Disney Pin Haul- Ebay, Instagram, Facebook

Hey Guys so today is going to be a Disney Pin post on some of this pins I've recently bought from various sources. I've been collecting Disney pins now for over 10 years and really bought some great pins this time around! If you have any pin related questions then leave me a comment below.

This first pin was bought on Ebay and shows Minnie Mouse dressed as Mary Poppins on her carousel horse. Mary Poppins is my favourite Disney film so I just had to have it. I'm now on the hunt for the matching Mickey as Bert pin.

These two pins above were also purchased on Ebay and are an open edition of two pins released at WDW. Again super cute for anyone who is a fan of Mary Poppins.

This next pin is a tribute to my childhood and is my first Disney Soda Fountain Marquee pin. High School Musical and its films were a huge part of my childhood and I just knew I needed this pin for my collection. I managed to put in a best offer for this pin so got it a bit cheaper than it was initially priced at.

The next 5 pins my dad managed to get for me at DTD whilst he was in Florida and this was one of the ones I asked him to get. It's a set of two pins and is part of the Best Friends Series and features Pooh and Tigger.

  

This pin is part of the GenEARation D series and features Elliot the dragon from "Petes Dragon". I would really like to get the Ariel pin from this series.

This pin features Chip and Dale dress as nurses to celebrate Nurses Day.

This pin was the one I was most excited for and was the one I specifically asked my dad to get. It's part of the shield series and is the second to be released. It has Eric's crest and show Ariel and Eric in a boat during the kiss the girl scene.

This final pin that my dad got me is a Mother's Day pin as the USA were celebrating it around the time it was released. Its really pretty in person due to the glitter background.

This next pin I bought off of someone on Instagram and adds to my Disney Soda Fountain collection. I have a huge love for the fifties and was so excited to see this pin. It shows Jessica Rabbit dressed in a typcial 50's poodle skirt and stood in front of a jukebox. As you can see the back of DSF pins have little ice creams on them.

This pin I again bought off of someone on Instagram and was released also at the DSF store. It was one of four designs released but of course I had to get the Little Mermaid one. It features one of my favourite scenes at the end of the film.

This fortune cookie pin is the last one I purchased off of Instagram and is one of the chasers from the set. It features Mary Poppins and reads " Practically perfect in every way".



The next pin is my first jumbo pin and it's so pretty! I bought not only this pin but the next few Aristocats pins from a guy over on Facebook. This pin has it's own stand which I really like as it means I can display it not on a cork board. This pin is very similar to a standard size pin released on the Disney UK store however this one as more of a photo look rather than created with enamel.

Heres a size comparison of the Jumbo compared to a hidden mickey pin.

I previously owned the 3 kittens pin however when I saw he was selling the whole hidden Mickey set I knew I had to buy them!

This pin was a surprise Zap that he threw in! ( A Zap is a surprise gift or pin).

Below is my coordinating YouTube Video where you can see the pins more in depth.

I hope you enjoyed this pin post and I'll talk to you soon! Sophie x

Disney Pin Tag | ImSarahSnitch

This post is in response to a video I saw ImSarahSnitch record on her YouTube channel. It is a 7 question disney pin tag which I really wanted to share. 

1. Which is your oldest pin?

Of course I couldn't pick just one pin. These pins were released in 2003 and that is when I believe I started collecting. Therefore these may not be my oldest pins but they are the first ones I physically remember having as a child.

The first Belle pin unfortunately broke and I lost the top part which was a mirror compact. The two other princess pins featured on a 4 piece lanyard set and I traded the other two identical pins. The final pin features stitch reading to some ducklings and I find this pin to be adorable despite me not being a big fan of Lilo & Stitch.

2.Which is your newest pin?

My most recent pin I purchased on Ebay after seeing a couple other sellers offer it at ridiculous prices. So when I saw this Mary Poppins pin up at a good price I snatched it up right away. It celebrates the movies 50th anniversary and features Mary Poppins, Bert and the Penguins.

 

3. A pin that features your favourite character.

These two pins obviously relate to Mary Poppins. The carousel pin on the left I found at a Flea Market in Florida and I really want the Bert pin to match. 

The pin on the right I bought when we saw Mary Poppins on Broadway and I loved the show.

