Showing posts with label Christmas Tree. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas Tree. Show all posts
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Do You Collect Disney Ornaments?
If you are a regular reader of this blog (thank you!) you'll no doubt know I collect Disney Ornaments. So does my wonderful Disney Exchange Podcast co-host and fellow blogger Lisa Green! -Nick
By: Lisa Green
If you follow Living a Disney Life on Facebook, you may have noticed I’ve been trying to post an ornament a day from our Disney-themed Christmas tree. I’ve really been enjoying picking an ornament to feature each day and remembering where and when each ornament was purchased (or made). There’s the ornament we bought on our 2011 Alaskan cruise on the Disney Wonder, the ones we got to remember our Disney World vacations, the new one Raymond picket out this year to commemorate our Anniversary trip, and the ornaments of some of our favorite Disney movie characters. While I can’t remember the exact year every ornament was purchased, there are a few that I know exactly when we got them and who picked them out.
We’d write her name and the year on the back or bottom of the ornament with the plan to give her those ornaments for her own tree when she grew up.
Only now I don’t want to. Give them away, I mean. I feel selfish, but if Megan doesn’t actually remember the plan, she won’t realize those ornaments were intended to be hers, right? She’ll think they were labeled for nostalgic purposes and I’ll be off the hook. Maybe, since she doesn’t have a Disney-themed tree, she’ll want those ornaments to stay at our house so when she has children of her own, they can see the ornaments she picked out as a child when they visit their grandparents’ house! Yes, that sounds like a great plan! You understand, don’t you?
When I see those ornaments, I can so clearly remember what my little girl was like. Born during the Disney Renaissance, Megan had a love for characters like Ariel, Belle, Jasmine and Megara. In fact, there was a certain Pocahontas costume that was worn nearly every day until it became too small. She was a sweet, precious, easy-going child who has become an amazing, happy, lovely adult. I’m attached to those ornaments and the memories they represent!
Do you collect Disney ornaments? What would you do in my predicament? Would you keep the ornaments or pass them on to their rightful owner?
By: Lisa Green
If you follow Living a Disney Life on Facebook, you may have noticed I’ve been trying to post an ornament a day from our Disney-themed Christmas tree. I’ve really been enjoying picking an ornament to feature each day and remembering where and when each ornament was purchased (or made). There’s the ornament we bought on our 2011 Alaskan cruise on the Disney Wonder, the ones we got to remember our Disney World vacations, the new one Raymond picket out this year to commemorate our Anniversary trip, and the ornaments of some of our favorite Disney movie characters. While I can’t remember the exact year every ornament was purchased, there are a few that I know exactly when we got them and who picked them out.
Back before Joseph was born when Megan was an only child,
we started a Christmas tradition that has meant a lot to me over the
years. Back in the early 1990’s our local mall had a temporary
Christmas shop that would open every year in the fall and had an
astounding selection of ornaments. We would visit that shop and allow
Megan to choose an ornament every year.
We’d write her name and the year on the back or bottom of the ornament with the plan to give her those ornaments for her own tree when she grew up.
Only now I don’t want to. Give them away, I mean. I feel selfish, but if Megan doesn’t actually remember the plan, she won’t realize those ornaments were intended to be hers, right? She’ll think they were labeled for nostalgic purposes and I’ll be off the hook. Maybe, since she doesn’t have a Disney-themed tree, she’ll want those ornaments to stay at our house so when she has children of her own, they can see the ornaments she picked out as a child when they visit their grandparents’ house! Yes, that sounds like a great plan! You understand, don’t you?
When I see those ornaments, I can so clearly remember what my little girl was like. Born during the Disney Renaissance, Megan had a love for characters like Ariel, Belle, Jasmine and Megara. In fact, there was a certain Pocahontas costume that was worn nearly every day until it became too small. She was a sweet, precious, easy-going child who has become an amazing, happy, lovely adult. I’m attached to those ornaments and the memories they represent!
Do you collect Disney ornaments? What would you do in my predicament? Would you keep the ornaments or pass them on to their rightful owner?
This article was originally posted on Lisa's Living a Disney Life Blog.
She can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LivingaDisLife and on Twitter at@life_of_green
Please be sure to check out Lisa along with me and David Hodges on The Disney Exchange Podcast!
She can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LivingaDisLife and on Twitter at
Please be sure to check out Lisa along with me and David Hodges on The Disney Exchange Podcast!
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Do It Yourself Disney Christmas Tree Topper
By: Lisa Green
It’s been long time since I’ve worked on a Disney craft project. This one was not even planned, but happened mostly by accident. Raymond and I were out supporting our local merchants on Small Business Saturday and we happened to be in a fantastic home décor and accessory store that always has the most amazing Christmas decorations! We were there for just a quick stop to pick up a couple of ornaments for gifts and grab some extra ribbon and deco mesh (you can never have too much deco mesh, right?).
