See the line where the sky meets the sea.. it calls me...

This past Wednesday I finally got to see Moana! The new Disney 'princess' film that I've been waiting for, for a long time. Ever sine it was announce with the concept art, I was really excited for Moana to come out, another different type of princess for us to see! Especially when I found out Lin Manuel-Miranda was a part of the music I was completely excited for it. I'm a bit of a Lin fangirl ever since my friend introduced me to Hamilton over a year ago now (which I love a bit too much). Also if you have not seen Moana and do not want any sort of spoilers please don't read on as I will be discussing plot points in this review. 

So, now for the review, firstly I'll talk about the music! Disney songs are what I listen to often because I just love them, I'm a massive fan of Musicals in general (which I think Disney made me after a childhood full of West End worthy songs in animated films) so I just love any songs that take part in the narrative of a story. One of the best songs I feel in recent years to come out of a Disney film has got to be 'How Far I'll go' it is a classic 'want' song just like 'Part of that world', 'Reflection', 'Go the Distance' which are all also amazing songs. I love 'How Far I'll go' and I'm slightly obsessed with it, Auli'i Cravaiho has an absolutely wonderful voice, shes an amazing talent at only 15 (14 when the film was made) I'm so glad Disney chose her to play Moana as I think she is perfect. Another of my favourite songs from the soundtrack is 'You're Welcome' I mean, whats better than the rock singing and rapping? I also love 'I Am Moana (song of the ancestors) because it is highly emotive and is one of my favourite parts of the whole movie, where Moana realises her worth with the help of her grandmother. 

Overall I really enjoyed the narrative of the film, It was easy enough to follow and quite a classic one in terms of Disney Princess', they long for more than they have and have to face adversity from others (in this case Moana's father the chief of the tribe) before they can achieve their dreams. I loved learning more about Polynesian culture, from what I understand Disney did a lot of work to ensure they really captured Polynesian culture in a respective way for this film. I love that we go an insight into Moana's Island and the people that live there as well as the animals that dwell there. One of my only downsides about the film was the fact Pua, the adorable little pig, wasn't in the film a lot however I understand it would've been more difficult to have him in it a lot especially as he seemingly became scared of going out to sea when he and Moana crashed in their canoe. Hei Hei however pleasantly surprised me as I ended up loving him a lot more than I thought I would, he was very loveable and a great comedy character who bought comedy to places you didn't think he could, but also ended up helping in the end. Alan Tudyk really brings Hei Hei to life and is basically a Disney legend at this point! Lending his voice acting talents to Hei Hei, King Candy (Wreck It Ralph), Duke of Wessleton (Frozen), Alistair Krei (Big Hero Six),  Duke Weasleton (Zootopia/Zootropolis) and he's also starring in the newest addition to the Star Wars universe 'Rogue One - A Star Wars Story) as droid K-2SO.

Auli'i Cravaiho really steals the show for me as Moana as I think she is just a perfect fit to play the princess..sorry...daughter of the chief. She has great comedic timing in her acting and I just love how much emotion you can hear her lend to the character she is voicing. I think she is a real talent and will go on to be very successful. Obviously, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson was a great addition to the film as Maui the demi God, I really loved that this film was more of a comedy than anything else because I feel like we all needed a film that was funny (although tear jerking all the while) after all thats happened this year. Maui was really bought to life by Johnson and was just as main a part of the film as the title character. I like that we get to see Maui move from being closed off in the beginning and disbelieving of Moana to putting his faith in her right in the end.

The animation within this film is absolutely stunning, It is crazy how amazing animation has become with almost photo realistic water and Moana's hair is AMAZING, properly. It is so seemless and beautiful sometimes you forgot you're watching an animated film.

One last thing I'll mention about this film is the fact that Moana is a strong female character, which is obvious for me to mention, but she for me is a fantastic role model. She follows her heart, what she believes in and the fact she can be a female and doesn't have to marry 'to become chief' is so refreshing to see.

So, there we have it, my review of Moana. I know, I'm really not the best at writing and I should really have structured this a lot more but I just wrote my feelings as I remembered certain things about the film. Thank you for reading my review of Moana and if you haven't seen it yet I highly suggest seeing it as soon as possible, It definitely continues the fantastic run of amazing Disney films that have arrived in recent years and is sure to go down as a classic. I can't wait for it to be released on Blu-ray so I can watch it over and over again.

