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Old 04-07-2008, 10:00 PM   #1
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Cinderella's Glass Slipper?

Does anyone have a picture of what this looks like? I know you can get one at Crystal Arts at the MK? I am interested in these for my DD, DM and myself. I understand that they come with your birthstone and personalization??
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DS#1 Luke is at Mk today . I asked if he has his camera - only his cellphone one. He's going to try and take a pic and email it me. If it works, I'll post it for you.
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Ty Diz so much. It means alot to me. I am thinking of getting this as a gift for family members...
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Does anyone have a picture of what this looks like? I know you can get one at Crystal Arts at the MK? I am interested in these for my DD, DM and myself. I understand that they come with your birthstone and personalization??
You can get them at any of the Arribas' brothers stores - MK, Epcot in Germany, and DTD. The links below will show you pictures of one of the larger slippers - about 6". My DH bought it for me, brought it home, got down on his knees and told me that I was his princess. I cried like a baby...

The slippers are lovely....here are pics (Clickie for the huge images)
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My mom bought a small one of this for my daughter the last time we were there. Abby absolutely loves hers. Mom wanted to buy me one but they didn't have my birthstone.
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My DH's cousin just got engaged in WDW on Feb. She got one engraved with their names and the date of the proposal on it. He presented it to her at CRT - very nice!
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Even though my DD will be under 2 when we go to WDW, I'm thinking of getting one for her engraved with "Deslyn's 1st Trip to Disney 2008" to commemorate her first trip to the world and Breakfast at CRT.
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