Mrs. Potts Cookies!

For those of you who don't know, I actually have 2 blogs on blogspot!  This one and a cupcake one.  Sometimes they collide.  For instance, I made Brave, Wreck it Ralph and Muppet cupcakes.  You can see them all on my cupcake blog, Easy There, Cupcake!  My most recent post was Mrs. Potts cookies (one of very few deviations from cupcakes)!

I used a couple souvenirs to make them: Mickey measuring cups from Disney (from my parents):

and teapot cookie cutters from London (from my friend Katherine):

So… I kind of HAD to make these!

To read and see more, click here!  

Remember a couple months ago (May 1) when Hollywood Studios was celebrating its 25th anniversary?  The Disney Parks Blog posted the recipe for this exclusive cupcake that would only be sold that one day in that one park!  That is my next venture.  Stay tuned!!

Disney Nails 2

These are the latest Disney nails I've tried:  Minnie Mouse!  I saw these on multiple instagram posts and couldn't wait to try them myself!!

They look great on my Minnie phone handset!  I used ORLY french manicure strips for the red, and a dotting tool for the dots & Mickey!  (Unfortunately they chipped off immediately the next day--I think I need to find a new topcoat polish!)

I was in a pink mood before that, so I made these Cheshire Cat nails.  I'm not the biggest Alice in Wonderland fan, but I do love the art!  I had a lot of time on my hands for these (Spring Break from my TA job--also, no pun intended!!) so I made each nail different.  The cat's face is on my thumb, then stripes, dots, and 2-tone with a gold tape stripe in the middle!  I just bought 2 rolls of nail tape in silver & gold and I just love them!  (Also need a top coat for that, otherwise it pops right off!)

Then I ran into this dude in the Times Square Disney Store!

Before my cat nails I'd watched Up for the zillionth time and man I just love that movie.  I'd also seen these nails on Instagram before, and wanted to try them for myself:

I did the house with a regular polish brush, and the details with a dotting tool.  I used the dotting tool for the balloons & clouds, too!  (The white is Wite-Out because I'd thrown out the other white polish I had--it'd started to get goopy and gross.)

And I'll leave you with these nails I did for that wonderful gift my boyfriend got me for Christmas--tickets to Aladdin on Broadway!!   It was a fanTAStic show which I cannot recommend highly enough!!  I chose a Jasmine-y teal and dotted on some gold glitter for the tips!  I loved these nails!  And I was lucky enough to get this adorable Abu vinylmation keychain on my first try!  (You never know with those vinyls!  Sometimes you win the lotto, sometimes you get the only one you didn't want!)

Can't wait to do some more Disney nails!!  Any suggestions?

Little Updates!

Ohh okay, I see.  WDW's Facebook page says the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train opens May 28th!  Plenty of time for it to not be such a bum-rush when I'm there in August!  The main thing I really want to see this time is Toy Story Mania!  I've gone 2 times since it's been open and the lines have been too long and/or the fastpass was for much later than I'd planned to stay.  Guess who's going to do a bit of her own bum-rushing this trip!!

New Fantasyland was also incomplete during my last trip (October 2012).  I was hoping the Little Mermaid ride would be open then but no such luck!  It's open now and I can't wait!!  I also hope to have lunch or at least stick my head in at Beast's castle (dinner reservations for August are LONG GONE)!

I also have to figure out this magicband situation.  Is it cool?  Is it worth it?  (I think it's free, so, probably worth it!)

Disney Trip Planning 2014!!!

Hey.  Haven't seen you in a while.  I just booked a trip to Walt Disney World for this August!!!  Let the planning begin!!

First of all, I'm sure you've all seen that the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is open (or at least had opened in previews and was all instagram'd out on May 1)!  I'm not one for roller coasters, but I do want to try this one!  (But it looks scary!!  The rocking seats??  Yeesh!)

Second, and what reminded me to post again in this blog already, is that Hot Topic is carrying a TON of Disney merchandise!  So get on it!!  Today I bought a Buzz Lightyear bow (and wore it today with my spaceship earrings and green sweater, Disneybounding at the mall):

and Minnie Mouse stockings (her image is on the front of the legs, split between the right and left legs, so it looks like it's tattoo'd almost):

They also had stockings of the Disney princesses and Alice, a Woody-inspired hair bow,  jewelry with sayings on them ("To Infinity and Beyond," "Kiss the Girl"), necklaces and earrings of various characters, bundles of socks with Disney AND Pixar characters (Nemo, Toy Story, Sleeping Beauty, Ariel, Villains!!), T-shirts, dresses, underwear, even RECORDS.  Records each with a big colorful scene from its movie on it, like The Little Mermaid and The Lion King.  I had to leave before I spent more than I had come in with!  Definitely check it out!!

