Homemade FE Gifts Photo Thread

[leetahtx]

This is a great thread! I can't wait to try my hand on some of the homemade things.

 

[ppony]

Those paintings are absolutely stunning! You are so talented. Wish I was cruising with you too! When you say 4x4 do you mean inches?

Oh yes, the United States NONmentric inches. I wish we were all on the same measuring standard page.

You guys are SO sweet! I only wish there was away to get these into hands of people that wanted them. I have my hands full with the kidlets though and painting for custoemrs. My extra time is so limited and right now, my time is all I have to make income that allows me to stay home w/ my boys.

Maybe someday. I always wanted to be sanctioned by Disney to do something. Where they would allow me under license to do anything. I've always dreamt of it, but I'm just getting to old to start at the bottom and they employ far greater artists than I. So I'll just keep diong murals in my own house and paintings for friends. I'm just glad I can because believe me, I do nothing else well!

 

[tinkerbellmom1]

HEY
Do you think if I painted 2 of a nautical Mickey, I could give one to the captain but also get him to sign one for me?

OMG! That just gave me an idea. I had been wanting to buy a print onboard and have characters sign it for my son's golden BD. Maybe I should have them sign a painting I'll have to do a bigger one though. OMG, what about each character signed one of themself? I smell a new thread! I need to find out who's on board! OH! And my niece would LOVE a princess autograph. OH OH!! Ideas!

Your paintings are unbelievable! I paid BIG bucks for several David Willardson's on our last cruise! I would love to be a recipient on your cruise!

When you mentioned the signatures, I thought how cute your paintings would look framed with the signature mat! Hopefully, that wouldn't take away from your art, but add to the effect! You are really talented!

 

[ppiew]

wish i were there to see the faces when they look in the FE and find those!!! Please tell us what reactions you get!

 

[ppony]

Thanks SO much!

I wish I could frame them. Alas. Framing is cha-ching. I do have a matcutter but ...sigh, I just decided to have the sides painted in black and maybe stamp some Mickey heads all the way around? Or leave it plain and just enscribe the cruise date on the side. And I have cute little wooden mini easels they will sit on. I hope that's fun enough.

I'll be meeting up w/ a few of the other cruisers so I'll share what they say when we get back.

 

[amyngary]

ppony: I love these. I wish I had a talent like yours to make my FE gift decision so easy and such slam dunks. I love gift giving, but I tend to want the gifts to be perfect

I am sure your pony art is wonderful too.

I like the idea of just the cruise date on the side if you are taking a vote!

 

[ppony]

ppony: I love these. I wish I had a talent like yours to make my FE gift decision so easy and such slam dunks. I love gift giving, but I tend to want the gifts to be perfect

I am sure your pony art is wonderful too.

I like the idea of just the cruise date on the side if you are taking a vote!

OMG! You know, I only came up w/ this idea a month ago! All the rest of the time I was planning on buying something. I had NO idea what too because like you, I wanted it to be fun and special. I forget I can do things sometimes. It's been YEARS since I've done flatwork.


And yep, I'm going to put the cruise date on the side.

 

[Anal Annie]

UM YAH! I TOTALLY wish. I'm regretting only booking a 4 day. It's all we could afford at the time but gosh, I am still WISHING!

They are all 4x4 so they'll fit neatly in the luggage. I only have about a dozen. I put driers in the paint too so they are already well on their way to being dry.

Okay, enogh stalling for me, I have to paint ponies.

Ppony your picture makes them look so much bigger than 4"! They are adorable! Do you only work in oils? Hey I have an idea! Do you think you could rebook when you're onboard for the the Aug. 10, 2011 Med cruise?? That would give you 1 year & 10 months to paint more and get them dry!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Gee ppony - we really ARE neighbors!! I live in Oakdale! I drive through CG every day on my way to work in Hastings!

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your work!

 

[ppony]

Ppony your picture makes them look so much bigger than 4"! They are adorable! Do you only work in oils? Hey I have an idea! Do you think you could rebook when you're onboard for the the Aug. 10, 2011 Med cruise?? That would give you 1 year & 10 months to paint more and get them dry!

THANKS Annie!!! I work in many mediums but oils are what I do my horses in at the moment and I decided to take a stab at flatwork again in them. I swore in college I'd NEVER paint in oils again. My oil proff was dry as toast and made it a miserable experience. But oils are just IMO, unmatched in brilliance and richness, so when I deiced to paint hroses for a business, that's what I chose. I used to do flatwork in pastels and watercolor.

Don't think I wouldn't wnat to come to the med!!!!! Oh MAN! Have passport will travel! I'm not sure if we'll get to rebook onboard BUT stranger things have happened. SO Aug 11th you say? We are hoping to sign on to DVC while onboard though.

Gee ppony - we really ARE neighbors!! I live in Oakdale! I drive through CG every day on my way to work in Hastings!

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your work!

