Disney Secret Santa Swap

So today I'm carrying on from my own Blogger Swap to a Secret Santa swap, which was set up by my amazing instagram friends @katedoesdisney, @disneyinparticular and @alexburgers. 

My gifts came from @taylorburgess13 and I love them so much that I had to share them with you! Now if you already followed me on instagram you will have probably seen the gifts but if not you in for a great treat :)

Firstly I will share the stunning card she sent me with a beautiful picture of the Disneyland Paris castle at Christmas taken by the amazing Laura Knighton. Laura is also known as @thatdisneylover on instagram, twitter. She also has a Youtube channel, which is awesome! Anyway, the picture is stunning. 

Next is an adorable postcard of my favourite place in the Disney universe, Neverland! This postcard is made by the wonderful Lizi, known on instagram as @disneyisalwaysagoodidea. Lizi makes postcards for all different Disney locations printed on a logo just like a tube station. I love this so much and hope to get more in the future so I can put some of my favourite locations up in my room!

This piece of art is also made by Lizi from @disneyisalwaysagoodidea and I LOVE IT! Rapunzel is my favourite princess and this is just stunning. Lizi takes pictures from Disney books & art and make little decorations. You can't see on the picture very well but it's covered in glitter too! You can buy these from here Etsy shop here! She is currently closed for Christmas but will be back up & running soon :)

Lastly are the most beautiful pair of ears I've ever seen. These are no ordinary ears though as they are handmade by Lola Hancock on instagram, known as @lubyandlola. I've been wanting a pair of Luby&Lola ears since I first followed them but never got the chance but here I am with my first pair! I LOVE THEM SO MUCH! As you can see they are Belle inspired with gold glitter & yellow bow with small rose detail. I can't wait to wear them to Disneyland Paris next year when I go for my 18th! I'm also sure I'll be buying more especially Tinkerbell, Rapunzel & Marie pairs, I feel a collection coming on...! You can buy Lola's ears on Etsy here! She is currently closed for Christmas but will be back up & running soon :)

I love my gifts so much and once again can't believe how nice & amazing people I only know online can be! Thankyou so much Taylor if you reading this :) 

Disney Blogger/Youtube Christmas Gift Swap

This year I was asked by my friend Dan to help organise a blogger/youtube christmas gift swap! I jumped at the opportunity as I love gift swaps and christmas! Today is reveal day and everyone who particpated will be posting on youtube, instagram or on their blog in the next few days heading up to Christmas. 

I was super lucky and my presents were from my good friend Tracie, also known as @trixiebell_85 on instagram. You should totally check out her instagram as it's full of Disney magic! 

Now onto the presents! They came wrapped in amazing Frozen paper and I couldn't wait to see what was inside...

I'll start with the non-disney thing first, which I thought was super sweet as I didn't expect anything MLP but I LOVE it! It such a cute calendar and I can't wait to display it in my room. I love all the little pictures and it includes all the mane 6, which is so rare!

 Next up is this super cute princess keyring with Cinderella, Belle & my personal favourite Rapunzel! I can't wait to put this with my other disney keyrings in my room and display it with all my princess things. I also love the backing card with all the little princess scenes :)

 I love this awesome figural pen from The Disney Store. It's part of the new range called 'MXYZ', they do all different random stationary bits and I love this pen! I'm going to put it on my desk as she is such a cute figure anyway. I love the pink aswell, as pink is one of my favourite colours. 

A useful item with a touch of disney :)

 Last up are my favourite things, which are the Moana Tsum Tsums! I missed these on release day and was really sad but I'm so happy now as I have Moana & Pua!! Pua is the cutest thing and he was the one I wanted most so I'm so happy to have him in my collection. I also collect princess tsum tsums so Moana was needed and she is so detailed.

I LOVE MY PRESENTS! I was so taken back & overwhelmed when I open them as I couldn't believe a person that I don't actually know other than online, could be so friendly & generous. 

Thankyou so much Tracie if your reading this!! 

Can't wait to do this all again next Christmas! 

20 Christmas Questions

Hey Guys! Sorry for the total lack of posts in the second half of this year but I'm hoping to improve and start posting more again next year! It's so close to Christmas now, that I thought I could only do a Christmas post :) So I'm watching James and the Giant Peach, which my a childhood favourite, and here is 20 Christmas questions! 

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?

This is easy, absolutely hot chocolate! 

2. Coloured Lights or White?

I actually don't mind but I'd probably say white..more like cream to be honest, they can be too white otherwise they hurt my eyes :)

3. Stocking or Presents?

I've never really done the whole stocking properly..maybe when I was younger but we had big sacks instead with our names on, which I thought was the best! But I'm going to have to say presents, since I love that feeling of coming down stairs and seeing them under the tree :)

4. Give or Receive Gifts?

Of course everyone loves to receive gifts, but I also LOVE to give gifts to each people! It's so fun and I love searching for the perfect thing and seeing the looks on their faces. 

