Showing posts with label disney. Show all posts
Showing posts with label disney. Show all posts

Monday, January 5, 2015

Get your Etsy On!

Make sure to check out my Etsy shop- I now sell digital shop graphics for your Facebook and Etsy shops! The link is on the side of my page here.

I also still sell Disney Autograph Albums!

Heather

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Homemade Autograph Books for Disney

Well, we arrived home yesterday (BOO!!!!) from our Disney vacation. It was both wonderful, and horrible, but that's what you get sometimes. Overall, I have a lot of fond memories of the trip, though.

Before my trip in 2012 with my friend and her family, I designed some digital autograph album pages- they turned out super cute, and the kids really liked them. Over the past 18 months, I have continued to add a few pages here and there for friends.

I finally offered them on Etsy over this past summer, and of course, made custom ones for our trip last week.

We got SO many compliments, and people (from cast members, to actual characters, to other guests) asking where we got them from, and wondering how they could get one- I really wish I had thought to make up business cards to have on hand with us in the character lines. Seriously, we could have handed out at least 50-100 when people were asking.

On our first night in a park, Minnie noticed that one of the books had a name on the cover (all of ours did), so she checked the name each time, and personalized her autograph for each of us!



Now, I am working on adding more pages for both specific characters, and generic pages for any character to use. We had a lot of characters we saw with no specific pages (which is fine, we had generic pages to use), but some were common enough we should have had pages for them. Below are some of the nearly 200 pages I have made. I have around 150 of them currently available on Etsy, with a new set of 110 that will be available by next week.







You can find these in several different sets to suit your needs. Each set is digital, so it can be reused over and over again for future trips.

Holiday Specific (currently includes Halloween and Christmas themed pages & covers only) - 32 pages including covers for $7.00

A 20 page book with 2 album cover choices, Princess themed - $5.00

A 20 page book with 2 album covers, Classic Character themed - $5.00

A 20 page book with 2 album covers, Assorted Characters - $5.00

A 110 page set, 100 unique pages, plus 10 album covers (No holiday pages included, but it includes all of the other pages & covers posted) for $20.00


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Sunday, September 8, 2013

Disney, here we come...

...in 40 days, anyway.

So it's been a few months. Disney is paid off. We scored free dining, too. I have made a few changes along the way.

We now leave October 18th, and do not return until October 28th. We are going to spend 2 days with my FIL on the gulf coast first- he's excited to show us around, and is already planning meals!

We will be at Disney from October 20-28th, though the 28th is not much. We have to be up and on the bus to the airport by 6am. Yuck!!  But overall, it gives us 8 full days at Disney. That is a LOT.

I can't wait. It's really happening. :)

Now what I am doing is saving up spending money. Our hotel, 2 meals and 1 snack per day, our park tickets, and even our Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party tickets are all paid off. I'm planning to stop at a grocery store on Sunday before my FIL takes us to Disney and do some grocery shopping for the room. Nothing real big, but definitely some healthier options for us- fruit, granola bars, yogurt, etc.

Oh, and alcohol. Yes, yes, I would like to grab a bottle of rum or schnapps, so my aunt and I (did I mention she is tagging along?) can have a drink or two around the pool without going broke.

We have Halloween costumes either bought or planned. My oldest is going to be the Cheshire Cat, and has her costume. My youngest is going to be Alice in Wonderland- we need to find a costume locally, I did not have any luck with Etsy for her. I am going as Minnie Mouse, and I have my costume already! It's a fun swing style dress in red with white polka dots. Then, my friend who runs a theater department scored me a huge white square dance dress to wear under it :)

I can't wait.

Monday, January 21, 2013

Disney Earning Update


Originally, my goal was $300/month. That would have been enough to go to Disney this fall, but it wouldn't have left much wiggle room. But, I was at $300 in early January. Like the 7th, I believe. Maybe later? So I upped it to $400/month. Then I met that.

Currently, I have earned $706 this month, and I have $53 in invoices waiting to be paid. I have already put down the $200 deposit on the vacation.  I doubt every month will be a $700 month, but I am hoping to reach $800 this month, thus doubling the earnings I was hoping for.

My guess is that most months will be much closer to the hopeful $400.

We leave October 19th for 7 days in the Magic Kingdom. That gives me 9 months left to earn the money. I need to have an average of $366 per month to reach that. Here's hoping for more months that I reach $700! The faster it's paid off, the better!!