THANKS!!!! Oh yes! It's SO nice to meet up w/ others like you and the gal from Woodibury on these boards! Sometimes it feels like we are islands unto ourselves. It's nice to know there are DIS nuts nearby. You get to go opposite the traffic so I hope most of your commute is easy. I'm in Oakdale, Woodbury and Hastings all the time. CG has nothing. My brother lives in Hastings.

 

[ppony]

WOO HOO! I just got a box w/ 6 dozen canvases in it, some easels and paint! WHY do I have a toddler that hates napping!
Naturally he got into the box and rather than going to a canvas or an easel that wouldn't bother me if he played w/ them, no, he goes to the paint. Kids have a danger magnet!

 

[Anal Annie]

THANKS Annie!!! I work in many mediums but oils are what I do my horses in at the moment and I decided to take a stab at flatwork again in them. I swore in college I'd NEVER paint in oils again. My oil proff was dry as toast and made it a miserable experience. But oils are just IMO, unmatched in brilliance and richness, so when I deiced to paint hroses for a business, that's what I chose. I used to do flatwork in pastels and watercolor.

Don't think I wouldn't wnat to come to the med!!!!! Oh MAN! Have passport will travel! I'm not sure if we'll get to rebook onboard BUT stranger things have happened. SO Aug 11th you say? We are hoping to sign on to DVC while onboard though.

August 10!! August 10!!

I suck at painting...I majored in Graphics way back when in college & had to take some painting classes. Let's just say it's a miracle I ever graduated. The photography & printing I could do...the painting...not so much!!

We LOVE our DVC membership so if you haven't visited the DVC boards yet please make sure you pop over there before you go on your cruise! My personal advice right now is that BEFORE you go, check out the resales at the Timeshare Store (they sponsor the DVC boards the way Dreams sponsors the cruise board). There is a VERY healthy resale market out there right now... Just so you're educated about how much etc. - it would just make you more prepared to be sure you get the best deal you can... (Just a suggestion.)

 

[tiffanye77]

All of your ideas are great..... Every time that I go to Disney I always have to get an ornament with the year. We are cruising after Christmas so, do you think anyone would even want an ornament that they have to keep for months before getting to use it. I just know that every Christmas when I put up my Disney ornament I get all giddy and remember all the memories..

Thanks for your help

 

[Scooby3x1y]

All of your ideas are great..... Every time that I go to Disney I always have to get an ornament with the year. We are cruising after Christmas so, do you think anyone would even want an ornament that they have to keep for months before getting to use it. I just know that every Christmas when I put up my Disney ornament I get all giddy and remember all the memories..

Thanks for your help

I would love one regardless. However, the only thing that would concern me is breakage. If you wrapped each one in bubble wrap and/or a box, that would help ensure that it would get home in one piece.

 

[semikat]

I love to get Christmas Ornaments...any time of the year. Then when Christmas rolls around, they bring back wonderful memories of the last year!

 

[Beachbumpirates]

i love the idea of an ornament!

 

[Disneyelf10]

I've made a small paperbag scrapbook as part of my FE gift for an upcoming cruise. I will have to take some pictures and post soon! I hope my fellow disers will like them!!

 

[kelston]

I'm a total newbie here and I'm totally confused as to what the FE fish extenders even are! I've looked around the forums and still don't get it. Can someone please explain it to me? I'm a crafter and it looks like something I'd love to do, but I'm lost.
Thanks for any insight you might have,
K
Wonder Jan. 7, 2010

 

[Scooby3x1y]

I'm a total newbie here and I'm totally confused as to what the FE fish extenders even are! I've looked around the forums and still don't get it. Can someone please explain it to me? I'm a crafter and it looks like something I'd love to do, but I'm lost.
Thanks for any insight you might have,
K
Wonder Jan. 7, 2010

Kelston,

A FE is some sort of bag or item that hangs off your fish next to your cabin door. You hang it there so that the people on your cruise that you meet here can leave you little goodies, surprises and treats. Go to the cruise meet thread, and "hook up" with those going on the same cruise. You get to know each other (as little or as much as you'd like), and those who decide to participate, along with you, leave things in the Fish Extender bags.

Now, from this thread, you can see that gifts can be as simple as a magnet, a painting, chocolate, a goody bag full of stuff. Each FE is unique to you. I made this one for my sister of things that they liked; soccer, broncos, mater, etc. The other picture is our door and things my kids like. Some FE's are very creative and have come up with some very cute ideas. That will be up to you.

Some give a gift for the whole cabin. Some give something to the kids and something to the adults. One cruise we went on, there were 70 cabins that participated....for me, it was a lot and I gave to the cabin. This cruise in December, there are under 20 cabins, so I am giving to the adults, and something for the kids seperately.

 

[kelston]

Thank you SO much for that explanation and the pics really helped explain it too. Now I get it!!
I have joined my cruise meet group on this board so I guess I'll see if anyone on there is planning on doing this. It's a cool idea.
Thanks again!!