5. Angel or Star?

I'm pretty sure we used an angel when I was younger but now we use a star and I love it :)

6. Open Presents Quick or Slow?

I actually don't know what I do but I'd say slow, we take our time opening but not at a super slow speed ;)

7. Warm fires or Sleigh rides? 

I do love a sleigh but a warm fire is just as good.

8. Snow ball Fight or Making snowmen?

Making Snowmen as I hate getting snow all over me! 

9. Carolling or Christmas stories?

Christmas stories, I love how magical they can be :) 

10. Red or Green?

I feel a combination of the two is best but we use more red in my house than green.

11. Fake Tree or Real?

I do love a real tree but I've never had one. We have a fake tree with snow and glitter on, I LOVE IT!

12. Were you Naughty or Nice this year?

Nice, of course ;)

13. What’s your favorite Christmas food?

I'm not a massive fan of christmas food like mince pies etc. but I do love chocolate and the selection boxes and tubes of sweets are the best!

14. Do you shop early or late?

EARLY! I hate the crowds and busy shops so I'm a super early shopper!! 

15. What’s your favorite Christmas song?

All I want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey, it always gets me in a christmas spirit :)

16. Have you ever had a white Christmas?

Yes it was super pretty, I was singing in my christmas show at primary school and we were singing White Christmas and snow started to fall, it was magical! We don't get much snow in the UK though.

17. What’s the best gift you’ve ever gotten?

I think one year I got my first laptop and first phone and felt so lucky and grown up! 

18. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer?

I actually don't think I can! Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixon, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph..is that right?!

19. What is your Christmas wish this year?

Ooo..that next year I just feel better and have more confidence, I guess. I'm on better meds now so I feel better :)

20. What part of Christmas do you look forward to the most?

Probably either Christmas morning or Christmas dinner, I love sitting at the table as a family :) 

And that's it! Merry Christmas Everyone! 

Bye Guys ♥

Christmas Toy Guide 2015

Hey Guys! I had nothing much to do today as I thought why not try blogging?! So here I am. I decided to do a Christmas Toy Guide since Christmas is nearly here! I picked some of my top toy picks for this year for anyone of any age since I love toys and I'm 16 so it's not just for younger kids at all!! 

The Star Darlings are one of Disney's newest projects. The Star Darlings are a group of girls, who attend Starlight Academy and have been chosen to go on a journey to Earth to grant 12 special wishes in order to save their world of Starland from an evil force. All the girls are super unique and all have different designs and personalities, plus they are all super colourful! You can get Star Darling books and the newly released dolls exclusive at Justice and Disney Store.com, sadly they haven't made there way to the UK yet :( They all come with a stand and light up base too!

The Good Dinosaur is Disney latest movie and with that comes a lot of merch from plushies to playsets! I feel that the Good Dinosaur toys would provide fun to anyone of any age or gender. Join Arlo and Spot on their adventures and you can play and make your own adventures at home :) You can find toys for this movie in most toy selling stores from cheaper general toys to more expensive deluxe Disney Store toys.

Over the past 3 years, there have been 3 generations of Disney Infinity with 3.0 being the newest. I still feel that with every game the experience gets better combining characters and worlds we love. Disney Infinity is a great game for Christmas as they are tons of characters and playsets to choose from and you also get a pretty cool figure out of the characters too for display. You can find Disney Infinity at most supermarkets with a gaming section and any game stores, also online :)

Since the newest addition to the Equestria Girls movies, The Friendship Games just came out there are plenty of awesome dolls and toys to find from motorcross bikes to sporty deluxe dolls. You can collect dolls in their casual school spirit outfits or when they are look totally cool in their super sporty style outfits. There are also dolls from both the Wondercolts and Shadowbolts to collect. You can even have your dolls ride on the awesome new motorcross bike with detachable gold wings that you can also put on your equestria girl! But if you really wanna step it up and make your own Canterlot High adventure then you can with the Canterlot High playset complete with lockers, codes for the free app and an exclusive DJ PON3 doll with working DJ decks! You can find all of these at any toy shop or online :)

 Bratz made an epic return this year with a whole new look and they would be a super cool present. Bratz work with all ages as you could introduce a younger child to them or even older ones can get nostalgic (like me) and want to buy their favourites! There are so many ranges already and even the bigger playsets like the Snowlodge to choose from. Each girl has their own style and look in each of the different ranges and rocks in throughout. There's even the new girl Raya, who loves bright colours! You can find Bratz in most toy shops and online :)

I honestly don't know much about Star Wars but I do know that there is a new movie coming out real soon so that means killer toys! I feel my personal favourite is a lightsaber as they are SO COOL but the Millennium Falcon is a close second. Build a Bear have also got tons of awesome bears and outfits to make the perfect Star Wars bear, which I think it pretty cool.

