Meryll83's SBP/Citrico's/Morocco PJ - Update: Trip Report now underway!!

[camara381]

OOOOO I LOVE the STD's you did really good on those!! They are fabulous!

 

[Beep]

*opens the door and sheepishly waves*

Hi hun, I've been distant lately due to loads of problems we've encountered (not Disney related in anyway) and then it took me ages to find the new sub-section.

I love your STD's (how wrong does that sound lol) they look great. I've bought some small clip-frame-magnet things and I am doing an insert to match our invitations. I think we are going to go for a simple postcard style and the graphic on the front will be used for the STD too.

Have your remaining guests booked their flights and accommodation yet?

What a pathetic response from Virgin!

 

[BaBeeCee14]

Those look great Meryll! Great job!

 

[meryll83]

Those are super cute!!!!

Oh, wayyyy too clever! I am very impressed!

Love them too!!!!!!!!

great work, they look really good!

Those look great Meryll! Great job!

OOOOO I LOVE the STD's you did really good on those!! They are fabulous!

Thanks for all the lovely comments girlies, it makes all the hard work worthwhile To be honest, I do enjoy creating stuff, but I never set aside the time to do things like this any more, so it's been fun!

Love it I used the same template but only could go as far as the 1st template I figured since dinsey was sending some out as well i didnt need to add all the other stuff i was actually going to get them professionally done but they were about $20 - $40 a piece then I had to pay an additional $40 for a one time fee to create a picture I said no thank you.

You did a wonderful job!

Love Love Love the STD's!!!!!

Where is this template from?

I think I still have a copy of the blank template I found, so if anyone wants it, just PM me your email addy

I don't think Disney send them out for Escapees, and I just thought it would be nice to give these out to the few people coming rather than just saying, "oh by the way, we got this date"...

*opens the door and sheepishly waves*

Hi hun, I've been distant lately due to loads of problems we've encountered (not Disney related in anyway) and then it took me ages to find the new sub-section.

I love your STD's (how wrong does that sound lol) they look great. I've bought some small clip-frame-magnet things and I am doing an insert to match our invitations. I think we are going to go for a simple postcard style and the graphic on the front will be used for the STD too.

Have your remaining guests booked their flights and accommodation yet?

What a pathetic response from Virgin!

Hey Alex,
I've been following the trials and tribulations of the work saga, glad you've managed to find a resolution, even if wasn't exactly the one you were hoping for, but still, you now know you can definitely go
I love everyone checking out my STD's Are you going to make your own invites as well? We're craftastic!
Everyone that we expected to definitely come has booked, I don't think we'll get anyone else now to be honest, there's only our friend Geoff that we thought might come who hasn't booked, but I suppose that's partly due to him being a single and the expense, so we don't think he'll be there now. He'll probably decide he wants to come about a month before we go knowing him!



I can't remember where I left you all on the crinoline front...
I bought some Rit dye in the wine colour and a big hoopless tulle crinnie from ebay for £6.99 so I can test it out on that, who knows, if the quality of it isn't too bad, I may actually use this as the one, I think the dyed net would look better than the 1 layer skirt dyed anyway, and I can always wear the hoop skirt as well if it needs extra support.

I have the dye, but the crinnie is coming from China and may take up to 4 weeks to arrive, but I'll take some piccies for you when the deed is done!
Is the colour likely to go on the inside of my dress / hoop skirt if it's worn or should it be ok? I think I've read that if you wash the dyed item in cold water after dyeing it should prevent this?

I am still awaiting my pocketfolds and card for the invites to arrive from the US, but I got some pink mulberry paper hearts from ebay,:

and two different sizes of self-adhesive pearls from Handy Hippo,:

so I have already made a pearl mickey head on each of the hearts, so they're ready to stick on the invites. Will probably put some sort of ribbon around them as well, but plenty of time to sort that out at a later date - you all know by know how over organised I am!

There was a closing down sale at my local dance shop, and I got some ivory silky ballet slippers for £5:

- so I can have these at the ready for when my feet inevitably begin to hurt. I've also put a pearl mickey on the front of each - must take a photo for you!

