Disney Crafting...

[SewIn2Disney]

Ohmygoodness---I LOVE them! I love the retro Walt Disney World font that you used---complete with the "globe Mickey" in the D---what I would give for a cricut cartridge like that!! They are so so so perfect!

Some suggestions on what to add:
Hat
Mini Fans
Disney Dollars
Sunglasses
Maybe a homemade Epcot Passport? I think I've seen homemade ones on Etsy you could probably copy...err....recreate. (lol)

I did a survival kit for a relatives family once, and here's what I put in it:
4 shirts
4 magic washcloths (found at the Dollar store--all Disney ones though!)
2 mini fans
2 packs of crayons for the kids
The Hidden Mickey's Book
The Imagineering Field Guide
And a few other little trinkets (candy and a deck of cards or something)

Here's a picture---not nearly as nice as yours

 

[mrtoad]

Thanks. Yours and another one posted in this thread inspired me to do it, I had had never seen anything like these before. Can't wait to give them to my daughters! With the cricut can you not import jpg files to cut?

Thanks for the suggestions. Definitely doing the Disney dollars so they know their souvenir limits... I also think I will do the passports.

Thanks again!

Ohmygoodness---I LOVE them! I love the retro Walt Disney World font that you used---complete with the "globe Mickey" in the D---what I would give for a cricut cartridge like that!! They are so so so perfect!

Some suggestions on what to add:
Hat
Mini Fans
Disney Dollars
Sunglasses
Maybe a homemade Epcot Passport? I think I've seen homemade ones on Etsy you could probably copy...err....recreate. (lol)

I did a survival kit for a relatives family once, and here's what I put in it:
4 shirts
4 magic washcloths (found at the Dollar store--all Disney ones though!)
2 mini fans
2 packs of crayons for the kids
The Hidden Mickey's Book
The Imagineering Field Guide
And a few other little trinkets (candy and a deck of cards or something)

Here's a picture---not nearly as nice as yours

 

[SewIn2Disney]

I don't think you can import jpeg files. I'm sure they do it that way so that you buy their cartridges! There is software out there that you can import a different type of file, but it might just be something that is created within the software. I'm not so sure.

What kind of machine do you use to cut your images?

 

[sweetpee_1993]

I bought a Disney advent calendar last year from WDW---it has a calendar at the bottom with pockets for the 24 days, and a felt Mickey wreath at the top. Each pocket has a little velcro ornament that you can take out and put on the wreath at the top as the month goes on---its adorable!
A rag quilt tree skirt would be adorable---funny you mention that because I just got my order from fabric.com today of 7 different Christmas flannels to make a Christmas rag quilt. They're not Disney though---they're these retro Christmas prints from Moda and Michael Miller. Can't wait to get started on it!

I think I saw an advent calendar like the one you described when we were there this past January. Pretty sure I saw one in the little Christmas-y shop by the snowman back by Mama Melrose in DHS. I'm sure I didn't buy it because it was January.

Oh! I soooo have a "thing" for retro fabrics right now! I've bought a few yards of several different fabrics. Love 'em.

Well I really liked the WDW Survival Kits posted here so took a crack at some for our daughters to give them for our upcoming trip in November. This will be how they find out they are going.

I still need to fill them out. Thus far for our older daughter we got her the Hidden Mickey Field Guide and for the younger one we got her some crayons and I am going to make a Disney notepad to go in to color in. We also are getting them each autograph books from somebody on Etsy that are made from recycle Disney Little Golden Books as well as we purchased then each 20 Disney pins on eBay for trading and I will make them each a shirt. Any other ideas?

Anyway here are the containers for the kits. I used my vinyl cutter to cut the designs to add to the cans. The pink one was a pain, the pink is much harder to work with, not sure why but it is. Very hard to weed out the excess on it.

LOVE your survival kits! Adorable! Great job. Doesn't look like your first attempt at ALL!

You wouldn't happen to have a link for the autograph books, would ya? I'm curious! Love Etsy. One of my favorite sites!

Thanks. Yours and another one posted in this thread inspired me to do it, I had had never seen anything like these before. Can't wait to give them to my daughters! With the cricut can you not import jpg files to cut?

Thanks for the suggestions. Definitely doing the Disney dollars so they know their souvenir limits... I also think I will do the passports.

Thanks again!

I don't know how old your kids are or anything. We started out doing Disney Dollars for our boys but found out that when they buy stuff the change mostly given in regular cash. We've been doing Disney gift cards with their souvienir funds just for ease. Now they aren't juggling 2 different kinds of dollars and coins. Admittedly, it does take away from the feeling of watching each as it goes across the counter at the register. We just found it to be easier for the boys. Plus, I think I like that they have to watch their balance. Not a bad thing to learn. It's sooooo easy to lose control with debit/credit cards. That was a hard lesson for the hubby & me in our younger years. LOL!