As we were making our way to the checkout counter, I stopped dead in my tracks, having spotted something unexpected and adorable! I spied a small black felt top hat, decorated festively for the holidays. As usual, I immediately said what I was thinking, “Hey! I could put ears on this!” and Raymond, in his usual way, replied, “You could.” Enough chitchat. New item added to the armfuls we were carrying, we made for the cash register.
By the time we got home, I had formulated a plan for that little top hat’s transformation into a Disney-themed tree topper. All I needed was to make use of Raymond’s mad skills with power tools. I handed him a large, sparkly, black shatter-proof ornament left over from the Halloween wreath project and told him to make me a couple of ears from it. Because I love him, I did remember to yell, “Don’t forget protective eye wear!” as he headed outside to his shop. I wish I could show and tell you exactly how Raymond managed to slice two perfect ears out of that one ornament, but I didn’t see what he did. I will tell you it involved something called a die grinder, but I have no idea what that is or does. If you decide to slice up a plastic ornament, I imagine a saw of some sort would also work.
Now, I knew that if I just glued those ears onto the hat, there would be a big gap between each ear, the hat, and the hat’s brim. I was trying to figure out a way to fill that gap with some black sheet-foam that I had on hand, when Raymond solved the problem for me by cutting the foam into tear-drops that could be used to cover the back of each ear and fill in that gap at the same time – I do love that man! So, I fired up my new glue gun, which gets really super hot in a hurry, and proceeded to glue the backs onto each ear, then glue the ears carefully onto the hat, making sure the corner part of the teardrop filled in the gap between ear, hat, and brim. I only sustained one glue-burn (on my right pinky), which is actually good – the injury count where hot glue and I are concerned is normally much higher.
So, making the tree topper proved much easier than getting it in a good position at the top of the tree! I ended up making a spiral wire around the top of the tree to perch the hat securely on, then I used my old tree topper (sprays wired together to mimic Wishes fireworks) to add some festive touches around the hat. The moral of this story? Don’t be afraid to try! When inspiration strikes, go for it. The hat was $12.99 and for the investment, Raymond’s cutting skills, and one hot glue burn, we got a pretty awesome new Disney decoration for our tree.
This article originally appeared on Lisa's Living a Disney Life Blog.
It’s been long time since I’ve worked on a Disney craft project. This one was not even planned, but happened mostly by accident. Raymond and I were out supporting our local merchants on Small Business Saturday and we happened to be in a fantastic home décor and accessory store that always has the most amazing Christmas decorations! We were there for just a quick stop to pick up a couple of ornaments for gifts and grab some extra ribbon and deco mesh (you can never have too much deco mesh, right?).
As we were making our way to the checkout counter, I stopped dead in my tracks, having spotted something unexpected and adorable! I spied a small black felt top hat, decorated festively for the holidays. As usual, I immediately said what I was thinking, “Hey! I could put ears on this!” and Raymond, in his usual way, replied, “You could.” Enough chitchat. New item added to the armfuls we were carrying, we made for the cash register.
By the time we got home, I had formulated a plan for that little top hat’s transformation into a Disney-themed tree topper. All I needed was to make use of Raymond’s mad skills with power tools. I handed him a large, sparkly, black shatter-proof ornament left over from the Halloween wreath project and told him to make me a couple of ears from it. Because I love him, I did remember to yell, “Don’t forget protective eye wear!” as he headed outside to his shop. I wish I could show and tell you exactly how Raymond managed to slice two perfect ears out of that one ornament, but I didn’t see what he did. I will tell you it involved something called a die grinder, but I have no idea what that is or does. If you decide to slice up a plastic ornament, I imagine a saw of some sort would also work.
Now, I knew that if I just glued those ears onto the hat, there would be a big gap between each ear, the hat, and the hat’s brim. I was trying to figure out a way to fill that gap with some black sheet-foam that I had on hand, when Raymond solved the problem for me by cutting the foam into tear-drops that could be used to cover the back of each ear and fill in that gap at the same time – I do love that man! So, I fired up my new glue gun, which gets really super hot in a hurry, and proceeded to glue the backs onto each ear, then glue the ears carefully onto the hat, making sure the corner part of the teardrop filled in the gap between ear, hat, and brim. I only sustained one glue-burn (on my right pinky), which is actually good – the injury count where hot glue and I are concerned is normally much higher.
So, making the tree topper proved much easier than getting it in a good position at the top of the tree! I ended up making a spiral wire around the top of the tree to perch the hat securely on, then I used my old tree topper (sprays wired together to mimic Wishes fireworks) to add some festive touches around the hat. The moral of this story? Don’t be afraid to try! When inspiration strikes, go for it. The hat was $12.99 and for the investment, Raymond’s cutting skills, and one hot glue burn, we got a pretty awesome new Disney decoration for our tree.
This article originally appeared on Lisa's Living a Disney Life Blog.
Lisa can be also be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LivingaDisLife and on Twitter at @life_of_green
And not only is Lisa one of my favorite bloggers, but she co-hosts The Disney Exchange Podcast along with me and David Hodges!
And not only is Lisa one of my favorite bloggers, but she co-hosts The Disney Exchange Podcast along with me and David Hodges!
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
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