4. A pin with a year or date on it.

5. A pin that has a funny story behind it.

I don't know if this story is necessarily funny but here goes. My dad wanted me to go on the Tower of Terror ride at MGM/Hollywood Studios with him so he actually bribed me with the incentive that I could buy a pin after the ride. So I braved the ride, hated it and got this pin to commemorate the experience. 

6. A pin with the most sentimental value.

These two pins are sentimental for different reasons. The left one I got on a school trip to France in which we visited Disneyland Paris and of course I had to get a pin to remind me of the trip. The right pin coincidentally is also from DLP but it was my first traded pin at Downtown Disney in Orlando.

7. A pin that took you the longest to find.

I wouldn't say it took the longest to find but I had been on the hunt for a Carousel Of Progress pin and this just happened to pop up on Ebay. With the help of my dad we bid on it and won( the only pin I've ever won on Ebay). The owner lived not far from my grandparents and therefore we agreed to pick it up ourselves. The lady was selling her sons collection and I got this pin for super good price and I ended up buying more pins at the sellers house.  

I hope you enjoyed seeing some of my pins I've not only created this post but recorded a video over on my YouTube channel which you can see below. 

Until next time, Sophie x

Disney Pin Haul

One of the things I like to collect and trade is Disney Pins. I've been collecting for around 10 years now and have only recently started to purchase them on Ebay. The pins I'm about to show I have purchased over the past 4 months either on Ebay or from Disney World itself. These pins are not for sale or trade.

This Aristocats pin was part of a DisneyLand 2010 hidden Mickey series which featured 5 pins each showcasing characters from the film. This pin shows Marie, Berlioz, Toulouse. I love the Aristocats film and the kittens in particular. I bought this pin on Ebay from the seller debbie7073 and it was delivered earlier than expected.

This pin was originally sold on the Disney UK website and it LE of 800. I usually don't buy Winnie the Pooh pins but I thought this was so adorable with the saying. I also bought this pin on Ebay from seller kidneyboy11.

I bought this pin after recently watching The Little Mermaid (for the first time either ever or for over 10 years). It features Ariel and Eric in a flower frame which is so pretty! I like how they are dressed in what they wore when they first met. I bought this pin from juliaellietate* on Ebay.

This pin is probably my favourite out of the ones I've purchased recently as this Springtime Minnie reminds me of Mary Poppins. This cast member pin is an LE of 3014 and originates from DLP. This pin along with the next three pins were all bought on Ebay from the seller mainstreet.trading who I have felt really happy purchasing from.

This Meeko pin again originates from DisneyLand Paris and was released on a pin trading day in 2013 as an LE of 500. I bought this pin and the next pin after watching Pocahontas for the first time and falling in love with Meeko's character. 

This LE of 600 pin was released on the same day as the one above and features both Pocahontas and Meeko with a dangle feature. 

This 2014 pin is LE 600 and I really liked the retro feel. Lady and the Tramp is not one of my favourite films but I do love the characters. 

These two pins I asked my dad to get for me whilst he was in Florida and they were 2 of the Christmas 2014 pins. I was really attracted to the vintage feel and how the ribbon allows you to turn it into an ornament. 

When I saw this Russian doll collection online I was super excited and its one of very few collections that I've actually wanted to collect all of the pins. I bought 5 mystery bags each containing 5 pins and I got them all except for Cinderella! How annoying, needless to say I have quite a few doubles to trade with. 

This pin is my most recent purchase off of Ebay from theotortoise and features Ariel on the Art Of Animation Christmas pin. I was really pleased to find this pin as I love the purple/blue snowflake that it features my favourite princess.

So that's my pin haul from the past couple of months. Over the next couple of months I hope to sell some of my pins on ebay and maybe even get into Instagram pin trading!

I filmed a video over on my YouTube channel talking about these pins, which you can see below. 

Until next time, Sophie x

Books I want to read in 2015.

Here are just a few of the books that I want to read this year. Last year I felt that I really concentrated on reading my stand alone books and didn't want to spend time reading a whole series. I also usually like to read the trilogy or series at once so I end up waiting until all or most of the books have been published. 

1. The Jewel by Amy Ewing: This is a book I learnt about from Elle Fowler/AllThatGlitters21 on Youtube. It is about a girl called Violet who is purchased by the royal family at a surrogacy auction as it is well know than the royal family cannot give birth therefor they need someone to carry their heir. I don't really know much about this book except that it also features a forbidden romance. This is part of "The Lone City" trilogy in which the second book looks to come out later this year, therefore I'll probably read it around autumn/winter time. 