 

[SewIn2Disney]

I think I saw an advent calendar like the one you described when we were there this past January. Pretty sure I saw one in the little Christmas-y shop by the snowman back by Mama Melrose in DHS. I'm sure I didn't buy it because it was January.

Oh! I soooo have a "thing" for retro fabrics right now! I've bought a few yards of several different fabrics. Love 'em.

Lol---I saw the advent calendar when I was there last October, and I finally called Disney Mail Order in January to order it. Took them 4 months to get it to me, but it was worth it!

I love anything retro---have you seen Michael Miller's line of "Our Modern Home" fabrics? Bought a bunch over the summer and I'm going to make a quilt out of them. I love love love them---by far my favorite fabrics in my collection right now!

The main fabric in the collection

And my favorite of the accents....but definately look them up, they're all cool.

 

[mrtoad]

LOVE your survival kits! Adorable! Great job. Doesn't look like your first attempt at ALL!

You wouldn't happen to have a link for the autograph books, would ya? I'm curious! Love Etsy. One of my favorite sites!



I don't know how old your kids are or anything. We started out doing Disney Dollars for our boys but found out that when they buy stuff the change mostly given in regular cash. We've been doing Disney gift cards with their souvienir funds just for ease. Now they aren't juggling 2 different kinds of dollars and coins. Admittedly, it does take away from the feeling of watching each as it goes across the counter at the register. We just found it to be easier for the boys. Plus, I think I like that they have to watch their balance. Not a bad thing to learn. It's sooooo easy to lose control with debit/credit cards. That was a hard lesson for the hubby & me in our younger years. LOL!

Thanks very much. I work with vinyl quite a bit (I make wall decals I sell on Etsy) but never have done anything like these. I am happy with how they came out.

For the Etsy shop I purchased the autograph books, this is the link: http://www.etsy.com/shop/thishandmadelife I reached out to the seller prior and asked if they had any additional Disney related ones they had not listed yet and she had a good handful of Mickey ones. For my older daughter, Fiona who is not into anything girly at this point in her life, I got Mickey and the Beanstalk. For our youngest daughter, Ella who is into only girly I got her Snow White. The books are a little too big to put in the cans but will attach to the outside somehow. They have the original book cover and the entire original book with 100 blank pages to use for autographs or drawing or whatever, I think they will do both in them.

For the Disney Dollars we are trying to figure card vs. cash at this point. We may go with the cards for ease of use. I can keep them all in my wallet and not worry about it all getting mixed together.

Thanks again!

 

[mrtoad]

I don't think you can import jpeg files. I'm sure they do it that way so that you buy their cartridges! There is software out there that you can import a different type of file, but it might just be something that is created within the software. I'm not so sure.

What kind of machine do you use to cut your images?

My wife was looking at a Cricut that might be a deciding factor if she can't import but I will let her decide.

I use a Graphtec CE5000-60. It is a 24" wide cutter and you can add sheets or rolls of vinyl. For walls I use a matte finish vinyl that looks like paint unless you get right on top of it and look at the edges. For cars and such I use glossy vinyl (which is what I used on the cans) which lasts much longer in the elements than the matte finish. Graphtec also makes the craft robo which I thought about suggesting to my wife instead of the Cricut as you can import any image into it. You can print out on your printer with registration marks and then feed what you print into the cutter to cut out designs. I have tried to see if I can use the craft robo software with my cutter and just buy that and save some money as I already spent $1300 on the cutter I have but as of yet have not found out the answer if I can or not...

 

[sweetpee_1993]

Lol---I saw the advent calendar when I was there last October, and I finally called Disney Mail Order in January to order it. Took them 4 months to get it to me, but it was worth it!

I love anything retro---have you seen Michael Miller's line of "Our Modern Home" fabrics? Bought a bunch over the summer and I'm going to make a quilt out of them. I love love love them---by far my favorite fabrics in my collection right now!

The main fabric in the collection

And my favorite of the accents....but definately look them up, they're all cool.

I think I've spotted some of the 'Our Modern Home' fabrics on eBay & Etsy. I just love the retro feel. When you finish the quilt you'll have to PM me some pics. Or post 'em here. It's not like there's so many people watching this thread. LOL!

Thanks very much. I work with vinyl quite a bit (I make wall decals I sell on Etsy) but never have done anything like these. I am happy with how they came out.

For the Etsy shop I purchased the autograph books, this is the link: http://www.etsy.com/shop/thishandmadelife I reached out to the seller prior and asked if they had any additional Disney related ones they had not listed yet and she had a good handful of Mickey ones. For my older daughter, Fiona who is not into anything girly at this point in her life, I got Mickey and the Beanstalk. For our youngest daughter, Ella who is into only girly I got her Snow White. The books are a little too big to put in the cans but will attach to the outside somehow. They have the original book cover and the entire original book with 100 blank pages to use for autographs or drawing or whatever, I think they will do both in them.

