Homemade FE Gifts Photo Thread

[ameliaforte]

wish i was on your cruise...absolutely love them!

 

[jessrose18]

I gave these out on the podcast cruise. (120 of them) I make fused glass jewelry so I thought a pin would be fun. We wore them on our lanyards/backpacks while in the world.

 

[PizzieDuster]

I gave these out on the podcast cruise. (120 of them) I make fused glass jewelry so I thought a pin would be fun. We wore them on our lanyards/backpacks while in the world.

I love this!

 

[ladypirate]

Here is a bag i made for all the cabins on our FE thread for the Christmas cruise. Jordak did the graphic and i ironed them on. I used iron on transfer sheets from my printer and got the tote bags at Michael's (3 in a pack). i also did a shrinky dink ornament and note pads using a different design but i can't find these pix anywhere...


Can someone please let me know how to post a pix? My snapfish url links to my whole acct which i don't think everyone needs that...

 

[jamielynn]

I am feeling quite inadiqutate now... lol
We are sailing on the Fantasy MV and so I feel what ever I come up with will not "pass"

 

[Ashansen]

I am feeling quite inadiqutate now... lol
We are sailing on the Fantasy MV and so I feel what ever I come up with will not "pass"

No need to worry about this. On my last cruise I got some really neat hand made items, but also got some very necessary purhchased items. One family put together a great "necessity" bag for our cabin: clothespins (to hold the curtains shut to block the light), bandaids, lotion, aspirin, rolaids (!) etc)....others got us candy for the movies (saved us $$)...I was thinking things like a travel size can of air freshener might be nice (better if you're local and not having to fly with it)...just to be used on board...the cabins are small! My kids love anything "pirate" themed from Oriental Trading (like tatoos, stickers, eye patches)...

Really, no need to stress! You'll have people like me that just love making things and work over a long period of time just putting things together (and wonder when I am packing "what was I thinking??!")...but I do it because I like it...not because I expect the same exact items from other cruises. It's theraputic for me!

Whatever you do will be great! Just have fun with it!

Ashley

 

[birkner]

I am feeling quite inadiqutate now... lol
We are sailing on the Fantasy MV and so I feel what ever I come up with will not "pass"

The thought is what counts as I feel all gifts should be appreciated.

Just my thoughts...

 

[scrapycruiser]

I am feeling quite inadiqutate now... lol
We are sailing on the Fantasy MV and so I feel what ever I come up with will not "pass"

I ditto what Ashley said !!
I, too, enjoy making FE gifts. But, as hard as I try they are not perfect by any stretch of your imagination !

You can get lots of ideas for purchased, inexpensive things by doing a search on these boards.

GINA

 

[golfnsuch]

I am feeling quite inadiqutate now... lol
We are sailing on the Fantasy MV and so I feel what ever I come up with will not "pass"

Oh, please, never feel that way! I use FE gift making as therapy!

Otherwise, I'd be driving my family up the wall agonizing over every detail. This keeps me busy and in my own little Disney cruise world. And I like it there!

Honestly, I'm just so excited to be a part of one this time around, I know everyone in my family will be thrilled with every gift we receive. Seriously, near strangers giving you gifts on vacation. Where else, but Dis/DCL!

 

[jamielynn]

You all are quite right. We are 14 months away and I am a planner. My husband saw that I bought envelopes on the way home tonight. He looked at me and said "Isn't is a bit early to be making tip envelopes?" I had to just laugh and point out that we needed them for the house.

 

[mousejunkie98]

I LOVE this idea of the sticky notes and have infact already started to look into these for our next cruise! Is that Brown card stock around the pad? And how did you make the frame?? I just cant get over how cute it is!

The frames I found blank at JoAnn Fabric & Craft for $1! They're a great basic brown paper, so I used brown cardstock that looks a lot like a paper bag to match the frame.

I found step-by-step instructions for the post-it holders here: http://emilygiovanni.com/?p=67

 

[disneyfreak1]

I LOVE this idea of the sticky notes and have infact already started to look into these for our next cruise! Is that Brown card stock around the pad? And how did you make the frame?? I just cant get over how cute it is!

Did you handwrite the info on the frame? It is just adorable!

 

[tiggerb]

OMG! I have spent the last day and a half reading EVERY single post! (I won't tell you in hours --- baaaddd internet connection). I have a list of ideas, but last I checked, just us and another family is actually listed on the FE list for our cruise.