TTFN

Lauren

Disney x Cath Kidston - Mickey and Minnie Collection!

Disney recently has been churning out the collaborations (much to the annoyance of my bank balance) and they've all been pretty much perfect. To be honest, anything Disney sells is popular, so when it's with a high profile brand such as Cath Kidston you know it's going to be popular. This is the second collection that the two brands have collaborated on, the first being Winnie the Pooh. With these collections Cath Kidston generally release the items online the evening before they're released in the shops in a 'private' sale for anyone that has signed up previously. The Winnie the Pooh collection crashed their website and famously half of those signed up didn't even receive they're codes and links to allow them to shop. This release was a Minnie and Mickey release and before the pre sale I think most people got their codes which may have been the cause of the website problems. This release was also pretty hectic, with so many people accessing the website at once it completely crashed for some people and a lot of the collection sold out after little time. I managed to get the majority of the pieces I wanted from the collection and everything is amazing! I think Cath Kidston weren't prepared for the release at all as it took them a long time to take sold out items off the website and most deliveries took a lot longer to dispatch than you would usually expect! One of my items however, came slightly damaged and I've been told I can have a refund as the item is sold out online which is upsetting. However I'll show you what I bought and some pictures as it was a beautiful collection, Cath Kidston have said they're doing another collection with Disney so I can't wait to see what it will be!

One of the items I knew I wanted before the collection was released was a purse, I have had Cath Kidston purses in the past and find that they're a very good size. This purse has enough card slots for 6 cards then some bigger slots behind those card slots. There's a slot for cash and a zipped coin purse section. I love the design on this purse and I'm particularly happy with the design I got on mine which is a cute little Minnie head! This purse cost £22 and had a matching bag but that sold out almost straight away.

This is the mug I got from the collection and I absolutely love this 'Mickey in London' design, I'd have gotten more things if the website didn't completely break, also I had a limit to how much I wanted to spend so I couldn't really go over that! This mug, as you can see, is chipped and came that way when I opened the parcel. I was so upset upon finding it chipped but I think myself lucky considering some people had their's completely smashed! Thankfully I spoke to a lovely woman from the customer services team and she was very apologetic and offered me a refund. It's a little smaller than the usual Cath Kidston mugs but I like smaller mugs, it's also made by Royal Stafford so is from quite a well known brand also. This mug cost £8.50 but is sold out online, however it may be available from stores!

This is the skirt I got from the collection with this lovely Minnie Mouse print on it! One of my favourite characters is the vintage style Minnie Mouse which is why I love the print on this skirt so much! The skirt is made from a jersey material and I love the way that the floral pattern hides Minnie and she matches the colours perfectly. This is a great design for a Disney fan who prefers to wear more discreet pieces of Disney in their outfits than just an all out picture of Minnie Mouse! This skirt was £40 and is sold out online however again If you check in store they may have it in stock.

My favourite item from the collection that I managed to get from the collection is this amazing Minnie mouse dress! I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it online and I was so thrilled that I managed to get it from the pre sale! It's such a beautiful design with the signature Minnie polka dots and an adorable Minnie peaking over the bottom edge of the skirt. I love the structure of the dress and It'd definitely make me consider getting more Cath Kidston clothing as I've never gotten any before! The dress cost £70 and It's now sold out like a lot of the collection online, however again the best thing to do is check in store!

Overall I think that this collection was completely beautiful, If I had endless supplies of money and storage I'd have bought it all, but alas I don't and I probably wouldn't have been able to anyway because the website kept crashing! As much as I love these collaborations I really hope that Cath Kidston manage to sort out their website and get some sort of queue system implimented for the release of the next collection! I understand It's hard for companies not usually coping with the amounts they did on the release but it would have been much better if they'd been more prepared.

I can't wait to see the next collection! I'll definitely be braving the online release no matter how much it crashes! What was your favourite piece from the collection?? Did you manage to get any of it?

TTFN

Lauren

Vans x Disney • Pixar - Toy Story!

Those of us who live in the UK have had a lonnggggg wait in comparison to our friends across the pond for the new Vans x Disney collaboration. They were able to buy these a while back where as we could only get them from the 29th of November! They were worth the wait though and I got one pair from the collection and I absolutely love them! As predicted by many people, including obviously Vans and Disney themselves as this is the third collection in the past two years that have been released as a collaboration between the companies, the collection was incredibly popular and a lot of designs sold out immediately including the pair I bought myself. 

