEASE don't leave your FE. EVERY gift is special, it's not a contest. This thread is for the crafty, but lots of people give practical gifts (safety pins, clothespins, wet wipes) that are greatly appreciated, or even just candy (who doesn't like a little treat???). Dollar stores often have great finds, Disney related or otherwise. You can get something as simple as a lanyard (you can find Disney themed ones at pretty much any party store in a pack of 12 fairly inexpensively) and pouches at an office supply store and BAM! Instant place to keep your KTTW card. If there's something special to your area, whether it be a candy or food product, or even just a magnet with your city name on it, those are always great gifts to remember the friends you've met. It's great to have a little surprise waiting, no matter how small or silly you may think your gift is. It's WAY more about the fun than the gift itself.

Ravensilverlight......love it. I bought little "brag" books also that I found in Target for $2 a piece. They hold 36 pictures and the covers came in red,black,and silver like sparkles. Wasn't sure how to make them special....but would love to borrow your idea. My problem is that we will be on the Fantasy in August...how would I go about finding out about hidden mickeys?? Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am not the craftiest person.

Hmmmm...you could easily find a picture of the Fantasy to include, and print one for the first page in each book. If you use a photo kiosk (pretty much any photo lab has those, or you can print at home), you can add your cruise info and sail dates to personalize the books.

As for knowing where your HM will be...that's a good question. I don't think any of the 2012 books will have HM info for the Fantasy yet...maybe you'll have to hook up with someone on an earlier cruise and beg! I know on the Magic and the Wonder, you can go to guest services and ask for the HM challenge and they'll give you the clues. Maybe if some great DISer is on a cruise before yours, they can get the clues from GS on their cruise and email you the clues?

 

[dizneeat]

I made soaps for our exchange using this recipe from Family Fun magazine. Hope the link works, but if not, search their website for marine soap menagerie. The soaps are SO easy and inexpensive. I got the melt and pour cubes at Hobby Lobby 13.99 for 5lb bag. (Use one of their coupons to make it less!) I don't have a picture to post of mine, but I used the muffin tin shape like in the familyfun pictures. Have fun!

http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/craf...afts/sea-crafts/marine-soap-menagerie-669819/

Thanks! The link works perfectly fine.

My only problem is that I need to research where to find the right materials - we live in Austria, so no hobby lobby!

 

[lklasing]

Homemade glycerine soap:

I'd also love to know about how you put the mickey head shape inside. Those are so cute!

 

[ladybug23]

What did you use for the mickey head image? The soaps are super cute!

I'd also love to know about how you put the mickey head shape inside. Those are so cute!

For the Mickey Heads I used a silicon ice cube tray and poured the colored glycerin into the trays. Let them dry and then cut the double thickness portion of the head off so that the MH was completely flat. I poured the clear soap into the larger molds and filled halfway, tried to let it cool a little before placing the MHs on top and then topping off with more clear. My problem was when I topped off the larger mold with the clear glycerine my MHs started to melt a little. I will have to work on that for the next go around. Not sure what else I could do - perhaps refrigerate the MHs first? Dunno....that is for another time. They didn't melt too badly as everyone could still see the MHs inside the soap bars.

 

[ladybug23]

I made soaps for our exchange using this recipe from Family Fun magazine. Hope the link works, but if not, search their website for marine soap menagerie. The soaps are SO easy and inexpensive. I got the melt and pour cubes at Hobby Lobby 13.99 for 5lb bag. (Use one of their coupons to make it less!) I don't have a picture to post of mine, but I used the muffin tin shape like in the familyfun pictures. Have fun!

http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/craf...afts/sea-crafts/marine-soap-menagerie-669819/

These are really cute too, but I could not figure out how to get toy like items that were really made of soap without purchasing a lot more molds ($$). The reason I did not use plastic toys in my soap is because they do tend to scratch when using them to wash. But they sure do look cute!

 

[ladybug23]

Thanks! The link works perfectly fine.

My only problem is that I need to research where to find the right materials - we live in Austria, so no hobby lobby!

Got my soap off ebay. You can sometimes find it cheaper at a craft store, but I found the quality of what I bought off ebay was better (low sweat melts better and is easier to work with. It probably doesn't matter much where you get it. There are a lot of online places where you can make the purchases.

 

[wigdoutdismom]

For the Mickey Heads I used a silicon ice cube tray and poured the colored glycerin into the trays. Let them dry and then cut the double thickness portion of the head off so that the MH was completely flat. I poured the clear soap into the larger molds and filled halfway, tried to let it cool a little before placing the MHs on top and then topping off with more clear. My problem was when I topped off the larger mold with the clear glycerine my MHs started to melt a little. I will have to work on that for the next go around. Not sure what else I could do - perhaps refrigerate the MHs first? Dunno....that is for another time. They didn't melt too badly as everyone could still see the MHs inside the soap bars.

I think your soaps are just lovely and I hope that you don't mind but I really want to copy your idea for our cruise next summer....
I was wondering about freezing the MHs before pouring the next layer on top? Just a thought....
I've never made soap before so I'm certainly going to be a beginner and will need to experiment with the process!
Luckily a friend that's cruising with us has some experience with this and is going to be the chief soap maker!

 

[Rather Be At WDW]

Here are the items we gave on our 11/6 Dream cruise.

Luggage tags for all the females:

For the males:

For each stateroom (white vinyl "family" decals for car windows):

All delivered in these bags:

"From" tag:

Cricut to the rescue!