Magical Merchandise: Love is An Adventure

As you know, I'm a sucker for cute Disney merchandise.  This morning, I woke up and immediately checked the Shop Disney website expecting to find the remaining items from the Disney dogs collection.  Instead, I was both surprised and incredibly excited to see all of the new Valentine's merchandise.  In addition to that, there was also a new collection all about love.  Carl and Ellie in Pixar's Up share one of the most popular love stories in the entire Disney franchise.  (The first few minutes of the movie always make me tear up.)  They're the perfect couple to feature around Valentine's Day.

I've always loved the movie Up- so much so that I recently decided to make a section of our living room decorated in all Up themed items.  The imagery of Up has always captivated me.  There are so many symbols of the movie: Carl and Ellie's mailbox, the house floating with balloons, the Grape Soda pin, the Adventure Book, the Wilderness Explorer logo and Russell's outfit, Dug, Kevin, Paradise Falls, and so much more.

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A few days ago, social media went crazy with the release of a few new Up items in stores at Downton Disney in Disneyland.  I knew I had to get a few of them for my growing Up collection and I put my brother on alert in case these items showed up at the local Disney Store.  Lucky for me, everything I was looking for, and more, was available online this morning.  I immediately put everything I thought might sell out into my cart, I checked out and as of this afternoon, I've even got a shipping notification that most of my order has shipped!  Here are a few of the new Up items available:  

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Up House Countdown Calendar- This was the item making major waves on social media.  I love countdown calendars and this one counts down to Disney, Christmas, a birthday and to Paradise Falls!  It's so cute and I can't wait for it to arrive!

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Paradise Falls Money Jar- I've been wanting to make one of these Paradise Falls money jars for Eliot and me.  When I saw this, I immediately put it in my cart.  I love how it has the stickers on the back as well!

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Up House Pencil Holder- This is so cute and I immediately bought two of them this morning.  Ironically, this was also the next idea I had on Eliot's list to design for Snowblade Creations.  (I even wanted to make the balloons for the pencils!)  We could never make something quite this detailed though- so I'm happy Disney made one!

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Pixar Up Pillow- This is so cute!  I didn't buy it, but I love the cute pom pom balloons!

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Up House Succulent Pot- I've been hoping we'd get this design!  It was available in the UK Disney Store a while ago and I've been watching them on eBay but I hadn't bought one yet.  Today, I got 2 of them for less than I would have paid for one on eBay!

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Carl and Ellie Throw- This is also really cute.  I didn't get it because we have so many blankets, but I love how it shows young Carl and Ellie on their picnic.

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Grape Soda Coffee Cup- This is a fun design!  I like how it has the Grape Soda can topper as a lid.  It's also available at Downtown Disney and in some Disney Stores.

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Paradise Falls Welcome Mat- I love this welcome mat!  I didn't buy one, but I am debating getting one to put in the entryway to our living room.

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Ellie and Carl Plush- These have actually been online for a few days now, but I had to add them to this list.  They go so well with this collection!

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Grape Soda Pin- I love this little pin!  Disney has sold them in the past and I've never gotten one.  Today, I decided to grab one for our display.

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Up Desk Mailbox and Stationery Set- I love this little mailbox!  I was thinking about making one for our display, but instead I think I'll use the mailbox from this set in our display.  Then, I can use the stationery products in my office!

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Up Dug Quote Baseball Hat- I absolutely love this hat.  I didn't buy one yet, but I'm thinking about getting one to wear when we finally get our puppies.

This is one of my favorite merchandise releases to date!  I can't wait to add these items to my growing Up collection.  My little Up section of our living room is going to be so bright, fun and happy!  I'm so excited to put it all together!  I hope Disney continues to make more merchandise collections from different movies.  °o°