Homemade FE Gifts Photo Thread

[Arizona Rita]

WOW! You made all that? I would have loved to been on your cruise! In addition to being talented you are also very generous!
The calendars are great but I would like to know how you made the M&M MM treat holders.

 

[Schachteles]

WOW! You made all that? I would have loved to been on your cruise! In addition to being talented you are also very generous!
The calendars are great but I would like to know how you made the M&M MM treat holders.

I made it all

The M&M treat holders were PUTSY...I used my Cricut and cut out the Mickey heads, punched a hole in the middle of the top color, used these new treat cups that Stampin Up had in their mini catalog and taped them all together.

 

[croppincolburn]

You all are so clever! Love all the goodies recently posted. The Mickey ornaments are awesome!

Guess I had better get back into crafting mode before my cruise. (hopefully Jan 2011)

 

[ForTheLoveOfDCL]

I made it all

The M&M treat holders were PUTSY...I used my Cricut and cut out the Mickey heads, punched a hole in the middle of the top color, used these new treat cups that Stampin Up had in their mini catalog and taped them all together.

I love your FE's......I will say that some they didn't say they liked mine either but then some of my friends I made from the cruise will say "oh my DD wears her name bracelet you made her all the time"....that's when I know they liked them.

I am trying to gain some FE ideas for my Mexican Riviera cruise 2011...I have So many ideas and will start making them after the holidays. We had 36 staterooms so I am gonna make at least 30 this yr and see how many join by next fall.

 

[disneyfreak1]

I made these for the ladies on our cruise. I asked them for their favorite color and tried to accommodate!

 

[lornak]

I made these for the ladies on our cruise. I asked them for their favorite color and tried to accommodate!

Where did you get those Mickey shaped gems??? They are so cute! Please tell me you didn't put them on one gem at a time?!?!?

 

[mmmears]

Wow. I am really surprised that nobody told you that they liked them. I thought they were GREAT and would have been thrilled to be in your Fish Exchange group.

My thoughts exactly. I think that your gifts are really awesome!

 

[Schachteles]

Where did you get those Mickey shaped gems??? They are so cute! Please tell me you didn't put them on one gem at a time?!?!?

That is my first thought of how she would have done it, but I am curious to know!!

My thoughts exactly. I think that your gifts are really awesome!

THANK YOU!!

 

[mmmears]

THANK YOU!!

You're welcome. We've decided not to participate in a FE for our cruise because we travel with carry-on suitcases only and we'd have serious storage issues. But your photos have me second-guessing that decision!

 

[Schachteles]

You're welcome. We've decided not to participate in a FE for our cruise because we travel with carry-on suitcases only and we'd have serious storage issues. But your photos have me second-guessing that decision!

It was a lot of fun...but with that said, it was frustrating with the number of people that signed up to participate, put their FEs out, but then never gave anything to people, just collected!!

 

[ppiew]

Boy am I naive!!! 'Never contributed but gathered all the gifts they could' I would have never even DREAMED of that! Probably same people stiffed the wait staff too! Fine examples to growing children!!! Our kids just LOVED running from room to room and placing the gifts as much as they did receiving them. Both have said the FE was the BEST part of the cruise and we only had 6 families!. Well, those on these boards certainly admire and appreciate the efforts people put into this. Thank goodness others are in the minority.

 

[diz-nee dreamz]

Since this was our first Disney Cruise and 1st time doing the FE i had no idea what to expect/give...and since i was swamped with vow renewal planning....i'm so ashamed of my FE gifts now. we were way outdone!!

I went to Oriential Trading Company and got personalized pencils that said Our Wonderful Cruise, and some Disney Buttons, and little bags of holiday M&M's and put them in Tink or Pirate bags.

Don't be ashamed, your FE gift was perfect. If I am not mistaken your gift was one of the very 1st handed out, and it totally made my kids' evening.

It was a lot of fun...but with that said, it was frustrating with the number of people that signed up to participate, put their FEs out, but then never gave anything to people, just collected!!

I wasn't on your cruise so I don't know, but are you sure people didn't participate. I put a lot of thought and time into my FE gift and then forgot to put my name on them. So, if you were on the 12/10 - 12/13 cruise and got a drawstring bag for signatures, a koozie, and some Hershey bars they were from 8th dwarf, forgetful, that's me.