May start making some things, but I have enough Pirate items and loot for 12 boys/tweens since our boys probably won't have that Pirate themed party again this year (been putting it off for a while) . I would like to make or find something special for the dads since we will be cruising on Father's Day. We'll see... as for tweens or teens, this just came to me, but what about a small email address book since they'll be in their own club area and are so tech savvy, unlike me... I may try to create an ABC book or rhyming book since literacy skills are one of my passions in teaching ... who knows...

Now, to go find the FE threads to figure a design... more hours await me! Is it okay to put Tigger on a FE even though he's not around on the cruises?

 

[quentina]

OMG! I have spent the last day and a half reading EVERY single post! (I won't tell you in hours --- baaaddd internet connection). I have a list of ideas, but last I checked, just us and another family is actually listed on the FE list for our cruise.

May start making some things, but I have enough Pirate items and loot for 12 boys/tweens since our boys probably won't have that Pirate themed party again this year (been putting it off for a while) . I would like to make or find something special for the dads since we will be cruising on Father's Day. We'll see... as for tweens or teens, this just came to me, but what about a small email address book since they'll be in their own club area and are so tech savvy, unlike me... I may try to create an ABC book or rhyming book since literacy skills are one of my passions in teaching ... who knows...

Now, to go find the FE threads to figure a design... more hours await me! Is it okay to put Tigger on a FE even though he's not around on the cruises?

FYI, we were on the Wonder and my son got an address/phone book from cruise line. It was small and simple, says Disney Cruise Line address book on it. He told me all the kids had them available to them.

 

[Silly Little Pixie]

as promised my FE gift it is a picture of the wonder printed on tissue paper then decopaged to a tile and added vinyl lettering with my cricut the sealed with a clear coat.

CruizenMamma, I love that tile! I use it as a trivet next to my coffee maker in my kitchen.

 

[DisneyAndRedSox]

I there, I can finally add to this ever growing list. We cruised on the Wonder Dec 5th and here are some of the goodies that my DD and I did or put together for our FE exchange

Magnets

Postcard from my home town

Bookmarks

Mickey & Minnie Christmas bells(idea from past poster)

Chrsitmas goodie bag from Dollar Tree embellished with sparkly stickers

I made a disc of some Disney steel drum music

We had so much fun doing this and are loooking forward to are next cruise on the Dream in October.

LOVE THE RUTLAND, MA POSTCARD! I live right up and around the corner from "the tree!"

I was just coming on here to get ideas for my FE exchange next month on the Dream. I was planning on CD's (we are sailing Valentine's Day- so Disney love songs for the adults), but I think I am going to have to copy your bookmark idea also!

 

[tiggerb]

These gifts that are homemade can be similar, but not necessarily exactly alike. correct? Because I may start making mine even w/ only 4 families signed up and just work on them as more are added... then I'm not overwhelmed @ the end w/ my AWESOME PROCRASTINATION!! --- 18 months to go

 

[tdizzle]

Here is the list of what I included in our FE bag:

2 clothes pins (for keeping the divider closed)
3 different colored mini highliters
3 freezer qt zip lock bags
3 freezer gallon zip lock bags
1 regular size post it pad
2 safety pins
2 paper clips
3 band aids
2 carabiners (for holding a H20 bottle or pal mickey in the parks)
1 zip tie to keep your Fish Extender from swimming away
1 finger nail file

Maybe someone on the EDC 1 Nov Magic cruise has a pix to share of all the FE gifts that were given out.

wuv tigger

Dear Tigger

Thank you for posting an FE for those of us that have NO crafting gene!!

Terri

 

[mellers]

Dear Tigger

Thank you for posting an FE for those of us that have NO crafting gene!!

Terri

I'm hoping people like them, but for my adult FE gift I bought lanyards in various Disney themes from Party City, and I'm planning to hang these off of them:

http://www.orientaltrading.com/ui/s...sku=57/9320&requestURI=processProductsCatalog

and write the date of the cruise, and maybe a Mickey on them in fabric paint. Nothing too fancy, but I thought it might come in handy for the adults and teens.

 

[morgansmom2000]

These gifts that are homemade can be similar, but not necessarily exactly alike. correct? Because I may start making mine even w/ only 4 families signed up and just work on them as more are added... then I'm not overwhelmed @ the end w/ my AWESOME PROCRASTINATION!! --- 18 months to go

They don't have to be anything alike! They are a gift, no one is going to grade you on them