 You can find these in most toy shops and online :)

 Are you like me and always wanted the Animator Doll set but didn't have enough space since they are so huge..then worry no more..here are the Mini Animator Dolls! I'm so glad Disney finally made smaller versions as they Animator dolls are one of my favourite Disney collections but I could never fit over 15 huge dolls in my room so these are perfect. You can get the dolls individually in cute little carry cases with little accessories or you can buy all of them in one huge box, without the accessories. I got the Anna & Elsa for my birthday in March and I loved them. I didn't play with the accessories much and I hated how most of them didn't actually stand up so I couldn't display them so for Christmas I'm getting the big boxset as I'd love them all but without the little pieces added! It all depends what you want but the choice is there. These are of course Disney exclusive, you may be able to find these at the Disney Parks but I know Disney Stores sell them :)

 Lego is great universal present that can make alot of people happy. Up until this year I didn't like Lego, it made me angry and annoyed but then I found Lego Friends and fell in love since the bricks weren't grey and black, they were purple, pink and blue and super fun to put together. I now must have over 20 sets and I love it, my latest set I bought yesterday, which was the hot air balloon set :) I also recently got the Frozen castle and can really recommend it, it's super cool! You can also get Marvel, DC, Lego Movie, Star Wars to name a few to entertain who ever you need too! You can find Lego in pretty much any toy store and of course the LEGO store :)

Barbie have always been huge and now they have expanded to a bigger range with their newest Barbie Fashionistas. Including in the line is a Barbie with half a shaved head, which is TOTALLY new to the Barbie range. I feel the fashion is alot better in the dolls instead of the dated pink things that we sometimes see, I love the difference in all the dolls and the awesome molds. 

You can find these in your local toy shops and supermarkets with toy sections normally and of course online! 

Ever After High and Monster High are still super popular and have tons of new dolls coming out all the time so they are the perfect presents! With great ranges of characters and designs to lots of fancy and detailed playsets, they truly are a collectors piece too. Monster High has recently released Boo York, the Frightfully Tall Ghouls and the newly released Great Scarrier Reef. Ever After High has also recently released Way to Wonderland, new signature dolls, Gigantic Maddie Hatter and the Dragon Games. Be sure to pick these up now in time for Christmas as they are sure to be gone! 

You can find them at most toy shops and online :)

And that's my Christmas picks for this year! I know alot are dolls but that's what I know most about ;) Hope I can help some of you and of course feel free to comment your Christmas present ideas! 

Bye Guys :)

The After Christmas Haul 2015 ♥

Hey Lovelies. It's haul time again, I'm super excited for this one! I will have my overview of my snowglobes in the new few days but I forgot to upload the pictures so I decided this one was easier and I couldn't wait! Again..I'm not trying to brag..bah bah bah..you've heard it all before but I just got say it ;)

First of all are my Monster High and Ever After High purchases. I heard so many good things about Monster High and so many people think I thought why not give it ago and I actually really liked it. I've watched 4 movies so far but 13 Wishes was my favourite by far. I hadn't seen Scaris City of Frights so I bought that one too, I saw it last night and it was pretty good :) I also got the next book in the Ever After High series and I'm really looking forward to reading this one as it's a story collection for all different characters. 

So as I have said in a previous post Laura (@journeytodisney on twitter) really helped me embrace my inner Barbie girl and I bought my first 3 movies! Barbie Princess Charm School is my favourite but I've always loved the 12 Dancing Princesses so I need to get one soon as well but I really wanna collect them all as they make so happy :) I think I'm gunna save for some of the boxsets on amazon as it's just a cheaper way then buying them all seperately!

I had £30 to spend in Whsmith, which is a book and stationary shop so I decided to buy some Disney books I've been wanting. I also bought 13 wishes there aswell :) I finally got the two Sofia the First books I needed to complete my set and they were on offer so I was super happy! I can't wait for the other books to be released here in the UK..I need that Rapunzel one ♥ I also got the Princess Storybook Collection for only £5! I was so happy as I've wanted to buy this all year, I can't wait to finally read it. 

I also was lucky enough to finally find the Frozen Zanini eggs. I've seen them so many times in videos especially American toy videos and I really wanted to see them for myself. I will be doing an overview of them with what I got and what you can get as I know some people might be interested :) Surprise..more Ever After High!? I bought the 2015 annual with my Whsmith voucher too as it was in the sale for only £2 since Christmas is over and people stop buying them..so yay!

I thought these little beauties deserved bigger pictures and they are so adorable! I finally caved after a good 5 years of not going into Build a Bear but I couldn't cope they had FROZEN!! I swear Frozen will be the death of me...! I was originally going to buy the Elsa dress but I didn't really like the texture as it had squequins and netting on :/ I thought Anna's was SO cute so my Mum conviced me to buy it as I loved it so much and it's super soft ♥ I also had to buy some Frozen pjs for my bear since I have some Elsa ones plus they are really cute too! 

BAYMAX PLUSH ALERT!!! The UK Disney Store FINALLY started stocking Big Hero 6 merch and I got my Baymax!! I can't even talk about him without exclamtion marks as I'm so happy!! I love him so much! He goes everywhere with me and it my little mascot. I even dressed in my the Frozen outfits I bought..but I didn't know if that was toture or cuteness! He is the cuddliest softest thing EVER and I can't stop hugging him. Everyone needs a Baymax in their lives!!!!

That's it for my After Christmas Haul, I hope you enjoyed and maybe got some inspiration and ideas :) I'm off to hug Baymax...bye lovelies!