And, we're on the verge of booking the wedding band for at home, just need to check some final figures out!

Ooh and I have this garter coming from ebay too:

So, as you can see, all is moving along nicely this month 7 and a half weeks til we can book with DFTW!

 

[Pinkerbell1983]

You're so creative, I wish I could make stuff but I'm so creatively challenged, everything would look a mess. I really want to make some invites tho, any tips?

 

[keenercam]

Wow! you have so much accomplished! Good luck with dying your crinoline. What fun!

 

[Beep]

Hey Alex,
I've been following the trials and tribulations of the work saga, glad you've managed to find a resolution, even if wasn't exactly the one you were hoping for, but still, you now know you can definitely go
I love everyone checking out my STD's Are you going to make your own invites as well? We're craftastic!
Everyone that we expected to definitely come has booked, I don't think we'll get anyone else now to be honest, there's only our friend Geoff that we thought might come who hasn't booked, but I suppose that's partly due to him being a single and the expense, so we don't think he'll be there now. He'll probably decide he wants to come about a month before we go knowing him!

I'm still waiting to find out about the extra day at the beginning of the holiday but at least they have ok'd the rest of it.

I can't remember where I left you all on the crinoline front...
I bought some Rit dye in the wine colour and a big hoopless tulle crinnie from ebay for £6.99 so I can test it out on that, who knows, if the quality of it isn't too bad, I may actually use this as the one, I think the dyed net would look better than the 1 layer skirt dyed anyway, and I can always wear the hoop skirt as well if it needs extra support.

I have the dye, but the crinnie is coming from China and may take up to 4 weeks to arrive, but I'll take some piccies for you when the deed is done!
Is the colour likely to go on the inside of my dress / hoop skirt if it's worn or should it be ok? I think I've read that if you wash the dyed item in cold water after dyeing it should prevent this?

Brilliant idea, do a test run first. I remember reading somewhere that cold water does set the dye, and also salt.

I am still awaiting my pocketfolds and card for the invites to arrive from the US, but I got some pink mulberry paper hearts from ebay,:

and two different sizes of self-adhesive pearls from Handy Hippo,:

so I have already made a pearl mickey head on each of the hearts, so they're ready to stick on the invites. Will probably put some sort of ribbon around them as well, but plenty of time to sort that out at a later date - you all know by know how over organised I am!

These look really nice - don't forget to post them when they are done

There was a closing down sale at my local dance shop, and I got some ivory silky ballet slippers for £5:

- so I can have these at the ready for when my feet inevitably begin to hurt. I've also put a pearl mickey on the front of each - must take a photo for you!

Hidden Mickeys! Love them on wedding stuff.

Ooh and I have this garter coming from ebay too:

That's really cute

So, as you can see, all is moving along nicely this month 7 and a half weeks til we can book with DFTW!

YAY!! I had a call-back from DFTW and now have a co-ordinator - how cool!

 

[Beep]

Oh, meant to say. DFTW told me today that the whole amount can be paid in one go rather than just the deposit when you book it, so it may be worth thinking about if you can afford it now as they reckon the exchange rate is going to keep going down.

I worked it out and $4500 at 1.8/£ is £2500, 1.6/£ is over £2800 and 1.4/£ is £3200.

Quite a difference isn't it?!

 

[DisneyBrideToni]

WOW! Those are fantastic!!!!! You are so creative. I love those!

 

[meryll83]

You're so creative, I wish I could make stuff but I'm so creatively challenged, everything would look a mess. I really want to make some invites tho, any tips?

You haven't seen how mine will turn out yet
I think it's important to make sure you set aside enough time and realise how long it could take if there are a lot to do. Hmmm I'm not sure I've thought this through thoroughly! Luckily I'm planning way ahead of time, so no excuses that I can't find the time to do them....
I've just been exploring a lot of craft sites and looking at other people's invites for inspiration really.

Wow! you have so much accomplished! Good luck with dying your crinoline. What fun!

