#personally im the glittery crayons

[the-cooler-phantom]

Another day, another reason my brothers are stupid. We're all 2 crayons short of a full box

[hhjs]

hi eros! that other anon asked for a mutuals x trope tag, and i wanted to maybe suggest something else? how about a mutuals and eros x either colours or the weather and why? that is if you arent too busy!

hehehe i always am a little reluctant about these things because (i really don't mean to lick my own boot) i have a good number of mutuals and im much likely going to forget to mention some so please do not take this personally. I'm just mentioning people i interact with often because im rlly busy rn!!!

@neocultvretechs is honey yellow. Bright and energetic. A colour which persuades one to try harder, a colour which reminds one of twinkling smiles and sunny picnics.

@emhpathy is electric blue. A burst of energy. Melancholic but exuberant. Akin to diving headfirst into a pool. Like lust that jolts down your spine.

@deargyu is indigo. Versatile. Mercurial. Not quite blue, not quite purple. She's the feeling of homesickness and something that effectively engenders one to mourn for a lost childhood. But she's also the kind of happy that gives one a belly ache. A kind of romance that resembles the ferocity of crashing waves.

@adorablehoshi is bright orange. Like curious crayon linings, like the first appearance of a welcoming dusk.

@je0nghans is sky blue. Light. Refreshing. Resembling the sky during daytime. Pretty. Something that paralyses one's troubles with horribly amusing jests said between a mouthful of giggles.

@boogerines is baby pink. Like cotton candy and first love. Something that's delicate and innocent, inflated with an undying desire to hope for something.

@chilliwoo is golden! Grand! Jewelled. Someone who seeks to be treasured, something that evokes a sense of merrity in others.

@luvshuas is crimson! fierce and lovable!!! She's like a bouquet of freshly picked roses and hearts mindlessly drawn when one suffers from lovesickness! She's the confidence that comes with wearing the darkest shade of one's lipstick.

@leojov is dark green! Free spirited and lovely! Something that prompts one to seek connection with nature, with being, with confidence and boldness!

@junhui-official is white!!! Like satin, freshly minted pages of a book, like cottony clouds, and a smudge of frosting on one's cheeks whilst attempting to bake! She's determination, stability and jollity all packed into one!

@dimplyjae is baby blue! Representing calmness! Maturity. Something that reminds one of crooning seas and lilting rivers.

@silvercheol is matte black. Like the satisfying hum of newly bought leather and the smooth slide of an expensive pen. A singular but amazing personality which successfully stands out amongst others.

@skydivingstars is glittery silver! Something that resembles crushed diamonds; pure, irreplaceable and possessing the astounding capacity to draw people to them!

and im a sea blue, im a yellow occur and scarlet red and butter gold and so many more colours because i really do not know who i am, had i been obliged to define myself by one thing. 😛

sorry for keeping this short x

[theghostiedyke]

my sister @kiokushitaka tagged me in this ask meme ts kinda long so adding a readmore

1. Are you named after someone? idk, there are other ppl in my family with my birth name but thats probably because it was common??

2. When was the last time you cried? earlier today while watching rupaul’s drag race allstars season 2

3. Do you like your handwriting? sure i guess

4. What is your favorite lunch meat? ham or roast beef

5. Do you have kids? nah

6. If you were another person, would you be friends with you? ???????? who knows

7. Do you use sarcasm? no /never/

8. Do you still have your tonsils? ???????yeah probably idk what they are

9. Would you bungee jump? no i like living

10. What is your favorite kind of cereal? cocoa pebbles

11. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? ????????? who does this, i only do this is there is not other way the show is coming off my foot

12. Do you think you’re a strong person? well i guess i do have a decent pain tolerance with my love of tattoos but uh... i also call myself a crybaby so????

13. What is your favorite ice cream? dulce de leche (this just reminded me i have some in the freezer brb)

14. What is the first thing you notice about people? hair, if they have identifiable features to begin with

15. What is the least favorite physical thing you like about yourself? i guess my tits on the days i wish i didn’t have them?? and how often i get headaches

16. What color pants and shoes are you wearing now? black deadpool lounge pants (this is what my sister wrote but... im wearing black.grey deadpool pants probably the same ones as her cause both bought them lol) no shoes

17. What are you listening to right now? the a/c/heater

18. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? is there a holographic crayon? if not... i guess one of those cool metallic glittery crayolas that named after some space object

19. Favorite smell? my viva la juicy perfume which i have nearly none left of :/

20. Who was the last person you spoke to on the phone? i think my mom or maybe my sister isabel (if texting counts then my friend shane)

21. Favorite sport to watch? rupaul’s drag race.... this is definitely a sport what r u talking about

22. Hair color? mostly blue and some natural v dark brown where my undercut is

23. Eye color? dark brown

24. Do you wear contacts? no

25. Favorite food to eat? pizza and garlic bread! 26. Scary movies or comedy? depends... if its gay or has poc im down

27. Last movie you watched? get out and it was in theaters which i usually never go to cause $$$, so v great exp, great movie also