For the Disney Dollars we are trying to figure card vs. cash at this point. We may go with the cards for ease of use. I can keep them all in my wallet and not worry about it all getting mixed together.

Thanks again!

Hey! Send me your store URL for Etsy! I love those Little Golden Book autograph books. I could easily use one for my trip report notes! Love that you got your DD the Mickey & the Beanstalk one. I had that book when I was little. Feeeee--Fiiiiii--Foe-Fum.... LOL! I love anything up-cycled. I'm not a crazy recycle chick. I just love to see the creativity in repurposing old things.

My wife was looking at a Cricut that might be a deciding factor if she can't import but I will let her decide.

I use a Graphtec CE5000-60. It is a 24" wide cutter and you can add sheets or rolls of vinyl. For walls I use a matte finish vinyl that looks like paint unless you get right on top of it and look at the edges. For cars and such I use glossy vinyl (which is what I used on the cans) which lasts much longer in the elements than the matte finish. Graphtec also makes the craft robo which I thought about suggesting to my wife instead of the Cricut as you can import any image into it. You can print out on your printer with registration marks and then feed what you print into the cutter to cut out designs. I have tried to see if I can use the craft robo software with my cutter and just buy that and save some money as I already spent $1300 on the cutter I have but as of yet have not found out the answer if I can or not...

This cutter you have....and your Etsy stuff....I must look! I *may* be in touch real soon!!!!!

 

[mrtoad]

Hey! Send me your store URL for Etsy! I love those Little Golden Book autograph books. I could easily use one for my trip report notes! Love that you got your DD the Mickey & the Beanstalk one. I had that book when I was little. Feeeee--Fiiiiii--Foe-Fum.... LOL! I love anything up-cycled. I'm not a crazy recycle chick. I just love to see the creativity in repurposing old things.



This cutter you have....and your Etsy stuff....I must look! I *may* be in touch real soon!!!!!

I just sent you a PM with my shop ID. I don't think I am allowed to link to it in the thread so sent it that way. :wave:

 

[sweetpee_1993]

I just sent you a PM with my shop ID. I don't think I am allowed to link to it in the thread so sent it that way. :wave:

Got it. :animwink:

 

[mrtoad]

I made these shirts last night for my youngest daughter. One or two of them will most likely make it into her survival kit. Two are not Disney but showing anyway to show also what the cutter I have can do (well half of the work anyway).

I searched the internet for images that I thought she would like and then used Inkscape to convert them to usable formats to cut with. The one of Minnie in the teacup is actually from a picture of a Disney pin. After cleaning up and converting the images I cut them on my cutter out of something called EcoFilm which is similar to vinyl but is eco friendly supposedly.

Vinyl used to make decals for cars or walls or whatever flat surface you want to use it on has a sticky back but the stuff you use for clothing (either vinyl or the EcoFilm) has a heat activated adhesive on the back. I use a heat press (similar to what you would see somebody using in the mall to make shirts with transfer papers) to apply the designs. The adhesive bonds the design to the shirt. It is the same way they add names to the back of shirts or jerseys for sport teams.

Here are the shirts I did last night:

 

[sweetpee_1993]

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These are some of the coolest shirts ever! Ugh! I made shirts a few times but never liked them so much. I don't like how the home transfer papers have zero stretch. And it doesn't matter how hard I try, I cannot get a good application with my iron. My b-i-l used to have a commercial shirt press but I don't know what he did with it...plus it was stored at his house in Atlanta and I live in southeast Texas. LOL! Where we used to live in Louisiana, the local equipment rental place actually rented out a shirt press but I can't find a place over here that does it. I've gone to every shirt place in town, too, asking if they'd press some stuff for me or rent me the use of their press for 1/2 an hour. Once they find out I want to press something mouse-related they shoot me down every time. Stinkers. But I understand.

 

[mrtoad]

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These are some of the coolest shirts ever! Ugh! I made shirts a few times but never liked them so much. I don't like how the home transfer papers have zero stretch. And it doesn't matter how hard I try, I cannot get a good application with my iron. My b-i-l used to have a commercial shirt press but I don't know what he did with it...plus it was stored at his house in Atlanta and I live in southeast Texas. LOL! Where we used to live in Louisiana, the local equipment rental place actually rented out a shirt press but I can't find a place over here that does it. I've gone to every shirt place in town, too, asking if they'd press some stuff for me or rent me the use of their press for 1/2 an hour. Once they find out I want to press something mouse-related they shoot me down every time. Stinkers. But I understand.