This pair is a woody themed pair and I chose these mainly because they're different to all the other Vans I've gotten from past Disney collections. Every other pair I have are made using patterns that repeat all over the shoe and generally include characters on them, this pair I felt were a lot different to other pairs released in different collections. I chose this pair as I love woody and I just really enjoy the print on them, these shoes would be perfect for some sort of cosplay or Disney bound and they're a subtle way of including Disney into everyday wear. However, lets face it, who needs to be subtle?

I love the details included on this pair of shoes and think they scream woody, the design has taken parts of Woody's outfit and incorporated them together to make this design, I particularly like the print on he inside of the shoes that matches Woody's shirt!

Now being a collector I'm pretty much a box hoarder at this point and I appreciate a really good design on a box as if you've got loads of them like me it makes them a bit more interesting to look nice rather than just have tonnes of boxes that are all just plain. As we all know the print on the box matches Andy's room and includes the iconic cloud print that covers his walls. I also like that the 'tissue paper' inside that protects the shoes has the same iconic print.

Now my favourite thing about these shoes definitely has to be one of the features on the sole. The fact it has 'Andy' written on the sole of the right shoe brings me so much joy! Whoever came up with that idea in the design process of these shoes needs some sort of pay rise because it's such a good idea and I'm sure any Disney lover appreciates that about these shoes. I really love the detail that has gone into this collection and I just love Vans as a shoe in general so it's one of the best collaborations for me and I now have five pairs in total. 

I got these shoes from 'Schuh' mainly because I use Schuh often for a lot of my shoe related purchases, they have fantastic customer service and this time especially they excelled! I ordered these shoes on Tuesday morning and they arrived Wednesday morning (Although I wasn't in I collected them later that afternoon but had I been in it would have been jut over 24 hours from purchase to delivery!), I paid no extra for delivery and just got the free 'standard' delivery so to say I was impressed is an understatement. I highly recommend schuh in general, both in shops and online they have wonderful customer service, plus if you're a student they have student discount!

Both the Vans and Schuh website have some styles from the collection left if you still want to get your hands on some of these beauties! Also, it doesn't hurt to check in store as often I've found sold out styles online in stores.

Did you get any shoes from this collection? If so what did you get? I can't wait to see if Vans and Disney continue their collaborations and what designs will come out next! What would you like to see?

TTFN

Lauren

Danielle Nicole X Disney

Last week I found out something very exciting! That the Danielle Nicole Disney collection was being released in the UK via QVC! Now hearing this I knew I had to get some of these bags, I'd been lusting over them since they were released in America. Now, I actually got three bags which seems excessive (it is) but in my defence one is a Christmas present and they are really cute...that's enough of an incentive right?! 

Anyway, I'm only currently able to show you pictures of one of the bags as one was whisked away to be hidden for Christmas and the other is not yet released and I won't be receiving it until after the 12th of December. So, if people are interested I could always do another post showing the details of the other bags. 

The bag I'm going to show you is a small Flounder bag! It is completely adorable and I'm so in love, it's big enough to fit your phone, keys, a small purse (though it has card slots so if you don't carry much cash you might not even need a purse!) and probably a few other small bits. It was £53 and was only available very briefly online as QVC sold out of their stock very quickly.

It comes with a chain which would allow you to wear it either as a cross body bag or as a bag just hung over your shoulder, the chain feels very good quality and not flimsy at all, the chain is also remove able so it could quite easily be used to as a small clutch bag. That would look so adorable especially if you're cosplaying or Disney bounding as Ariel! 

          

He's incredibly detailed and very sparkly! His body is made from a patent material and his stripes and fin/tail are made from a beautiful glittery material. His expression is adorable and I'm sure this lovely little bag will catch a lot of attention! He feels very sturdy so if you wanted to id say these bags are definitely everyday appropriate (if you're a complete disnerd like me)

All of the bags currently available in the UK are available on the QVC website for advanced orders so if you're looking to snap up one of these cuties I'd definitely do it soon! The prices of the bags range from £28 - £57 (plus p&p). If you want a link straight to this collection just follow this: http://www.qvcuk.com/CatalogSearch?langId=-2&storeId=10252&catalogId=10152&sc=SRCH&keyword=Danielle+Nicole+Disney

 and it should take you to all the bags currently available that are Disney themed, although Danielle Nicole also has a variet of other bags and jewellery available! Personally I'd love her to do a Disney Jewllery collection! 