2. Kingdom Keepers - Disney At Dawn by Ridley Pearson: This is the second book in the Kingdom Keepers series of which I read the first in 2013. It's a children's book based around a group of kids who can enter the park at night and face the villains of Disney as the parks come alive. These books are a really easy and nice read for anyone who likes Disney not matter what their age. This second book is based in Animal Kingdom and there are 7 book currently in the series each focusing on a different place within Disney property.

3-6. The Divergent Series by Veronica Roth: I have already read Divergent 3 times and Insurgent once however since then I've been able to get my hands on the US versions of Allegiant and Four( because they are way better than the English versions). When Insurgent comes out at the cinemas in March I will want to reread the book and then I feel it is the perfect time to finish reading the series. I have heard very mixed reviews about Allegiant so let me know if you liked it or not in the comments... no spoilers please! If you look back at my 2014 books I wanted to read post I also put Allegiant as I was yet to buy it.

7. The legend Trilogy by Marie Lu: Pictured is Champion the third in the trilogy that's because it's a signed copy I found ay Books A Million. Therefore I firstly need to buy legend and Prodigy. Once again I'm not sure of the plot line except that it's a dystopian world set in the US that is at war with a newly formed Republic within the Western area. Once again Legend was one of the books I wanted to but didn't get around to reading in 2014. 

8. Rebels: City of Indra by Kendall & Kylie Jenner: Finally I purchased this book back in the summer and have already picked it up once to read and for some reason put it back down after a couple of pages. From what I can gather on Goodreads its a Dystopian world that has two parts, a wealthy culture in the sky that overlooks the poor slums below. It's about two girls that each live in one part of Indra and I think that they may cross paths at some point. 

To see me explain these books in more detail head over to my newly revived Youtube channel where I did a corresponding video on the books I want to read. 

To see how I do this year with reading these books then stay followed to my blog and also visit my good reads page here.

Until next time, Sophie 

Its a pin thing.

One thing I collect is Disney pins and pins in general. I have been collecting for about 10 years now so as you can imagine my collection is quite big(or what I feels big for someone living in the UK as appose to the USA). I keep all my pins on 3 cork boards and thought I'd share every now and again some of my favourite pins.

Today I have picked 5 Disney ones however in future I will share some of my Non Disney ones.

1. This is probably my favourite and most treasured pin! One of my favourite attractions at Walt Disney World is the "Carousel Of Progress", its a "ride" (if you can call it that) that not only offers about 20 minutes of air conditioned seating but takes you through the evolution of technology and family life in various decades from 1800 up to "modern day" (although this could be updated). Im still not 100% sure why it appeals to me so much as its not the most popular of attractions and it does frighten me that maybe in 10-20 years it might not still be there. I think when I was a child I was fascinated that the seats moved around the stage and the really catchy theme song "There's a great big beautiful tomorrow"and now its just become a nostalgic memory. Now before I go into even greater lengths about the attraction lets get back to the pin! This pin was part of the "Piece of Disney History 3" collection. It was limited edition (3500)and in the clear glass bubble contains small bits of feather from the a audio-animatromic bird that features in the attraction. I bought this pin of Ebay and actually collected the pin and met the dealer who was helping her son sell his pins as he was no longer interested in them.

2. This pin I got very early on in my collection, my dad would go on business trips to the USA and brought me back 6 from this stamp collection. This one sticks out most to me though as I remember wearing it one year for my birthday due to the design of the pin. This collection came out in 2006 and was a collaboration between Disney and the US Postal Service.

3.This stitch pin came out in 2006 and I believe there are a few variations that were made, or at least this is what i've seen on Pin Pics. Again this was one of my very first pins and I just think its adorable!

4. This Mary/Minnie Poppins pin (what a mouthful!) Is one of my most recent additions which I got last summer in Florida. I got it at a flea market, which can definitely be a questionable source to buy from, however I do believe this is a real pin unlike some others I annoyingly purchased there. Mary Poppins is my favourite Disney film so I love this pin. It was part of a carousel set and I believe there is a matching Bert/Mickey pin! Its LE of 1600 and came out in 2008.

5.This final pin of Minnie came out in 2008 (and I think is still available), I got this one as its just so realistic to how my mornings look! I love this design so much I have also got the matching mug!

I love collecting Pins and would love to share more of my collection in the future!

Sophie x