 

[Schachteles]

Boy am I naive!!! 'Never contributed but gathered all the gifts they could' I would have never even DREAMED of that! Probably same people stiffed the wait staff too! Fine examples to growing children!!! Our kids just LOVED running from room to room and placing the gifts as much as they did receiving them. Both have said the FE was the BEST part of the cruise and we only had 6 families!. Well, those on these boards certainly admire and appreciate the efforts people put into this. Thank goodness others are in the minority.

My kids really enjoyed it too...lots of great surprises, sure made it fun to go back to the room to see what new treasures they had!

Don't be ashamed, your FE gift was perfect. If I am not mistaken your gift was one of the very 1st handed out, and it totally made my kids' evening.



I wasn't on your cruise so I don't know, but are you sure people didn't participate. I put a lot of thought and time into my FE gift and then forgot to put my name on them. So, if you were on the 12/10 - 12/13 cruise and got a drawstring bag for signatures, a koozie, and some Hershey bars they were from 8th dwarf, forgetful, that's me.

I know because the people on our cruise all bundled things together in baggies, so there weren't any loose things to have been from other people! Guess I could be assuming, I could be wrong, but I am pretty sure I am not.

 

[Mndisneygirl]

My kids thought the engraved pencils were so cool! DD6asked, "did she carve those letters and numbers in the pencils herself??" Ha! It was so exciting to go to our room and see if there were presents awaiting us! I'm not real creative either, and I totally appreciate the time and effort you all took to put together the gifts, the cute labels and bags etc.
I tried to keep track of who gave what, but it was too much stuff!! Thank you all!!! I want you all to know that it was a great first time FE experience and if/when we cruise again I will gladly participate again!

 

[scrapycruiser]

Here are pictures of the items that I did for the swaps on our October 2009 cruise. Unfortunately, after the cruise no one ever said if they liked the items or not so I am kinda feeling like I spend a LOT of time on things that people didn't appreciate! But I had fun making everything.

Here is a calendar that I made (one for each room participating):

I had post-it notes made for the adults:

Here are some treats that I made for everyone participating:

Here is some things that we gave to the kids:

I think you win the prize for the best FE's !!! I'm shocked that no one said anything ! Sooooo adorable and sooooooo much time you put into everything. ! How did you make the sticky notepad ? Also, how did you make the closures for the goodie bags ? I have a Cricut too, but I'm not as creative as you ! Way to go !!

 

[Schachteles]

I think you win the prize for the best FE's !!! I'm shocked that no one said anything ! Sooooo adorable and sooooooo much time you put into everything. ! How did you make the sticky notepad ? Also, how did you make the closures for the goodie bags ? I have a Cricut too, but I'm not as creative as you ! Way to go !!

There weren't the best...I have seen some pretty spectacular things on this thread. It helps getting the juices flowing...we aren't cruising again till July of 2011, I would love to get a head start, but of course we don't know the numbers, so I will wait and start thinking

The notepads were ordered from Vista Print.

As for the closures for the bags, I just took pictures off of here and personalized them, cut them out and put them on scrabooking paper and stapled them. Does that make sense?

I love my Cricut, we are just starting to bond, that was my first major project using it!

 

[scrapycruiser]

THANKS ! And I can't wait to see what you come up with for your 2011 cruise ! After my Feb cruise I'll post pictures of what I'm making.

 

[DWjunkie]

I thought my FE gifts were creative.....now I am thinking, not. You guys have some absolutely fabulous ideas and creative abilities!!!

 

[disneyfreak1]

Where did you get those Mickey shaped gems??? They are so cute! Please tell me you didn't put them on one gem at a time?!?!?

Actually I did glue them on one gem at a time. I printed out a Mickey silhouette and put it on with scotch tape. Then, I glued the gems around the exterior of it and pulled it off.

 

[mmmears]

It was a lot of fun...but with that said, it was frustrating with the number of people that signed up to participate, put their FEs out, but then never gave anything to people, just collected!!

No way!!! How unbelievably rude is that!!! I would feel terrible to take from others and not give in return...

Actually I did glue them on one gem at a time. I printed out a Mickey silhouette and put it on with scotch tape. Then, I glued the gems around the exterior of it and pulled it off.

That's dedication!