Homemade FE Gifts Photo Thread

[Buckeye Gal]

Okay, I am posting my FE gift, but not sure if it will work properly so I will apologize ahead of time. We are on the 2010 TA Cruise so if you are in my group - don't look!!!...

Might be small in size here, but it's big in heart! What a treasure you're giving!

Lurkers .... wonder who they are ....

Yeah. Who is that?

WBTA Papaya here. Since I don't know who these lurkers you speak of are, I won't be posting my primary gift until post-cruise, either. I was hoping my main supply item would have arrived today, but it didn't. I'm so anxious to get it started! I'll be obsessed to get them all made when the package does arrive.

I hate being a tease, but since I'm here, I have to say that I really am excited about this new idea I came across in the most obscured place. My biggest concern with it will be luggage space. I might be assembling my FE gift bags while I'm on the ship to utilize as much space as possible. That luxury of shipping a box down to the ship beforehand is just that....a luxury that's missed!

 

[LittleDisneyLovers]

You guys are so sweet considering how small my picture was. LittleDisneyLovers, I thought you were in the coconut. I was disappointed to read you are not. Glad you all liked it.

I may just be a coconut too, I'm doing a trial pack this weekend to see how much room I have for a second group of FE's, If I have enough space I'll ask Sue to put me in a second group.

Yeah. Who is that?

WBTA Papaya here. Since I don't know who these lurkers you speak of are, I won't be posting my primary gift until post-cruise, either. I was hoping my main supply item would have arrived today, but it didn't. I'm so anxious to get it started! I'll be obsessed to get them all made when the package does arrive.

I hate being a tease, but since I'm here, I have to say that I really am excited about this new idea I came across in the most obscured place. My biggest concern with it will be luggage space. I might be assembling my FE gift bags while I'm on the ship to utilize as much space as possible. That luxury of shipping a box down to the ship beforehand is just that....a luxury that's missed!

You are a tease, I'm not in your group though, so you can tell me!
I will put everyhting into cabin bags when I'm on board to make packing easier. One of my items is on the larger size, but is edible so they don't need to take it home. I'll probably hand out early in the cruise to give them all time to eat! The other things are smaller.

 

[yukongirl123]

Love your FE Sandi....you know, it's not too late to be a coconut! You too Kimberly ..... I love edible FE's Hayley...last cruise one of my favourite FE gifts was some mini packs of Vegemite-very tasty.

Janice

 

[Hoagie Pie]

I love making FE's and wish I could make 5 for everybody on the cruise! This is going to be a great cruise. So looking forward to giving them out. I get some great ideas from this thread!

 

[paulasillars]

Lurkers .... wonder who they are

I don't see any lurkers here

 

[LittleDisneyLovers]

Love your FE Sandi....you know, it's not too late to be a coconut! You too Kimberly ..... I love edible FE's Hayley...last cruise one of my favourite FE gifts was some mini packs of Vegemite-very tasty.

Janice

Hi Janice, It's not vegemite, waaayyy yummier than that!
But, I can bring you some vegemite if you'd like? Most non-aussies hate it!
I'm also including some sweets with the kids FE's.

 

[TotallyAngelic]

I started working on my ladies FE gift last evening and it took me far less time than I imagined .... really enjoyed making them too.
I am giving nothing away in case there are any prying Kiwi fruit about ( funny how I am a Kiwi and I am actually allergic to the damn things )

 

[LittleDisneyLovers]

I started working on my ladies FE gift last evening and it took me far less time than I imagined .... really enjoyed making them too.
I am giving nothing away in case there are any prying Kiwi fruit about ( funny how I am a Kiwi and I am actually allergic to the damn things )

No, I can't see any kiwi's!

 

[TotallyAngelic]

No, I can't see any kiwi's!

thats funny .... I could swear there is a Kiwi around here somewhere

 

[LittleDisneyLovers]

WBTA Papaya here. Since I don't know who these lurkers you speak of are, I won't be posting my primary gift until post-cruise, either. I was hoping my main supply item would have arrived today, but it didn't. I'm so anxious to get it started! I'll be obsessed to get them all made when the package does arrive.

I hate being a tease, but since I'm here, I have to say that I really am excited about this new idea I came across in the most obscured place. My biggest concern with it will be luggage space. I might be assembling my FE gift bags while I'm on the ship to utilize as much space as possible. That luxury of shipping a box down to the ship beforehand is just that....a luxury that's missed!

Well, since I'm not a papaya, and since I'm a first time cruiser and needed someone to check my FE for suitability, Buckeye Gal and I shared our ideas/photos. I have to tell all you Papaya's to get excited, Kimberly has thought of the most cool and unique gift, you will be amazed by her creativity! You are lucky little Papaya's!!!

thats funny .... I could swear there is a Kiwi around here somewhere

Nope, I definitely can't see any.....ooops just caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror

 

[Buckeye Gal]

.....Buckeye Gal and I shared our ideas/photos. I have to tell all you Papaya's to get excited, Kimberly has thought of the most cool and unique gift, you will be amazed by her creativity! You are lucky little Papaya's!!!....

You're too nice! Oh but you fuzzy Kiwis just wait! You're going to be SPOILED by LittleDisneyLovers! I want to be a fuzz!

For those of you watching all of this WBTA'er chit chat , my apologies if you feel left out! Chime in here at any point and share what your creative minds have been up to, too!

 

[dolphingirl47]

Right as there are no lurkers around, I should be safe asking my question . I am doing two Goodie Bags per cabin. Rather than putting everything in a ziploc bag, I want to do something a bit more creative and reusable. I have an idea for the one I give out on Pirate Night, but I am drawing a blank for the other one. Has anybody got any ideas?

