And the Countdown Begins

That's right ladies and gentlemen, the countdown until Disneyland has officially begun.  There is only 72 more days!  Okay, okay, I know, 72 days is a long ways away,  but I wanted to build the anticipation up for this trip.  It's our first time going to The Happiest Place On Earth, and for all I know, it could be our last, so I'm all in, on this one!  To help build the anticipation, we are doing a craft project every 9ish days, and today was our first craft.  The kids and I put together lanyards to keep our tickets and fast passes, and emergency information in.  Here's what it looks like:

My oldest sporting her lanyard

So you Say that you may want to try your hand at making one of these.  Here is what you need to do the job:

Some 1" Strapping, a "D" ring, a clip for 1" strapping, a lanyard pouch, a clip, and for decoration I made these cute Disney pins.

1. You will need to measure the length that you would like your lanyard to be. We used about 30" per lanyard.  Be sure to finish the edges by burning them or using an anti-fraying product.

2. Next thread your strapping through one end of your clip and sew it in place.

3. Slide the D-ring on and then determine how you want your lanyard to lay.  For us it ended up that there was a 1/2 twist in the making of it, so that it would be flat when it was complete.

4. Now that you know how you want it, thread and sew the other end on.

5. Both ends should now be sewn on.  Clip them together and take the D-ring that is just sliding around and find the center of your lanyard.

6. Sew the D-ring in place so it stays put.

 You're pretty much finished now.

7. Just add the lanyard clip to the D-ring, and the pouch to the end of that clip, and you are all done!

If you chose to embellish with anything, this is the time that you would do so.  For us, I just pinned the button on, and we were set.

 Don't forget to check back soon for more crafting fun as we get ready for our vacation!