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I’ve got another installment of Wordless Wednesday for you, and this week’s theme is Disney Royal Ladies. Thanks as always goes out to Deb at Focused on the Magic for hosting the blog hop.

 

This week I want to share a picture of my two royal ladies, DisKid #1 and #2. Here they are posing at Cinderella’s fountain in Magic Kingdom. The statue in the fountain depicts Cinderella in her pre-Fairy Godmother days. If you’ve never stopped to really look at the fountain, you may not have noticed the crown painted on the back wall behind her. I learned during our Family Magic Tour a few years ago that if you kneel in front of Cinderella (as you would a true princess), the crown naturally lies on her head. Look carefully. It’s these small, often unknown, hidden facts about Disney that are my favorites. Enjoy these three princesses.

 

Three princesses

 

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Check out all the other great bloggers who are hopping this week by clicking on the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop button above.

 

God bless!

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Before we get started with another great idea from Pinterest, I wanted to remind all my readers about the great giveaway going on now that I am fortunate enough to be participating in. If you would like to win a Disney Dooney & Bourke handbag or a $100 Disney gift card, check out the details here! Now back to our regularly scheduled Monday…

PINspiration Blog Hop
 

Can anyone tell me what today is? Well, I just told you up above. Weren’t you paying attention? It’s Monday. And Monday at Disney Living means another PINspiration blog hop. With another year of school coming to a close, I pulled out a great pin that I found a while back from Lisa at Well, How Nice! She has some pretty detailed instructions on how to make a great crayon monogram for a teacher’s gift. I like detailed instructions, but I also tend to be pretty lazy. That doesn’t really go well with the fact that I want things done as quickly as possible. I sometimes skip steps that don’t seem absolutely necessary. (That’s probably why I always end up with extra screws when I’m putting something together.)

 

AAAAAAnyway…

 

This is a great project to do with the kiddos and is relatively inexpensive to make. I started out with a shadowbox-style frame deep enough to accommodate the thickness of crayons and, well, crayons. I bought a brand new box of 64 so they would be nice and sharp. We ended up using about half of them to break into pieces.

 

Crayon monogram supplies

 

First I cut a piece of white cardstock paper to fit my frame which happened to be 8″ X 10″. To create the letter, you can actually print off a large block letter to use as an outline, or you can be lazy like me and just eyeball it. I simply broke the crayons to the lengths I wanted them and arranged them onto a separate 8″ X 10″ piece of paper to make sure it would fit into the frame. Once I had my letter laid out to my satisfaction, I plugged in my low-temp hot glue gun. Then one at a time starting at the top of my letter, I applied glue to each crayon and placed them onto the cardstock.

 

Monogram layout

 

Once I finished all the gluing, a used a pencil to write out the teacher’s name below the monogram, and then I went back over it with a medium black marker.

 

Adding the name

 

I gently laid it onto the back cover of the frame, placed the frame on top, and secured it. Then I stared at it for a while because it was so awesome! Almost as awesome as Mrs. Gash is. (Thanks for everything this you’ve done for DisKid #2 this year. You rock!)

 Crayon monogram

 

Did you create anything from Pinterest inspiration this week? Or did a picture inspire you to make Disney reservations? Whatever you were inspired to do, join in our PINspiration Blog Hop this week and let us know what you’ve been up to! A few guidelines…

1. Enter your blog link below, and then follow the other blogs that have linked up. Be sure to mention that you’re following from the PINspiration Blog Hop!

 

2. I would love for you to follow me on Facebook if you don’t already!

 

3. If possible, somewhere in your post, link back to your PINspiration either on Pinterest or on the original source site so we give credit where credit is due. Always remember to link with love!

 

4. Please display the PINspiration Blog Hop button or link back to the hop in your own PINspiration post.

 

PINspiration Blog Hop
 

 

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Hey gang! Earlier today on my Facebook fan page, I mentioned a special surprise giveaway coming up. Well here it is…

 

I’ve joined forces with some great Disney bloggers (we’ve dubbed ourselves the Disney Dooney Divas), and we’ve partnered with Mouze Kateerz to bring you a great giveaway with two fantastic prizes! One contest. Two prizes. How awesome is that? Enter using the tool below and earn your chance to win either (drumroll please)…

 

…a Disney Dooney & Bourke Balloon Mini Barrel handbag…

 

Online Exclusive Balloon Mickey Mouse Mini Barrel Bag by Dooney & Bourke -- Black

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…or a $100 Disney gift card.

