And I hope they made it home in one piece. I was a little worried about giving out something a little fragile (they are more durable than they look!) 
Thank You! You're so sweet!!
I hope they are a nice memento for our cruisers
I have NO doubt that they are!
... any chance you'll be on the 2011 Member Cruise? ...
Hi Everyone!
Now that my cruise is overI can finally post photo's of my FE gift without spoiling the surprise for anyone!
For each cabin, I made a Pirate Mickey out of stained glass. They are 4 or 5" in diameter and they all had different earrings. Some had charms, others had gold hoops, others had silver hoops... I mixed it up!
I had a ton of fun making them, and I hope everyone enjoys them !
We did receive a bunch of great homemade gifts and embroidered presents that we really love. I'm very thankful that we had such a great group of Disers to cruise with!
Hi Everyone!
Now that my cruise is over
For each cabin, I made a Pirate Mickey out of stained glass. They are 4 or 5" in diameter and they all had different earrings. Some had charms, others had gold hoops, others had silver hoops... I mixed it up!
I had a ton of fun making them, and I hope everyone enjoys them !
We did receive a bunch of great homemade gifts and embroidered presents that we really love. I'm very thankful that we had such a great group of Disers to cruise with!
LOVE THEM!!!!! Great job! These are fantastic!! What a treasure and memory you gave!
I promised to post my primary FE gift after my cruise, and sadly yet happily, that time has arrived.
Beach brushes to help get the sand off were my crafty gift this time. Being I was gone 2.5 weeks for the WBTA, I didn't have the luggage room to include a small container of baby powder, but if we were embarking from Port Canaveral, I would have shipped the baby powder in advance as part of the gift. (If you didn't know, baby powder helps the sand to easily come off.)
Supplies and instructions are noted below if you would like to make them as well!
Beach Brush
Supplies and Directions
- Soft Bristled Paint Brush (3 shown): remember SOFT is a key word here because someone may have a sunburn when they use it
- Mini Mickey Parts Rubber Stamps: these stamps are included in the Disney Alphabet set from EK Success (although these Mickey parts could be free-handed rather easily)
- Acrylic Paints: black, white, red, and goldenrod yellow
- Small Paint Brushes: use to fill in the shapes from the rubber stamps with the paint
- DCL Logo: print in color on standard paper and cut into small pieces
- Mod Podge: used to affix and seal DCL logo to brush handle
- Grosgrain Ribbon: I sewed the end that was going to be lying on top to get a clean edge. This was placed on the metal band below the handle.
- Dritz Fray-Check: use to eliminate the fray of the cut ribbon; clear nail polish could be used in a pinch
- Avery 18665 8.5x11 Clear Label: print words for handle and cut to size
- Strong Glue: This is needed to hold ribbon in place, and you have to make sure you dont use a kind that would come off with water. Velco Glue worked great by dabbing only on the ends of the ribbon and the sides of the brush. I do recommend you test whatever you use first to ensure it wont leave a wet-looking spot on the ribbon after it dries.
- EK Success Jolee's Disney Mickey Head Dimensional Stickers: found in the scrapbooking section of your craft store
- Krylon Satin Finish Sealer: use 2-3 coats on both sides of handle after its decorated
- Rope Trim: Having something to hang the brush by is nice so you can tie it to a beach bag, stroller, or elsewhere. A large loose-leaf book ring would work great, too. Of course in this case, it also worked to attach the romance card I made.
- Romance Card: I wanted to ensure the intended use of the brush was known, so I wrote a poem and printed it off on cardstock paper with a Castaway Cay picture in the background. On the back side, I used a self-inking stamp I purchased that states the cruise and its voyage dates as well as a sentiment with my DISboard name. I then rubber stamped Tink beside it and colored it in with wet chalks. Finally, I laminated the romance card so it could go to the beach or be repurposed on luggage, a bag, or a scrapbook album.
POEM
Here is the poem I wrote for the romance card:
We sail from sea to shining sea,
To see the sun rise at Castaway Cay.
You feel the sand embrace your feet,
Which is a marvelous, warm treat!
As the day comes to a close,
The sand is tickling your little toes.
Just feel the bristles between your fingers,
Then the sand no longer lingers!
Hi Everyone!
Now that my cruise is over
For each cabin, I made a Pirate Mickey out of stained glass. They are 4 or 5" in diameter and they all had different earrings. Some had charms, others had gold hoops, others had silver hoops... I mixed it up!
I had a ton of fun making them, and I hope everyone enjoys them !
We did receive a bunch of great homemade gifts and embroidered presents that we really love. I'm very thankful that we had such a great group of Disers to cruise with!
so perhaps some type of candy.
I promised to post my primary FE gift after my cruise, and sadly yet happily, that time has arrived.
Beach brushes to help get the sand off were my crafty gift this time. Being I was gone 2.5 weeks for the WBTA, I didn't have the luggage room to include a small container of baby powder, but if we were embarking from Port Canaveral, I would have shipped the baby powder in advance as part of the gift. (If you didn't know, baby powder helps the sand to easily come off.)
Supplies and instructions are noted below if you would like to make them as well!
)With the discussion about cost, I thought I would add some commentary about the beach brushes I gifted. I also think staying around $2 is reasonable for me. The finished beach brushes were less than that, believe it or not! I found the brushes on-line for around $1.10 each with S&H (toolsandhardware.com). Obviously you could pay around $5 or up for a really nice natural bristle brush. The ones I went with felt better than some of the $3 ones I found in the stores. Even the ones I found at Dollar Tree weren't too bad. For most of the remainder of "consumable" supplies, I was able to use 40% off coupons from Jo-Ann's and Michael's Crafts. So I was quite pleased with what I got for the investment!
Oh I'm so glad that your highlighters turned out!!! I highly considered the bottle cap magnets, too, for this past cruise.
I was inspired to make the scrapbooking frames from the painted wooden photo frame that was posted in this thread. I just fell in love with the look that she created! So I can't take all the credit for the idea!
I said I would post my Fish Extender gifts when I get back from my cruise. I have not downloaded my photos from the cruise yet and realized that I still have to take a photo of one of the gifts that I made, but here are the ones that are already in my Photobucket:
Cellphone Charm:
Keychain:
Pirate bag charm:
A keychain that I had made:
I also made a Mickey bag charm and Magic wine glass charms, but I will have to post those photos later.
Corinna
Both my boys (11 and 15) like things that they can "play" with. I don't know if it's possible for you crafty folk to personalize things like yo-yo's, balls, tech decks etc... If they can toss it, throw it or otherwise make it go, it's probably a good idea.
The teen especially, consumes an alarming amount of food
My 11 year old collects key chains and the teen did as well when he was a little younger.
Most kids this age are obsessed in some way with technology and would probably like a mouse pad, cell phone charm etc...
Any school type of supply would work as well such as pens, notepads, rulers etc...
Honestly, boys are usually not too picky and unless it had a girly theme, you'd probably be safe with most of things we've seen on this thread. As far as characters go:
The 11 year old loves Nemo, Simba, Donald
The 13 year old likes Stitch and Donald
Goofy and Pluto would be good choices as well as would Mickey