I'll be updating the blog as I make plans for August!  See ya real soon!!

Duffy's Adventures

On my February 2012 visit to Disney, I picked up little Duffy.  He's Mickey's bear, made by Minnie to go on all his travels and keep him from feeling lonely.  She designed Duffy with Mickey's head shape on his face.  Originally introduced in Tokyo Disney, you can now meet Duffy at various locations in the parks here in America.  My Duffy is small with magnets in his paws and the back of his head.  Larger Duffy's are sold and have a ton of different outfits available.  Here are some of the adventures my Duffy has been on!

Newport Folk Festival 2013:

Easton Beach, Rhode Island:

PEZ Distribution Center, Connecticut:

Serendipity III, NYC

A new friend at the arts camp I taught at this summer:

A Brooklyn Cyclones game:

The beach in Manasquan, NJ:

Rapunzel's New Home

So... there is a new tower in New Fantasyland.  How did I not even know this was in the works??  I just saw pictures today from the Disney Parks Blog, and so can you.

It's not a new meet & greet area or anything.  Just a lovely little piece of magical architecture.  The rest area by Peter Pan's Flight is also decorated with Tangled-inspired bunting and lights!  Beautiful!  I can't wait to see it in person (but I'll have to... siiigh).

Proof That Tokyo Disney is the Cutest Place Ever

If you didn't believe the evidence of my first two Tokyo Disney posts, here is some more proof.  I recently went to Mitsuwa, the closest Japanese supermarket to our house, with my brother and brother-in-law.  There is a Japanese bookstore right next door, so we looked around.  I mostly looked at the cute stationery and then some magazines because obviously I can't read the books.  Well my brother David found this AMAZING Japanese Disney fan magazine... called Disney Fan.  Genius.  It was shrink-wrapped, so I couldn't tell what was inside, but it came with a calendar... so obviously I bought it.

I'm sure some of you at home have the ability to read that.  More power to you!  I mean, you'd buy this too, amiright?  So inside is a lot more writing I can't understand (I got the gist of some of it from my brothers), but here are some pictures and what I can remember of the translations.

This one I didn't ask for a translation of... but I thought it was cute.  Some kind of chariot Mickey on parade at Tokyo Disney Sea.  I remember that large body of water by the entrance of the park where they have character parade floats.  They have all the main characters in Roman chariot racing outfits.  I wonder why they picked that theme...

Ok so I scanned some pages too (in addition to taking pictures).  Here is a Japanese celebrity explaining the new limited-time-only line of snacks available RIGHT NOW in Tokyo Disney!!  The featured item is a Mike Wazowski sponge cake made of green tea and whipped cream.  Oh my GOODNESS is that ever cute??

I would totally spend my hard-earned money on that!!  Maybe I'll try to recreate it myself!!

Above are some more snacks... My fave on this page is the souvenir cup full of TINY WAFFLES WHAT!!??  with tiny dipping sauce... Oh my god.  How do they do it.  Just when you thought Mickey waffles couldn't get any more awesome.  There's also a whole bunch of different warm drinks there.. one with a heart-shaped marshmallow with Mickey & Minnie kissing on it.  Then there's, well, a brownie.  Sorry guys, not really shocked over that one.

Moving on.. There's pages and pages of adorable things.  Of course I'd just sit down with you and show you the entire magazine if you were here, but you're not, so here's just some more snippets.  This page has a Duffy-shaped box of chocolates with Duffy- (and his girlfriend-) shaped chocolates inside (just their heads.  But still.  You don't see that in American Disneys).  Teapots are ALWAYS cute... Oh and don't mind that CHOCOLATE MIKE WAZOWSKI on the bottom left.  STOP, Tokyo Disney, just stop with all the cuteness.  I can't take it...

 

And just another spread of snacks available..  There's some fancy desserts with Peter Pan and Dumbo attached on what looks like edible paper..

Then there's these adorable cream puffs with pink mouse ear hats on them!!!  And a Donald..bread..thing but it's really awesome too!

And I totally want this teapot.  I don't care how impractical it looks.

Here's the back cover, advertising some deathly cute new line of toys available only in Japan I'm sure...

Ugh Disney, I cannot afford another trip to your Tokyo kingdoms for some time!  Stop teasing me!  I know I'm only asking for it... Anyway.  We'll see what the future brings ;)  In the meantime I am TOTALLY inspired to finally make those Disney cupcakes I'd been wanting to make since my last Disney trip!  Wish me luck!