 

Disney Gift Card

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Yep. I told you it was awesome!

 

Rules: The contest will run from Monday, May 14th, until June 1st at 12:01 a.m. You can receive extra entries for meeting optional requirements and for sharing the contest page. The first person chosen who has completed all of the required entries will receive the Dooney & Bourke, and the second person chosen who has completed all of the required entries will receive the gift card. The prizes will be awarded to two different winners who will be chosen on June 1st. Enter now and share the contest with your Disney-fan friends. Oh yeah…GOOD LUCK!

 

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Welcome to another edition of Wordless Wednesday here at Disney Living. This week Deb over at Focused on the Magic is hosting our blog hop with the theme “Resorts and Relaxation”. She has some great shots of Wilderness Lodge. It’s one of my favorite Disney resorts simply because of the scenery. Check out her pictures here!

 

I also love Saratoga Springs because it happens to be our DVC home resort. It’s always so peaceful and serene, especially early in the morning.

 

Saratoga Springs Resort

 

I also love the lake view from Bay Lake Tower near Magic Kingdom.

 

Bay Lake Tower

 

And though I’ve never stayed at the Polynesian Resort, I have visited, and the relaxation factor here is undeniable. I can just feel the warm breezes.

 

Polynesian Resort

 

Thanks for stopping by! Head on over to Focused on the Magic to see where other great Disney bloggers are relaxing today.

 

Focused on the Magic

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PINspiration Blog Hop
 

 

Here we go again with another episode of the PINspiration blog hop. This week I’ve got a yummy and super easy project to try. If you like chicken, and even more specifically Chick-Fil-A chicken, you will love this recipe.

 

It’s been a while since I had pinned this recipe, and I had never actually clicked through to the source. Oh c’mon! We’ve all done it. We just pin the pretty picture, and we’ll come back to it later. Ok, so when I went back to try to click through, I found that the link had been flagged as “inappropriate” for some reason. Ok, time to find another pin. Well it didn’t take long at all. The problem was choosing one. I went with a great recipe from Six Sisters’ Stuff. What I love about these is that they are super easy. (This is very important for me when it comes to cooking.) They are also super DELISH! (This is very important for me when it comes to eating.)

 

Ingredients:

  • 1 lg egg
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 lb. skinless/boneless chicken breasts
  • 1 1/4 cup flour
  • 2 Tbsp powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • oil for frying

 

 Preparation:
In a large bowl, whisk milk and egg together. Cut chicken into small bite size pieces. (I purchased chicken tenders and cut each one into four pieces. EASY PEASY!) Place the chicken into the milk mixture and ensure that all chicken is coated. Place the bowl into the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

 

Soaking chicken

 

30 minutes later…
In a large bowl or plate, combine the dry ingredients listed above and stir.
Preheat approximately one inch of oil (I used canola) in cast iron (or other) skillet.
Move the chicken from the milk mixture into the flour mixture several pieces at a time. (Can you see Hercules peeking out from under the flour?)

 

Coated chicken

 

Coat the chicken pieces with the flour mixture, and then place into the preheated oil.
Cook each side for at least 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. (Careful! These can burn fairly easily since they are small.)

 

Cooking chicken

 

More cooking chicken

 

Place the chicken on paper towels and repeat with the rest of the chicken. Let ‘em cool off and enjoy! (Don’t worry. This is a different Hercules plate.)

 

Homemade Chick-Fil-A nuggets

 

The secret to the sweet Chick-Fil-A taste is the powdered sugar. Who would’ve guessed? I will definitely be making these again soon. I hope you enjoy!

 

 

Join in our PINspiration Blog Hop this week! A few guidelines…

1. Enter your blog link below, and then follow the other blogs that have linked up. Be sure to mention that you’re following from the PINspiration Blog Hop!

 

2. I would love for you to follow me on Facebook if you don’t already!

 

3. If possible, somewhere in your post, link back to your PINspiration either on Pinterest or on the original source site so we give credit where credit is due. Always remember to link with love!

 

4. Please display the PINspiration Blog Hop button or link back to the hop in your own PINspiration post.

 

PINspiration Blog Hop
 

 

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