So what do you think of this collection!? I think they're adorable, a new collection is coming in Spring of these Disney bags so I'm hoping that QVC may get some of those in too! Which bag is your favourite?!

Hopefully I'll be seeing Moana soon so I can write a review of that and maybe do a 'Disney Chritmas Present Ideas' post if anyone would be interested? 

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TTFN

Lauren

The Lifestyle and Disney Tag

Thank you to the lovely Alex over at missalexmo.blogspot.co.uk for tagging me in her lifestyle and Disney tag! Now I'm not much of a make up guru myself, I do enjoy make up but I'm really not that good at it! However, I'll try to answer all the questions as best I can!

1. Lipstick or Lipgloss?

Lipstick all the way! Lipgloss really does not suit me.

2. Name your three favourite TV shows

Game of thrones is my all time favourite, closely followed by The Walking Dead and quite recently WestWorld has begun to air and it's fast becoming one of my favourites! (honourable mention to Gavin and Stacey as it's my favourite sitcom ever)

3. Name your three favourite movies.

I'm gonna make these non Disney movies! Hairspray is one of my favourites, I could watch this whenever and it would make me so happy, and it's a musical. I love musicals. A New Hope is another of my favourite films ever, I just love it, Star Wars is one of my favourite things so I had to include my favourite of the series. School of Rock has been a film that I've loved watching since it was released! I can quote most of the film by heart and I really want to see it st the west end! I'm sure it makes an amazing musical.

4. Name your three must have beauty products. 

I'll skip this one, they wouldn't be very interesting..

5. Name your top three Disney characters. 

Okay, this is so difficult for me, It's really hard for me to decide. Mary Poppins is definitely one of my favourite Disney characters, ever since I was young I have loved Mary Poppins. She's independent and strong willed, fiesty and obviously very caring which are great qualities for anyone to have. Winnie the Pooh has to get a mention here, I love that silly old bear. My room was themed around him from when I was only a baby until I was about 8, I just love him. Lastly I have to mention Jessie, she was a character I immediately gravitated towards in Toy Story 2 and I loved seeing a female character like her, I think she definitely influenced me in some way growing up.  

6. Name your favourite Disney princess and why?

This is so hard for me to choose between two so, I'm gonna cheat and say my two favourites as I find it hard to separate them. I'll mention Rapunzel first because she is my newest favourite Princess, ever since I saw Tangled for the first time I loved Rapunzel, she's very differently personality wise to a lot of other princess' and is very funny. I love that she's searching for her dreams and is very creative, I like to think I'm a bit like her in that respect. Belle has been a favourite of mine from a young age, she was one of the only princess' I felt like I identified with. Belle, similarly to Rapunzel, is not content with what she has around her and loves reading. I love that she doesn't fit the mould and that's why I love the song 'Belle' she's able to see beneath exterior's which is something I say I do, I hate when people are judged by their appearance. She's also very caring and headstrong, more great qualities that I like to see. 

7. Make-up or skincare?

I'm not very good at either...another boring answer! Although if I had to choose one I'd say skincare because your skin is with you forever and sometimes I'm too lazy for make up. 

8. What is your favourite Disney dress and why?

In my opinion, nothing can beat Minnie's iconic polka dot red dress! I know it's not as glamorous as the princess dresses but Minnie is a true style icon and I just love her signature polka dot dress. 

9. Favourite Disney animal?

I mentioned Winnie the Pooh in my three favourite characters so I could mention my favourite Disney/pixar animal here. Dug! Dug from Up is definitely my favourite Disney animal, mainly because he has all the characteristics of a real dog. He is loyal, loving and protective of Russell. He's also completely adorable, I love that you can hear what he's saying with his collar because I've always wanted to be able to understand what animals are trying to communicate with us. I would love to have my own Dug, he is the perfect companion. Also I like to impersonate him on a daily basis and whenever I see dogs with cones I say his famous line, 'I do not like, the cone of shame'

10. Favourite Disney Castle/tower/home?

I'm gonna have to say that no castle, house or tower could ever beat Pride Rock for me. The Lion King is my all time favourite film and it is the most amazing stage for the song 'Circle of Life' to centre around. Also, the ending of the film where Simba ascends Pride Rock, never fails to make me cry and I just love the whole design of it. 