Me and Julie are going to don the marigolds and prepare to get messy!
She has inadvertantly volunteered to assist, as she has successfully dyed some socks orange for a party we're at tonight - we're going as the Scooby Doo gang - so now I dub her an accomplished dyer, plus there's someone else to blame if it goes wrong!

YAY!! I had a call-back from DFTW and now have a co-ordinator - how cool!

Oooh that's exciting! No-one really wanted to talk to me early on (or still really until we're a year out), being an Escapee, but I got an email address and made use of it a few months back to ask a gazillion questions. The lady in question actually emailed me the other day to say she's taken another position at Disney and directed me to a new lady, I think I was too much for her

Oh, meant to say. DFTW told me today that the whole amount can be paid in one go rather than just the deposit when you book it, so it may be worth thinking about if you can afford it now as they reckon the exchange rate is going to keep going down.

I worked it out and $4500 at 1.8/£ is £2500, 1.6/£ is over £2800 and 1.4/£ is £3200.

Quite a difference isn't it?!

It really does make a difference, good to know that it can be paid in bulk.
We've now got a substantial amount of money in the US dollar account, so hopefully that should now pay for most of what we need. It's the add-ons like the MK shoot, dessert party, reception meal etc that also make a big difference when you look at how the dollar rate is changing too, so we've put extra funds in the account to try and cover those too.
I'm thinking about paying off Randy and Stan's balances also in the next month, just in case.
All the predictions I've seen seem to suggest the dollar will just keep dropping right through next year, so I'm figuring the sooner I pay off any US monies owed, the better off we'll be.
I'll be kicking myself if it goes back to 2.0 though

WOW! Those are fantastic!!!!! You are so creative. I love those!

Thank you Toni, I had fun making them, I hope they print out ok, I haven't done a test run yet as our printer is being a total pain and will only print out 1 document each time the PC is on, so if I need to print more than 1 thing I have to restart the PC I also need to find some card to do these on, although I have some spare photo sorta paper at home, for the few I need to do I might just use this....



My cardsandpockets order should arrive today, I had a customs charge to pay yesterday, but I'd factored that cost in so wasn't surprised.
I've just thought that as there's noone in to collect it, I wonder if Parcelforce will leave it with the neighbours or take it back with them. It's £12 for a Saturday delivery but we're never in midweek so I dunno what's best to do. I should have left a note out telling them to leave it with a neighbour, darnit, should've thought of that earlier....

 

[scarlet-la-belle]

HEHE, i love your garter, it's so cute!
And thoses pearls are beautiful, hum i could do with some of them

 

[figmentfan814]

Ohh, you did such a great job! I can't wait to see the final product printed off. Are you going to print them on a card stock?

 

[Beep]

It really does make a difference, good to know that it can be paid in bulk.
We've now got a substantial amount of money in the US dollar account, so hopefully that should now pay for most of what we need. It's the add-ons like the MK shoot, dessert party, reception meal etc that also make a big difference when you look at how the dollar rate is changing too, so we've put extra funds in the account to try and cover those too.
I'm thinking about paying off Randy and Stan's balances also in the next month, just in case.
All the predictions I've seen seem to suggest the dollar will just keep dropping right through next year, so I'm figuring the sooner I pay off any US monies owed, the better off we'll be.
I'll be kicking myself if it goes back to 2.0 though

Yep, same here. We've got over half of the total costs saved so can pay for the wedding and for Randy when we confirm with Disney. The difference in the $ rate from 1.98 to 1.8 has made a difference of well over £700 to our budget already!!

By all accounts it won't reach $2/£1 for a very long time. Just our luck though huh - you just know...

 

[Chilly]

I love everything!

I wasn't going to bother with STDs but seeing yours I now want to! Can you send me a blank copy? I'll send you a PM.

 

[meryll83]

HEHE, i love your garter, it's so cute!
And thoses pearls are beautiful, hum i could do with some of them

I thought it was a nice Disney touch that not everyone gets to see immediately! My mum has bought me an ivory garter with blue ribbon on too, so we just have to decide which one to give away in the garter toss and which one to keep!

