Monthly Archives: November 2014
New Items in Angie’s Etsy Shop and Disney Hair Accessory Photoshoot
Nov 26
I’ve been really getting a lot of my artwork and things in my Etsy store sold so I wanted to get the ball rolling on getting some more product up in my shop since the Holidays are coming up and all. In between working on a few commissioned pieces outside of Etsy, I’ve also been producing some more things to sell in my Etsy shop. Josh took pictures of those things for me because we just got a new camera and he’s been experimenting with it and getting used to it. So, today we did a little photoshoot and I kind of wanted to show it off to everyone, and if you are interested in any of the things you see, we actually have those things and some other handmade items in my Etsy shop right here! My shop’s name is Flipadeeflop, so you can also find it by searching that name on Etsy! (You can click on the images to be brought to the Etsy page if you would like to purchase anything! They make great gifts, especially for someone who has an upcoming trip!)
oh and here is Flip being so cute. She is NOT, I repeat NOT for sale on Etsy hehe.
Angie Carreiro
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Disneyland May 2014 Trip Report
Disney Fairy Tale Weddings Planning Journal
Modern Mouse News: Construction, Construction, and Cinderella
Nov 23
Stories Discussed This Week
Animal Kingdom’s New Harambe Marketplace
Disney Springs “The Landing” Construction Moving Forward
Jingle Cruise Returns
Mad T Party Saying Goodbye to California Adventure
Frozen Sing-Along
ABC Special on Disney’s Broadway Musicals
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Josh Taylor
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Keith Lapinig
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Angie Carreiro
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www.keithlapinig.com
Disney Fan Art: DIY Crafty Countdown Calendar
Nov 13
A couple weeks ago, we secured our wedding date for WDW in April 2015. I got super excited, for obvious reasons, and decided to make a countdown calendar. I didn’t want to buy new materials, so I just gathered some things from around the house to throw together.
What I used:
- Flat, pre-gessoed canvas
- Acrylic Craft Paint
- 2 different sized round cups (to trace the circles)
- paint brushes
- a small chalk board & chalk (you can also use chalk board paint, or refer to my old post about making a countdown calendar and see how I made the numbers out of paper!)
- tape
- hot glue
- fuzzy wire (you can use string, or regular wire, or anything else to hang the calendar)
How to Make it!
First thing’s first, I painted my canvas with a background color and contrasting design.
I then mixed a matte medium with the same color paint i used for my background to thin it out (if you don’t have this, just thin it out with water if you want the same effect) and I painted over the whole design until I was happy with the coverage
I painted the border, I just free hand came up with a design – you can Google “borders” if you want to get inspiration.
Once that was all dry I traced my Mickey & Minnie circles with my cups, then traced them in, then painted them black. Once that was dry, I free hand painted the top hat and tiara.
Next was the wording. I free hand painted “days until” at the top right of the canvas, then “Happily ever after” on the bottom in white paint.
Once everything was dry, I took a fuzzy wire and hot glued it to the top 2 corners of the back of the canvas.
I took my chalkboard and taped the chain it was attached to to the back of the canvas so that it hung right above the Mickey&Minnie and to the left of the “days until” writing.
I hung it on a nail on the wall by our door in the dining room so we can change the number each day it gets closer!
Check out my other Countdown Calendar tutorial with pictures and a step-by-step guide here!
Angie Carreiro
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Disneyland May 2014 Trip Report
Disney Fairy Tale Weddings Planning Journal
Disney Wedding Planning Journal #8: Nov 11, 2014 (Losing Weight for the Wedding & Vacation)
Nov 11

I’ve lost a little weight since Disneyland in May 2014 already, but I don’t know how much, I just know my pants are less snug…
Just warning you, this post gets a little personal and isn’t really directly about Disney , it just relates to Disney because it’s something I am doing BECAUSE I am going on a Disney Vacation, which I think is good for this website because I have read a lot in forums about people trying to lose weight for a Disney Vacation. So, it fits here, right? Right… Also it’s embarrassing, buy only for me, so don’t worry.