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Earning my way to Disney!

It's been a long time, I know! I tried to make a go of another blog, but honestly, I just have not been keeping up with it.

So, what's new?

I'm a co-leader for my daughter's Girl Scout troop now- and I love it! The girls are fun, and we've already done a lot together. The leader is awesome, too, so that's good :)

Girl Scouts has taken over my spare time, which has of course lead to the death of my blogs. However, I am going to try and make a go of this again.


In the name of all things frugal, I am attempting to save my way to Disney with my girls. They have never been, and I really want them to be able to go before they graduate- which is coming scary fast for my oldest daughter. She's almost 17!!!

I have lots of plans- where to stay, where to eat, what parks we want to hit (hint: ALL of them!), which rides are number 1 on our lists, which characters we MUST meet, etc.

But instead, let me tell you how I am earning the money to go.

I have stepped up and become a graphic artist online. I've been doing it for over a year now, but have recently just started really pushing for it. I sell shop graphics for people who run businesses on etsy and facebook. It's fun, it's simple, and it's bringing in some nice money right now.

My goal is $400/month for Jan-October. In addition, I'll be setting aside $1500 from our taxes. That should put me at $5500 in October, which is more than I need, but will give me some extra wiggle room.

Because my earnings depend on how much I'm working, I've been busting my rear to get new sets posted, and ready to be used.

If you are interested in shop designs at all, check out my facebook page, Shop Kandy by Heather.

My hard work is already paying off- it's January 12th, and I'm sitting at $446 for the month. I think I maybe had $15-20 from the end of Dec, but the majority of it was from January. Score! Anything extra I earn is just more cushion.


Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Disney & Kraft's Single Best Town Contest

Disney & Kraft are sponsoring a contest to find the Single Best Town, and my sister-in-law's town is in the running. They are currently in 4th place for Frankenmuth, Michigan. For those who have never been (or heard of it), it's a fantastic little village, set with a Bavarian theme. The town is also home to the worlds largest Christmas store, Bronners.

The grand prize winning town will receive a prize pack including a block party with games, giveaways, a concert from Love and Theft (A country band), and guests from various ABC Soap Operas, and more.


Disney & Kraft's Single Best Town Contest

Please take a moment to look at the entries, and vote!!

Monday, November 23, 2009

Santa Buddies = Free?!?!?

This week, Santa Buddies comes out on DVD & Blu Ray. Target has the Blu-ray combo pack (which comes with the DVD version) on sale for $19.99. Additionally, there is a Disney coupon good for $10 off, making it $9.99 out the door.

To make the deal even sweeter, there are 2 rebates available, each worth $5 back. The first rebate requires the purchase of a Butterball Turkey, and the movie Santa Buddies. To qualify for this rebate, you need to send in a COPY of your receipts. It does NOT require the actual receipts. The purchases can be made at two different stores, they do not both have to be purchased at the same time, on the same receipt.

The second rebate is from Kernel popcorn seasonings. Buy any 2 Kernel Seasonings, and the movie Santa Buddies (or one of 3 others), and receive $5 back by mail. This rebate requires the proof of purchase tab from the movie, as well as from the seasonings, in addition to the actual receipts for the products purchased.

If you get the movie for $19.99, and are able to do both rebates, this is a FREE movie! This is good ONLY on the BLU-RAY version of the movie, which DOES come with the DVD as well. That means anyone can use it!

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Cheap Disney Blu-Rays!

I'm excited by this deal, and even though I don't think we need them, I must say- I want them!

At Target this week, apparently, some of the Blu-Ray copies of UP are on sale for just $19.99. This is not the 2 disc set, which is listed in the ad for $22.99. Monster's INC is also on sale in Blu-Ray form for $19.99, again, not the 2 disc version.

In addition, Disney has a coupon for $10 off UP on Blu-Ray, and $8 off Monster's INC on Blu-Ray. Now, the Monster's INC one is for upgrading from DVD to Blu-Ray, so you do need to input the UPC code from the back of your current copy of Monster's Inc on DVD to get the $8 off coupon.

Then, to sweeten the pot, Target has a coupon for $10 off if you buy BOTH of the movies together. This means that in the end, you'll get both movies on Blu-Ray for only $11.98- under $6 each!

Good Luck!