Disney Eats at the MouseCave

There's more to our MouseCave than just pictures and prints and sheets and pillows....there's food!

For my birthday last year, I woke up to this masterpiece!

Made from scratch and hand-piped by Joe - this was the second time he made this for me. The first was for my birthday in 2005.  So I guess the next one will be 2015!  Well worth the wait....

And thanks to our Mickey egg mold these are not uncommon in the house:

It should go without saying that we also have the Mickey musical toaster.....

And finally, if it doesn't look like Mikey, I've been known to force the issue, like with these home-made apple cider donuts:

Pardon me now while I go wipe the drool away.....

A Room To Love!

This spare bedroom, from a friend in Phoenix, really makes me smile!

This is amazing! The paint on the walls was done using a sponge technique. I love it!

And her kitchen is full o f Mickey gadgets, utensils, bowls, plates...:

Thanks for sharing!

Crafts for the MouseCave

Here's an easy one that you can do with your kids. Or for yourself, like me! Re-cover a plain, boring faceplate with something more Disney-esque!

All I did was take a left-over piece of Disney scrapbook paper, position it over the faceplate where I wanted it, and cut it out about an inch wider than the faceplate. Wrap it around the faceplate, securing it in the back with tape. Make an X in the paper where the hole is for the switch or outlets and fold in and tape, and poke a small hole though the paper where the screws go, and presto! Instant Disney! Cheap! You can use spray adhesive on the paper if you really want it to stick, but the tape should hold it in place fine.

I took a black permanent marker to the screw heads to make them blend better.

I also made this pillow with some Disney fabric we picked up on sale at a hobby store:

Note that I have never hand-sewn anything before in my life. And it probably shows. But it was fun, though tedious. And hard. I have a whole new appreciation for anyone who does this regularly! It's 18" x 18" - in retrospect, maybe starting off a little smaller would have been wise. But I love this pillow!

My MouseCave

My MouseCave started as a spare bedroom. It was full of a variety of stuff, nothing in particular and everything in general.

As I realized how much Disney stuff we had scattered throughout the house, and that some really special things were stashed in the closets, I decided we needed to make a room specifically for our Disney stuff.

And thus the MouseCave was born. I started calling that as a joke, but the more I said it, the more I liked it.

The picture on the wall is a 1,000 piece puzzle that Joe put together years ago; the wall pendant is from the Mickey and Pals Big Birthday Wish package I got a few years ago.

The next area in the MouseCave is my "workstation".

Work is defined as planning our next Disney trip! The Mickey lamp has sound, and Mickey throws out a variety of sayings when you turn it on and off.

Finally, this area is where I store my scrapbooks, albums, ears and pins.

There's nothing more relaxing than sitting in the recliner and dreaming about our next visit. Between you and me, I may occasionally put on the ears too. But we'll keep that between us.

In the stereo is a great CD a friend sent me - it's got about 25 theme songs from various park attractions, such as the Tiki Room, the Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean and so on.

Listening to than takes me back to The World every time!