11. If you could choose anyone to be your Disney Prince, who would you choose and why? 

Out of all the Pince's I'd have to choose Eugene Fitzherbert aka Flynn Ryder. The reason I'd choose him apart from the fact he's devilishly handsome (Yeah, hes animated but come on!) but he's also really funny. Unlike most Disney Prince's he has quite a lot of depth to him with a fully developed backstory and he chooses Rapunzel over his own selfish thoughts which is something I'd definitely look for in a guy. He is very sarcastic and witty which is similar to me so I think we'd get on really well. 

12. Name three things you love about yourself and why?

This is quite a difficult question for me to answer because I don't often write about what I like in myself, to be honest I never really think about it. I'd like to think I'm quite a loyal person, I always like to make sure to include people in things and don't like seeing people left out, as it's not a nice feeling. I'd also like to say I'm quite non judgemental about people, I don't like to judge people on how they look or their interests. Not only because it's happened to me for a long time but because I know that it really makes no difference to other people? It's always fascinated me and confused me that people feel the need to comment on other people in a negative way when they don't know them, each to their own. Besides, I also like to think that beauty is found within, if you're a beautiful person inside you are beautiful without. Even if it's not in the conventional sense. I'm also very family orientated, I put them above everything and I'm very close to the majority of my family as we're quite a small clan. 

If you've taken the time to read this and actually gotten to the end I'd like to thank you! I'm not usually this open about this to do with myself so I appreciate if it's interested anyone in anyway. 

Also, thank you again to the lovely Alex (missalexmo.blogspot.co.uk) for tagging me to take part in this tag! You should definitely go and check out her blog if you haven't already, also go check out her instagram @missalexmo she makes great posts!

If you'd like to see more from me, my instagram is @shereallyisafunnygirl and I also have a disney themed twitter account @Dreamisawish96 

Anyone who'd like to join in, count this as my tag to you!

TTFN

Lauren

Jim Shore Disney Tradition's (Collection update)

Its that time again! One of the main parts of my Disney Collection is my Disney Traditions collection. If you don't know what Disney Traditions are they're a collection of ornaments designed and made by Jim Shore, a famous American sculptor. What makes these pieces unique is the look of them as well as the patterns used on the pieces, they look as if they've been chiselled from wood and have bright vivid colours. I believe this is what makes them so beautiful and it is what I really love about them, I've now been collecting these pieces for 2 and a half years and my collection now stands at 51 pieces with one of my mums pieces on display within my collection. So this is going to be a long post, prepare yourself! This post was written in November 2016 so the reference to prices and where to find certain pieces will be in the context of that time and also within the UK.

First off, I'll start off with the One that Started it all, Snow White! I have various pieces that are Disney Traditions that are Snow White themed mainly because I love how they look in Jim Shore's style. 

I'll start with this beautiful piece called 'Dancing Partners' this is an iconic scene from the 1937 animated classic and I love how this piece from the film has been captured. This piece is quite an old one now so isn't readily available however I have found a few for sale on amazon at the price of £49.95

Next up is this piece, The Evil Queen as the Hag. I think this is a great piece, personally I love Disney Villains and think there should be more pieces available (which there will be soon but that's for another post) this is a very unique piece too as you don't see Hag pieces too often. This piece is called 'Just one bite' and I managed to get it for £10 in H Samuel a while back, however again its now not as readily available, its always worth checking eBay for any older pieces as most of the time its the best place to find them. 

This next piece is called 'Happily Ever After' and is one of the newer pieces released. It is a lovely piece and is rather large, which is why it's a more expensive piece. It's actually one of the largest Jim Shore pieces I own and is around 9 inches tall. As its one of the newer pieces it's much more readily available and can be found on various websites including justfabgifts.co.uk, Amazon and H Samuel. The cheapest price I've found it for sale at is on Amazon for £46.45.

Next up is this Snow White piece callled 'Gentleness and Harmony' she looks so beautiful in this piece and I think it really captures her as she is in the film! This is actually from a collection of princess ornaments and their companions which is one of my favourite collections actually. One of the only places I've found this still for sale is, again, Amazon. Shes available for a great price of £24.99 at the moment.

