A Very Disney Christmas

I didn't go to Disney for Christmas this year (I never have, though it is a goal of mine!) but I did get a lot of Disney magic in the form of presents!  First of all, my brother and brother-in-law picked out the cutest Disney jewelry for me:

Mickey and Minnie earrings (too cute!!):

Mickey rhinestone and glass necklace filled with tiny gems, on a long gold chain:

They also got me other cute things, but this is strictly Disney today :)  My friend Jenny got me this adoooorable Mickey tea-for-one teapot!  She ordered it from JAPAN!  They don't have cute stuff like this over here, and I absolutely adore Tokyo Disney.  Sigh.  I'll be back some day!

She also got me these awesome Elsa socks!  Haha so cute:

Santa left a Winnie the Pooh Tsum-Tsum in my stocking, along with Frozen Band-Aids!

My parents got me this beautiful Alex+Ani bracelet that I saw on my last Disney trip and hadn't picked up for myself.  I checked online after returning from my trip and it wasn't available!  It was a park exclusive.  Well, since then it has become available on the website and my parents snagged it for me :)

They also got me this Chip mug since I became obsessed with Mrs. Potts after making those cookies of her a couple posts ago!

I got Silly Symphony and Toy Story Vinylmations:

And I gasped when I opened this one!  I had told my parents there was this really cute frame I liked in Hollywood Studios on my last visit, and I thought, "you don't need this."  Just like the Alex+Ani bracelet, I looked it up online but to no avail.  My dad found it on some Mouse Ears website and ordered it for me!  I have the perfect picture from that park to frame.  I'm so excited, and I was so touched!

And lastly, I got my dad tickets for us to go see The Little Mermaid at the White Plains Performing Arts Center!  It was last night, and it was wonderful!  I saw the Broadway production 5 years ago and this one was just as amazing!  Of course it was a smaller scale, but they did some great staging and production work.  The orchestra was wonderful, and the props and costumes were so colorful and fun! And of course all the performers had Broadway-quality voices!!  It is running till January 4 so if you live in or near Westchester, NY then I definitely recommend attending one of their last performances!!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween, everyone!! :) My last post was all about my time at MNSSHP at Disney World with my dad.  There's zillions of photos!  It was a wonderful time.  I came home and painted my nails Halloweeny, inspired partially by Minnie's witch outfit:

She has an orange and purple outfit :)  I wasn't sure if I should put a rhinestone hidden Mickey on the white nail or a ghost... and the ghost face kind of suggests a Mickey.  Anyway, I'm pleased with them :)

Also, yesterday, I made a bunch of clay figures and charms of things I loved from the last trip!  Here's some pictures:

Ghost Mickey:

Pumpkin Mickey:

Mickey and Minnie candy apple earrings:

Ice cream pop and ice cream sandwich Mickey earrings:

And, for the holidays after Halloween, gingerbread Mickey:

Of course I'd like to make more and sell them on ebay, but then there's copyright issues etc. so I'll just keep these for myself :D

Boo to you!  Happy Halloween!

Disney Jewelery

I love Disney merchandise, and I especially love the kind you can wear!  When I was 4, I got this beautiful "gold" charm bracelet, which sparked my love for charm bracelets to this day!

 There's Dumbo, Mickey and Donald...

and Minnie, Goofy (his body has since fallen off!), and Tinkerbell:

My friend Monica got me this beautiful necklace from Disney Couture inspired by The Little Mermaid:

 The bottle has a scroll inside that says "I could be part of your world," which gets me all teary!!  There's sand and little gems, and the cork really does come off!  Good thing it's attached by that chain because it's come uncorked a few times while I was at work!

 There are so many details, like this hook clasp and the tiny portrait of Ariel:

 The studded anchor and pearls:

 And here's the bag it came in:

 There were only two pieces of jewelery I bought while on my last trip.  I know, I hardly believe it either.  I got these Mickey head earrings:

 Simple, and only about $5.  I wear them when I want to feel all cheery and reminded of the magic :)

I also got this adorable and classy Mickey glove necklace:

I get compliments on this every time I wear it!  I like to joke that it's the Hamburger Helper glove, or the Michael Jackson glove.  I just love this one!

 There are plenty of gorgeous pieces you can get in Disney World or on their website!  Look for Disney Couture--those are on the newer side and real cool!  They have a Minnie charm bracelet, some more jewelery, accessories and clothing.  I just bought my friend a cute Snow White shirt for her birthday! 

There's also this great new collection of charms (here's one of Flounder) by Kidada, which you can wear at any age (I say this because I plan to start my own collection, wink wink), along with (sometimes) cute princesses that open up to reveal a necklace with a single charm related to that princess (I just saw the new Rapunzel that has a brush charm--how adorable!) for little girls, and some apparel (I just saw a baseball hat with Mickey [or Minnie]  gloves forming a heart and a chain with a bow charm on the arm like a bracelet--also very cute!)

It also happens to be the 25th anniversary of The Disney Store, so be sure to check their website for special merchandise and deals (right now you can get free shipping on orders over $75)!