Ok, I am jumping on the bridal bandwagon of trying to lose weight for the wedding. I am actually, for the first time in my life, fairly content with my size (even though I was the same size in high school and was miserable about it), but I’m not as happy as I could be, and, most importantly, I am not fit. A few weeks ago, I ran full speed to my friend’s house, who lives about 2 blocks away, and I was so out of breath, it probably took me a good 15 minutes to recover, and let’s not even talk about how sore my legs were from it the next day. I am 26 years old and I want my body to reflect the youthfulness that I feel, as well as maintain that youthfulness for years to come, so the goal in the coming months is to try and get myself feeling strong, energetic, and the happiest I can be in my own skin.
So, here’s the deal – the plan is to keep track of my progress on this website as a small blurb at the end of my Wedding Planning Blogs, but this is the only post that will be fully dedicated to it. I know not everyone is interested in my weight loss journey, but for those who are inspired, want to do it with me, or want to do it in the future (especially if they come by this because they are planning for their own Disney Fairy Tale Wedding), then it is here as a guide for you to pull from.
Here is where I currently stand right now – I am 5’2″ tall (or short, I should say) and weigh 126.5lbs. My pants size is usually 8, dress size 4 or 6, and shirt size usually a Small or XS (something medium depending on the brands, too). Obviously I am pear shaped, so most of my weight loss will come from that lower part. Waist – 26.5″/Gut- 30″/Hips- 40″. If I lose weight, I doubt the gut or waist will change much – MAYBE an inch each, but I am really hoping to get that hip size down. (The good thing is I have very little fat on the areas where my wedding dress fits tight, so I wont need it altered if I lose any weight, plus it’s super tight on those areas anyway, like a corset!)
Now that I have revealed anything that one might consider embarrassing, let me tell you how I am going to take care of that. My eating habits are pretty healthy as it is – I eat a plant-based diet, so no change there, but I do need to cut out a couple things. I have dieted in the past and it has never worked for me because in my normal non-dieting day to day life, I never get cravings, but when I diet, I want to eat soooo much. When I eat what I want instead of dieting, I find that my body stays thinner than when I binge from depriving myself. I am only changing some eating habits so that I don’t affect myself in any negative way. So here are my new eating rules:
- Cook with less fat (this means using less Earth Balance Margarine for me, I use so much of it!)
- No eating/snacking after 7pm
- Keep less snacks (chips) stocked in the house
- Incorporating more filling veggies in meals (for example – add in a lot of broccoli to smaller portion of pasta with a garlic sauce instead of just doing lots of pasta with marinara!)
The exercise portion of this is where the real progress should come from (hopefully!):
- Josh and I have started working out for 30 min a day no matter what we decide to fill that time with. We thought of doing it competitively, like whoever gets more “workout points” gets to have an extra $50 spending money in Disney, but we decided not to do that.
- I am also working out separately from him trying something new often. Today I am going to try a Zumba video game we have. Next week or next month I may try and pull some stuff from the P90X workout DVDs I have.
- Taking Flip for more/longer walks (this is good for her, too!)
The goal: I would like to get into the 110-115lb range and/or drop at least 1 pants size, aka get that hip measurement down!
So far, this is the starting point, so I will give an update on my progress and if I need to change anything in my next post! Let me know in the comments below if you are joining me on my journey!
Angie Carreiro
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Disneyland May 2014 Trip Report
Disney Fairy Tale Weddings Planning Journal
Modern Mouse News: Big News 6
Nov 9
Stories Discussed This Week
Big Hero 6 Debuts!
Star Wars 7 Gets a Title
Iger Announces Toy Story 4
Mine Train Catches Fire
Josh and Angie Set Their Wedding Date
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Josh Taylor
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Keith Lapinig
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Angie Carreiro
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Email Josh at
modernmouseradio.com
www.keithlapinig.com