This is definitely one of my favourite pieces in the whole of my collection, its called 'Homeward Bound' and is in fact the first Disney Tradition piece that Jim Shore released. For me, its perfect, it captures each of the dwarves personality perfectly and is so detailed and lovely. Its quite a large piece and is definitely the most expensive piece I own (in terms of its retail price) If you were to buy it now it would cost you near or over £105 which is in fact it's retail. Its still quite readily available online and it can be bought on justfabgifts.co.uk and on Amazon where, again, is the cheapest I can find for £83 or at retail price.

Now I'll share my Cinderella Disney Traditions, she's one of my favourite princess' and I love the majority of Cinderella ornaments but funds and space is the reason I don't have more!

This piece is a newer piece also and is one of the cheaper pieces available, it's from a collection of princess' with their castles printed on their dresses although I only have Cinderella from that collection. This piece is called 'Midnight at the Ball' and is available from justfabgifts.co.uk and Amazon. Although it is available for the cheapest on Amazon for just over £25.

This is a beautiful piece and I love the fact its got Jaq and Gus Gus in tiny miniature carvings, its so detailed and that's the main thing I love about it. This piece is called 'Caring and Coruageous' and is available from, you geussed it! Justfabgifts.co.uk and Amazon. On Amazon its priced at the moment at just under under £25.

This is one of the rarer pieces I own as it is from a discontinued line of ornaments that show the princess' riding carousel horses. There are five pieces to this collection and I currently own two of them, however it's my ambition to collect the whole set. This piece is only now available on eBay from sellers who have owned this before or if you're lucky you may find it elsewhere but I am yet to. As this piece is quite rare it tends to go for larger amounts ranging from £60-£100 although I paid around £50 myself. The name of this piece is 'Princess of Dreams'

These next pieces will all go in various, smaller collections together and first up we've got some Robin Hood pieces!

I love Robin Hood and have done from a young age, so I was thrilled when I knew these were going to be released and I still want to get my hands on the Maid Marion piece. The piece of Robin Hood on his own is called 'Roguish Hero' and the piece of Prince John and Sir Hiss is called 'Royal Pains' and I love each of them. They're both very detailed down to Robin Hood's bow string which is actually made from string. These piece are both still readily available as they're quite new releases. You can buy them from the Disney Store, Amazon and justfabgifts. They're also available a lot cheaper on Amazon, Robin Hood for £21 and the 'Royal Pains' for £27.

I love the Muppets and so does my family and this piece often goes for large amounts on eBay as its now less readily available and rather rare. This piece is called 'Critical Curmudgeons' and depicts Waldorf and Statler in their balcony as we have seen them so often! This piece is actually my mum's piece as my nan loved this pair! These are now only available from eBay and range from £60-£120 ish pounds but sometimes can be found for less if sold without a box!

Kermit the Frog has been a constant character in my life and I've always loved him so I had to get this piece of him strumming his famous banjo, this piece is called 'Rainbow Connection' which is a song i love too! This piece is an older piece but can be found for rather cheap amounts on eBay, i myself only paid around £20 for him which I thought was a great price.

Now, I know Frozen, for some reason divided opinion around people because it became VERY popular and is still quite popular now. However myself I still love the film and enjoy collecting pieces from the film. This is one of the storybook pieces which have been made for various films, this Frozen piece named 'Act of Love'. In my opinion its a beautiful piece and I love the detail on it, this is rather new piece so is still readily available on various websites. 

These three pieces are just adorable! They're very small pieces and each of them were around £12 each when I bought them. They haven't got official names apart from 'Elsa', 'Anna' and 'Olaf' and can also be bought as Christmas decorations with string attached at the top of their heads. I can't seem to find these one's online anymore but the hanging versions can still be found and are cheapest on amazon for around the £7 mark. 

I love Peter Pan and I think some of the older Disney Traditions that are Peter Pan themed are some of the best, however they're quite hard to come by now. So, when this newer piece came out, I had to get it. The scene of the Darling children and Peter flying over London is one of my favourite scenes from any Disney scene and I adore the song 'You Can Fly' This piece is incredibly detailed and is a part of a large collection of Story Book pieces. Again, this is a newer piece so is still readily available. The name of this piece is 'Off to Neverland' and the cheapest price I can find it is just over £30 on Amazon which is a good price as the retail is about £40.

