Magical Blogorail Red...Staying Cool at Disney

Welcome to those of you joining me from My Dreams of Disney and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the 2nd stop on our Magical Blogorail.

My family usually vacations during the Summer, and you can be sure that long days in the Walt Disney World Parks can get really HOT!!  So, what do we do to cool off when temps are approaching 100?
Our favorite cool treats:

• Mickey Bar
• Anything from The Plaza
• Kitchen Sink from Beaches & Cream

Duck into a "Cool" attraction:

• Peter Pan's Flight
• Haunted Mansion
• Space Mountain
• Soarin'
• Maelstrom
• Disney: One Man's Dream

Take a break from the parks and jump into a pool. Disney does a wonderful job of designing the recreational areas of the resorts, especially the pools.  Go enjoy them during the hottest part of the day! Don't forget you can also visit Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach as well!!

Thank you for joining me today. Your next stop on the Magical Blogorail Loop is Colorado Mountain Mom.

Here is the map of our Magical Blogorail should you happen to have to make a stop along the way and want to reboard:

1st Stop ~ My Dreams Of Disney

2nd Stop ~ Disney Donna Kay (You are here)

3rd Stop ~ Colorado Mountain Mom

4th Stop ~ A World View

Final Stop ~ The Magical Mouse Pad

Magical Blogorail Red...Favorite Way To Spend Snack Credits

Welcome to the first stop aboard Magical Blogorail Red. Enjoy the ride as we share with you our favorite ways to use our Disney snack credits.

My family loves the Disney Dining Plan, and we always purchase the Magic Your Way Premium Package which includes 2 snacks per person per day. Since we are allowed 3 sit down meals a day a lot of those Snack Credits are saved up for "take home treats." My favorite place to spend those credits...GOOFY'S CANDY COMPANY!!!

Photo courtesy of Disney On Wheels

My mouth still waters as I remember walking in the door to choose delicious treats for our trip home...

Mike's favorite - Dipped Pretzels...

Photo courtesy of Delightfully Disney

Dakota's Favorite...Cupcakes (those things are HUGE)...

My personal favorite...Mammoth Pecan Pattie!!  

 Of course I have to use up our credits so I also get a Mickey Cake Pop with cute marshmallow ears, a giant smore, fudge, cookies, brownies, YUM!! I told you I save up all my snack credits to spend there!! I wish I lived closer, I would love to have some of their baked goodies right now!!

Photo courtesy of Delightfully Disney

If baked goods are not your thing, they have all kinds of candy...even the old fashioned candy I ate as a kid. If coffee is your thing how about an Expresso or Latte??

There are lots of great snacks to be had everywhere in Walt Disney World, even popcorn and sodas, but I definitely recommend you save a few credits so you can take a trip to Downtown Disney and visit Goofy's Candy Company.

Photo courtesy of Delightfully Disney

Thanks to my friends and fellow Magical Blogorailers Jackie from Delightfully Disney and Melissa from Disney on Wheels for allowing me to share your great pictures!! Be sure to check out these two fabulous Disney blogs!!

Thank you for joining me today. Your next stop on the Magical Blogorail Loop is Colorado Mountain Mom.

Here is the map of our Magical Blogorail should you happen to have to make a stop along the way and want to reboard:

1st Stop ~ Disney Donna Kay (You are here!)

2nd Stop ~ Colorado Mountain Mom

3rd Stop ~ A World View

4th Stop ~ Growing Up Disney

Final Stop ~ My Dreams Of Disney

Have a Magical Day!!
Donna Kay

Silhouette Cameo Tutorial - Quatrefoil Shape

I am joining in on my friend Amy of Disney Livings PINspiration Blog Hop today.  I hope you will stop by and join in on the fun.

If you were here last week you saw the cute quatrefoil coasters I made with my Silhouette Cameo.  Today I wanted to bring you the tutorial for creating your own quatrefoil shape using the Silhouette software.

Quatrefoil Shape Tutorial

Step 1.  Click the Ellipse tool then click on your page and draw a circle while holding down the shift key.  The shift key allows you to draw a perfect circle.  The one I drew here is approximately 8".

Step 2.  Click the Rectangle tool the click near the top left side of your circle and draw a box while holding down the shift key.  This will allow you to draw a perfect square.  Your square should be a little smaller than your circle.  The one I drew is approximately 7.5".

Step 3.  Select both shapes.

Step 4. Weld them using the weld tool on the bottom of the screen, or by clicking Object/ Modify/ Weld.  Congratulations!  You have just created a Quatrefoil shape!

Step 5.  Now lets take it a step further and make a Quatrefoil Frame.  With your Quatrefoil shape selected click on the Offset Window (upper right hand side, next to the last set of options, middle box).  Next click Internal Offset, then click Corner.  Now set the amount of offset you want. Mine is set at .650, you can set it more narrow if you like but I was resizing my shape smaller for my coaster.  Click Apply.  Now you have a Quatrefoil Frame!!

Step 6.  SAVE YOUR FILE!! You don't want to loose your work.  Click File/ Save As and I named mine Quatrefoil Frame. If you like you can fill it with a color, I like to do this to be sure I like the shape and thickness of my frame, but this step is totally optional.

Step 7. Here I just added an"A" for Anderson to my frame for cutting. This is optional as well.

Once you have created a quatrefoil a few times try playing with it by using an oval and rectangle instead of a circle and square for  a great label.  

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, be sure to check out the other great projects on the PINspiration Blog Hop!! And as always thanks for hosting Amy!!

Have a Magical Day!!

Donna Kay

Pinspiration Blog Hop...Quatrefoil Coasters

A big thanks to Amy from Disney Living Online for hosting the Pinspiration Blog Hop!!  After dusting off my Silhouette and starting to craft again I found these cute quatrefoil coasters on Pinterest.

So I picked up some black ceramic tiles from my local Lowe's and chose the quatrefoil lace background by Totally Jamie (#24906) from the Silhouette store and here is what I came up with:

Then I decide to make a coordinating coaster with our family initial:

I didn't do such a great job of centering everything, promise to do better next time.  This quatrefoil I designed myself with the Silhouette software.  I will be posting a tutorial later this week.

Have a Magical Day!!
Donna Kay

Giveaway at Magical Mouse Schoolhouse

Hurry over to my friend Jodi's blog Magical Mouse Schoolhouse and enter her Stuff Your Easter Basket giveaway.   The giveaway includes:

• Wreck-It Ralph DVD
• $25 Disney Gift Card (image on card may vary from one pictured)
• Bohemian-style Mickey-inspired Vinyl Decal
• Disney’s Greatest Hits Vol. 2 CD

While you're there be sure to check out Magical Mouse Schoolhouse.  It's full of great info for home school parents and helps you "Learn while you play!"  

Good Luck!!

Donna Kay