Corinna

 

[nettii]

Im new to cruising. Been lurking for years but Im still unsure of alot of stuff! Im hopeing people will be doing FE on my cruise. Nobody has signed up in the cruise meet yet We may be the only ones on the ship!

How do you do the FE? Is there a "Master Plan" and some one who put togther the cabin #'s?
Also does each person list who is in their cabin?
So then do you make or buy FE gifts for each individual person in the cabin?
And last but not least do you do it every day?

Thank you! My lil mind is spinning with ideas! Cant wait to get started!


Mods please move if you have too not sure where else to ask all these questions.

 

[LittleDisneyLovers]

Right as there are no lurkers around, I should be safe asking my question . I am doing two Goodie Bags per cabin. Rather than putting everything in a ziploc bag, I want to do something a bit more creative and reusable. I have an idea for the one I give out on Pirate Night, but I am drawing a blank for the other one. Has anybody got any ideas?

Corinna

OK, don't laugh, but how about wash/laundry bags. You know the ones you wash your 'delicates' in? Or.....Not sure what your putting in them so I'll just rattle off a few idea's I went through - buckets, pencil cases, noodle boxes, lunch box, plastic cup..........??? Hope that helps

Im new to cruising. Been lurking for years but Im still unsure of alot of stuff! Im hopeing people will be doing FE on my cruise. Nobody has signed up in the cruise meet yet We may be the only ones on the ship!

How do you do the FE? Is there a "Master Plan" and some one who put togther the cabin #'s?
Also does each person list who is in their cabin?
So then do you make or buy FE gifts for each individual person in the cabin?
And last but not least do you do it every day?

Thank you! My lil mind is spinning with ideas! Cant wait to get started!


Mods please move if you have too not sure where else to ask all these questions.

I'm not the right person to answer this. I am a first time cruiser also. Somebody will correct me if I get it wrong, I hope.
SO....Somebody organises it by posting a message on your cruise meet thread. You will PM him/her with your details, cabin number, people and ages in cabin. The organiser will put you into groups or else everybody may do it all together. You then make/buy a gift for either each person or the cabin, whatever you like. Most people hand out 1 gift per cruise, some like to split it up over a few days. There really aren't any rules as far as I know.
But, as I said, I'm a first time cruiser also, Kimberly will correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[golfnsuch]

I am doing two Goodie Bags per cabin. Rather than putting everything in a ziploc bag, I want to do something a bit more creative and reusable. I have an idea for the one I give out on Pirate Night, but I am drawing a blank for the other one. Has anybody got any ideas?

Corinna

What about mesh beach bags or drawstring backpacks? I've seen some things at Oriental Trading Company that might work depending upon the size you need...

 

[su_kraft]

Right as there are no lurkers around, I should be safe asking my question . I am doing two Goodie Bags per cabin. Rather than putting everything in a ziploc bag, I want to do something a bit more creative and reusable. I have an idea for the one I give out on Pirate Night, but I am drawing a blank for the other one. Has anybody got any ideas?

Corinna

So not lurking here... I have the same problem!!! If I think of something I will let you know. I am really tryingto stay away from zip locks... DH suggested lolipop bags (you can get them at Michaels - often used for cookie pops) but I am not sure...

 

[jilljill]

For those looking for a different type of bag to hold their FE gifts to give out, try Target in their Dollar Spot. I've seen several different types of reusable bags there.

 

[3princessMommy]

We did reusable shopping bags that I had personalized from Oriental Trading with our cruise slogan. Ordinarily, I wouldn't have spent so much, but I hit OT on a 75% sale with a coupon for free shipping and extra $20 off. So I got them very cheaply!

I actually got the idea from a previous cruise when we received such a bag as a FE gift from another DISer. The bag came in soooo handy in keeping all our FE treats organized over the course of the 7 days. So I figured it was a good idea. Plus, folks can use it when they get home to go shopping.

 

[smeecanada]

For those of you watching all of this WBTA'er chit chat , my apologies if you feel left out! Chime in here at any point and share what your creative minds have been up to, too!

We would like a full FE report complete with pics on return, pretty please.

 

[dolphingirl47]

OK, don't laugh, but how about wash/laundry bags. You know the ones you wash your 'delicates' in? Or.....Not sure what your putting in them so I'll just rattle off a few idea's I went through - buckets, pencil cases, noodle boxes, lunch box, plastic cup..........??? Hope that helps

What about mesh beach bags or drawstring backpacks? I've seen some things at Oriental Trading Company that might work depending upon the size you need...

So not lurking here... I have the same problem!!! If I think of something I will let you know. I am really tryingto stay away from zip locks... DH suggested lolipop bags (you can get them at Michaels - often used for cookie pops) but I am not sure...

For those looking for a different type of bag to hold their FE gifts to give out, try Target in their Dollar Spot. I've seen several different types of reusable bags there.

We did reusable shopping bags that I had personalized from Oriental Trading with our cruise slogan. Ordinarily, I wouldn't have spent so much, but I hit OT on a 75% sale with a coupon for free shipping and extra $20 off. So I got them very cheaply!

I actually got the idea from a previous cruise when we received such a bag as a FE gift from another DISer. The bag came in soooo handy in keeping all our FE treats organized over the course of the 7 days. So I figured it was a good idea. Plus, folks can use it when they get home to go shopping.

Thanks for all the great ideas. I think I might have come up with something. I am just waiting for a quote.

We would like a full FE report complete with pics on return, pretty please.

I am happy to oblige.

Corinna