Homemade FE Gifts Photo Thread

[AAshleySEG]

Hi guys! Came across this thread today and I thought I would share what my husband and I are doing for our cruise in June 2012 to Alaska! If you are going on an Alaskan Disney Cruise in June AND are doing the FE Gift Exchange DONT Look, I am not going to post the date just so even if you are, you might not be going on ours, but don't say I didn't warn you beforehand! And don't click the pic links either! I want you to be surprised...LOL!! Highlight to Read further:
My husband is an artist and we both love vinylmations, I know not everyone collects them but I thought it would be cool anyway. I also use Photoshop ALL the time because I am a hobby photographer, so I am comfortable with the program. My husband is painting custom vinylmations specific to our Alaska cruise, he is making a what has been dubbed the "Deadliest Catch Mickey", the one in the fisherman's outfit, you can google if you have not seen him So we are doing a limited run of them, numbered and everything, we are actually thinking about doing it for every cruise we go on, unless there are TONS of cabins, but luckily there are not too many on our cruise. So basically he is custom painting the vinylmations. I went to our local Toys R Us, it is having a moving sale at the moment and found some cheap toys in blister packs that I could just remove and used the plastic packaging for, but they happened to be disney so I am actually going to throw those in the FE's so they won't be wasted. ANYWAY, I used photoshop to make custom packaging for them, took them to Office Depot to be printed on a cardstock type paper that was thicker, then used self-laminating sheets to make them more durable. So anywho, I am going to show a few pics, but I don't want anyone to see the actual finished Vinylmations until after the cruise so I just have a few shots of him painting them! Whew! Long story short, let me know what you guys think!


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[WAHkoMom]

AAshleySEG - - your idea is phenomenal! I'm not on your cruise, but I wish I was!

 

[mickeysmyboy]

AAshleySEG, WOW!!! Those are incredible!!

 

[lianne_0325]

Where did you get the square tile for the magnets? I have seen the round glass marbles but never the square ones. They came out really nice!

Thank you! That was the only one I did myself. You can find them on Etsy but I got mine from United Crafters after I saw postings of someone else's magnets. They had used United Crafters for their supplier so I decided to do the same for mine. It is the 1 7/8 inch ones.

 

[LittleDisneyLovers]

hi guys! Came across this thread today and i thought i would share what my husband and i are doing for our cruise in june 2012 to alaska! If you are going on an alaskan disney cruise in june and are doing the fe gift exchange dont look, i am not going to post the date just so even if you are, you might not be going on ours, but don't say i didn't warn you beforehand! And don't click the pic links either! I want you to be surprised...lol!! highlight to read further:
my husband is an artist and we both love vinylmations, i know not everyone collects them but i thought it would be cool anyway. I also use photoshop all the time because i am a hobby photographer, so i am comfortable with the program. My husband is painting custom vinylmations specific to our alaska cruise, he is making a what has been dubbed the "deadliest catch mickey", the one in the fisherman's outfit, you can google if you have not seen him so we are doing a limited run of them, numbered and everything, we are actually thinking about doing it for every cruise we go on, unless there are tons of cabins, but luckily there are not too many on our cruise. So basically he is custom painting the vinylmations. I went to our local toys r us, it is having a moving sale at the moment and found some cheap toys in blister packs that i could just remove and used the plastic packaging for, but they happened to be disney so i am actually going to throw those in the fe's so they won't be wasted. Anyway, i used photoshop to make custom packaging for them, took them to office depot to be printed on a cardstock type paper that was thicker, then used self-laminating sheets to make them more durable. So anywho, i am going to show a few pics, but i don't want anyone to see the actual finished vinylmations until after the cruise so i just have a few shots of him painting them! Whew! Long story short, let me know what you guys think!


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ah-maze-ing

 

[alicia1506]

oh my gosh. those are amazing ashley. those are truly amazing. and they look like they cost a fortune.

i wish i had that kind of talent. and now i'm thinking of whether i can do something similar....

can i ask what kind of paint you used on the vinylmation?

edited to add: just showed my DH who is majorly impressed. since we are approx 50 people, not including us, and that includes over 17 families, i'm not sure that we can afford to do something like this for our FE.

 

[morgansmom2000]

WOW! Ashley, those are amazing! What a unique idea!

 

[AAshleySEG]

AAshleySEG - - your idea is phenomenal! I'm not on your cruise, but I wish I was!

Aww Thank you so much! I'm glad you like it!, Who knows maybe you will be on a future cruise with us...LOL

AAshleySEG, WOW!!! Those are incredible!!

Thanks! It means a lot that you all enjoy them!

ah-maze-ing

You are so kind! Thank you!

oh my gosh. those are amazing ashley. those are truly amazing. and they look like they cost a fortune.

i wish i had that kind of talent. and now i'm thinking of whether i can do something similar....

can i ask what kind of paint you used on the vinylmation?

edited to add: just showed my DH who is majorly impressed. since we are approx 50 people, not including us, and that includes over 17 families, i'm not sure that we can afford to do something like this for our FE.