The pearls were great, really easy to use, and they stick well too, I was worried they might not be very sticky, but they're fab!

Ohh, you did such a great job! I can't wait to see the final product printed off. Are you going to print them on a card stock?

Yeah, I need to get some card or photo paper or something to do them on.
Unfortunately I've recently discovered that the template I've been using doesn't line up exactly for them to print back to back, and I can't change the margins accurately enough to alter it, so I think I'm gonna have to stick the card together back to back. Should be ok though I suppose, but I'm going to keep playing with the template for a little while longer to see if I can get it to match up properly.

Yep, same here. We've got over half of the total costs saved so can pay for the wedding and for Randy when we confirm with Disney. The difference in the $ rate from 1.98 to 1.8 has made a difference of well over £700 to our budget already!!

By all accounts it won't reach $2/£1 for a very long time. Just our luck though huh - you just know...

It doesn't look like it's going to climb very soon does it? At least we're prepared!

I love everything!

I wasn't going to bother with STDs but seeing yours I now want to! Can you send me a blank copy? I'll send you a PM.

hey hun,
still working on the template issue, but I'll get a copy emailed over to you as soon as I (if!!) can suss it out!


Ok, so operation crinoline dyeing took place this weekend.
Julie and I both ended up with red arms, but I think the end results are worth it (I hope she thinks it too!)
In retrospect, we should have taken some photos in the process, coz we must have looked quite funny....

I didn't want to do it in the washing machine in case I ruined it, so we did it in a large plastic storage tub, filled with boiling water from various trips with the kettle and pans on the hob.
Simon graciously carried this outside for us so we didn't make a mess in the house, so we both sat out on our driveway in the sun, thankfully the weather actually held out for a change lately!
We soaked it in cold water first, then added the Rit dye to the hot tub and gave it a stir. We discovered it was too hot for our ickle hands, even with the super protection of marigolds, and I hadn't thought about stiring implements, so we used 2 coat hangers to stir and prod the skirt about with!
The skirt went in when the dye was all mixed in (it was the liquid dye, so pretty much mixed itself anyway) and we turned it around every 5 minutes or so to get the colour spread evenly, and kept pushing it down to be submerged constantly.
We could see it started a pretty pale pink, and I wasn't sure it was going to take at all, but as time went on we could see it getting darker.
After about 40 minutes we decided the colour didn't seem to be taking any more, and the resulting skirt colour was a pretty bright magenta kind of pink. This concerned me slightly, as I thought it would clash horribly with the burgandy bridesmaid dresses and roses, but I figures I could still wear it anyway, just for fun.
We then transferred it to a cool water tub, back and forth til the water ran clear.
We hung it out on the washing line to dry, and then in the garage when we went out later that afternoon.
When we returned in the evening, and had a peek in the garage, low and behold it appeared sooooo much darker, bizarre seeing as it was already dry when it went in there.
the colour was called wine, so maybe it just needed some time to mature, but I'm really please with how it finally turned out.

Here is the finished result (this flash on this picture actually makes it look pinker, and more like we expected it to finish when seeing it wet):

But I've just tried it on under my dress (after much rustling around and thinking I couldn't get back out of it - and Simon wanting to help but me shouting nooooooooo don't come up here! ) for the full effect, and these 2 pictures give a much more accurate representation of the colour:

So I deem this mission (successfully) accomplished!
Big thanks to Julie for making me leave it in the dye longer when my short attention span was trying to convince me otherwise, and to Simon for lugging big tubs of water around for us!!

 

[linzwylie]

That looks great - think I will most definatly dye mine yellow !

Linz xxx

 

[camara381]

It looks Fabulous!!!!!

 

[keenercam]

WOW! That is gorgeous under your gown. You must be so thrilled!

 

[Chilly]

It looks so good!

 

[Goldeelox9]

I just dyed mine the other day and it is BRIGHT PINK! Arn't they so much fun. I love mine. The seamstress was so surprised by mine, I can't wait to hear what people say about yours!