What Does YOUR DCL magnetic door sign look like? With other great tips for your sign

[macphrsn]

Here are a couple pictures of our cabin door.

I had a few people mention that they really liked our door, plus our cabin neighbors said it helped them find their cabin.

I changed a few of the signs every couple of days.

 

[Marypoppinsiam]

Great cabin door! I can't wait to make my signs for our trip!

 

[2boyshere]

I've been looking at all the great doors that everyone has posted. A silly question. What type of magnetic material or magnets do you use for the signs and where do you get them? Going in April and starting to formulate some plans for signs! Thanks

 

[clewert]

I've been looking at all the great doors that everyone has posted. A silly question. What type of magnetic material or magnets do you use for the signs and where do you get them? Going in April and starting to formulate some plans for signs! Thanks

I am a scrapper so I have a Xyron 900 Stickermaker Machine which also has cartridges that laminates the front and magnets the back so thats what I use.

 

[macphrsn]

I went to Michaels and purchased magnetic strips (about $1.99) then cut them into 4 pieces for each corner. I never had a problem with the signs falling off. I also brought some packing tape and tape a couple of them in place.

I did laminate most of my signs with my Xyron machine but the one with our dog was too big so but it survived well. I did put all of my signs in a 12 X 12 plastic scrapbooking envelope (Scrapbook keeper - purchased at Michaels about $2.99). Then when our cruise was over I packed them back in the same envelope. I may be able to use them again.

 

[itdjbw]

I have spent hours reading this Thread like I have nothing else to do!!

I made a huge poster for our cabin 2 years ago for DH birthday, of course during the rush to leave I left it at home but saved it and used it this past September, I used tape to put it up on the wall opposite the bed, the room stewart said it was fine to use tape and it stayed up all week, I have a pic of it somewhere and will try post it along with my door sign I made the night before we left. I have also hung Happy Birthday signs up on the door with streamers hanging down and used tape for that and never had a problem, I carefully removed it at the end of the cruise.

I used the magnetic sheets from the $$ store and just attached my pic to it.

Thanks for all the door pics, you have all made amazing signs, I am going to start doing some for our May double dip at CC and going to read the T-shirt thread so I can make some of those too.

Thanks for all the wonderful info and links.

 

[wdwstar]

my magn. paper keeps jamming in my printer(when it first feeds into) any solutions? I tried changing the paper to photo paper, there is no setting for magn. paper.

 

[pjpoohbear]

Does your pinter have a manual lever inside to change for a heavier weight paper, ie cardstock or envelopes? This could be the problem. I have a canon and there is a lever on the carriage that the print head rides on to flip for different weights of paper.

Penny

 

[taeja71]

my magn. paper keeps jamming in my printer(when it first feeds into) any solutions? I tried changing the paper to photo paper, there is no setting for magn. paper.

Some ideas.....
Have you tried pushing the mag. paper down lightly to encourage the printer rollers to take the mag. paper?

see what pjphoohbear said.
Good luck!

 

[wdwstar]

Thanks, i just printed them onto photo paper and then glued them to the magn. paper, I forgot all about doing theses and im leaving in a couple of hours and dont have time to play with the printer, they actually turned out reall good. Thanks for all your suggestions.

 

[macphrsn]

Open the back door on your printer.

 

[PatricenPete]

I am SO making a sign for our door! I am going to work on it some tomorrow. I am at work right now, otherwise that is what I would be doing!!!

I am going to steal some of your idea

 

[clewert]

I am SO making a sign for our door! I am going to work on it some tomorrow. I am at work right now, otherwise that is what I would be doing!!!

I am going to steal some of your idea

FYI they are VERY addicting I have made 11 so far for our cruise next month and if I can think of anymore ideas I may make more

 

[macphrsn]

Go right ahead and "scraplift" my ideas.

I worked on my signs for about 6 weeks, I even made a sign for our door at Pop Century where we stayed for two days before we left on our cruise, sure made it easy for DD6 and us to find our room.

I have a spare jumpdrive that I saved all of the characters, logos, pictures and door signs so I had everything in one place. Anything I thought I might be able to use I saved to my jumpdrive.

Remember to find the free Disney fonts too!

 

[clewert]

Ok I have official gone sign crazy here are two more I made

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[MyLove4Disney]

I made an embroidered hanging banner. My daughter drew the southpark style childern of me and herself with mickey ears. I am using a magnetic tiny curtian rod to hang on the door. Hope you like it. I have a number of others I am working on.

 

[TiggerKing]

I made an embroidered hanging banner. My daughter drew the southpark style childern of me and herself with mickey ears. I am using a magnetic tiny curtian rod to hang on the door. Hope you like it. I have a number of others I am working on.

That is just so cool!

 

[macphrsn]

Your sign is adorable and very creative.

I never thought of sewing, my Mom has the ultimate sewing maching that can do stuff like that.

Have a great trip!

 

[PatricenPete]

I made a few door signs of my own.....now be gentle, this is my first try

 

[macphrsn]

Patricenpete,

You did a great job, I just love the ship, Tinker Bell and Peter Pan.

Where did you get that background?

Keep up the good work and make sure you show us any others that you do!