We only have 7 families in our FE group counting ourselves. We are doing one per family cabin. It didn't really cost us a whole lot because we already had extra vinylmations (we used regular acrylic paint btw), the only things I had to pay for were the little toys in the blister packs but, our store had them at 70% off so they were less than $1 a piece, I had to get 4 pages printed at $0.59 per piece at our local office supply store, and then I think I went to Walmart and got the self-laminating sheets, so really it was about $15 maybe, considering we had almost everything already, BUT it would be expensive I think if you had to start from scratch and had loads of cabins, but also eBay usually has lots of vinylmations a lot cheaper than buying them new I am so glad you like them! I wanted a unique idea!

WOW! Ashley, those are amazing! What a unique idea!

Thank you!! I hadn't seen anyone do anything like that before so, I thought it would be cool!

 

[sorul82?]

Hi Ashley! Great job!!

 

[Minnie_Mom]

I need a little help for all of you crafty Disers. I am thinking of purchasing a Cricut. I do not scrapbook, but do a lot of papercrafts, especially for my kid's birthdays. I would also be using this to make FE gifts.

If you don't mind to share, which Cricut do you have and what do you like/dislike about it. I hope this is an acceptable place to post this question.

Thanks!

 

[JessRx]

Such great ideas! We are having so much fun planning for our FE gift! We are thinking of doing something German since both my boys were born there. Thank you all for posting.

 

[morgansmom2000]

I need a little help for all of you crafty Disers. I am thinking of purchasing a Cricut. I do not scrapbook, but do a lot of papercrafts, especially for my kid's birthdays. I would also be using this to make FE gifts.

If you don't mind to share, which Cricut do you have and what do you like/dislike about it. I hope this is an acceptable place to post this question.

Thanks!

I have both a Cricut Expression and Expression 2. I use my Expression for SCAL (Sure Cuts A Lot) and the E2 for Design Studio and the Craftroom. If you want to make non-Cricut cuts (SVGs) you should look into a Silhouette Cameo. If you'd be happy with Cricut cuts only, I suggest the Expression or E2, since the "mini" is too small.

Come on over to the Creative Community and feel free to ask questions!

 

[DISNEYJ&P]

I need a little help for all of you crafty Disers. I am thinking of purchasing a Cricut. I do not scrapbook, but do a lot of papercrafts, especially for my kid's birthdays. I would also be using this to make FE gifts.

If you don't mind to share, which Cricut do you have and what do you like/dislike about it. I hope this is an acceptable place to post this question.

Thanks!

I have the Expression. I took 3 lessons and find the machine very easy to use after some instruction. But...I find the selection of papers that don't tear is very hard to control. A LOT of trial and error. The larger and more simple you make something, the easier. Small things are almost impossible. Go take a class FIRST and then decide for yourself if you want to buy. Also, find a good place that will rent you cartrides for $6-$7 so you don't have to buy all of them.

Hope this helps.

Pat

 

[Pixiegran]

I need a little help for all of you crafty Disers. I am thinking of purchasing a Cricut. I do not scrapbook, but do a lot of papercrafts, especially for my kid's birthdays. I would also be using this to make FE gifts.

If you don't mind to share, which Cricut do you have and what do you like/dislike about it. I hope this is an acceptable place to post this question.

Thanks!

I have the small size cricut expression, not full size. I got mine just to do embellishments for scrapbooking but if I wanted to do crafts - like party decorations etc I would get a full size one because it will cut larger. Also I wish mine cut smaller than 1" which I think the larger newer models do. But I needed small so I could physically lift it because of my severe arthritis I can't lift more then 10 lbs and on bad days can't manage that.
I think cricut.com may have a live person you to talk to who could explain the differences in models in better detail for you. I do not know a single person who wishes they did not buy their circut no matter what model!

 

[ilovetexas]

Great ideas on here!!

 

[Susiesark]

Does anyone know where you can buy the type of calendar where you slide in your own photos? I'm always taking pictures of Disneyland and would like to make calendars with my own photos. I don't want the type that you order and have them printed for you. I want the type that you can slides photos out and use your own. Thanks.

 

[Pixiegran]

Does anyone know where you can buy the type of calendar where you slide in your own photos? I'm always taking pictures of Disneyland and would like to make calendars with my own photos. I don't want the type that you order and have them printed for you. I want the type that you can slides photos out and use your own. Thanks.

I haven't seen any in a couple of years. Since the "photo" printed calendars have become so common and easy to get I am sure the demand for the slip in went way down. You would have more luck finding them in the fall if they still exist....when all the calendars for the new year come out and all the calendar making supplies for holidays. Did yu do a google search? If you want them now online may be the only way...

 

[morgansmom2000]

Does anyone know where you can buy the type of calendar where you slide in your own photos? I'm always taking pictures of Disneyland and would like to make calendars with my own photos. I don't want the type that you order and have them printed for you. I want the type that you can slides photos out and use your own. Thanks.

Christmas Tree Shops usually has these around the end of the year.

 

[Dislaney4n6]

Does anyone know where you can buy the type of calendar where you slide in your own photos? I'm always taking pictures of Disneyland and would like to make calendars with my own photos. I don't want the type that you order and have them printed for you. I want the type that you can slides photos out and use your own. Thanks.

I have seen them on lakeside.com, abcdistributing.com, and or ltdcommodities.com.

 

[Susiesark]

I have seen them on lakeside.com, abcdistributing.com, and or ltdcommodities.com.

It looks like they are all the same company, with different names. I didn't see them there, but thanks for the info. Maybe it is just the wrong time of year. We got one of these for a FE gift, with different pictures taken of the cruise ship or at the parks. It was a well thought out gift.