28. What color of shirt are you wearing? green sleep shirt

29. Summer or winter? summer cause i prefer heat to cold and my birthday!

30. Hugs or kisses? hugs and kisses only from close friends/family and like dogs

31. What book are you currently reading? voltron fic and this apocalypse book that has an autistic queer black girl as the main character

32. Who do you miss right now? idk

33. What is on your mouse pad? i have a trackpad/laptop

34. What is the last TV program you watched? rupaul’s drag race allstars season 2

35. What is the best sound? puppy snores?? when u make ur friends laughs??, dog feet doing the pitter patter??,gay pop music??

36. Rolling Stones or The Beatles? im not yt lol

37. What is the furthest you have ever traveled? to europe (france/spain)

38. Do you have a special talent? ???bein gay and artsy

39. Where were you born? georgia Im tagging from my recent(ish) actvity so @bckstrms @sirdorkalot @bb-scream @literal-pile-of-trash @marceline-abaqueer and @ghostly-harmless feel free to not do

[funwitch7]

1: Are you named after someone?

the country of ireland

2: When was the last time you cried?

honestly couldn’t tell you. i cried laughing at a sushi restaurant not too long ago.

3: Do you like your handwriting?

it’s legible that’s all that matters

4: What is your favorite lunch meat?

salami

5: Do you have kids?

i had a dream last night that i was a surrogate and it got me shook

6: If you were another person, would you be friends with you?

probably not.

7: Do you use sarcasm?

im not even gonna make this witty. yes, I do use sarcasm.

8: Do you still have your tonsils?

haven’t checked on them in a while.

9: Would you bungee jump?

fuck yeah. don’t even give me the rope, I’ll just jump.

10: What is your favorite kind of cereal?

i don’t eat breakfast-idk the one with the tiger?

11: Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?

id rather rip off my whole foot than untie them (unless it’s my docs there’s no gettin those babies off without untying them)

12: Do you think you’re a strong person?

everyone has their limits but yeah i think i am.

13: What is your favorite ice cream? Ever, ever?

ben and jerry’s phish food

14: What is the first thing you notice about people? probably style bc it says something about a person. i don’t mean judge how nice their clothes are, but sometimes it really reflects a person’s personality. (sometimes). 

15: What is the least favorite physical thing you like about yourself?

it’s not that I dislike them but the thing I’m working on rn are my biceps bc 1) i want to get stronger 2) upper body strength is 🙌 3) I really like how toned arms look

16: What color pants and shoes are you wearing now? blue jeans and blue-er socks with wiener dogs on them 

17: What are you listening to right now?

the heat just turned on

18: If you were a crayon, what color would you be?

a gray glittery one

19: Favorite smell?

beach club in disneyworld

20: Who was the last person you spoke to on the phone?

torus

21: Favorite sport to watch?

baseball

22: Hair color?

brown

23: Eye color?

hazel

24: Do you wear contacts?

nope. suck it, blind bitchez.

25: Favorite food to eat?

pizza. my family is starting to cut me off. it’s for the best.

26: Scary movies or comedy?

comedy, but couldn’t tell you what the last funny movie I saw was. *here comes my inner film snob* scary movies rEALLY lack plot. like they have good ideas/parts but never follow through. i like crimson peak and split tho, but they aren’t like SCARY. a lot of the times they throw in weird sex stuff, too, which doesn’t aid the plot in any way.

27: Last movie you watched?

marry poppins☂

28: What color of shirt are you wearing?

gray

29: Summer or winter?

summer gimme more hours of daylight

30: Hugs or kisses?

firm handshake

31: What book are you currently reading?

re-reading wrinkle in time

32: Who do you miss right now?

sharae

33: What is on your mouse pad?

my what now

34: What is the last TV program you watched?

Hawaii Five 0 on netflix bc of andrea lmao

35: What is the best sound?

back cracks

36: Rolling stones or The Beatles

i don’t listen to either. beatles tho.

37: What is the furthest you have ever traveled?

washington

38: Do you have a special talent?

i can crack my wrist

tagged by @lochg

i tag @coldco-ffee @wickeddreaming @sharae-shayre-co and/or just whoever wants to do it

[thatwasntlikeridingabikeuasshole]

So basically.

There's this girl I know and well call her Charlie. Charlie's mom and mine were pregnant at the same time and across the street neighbors; they became friends, so so did me and Charlie when we were born. Charlie liked me a lot but she made me super uncomfy like all the time whenever I was around, like she always was either a bitch to me or made me do things I wasn't comfortable with even tho I said I didn't want to and tried to advocate for myself, etc etc. So during quarantine I managed to cut her off completely, so that she hardly texted or called anymore. It was seamless, I never had to confront her but stopped pretending to want to hang out with her. I felt bad for abandoning her but I had told her I didn't like the things she did and she kept doing them, so if she thought I was doing it on purpose, she'd know damn well why. But I hoped she thought it was just an accident. I felt awful but I had made it clear that she wasn't treating me right and she didn't care, so....

