Homemade FE Gifts Photo Thread

[tigertink88]

Love all the ideas! My cruise isn't for almost a year though so I cant tell anyone what I'm making, but I can't wait to see what people are making for my cruise!

 

[MickeyMaz]

Here is our FE Booty from the June 21 Dream Cruise.

 

[Wendy&Grumpy]

OK, here's the gifts we gave on our 10/13 Dream cruise:

Adults - rum, magnets (some personalized) and pirate beads:


Boys - aztec gold necklace, make-your-own candy skull & crossbones necklace, How to be a Pirate booklet, magnets:


Girls - heart & crossbones necklace, make-your-own candy skull & crossbones necklace, How to be a Pirate booklet, magnets:


One Infant:


And a close-up of the necklaces (the kids & I had so much fun making these and the magnets and we're so happy with how everything came out!):

 

[morgansmom2000]

Awesome stuff! Love the baby onesie

 

[mainstreetmagic]

sullins5, I LOVE your chalkboards! How did you make those?

 

[sullins5]

sullins5, I LOVE your chalkboards! How did you make those?

Oh my gosh! I should know it by heart after making 30 of them

....

I took plywood circles, primed, painted them them chalkboard. Then I took the large circle, hotglued bandana onto it, and hotglued Mickey's ears on. Next I took the twine and ran it along the inside of the ears for hanging and then hotglued matching round felt to the back. On the back was a pocket to hold the chalk also. Looked like this:

Turn around time was about 3-4 days for 30 of them. You really have to say your painting 90 circles front and back about 5 times. I made 30, had 6 left over, so I shared a couple with our servers they liked them so much. Next time, I think I'll make Celebration bandanas for those celebrating. I had so much fun making the bride's (and underneath it was Pirate Mickey), that I'd like to do more. With our hot weather, in March it was perfect! Our SUPER heat dried them fast! Guess my dh will just have to rebook me so I can get to work!

HTH's.

 

[lilStitch]

I Love the FE idea! But I'm curious, can anyone participate? I mean is it abnormal to do it if you don't have any kids? We'll be cruising in November for the first time and it just so happens to be our honeymoon I have noticed that they are organizing FE groups for our trip, but before I sign up, I just was wondering if it would be weird for just 2 adults to be doing it? Thanks for the help!

 

[birkner]

I Love the FE idea! But I'm curious, can anyone participate? I mean is it abnormal to do it if you don't have any kids? We'll be cruising in November for the first time and it just so happens to be our honeymoon I have noticed that they are organizing FE groups for our trip, but before I sign up, I just was wondering if it would be weird for just 2 adults to be doing it? Thanks for the help!

My DH and I travel without kids and love participating in the FE. I have lots of fun figuring out the gifts for both adults and kids. I say GO FOR IT and sign up!

 

[RatherBeWithMickey]

I Love the FE idea! But I'm curious, can anyone participate? I mean is it abnormal to do it if you don't have any kids? We'll be cruising in November for the first time and it just so happens to be our honeymoon I have noticed that they are organizing FE groups for our trip, but before I sign up, I just was wondering if it would be weird for just 2 adults to be doing it? Thanks for the help!

We did it on our December cruise, and while we had our "kid" traveling with us, he was 21 at the time. And we had one couple without kids who participated (we had a VERY small group, so don't let that "one couple" scare you). So I don't think it would be weird, at all!

 

[JMJ3553]

I Love the FE idea! But I'm curious, can anyone participate? I mean is it abnormal to do it if you don't have any kids? We'll be cruising in November for the first time and it just so happens to be our honeymoon I have noticed that they are organizing FE groups for our trip, but before I sign up, I just was wondering if it would be weird for just 2 adults to be doing it? Thanks for the help!

When I first received my FE list, I noticed we had quite a few adults only parties. I was a little bummed at first because I felt like I was having a hard time finding things for the adults, but now that I am all said and done I thought the adults were soooo much easier to shop for!

I can't wait to hand out my gifts I don't feel like it is anything too special, but I did put a lot of time, money, and thought into everything. I am so glad that I signed up!

 

[ravensilverlight]

I Love the FE idea! But I'm curious, can anyone participate? I mean is it abnormal to do it if you don't have any kids? We'll be cruising in November for the first time and it just so happens to be our honeymoon I have noticed that they are organizing FE groups for our trip, but before I sign up, I just was wondering if it would be weird for just 2 adults to be doing it? Thanks for the help!

It's just DH and I, and this will be our first time participating in the FE. I felt a little weird at first too, just like you, but there ARE adults without children who participate. It's going to be a lot of fun, don't hesitate! You're not the only ones. If you have a small group, there will probably be a lot more families than just adults alone, but that shouldn't stop you. No matter how old you are, we're all kids at Disney!

 

[Wendy&Grumpy]

First cruise was just DH & myself, second cruise we had the kids, and our plan going forward is to alternate cruises - a just us cruise early every year and a w/kids cruise every October - and to join the FE group every time!!!

FE is just that much fun!!!

 

[ranidayz]

Here is our FE Booty from the June 21 Dream Cruise.

That was seriously the most insane FE in the history of FEs....ever....

 

[perky42474]

I love the FE idea! I think it just adsthat much more fun to Disney. My cruise isn't for another 435 days but I am glad I found this thread so I can have time to come up with great ideas. Where do you sign up to be part of the group?

 

[ravensilverlight]

I love the FE idea! I think it just adsthat much more fun to Disney. My cruise isn't for another 435 days but I am glad I found this thread so I can have time to come up with great ideas. Where do you sign up to be part of the group?

If you go to the meets area of the board, you can find (or start!) a thread for your cruise. Then everyone on that cruise can talk about setting up an FE, meets on board, and so on. Someone usually takes charge of collecting info and arranging the FE, with input from everyone on when/what/how to do it. Being that far out, there may not be a thread for your cruise yet, but you can always start one! Just don't be surprised if you don't get a lot of responses this early - the threads will pick up a lot more as the dates get closer. Have a GREAT cruise!!!

 

[lilStitch]

Thank you all so much for the reassurance that it would be perfectly normal, and fun, to do FE just me and my fiancee I'm going to sign up and start working on my gifts tomorrow!

 

[LindaBabe]

Count us as another two adults who always do FEs! It's FUN to come 'home' to surprises - especially at an age when we don't receive surprise presents anymore ;-)

Doesn't need to be elaborate or expensive - receiving ANYTHING just FUN!

 

[djpate]

I Love the FE idea! But I'm curious, can anyone participate? I mean is it abnormal to do it if you don't have any kids? We'll be cruising in November for the first time and it just so happens to be our honeymoon I have noticed that they are organizing FE groups for our trip, but before I sign up, I just was wondering if it would be weird for just 2 adults to be doing it? Thanks for the help!

It is not wierd! I did it for the 1st time last year in the Baltic and I'm a single adult. It's just fun. I'm also cruising in Nov. and it's just my BFF and I and we are both signed up for FE.

 

[mainstreetmagic]

Definitely do not feel weird or out of place! It was just my daughter - 18 yo at the time - and I in our cabin, and she had more fun running back to the room every night to see what was in the FE! And she is the crafty one of our bunch, so she has been gathering ideas and shopping for our upcoming cruise in Sept 2012 already!

 

[jiminyC_fan]

It's been my DH and myself everytime. You will LOVE it!