Another storybook piece here! Can you tell I like these? This Alice in Wonderland piece is just beautiful, I love the colours and the detail within the piece, the Mad Hatters Tea party has always fascinated me so as soon as I saw this piece was being released I knew i had to add it to my collection. This piece is called 'Merry Unbirthday' and again, as a newer piece it is still readily available at various websites I've referenced in previous paragraphs although it's more available at its retail rather than a discounted price. 

Storybooks are just so beautiful and amazing, I think they're just so cute and I love the idea that you're opening up a book and the story is jumping off of the page at you. Winnie the Pooh is definitely one of my favourite characters and stories so this piece is one of my favourites! This is a newer piece, so similar to the other storybook pieces its available at a variety of places. It is available for about £35 on amazon currently. This piece is called 'Hip, Hip Pooh-ray'

Contrary to what my collection may say, I've actually always loved the more 'animal' themed films in comparison to the princess' which I've only really gotten into more as I've gotten older. Films such as Lady and the Tramp are the ones I've watched over and over since I was little (Although Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast were the exception to the rule) and similarly to Peter Pan I absolutely love the older Disney Traditions of Lady and Tramp which are all really expensive now so I knew as a new one had been released, I wanted to add it to my collection. The name of this piece is 'Opposites attract' and I think it's just gorgeous. It was made as an anniversary piece for the 60th anniversary of the film. Again, as a newer piece, its still available from various websites and is available from Amazon for £30.

As I mentioned in reference to Lady and the Tramp, I've always loved Disney's animal films and my favourite Disney film is actually the Lion King. I have watched it countless times, know the script basically by heart and constantly sing the songs. So any of these pieces released are a certain for my collection. This piece is called 'Love on Price Rock' and although its a little older than some of my collection its still available on Amazon for around £30.

Now, this is a rather old piece and as you can tell from the pictures, shes broken. She's actually my most recent purchase after I saw her in a shop for only £15, I knew that it was broken but for that price I couldn't say no. This piece is called 'Part of your World' and its just stunning, even when broken. It is also a musical piece and plays the song it's named after. Its not available from anywhere apart from second hand sellers so I'd got for eBay is you're looking to get this piece (and maybe not broken!) but I'm afraid she usually goes for well over £100 sometimes reaching £200. 

My largest collection by far is my Beauty and the Beast collection and these are the last pieces I'll show! (If you've gotten this far, thank you!)

This is one my largest piece's in my whole collection, in total and not just Disney Traditions, which is reflected in it's price as it's £85 at retail, although now it's quite a bit cheaper. It is a piece to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Beauty and the Beast. I am so in love with this piece, one of the best animated scenes ever in my opinion, is bought to life and its just beautiful and so detailed. This piece is called 'Moonlight Watlz' and is still quite readily available in various shops. Its cheapest though on Amazon at £50! Which is a £35 saving.

             

These are the rest of the piece that were released to celebrate Beauty and the Beast's 25th anniversary and I'm so glad that they were made! I have always loved Cogsworth, Lumiere as well as Mrs Potts and Chip so I was so happy when they were announced. The Cogsworth piece is called 'Keeping Time' and retails at £22, Mrs Potts and Chip are called 'Mothers love and retails at £27 with Lumiere being called 'Ooh la la' retailing at £22. All are readily available as they're new, although are being sold cheaper on amazon at a few pounds under their retail price. 

The last piece I'll be showing you (phew) is this beautiful princess and companion piece called 'Curious and Kind' and I think its such a wonderful piece! Obviously, I love Beauty and the Beast, and Belle is one of my favourite princess' so this piece is ideal for me. I love the pose Belle is in is so pretty and she looks lovely. Along with most of the piece's I see this piece is beautifully painted and has a lovely pattern on it. It is an older piece but can still be found on Amazon for around £30. 

YAY! You've come to the end, I hope you enjoyed looking at the pictures of my collection and if you managed to read all my rambling then thank you!! I love my collection so much and it means a lot to me so being able to share it with other people makes me so happy. 

If you collect disney traditions, whats your favourite piece? If you don't, what piece have you see that you'd like the most! 

Again, thank you for reading this post, and if you'd like to follow me on instagram you can do so @shereallyisafunnygirl I've also recently started a Disney themed twitter account so if you'd like to follow that you can at @Dreamisawish96

TTFN 

Lauren