Thanks. I love making shirts for my kids. The cost savings I have had by making clothes for my kids has paid for the heat press many times over. I paid I think $650.00 for the press when I bought it and just for example, for my older daughter we did not have to buy one shirt for her for school this year (she will not wear anything but t-shirts right now) and made her about 12 new t-shirts. Depending on the shirt I buy for her, I can spend as low as $1.00+ up to about $5.00 for the blank shirts. It costs maybe $2.00 in EcoFilm per shirt. I looked and the 12 shirts I bought her with shipping were $40.68 and so after pressing them I spent around $65.00 for 12 shirts which is less than $5.50 per shirt. If I went and got he t-shirts at someplace like Justice you will spend around $15.00 to $20.00 per shirt. So just on her 12 shirts I saved at least $120.00. You can buy a cheaper press for around $300.00 at a place like Coastal Business Supply.

Yeah the transfer papers you can buy at Staples and places like that are not so great. I use commercial ones that I don't think would work with an iron, I don't think it gets hot enough. For the papers I use I think I need to set my press to around 375 degrees and press for about 20 seconds straight. With an iron I doubt it gets that hot and you can't cover the whole image at once unless really small. I only really do transfer papers on white shirts because with the papers for white shirts are transparent and your white of your shirt shows through and you don't need to trim perfectly though I do trim pretty close to the edge of the image as I don't want a visible box around the design. The papers for colored shirts are opaque white that you print on because you can't print white on a printer. Those types of papers you need to trim perfectly so you don't have a white edge around your image. My cutter actually lets you print images on your computer with registration marks and then you can feed your printed image into the cutter and it will trim around your image for you but you need Adobe Illustrator to use that feature but I can't bring myself to spend the $600 dollars on illustrator just for that. At least not at this point I won't spend it.

 

[mrtoad]

SewIn2Disney - I love your glasses you made. How does it work? Does it apply an film or it actually roughs up the glass? Also where did you buy the etching cream? I want to make some new glasses after seeing that. Thx!

 

[SewIn2Disney]

First of all, I love your shirts---I especially love the "Globe Mickey" design on the sleeve---how cool would a shirt be with just that on it?

The glasses are made with an etching cream called "Armour Etch"
(http://www.armourproducts.com/)

Basically, I make a stencil out of contact paper, either by cutting it by hand (the Yankees glasses you saw on my blog), cutting it with my cricut (I just etched 15 glass centerpieces for a wedding using my "fairytale" cricut cartridge), or by using scrapbooking punches---as you see with that glass. I peel the paper backing off of the contact paper, carefully apply it to the glass, and then brush on the Armour Etch. You leave it on for 10-15 minutes, then wash off. Its really simple and leaves a permanant design---can be put through the dishwasher and all and will never come off. I plan on making a set of these glasses now---and maybe a set of wine glasses!
Check your local dollar store for glasses to etch--thats where I got both the beer steins and that glass for the Mickey glass---can't beat it!
I get the Armour Etch at Michaels, but call ahead first, one Michaels near me doesn't carry it, and the other one does. If not, I'm sure you can find it at ACMoore or JoAnns (or online). Can't wait to see what you do with it! I'll have to take a picture of the centerpieces to show on here---there are some hidden Mickey's in them!

 

[SewIn2Disney]

Oooohhh---- you need to make a glass with the globe Mickey that is on the sleeve of those shirts and put it on Etsy---I'd so buy it! I'd kill to be able to make a stencil like that, but I don't have a steady enough hand with the cutting yet!

 

[mrtoad]

Thanks for the kind words on the shirts and the information I will try it out. Thanks again!

 

[Thumbelina]

I made these shirts last night for my youngest daughter. One or two of them will most likely make it into her survival kit. Two are not Disney but showing anyway to show also what the cutter I have can do (well half of the work anyway).

I searched the internet for images that I thought she would like and then used Inkscape to convert them to usable formats to cut with. The one of Minnie in the teacup is actually from a picture of a Disney pin. After cleaning up and converting the images I cut them on my cutter out of something called EcoFilm which is similar to vinyl but is eco friendly supposedly.

Vinyl used to make decals for cars or walls or whatever flat surface you want to use it on has a sticky back but the stuff you use for clothing (either vinyl or the EcoFilm) has a heat activated adhesive on the back. I use a heat press (similar to what you would see somebody using in the mall to make shirts with transfer papers) to apply the designs. The adhesive bonds the design to the shirt. It is the same way they add names to the back of shirts or jerseys for sport teams.

Here are the shirts I did last night:

I know this is gonna sound so noob of me but in the last picture of the two in the tea cup...who are they? Is that supposed to be Minnie and someone else. thanks!

 

[ann0d]

These are some awesome projects

 

[SewIn2Disney]

I consider photography a "craft/art", and I want to share two pictures I took this past weekend. I discovered a way to "alter" the shape of the bokeh (blur of lights)---and of course I had to experiment with Disney shapes!