Updated May 9, 2024 If you are going on a Disney Cruise, you may have heard about Fish Extender Gift Exchange (FE gifts) and may be wondering what it is all about. The Fish Extender Gift Exchange started as a gift exchange by a cruiser named Debbie on one of the 2005 Panama Canal cruises and has grown…
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Video: Disney Cruise Line Secret Porthole Staterooms, Cabin Tour of 5520
Updated January 24, 2024 Many cruise lines have unique, secret staterooms; Disney Cruise Line is no exception. The Disney Magic and the Disney Wonder have two sets of these rooms: secret porthole staterooms and secret verandah staterooms. The secret porthole staterooms have an obstructed view, and because of the obstruction, DCL changed their category from…
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Birthday Party – The Cake
For my daughters Charlie and the Chocolate Factory birthday party I searched the internet for cake ideas. I found one that I really liked and wanted to make my own version of it. The cake was chocolate, I used my go to chocolate cake recipe from the cookbook Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey: Desserts for the Serious…
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Birthday Party – The Invitations
The party invitations for my daughter’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory birthday party were made to resemble the golden tickets from the story. The tickets were tricky to make. I had difficulty finding just the right type of paper, gold with a shimmer but could also be used in an inkjet printer. Originally I was…
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Birthday Party – The Party Favours
My daughter has been enjoying reading books written by Roald Dahl. One of her favourites is the classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Her 8th birthday was approaching so we decided to do a party based on the book. For the party favours we included a copy of the book, and treats inspired by the book. I…
Snug-A-Bug Blankets Becomes Raspberry Soufflé
Over the past year or so I have been shifting my focus from baby blankets to pop culture items. The shop name Snug-a-Bug Blankets no longer fit, so I changed to Raspberry Soufflé. I hope to feature recipes, travel, and pop culture posts. I also hope to post more ;). The change in items in…
Lovebook Summer 2011 from Dawanda
Snug-A-Bug Blankets It’s Raining Monkeys has been featured in DaWanda’s Summer 2011 Lovebook. The Lovebook features 170 artists from DaWanda’s online marketplace for handmade items in Europe, and beyond since I am in Canada. I am very excited that the blanket was chosen to appear in the Lovebook. You can check out the Lovebook here….
Dining at Disneyworld Part Four: California Grill
We had eaten at the California Grill last September and enjoyed our meal, but it was not my favourite this time it was my number one. I originally had California booked later in the week but because we added the dessert party I moved it to different night and was happy to get a reservation…
Dining at Disneyworld Part Three: Kona Cafe
I made an early 7:30am reservation for Kona Cafe. My plan was to walk over from the Grand Floridian, have breakfast at Koan then walk over to the TTC and catch the monorail over to Epcot hopefully for rope drop. The walk over was easy the path wasn’t to busy and it only took about…
New Embroidery Design: Mod Flowers
I have created a new embroidery design to use with your embroidery machine. It is a modern flower design inspired by mid century style. It is available at Snug-A-Bug Blankets in 3 sizes; small 99.3×67.1mm (3.91×2.64inch), medium 152.4×102.6mm (6.0×4.04inches) and large 226.3×152.3mm (8.91×6.0 inches), and a number of formats including PES, HUS, and DST. I think…