All was well and good, until one day...

She moved a few years ago to a house around the corner from mine, so a comfy distance rather than across the street where we originally were. One day in late summer or possibly early fall I was taking a walk around our neighborhood and ran into her unavoidably. She was ecstatic to see me and insisted on accompanying me on my walk, during which we caught up and she gave me her number (I pretended I didn't have it, luckily I was on a new phone so it worked) and she resolved to hang out sometime.

Ok so. Now that she knows I still exist, I have to answer when she reaches out. So I do, making excuses whenever she wants to hang out- founded in truth, im a busy person and usually I'm not available when she is anyway. All is well

A couple weeks ago, she invites me to her sweet sixteen at bertuccis. I think that the weekend she names is the weekend were traveling to see family for early xmas, and I tell her as much, apologizing profusely. Ok fine.

So this weekend were in town, do some shopping, go to the festival of trees at my old middle school, and then head to bertuccis for dinner, my family and I. We sit down and I notice this beautiful person in the most glittery blue dress and I'm like "oh they're fancy what r they here for" as we look at the menus. So I follow them with my eyes as they head into the back room, the party room, and thats when I see him-

Charlie's boyfriend, or ex I think she and him broke up at the last party of hers I went to (she involved me it wasn't fun) but idk he was there so maybe they got back together. Either way I was like "huh isn't that Charlie's boyfriend" and then my eyes slid over just a bit and- there was Charlie.

In a fucking tiara.

Having a fucking sweet sixteen.

I was facing the room she was in but my dad and brother in the booth across from me had their backs to it. So I very calmly set down my glass and very calmly slid the kids menu he had been doodling on, as well as a crayon, directly out of his hands and began very calmly writing: "don't look now Charlie sweet sixteen that I said I couldn't come to behind you switch sides with me now" and slid it over to them. We all ducked down and made the switch.

So then we very quietly discussed a cover story should she come over- we were going to travel and cancelled last minute, totally forgot, so sorry! We rehearsed and then acted natural while our hands shook as the waiter delivered the food. We ate quickly and then my brother left and went outside to have a panic attack (like literally he went out and had a panic attack in the parking lot he told us after.) The waiter took forever to bring the check and there we are waiting, anxious, daddy and i p r a y i n g she doesn't walk this way. Praying we can get out of here before they all leave and walk by. Finally we have our boxes and the bill is paid and my brother slips in just long enough to tell us "she's coming" and then turns and walks away quickly. Sure enough she is. We grab the left overs and our coats and power walk out, leaving Charlie in the dust, just in time. When in the parking lot we break into a sprint, pile into the getaway car, and then swerve away.

Holy fucking shit it was so close

Y'all heard abt my terrifying night at the 99 with Warm Hands, a French fry, and losing all my valuables, now get ready for....

MY TERRIFYING NIGHT AT BERTUCCIS

[arplis]

Arplis - News: Arlyns Warm (& Sort of Last-Minute DIYed) Holiday Reveal

Spoiler alert: This starts sad, but I promise a happy endingjust like your favorite Hallmark movie. Yes, its a post about decorating for Christmas, but its a bit of a journey (and your prize for sticking around is seven tips for a pretty holiday look without a ton of planningnext to a cash reward, what more could you want, hm?).

Before moving to LA, I had a long-standing Christmas tradition that involved a sleepover at my place with my twin nephews. Wed go buy a fresh tree, head to Target to pick out their yearly ornaments (and okay, I usually caved and bought them several when they couldnt pickauntie privilege), and settle in for the night with a big ol cheese pizza and tons of candy to decorate and watch holiday movies. When I left Florida, my absolute favorite weekend of the year stayed behind along with my family, and frankly, I didnt feel festive enough last year to decorate. Sure, I bought a tree and then proceeded to cry my way through placing all the memories from years past on it (like I said, no this whole post wont be one giant Joni Mitchell River-esque depressing monologue). But, its been almost two years, and I realized that it was time to start making some new traditions, starting with proper decorations to set the scene for the season.

By proper, I mean nothing more than something that actually brought me joy. In my last home, I didnt care even the tiniest bit about my Christmas aesthetic. Id throw around scraggly bows, dangle strange garlands in places that would inevitably fall off (left unfixed until January). While I appreciate a classic, kitschy look, this didnt make me happy. Looking back, it was a lot like the holiday aisle at Big Lots come December 26sparse, random and nowhere I wanted to be. BUT THIS YEAR IS DIFFERENT. Guys, I really actually tried, and whoa, I love coming home. I get so jazzed to know Ill walk through that door after work to all the fairy lights on (thanks, timers) and all I need to do is light my pine-scented candles.

When I first discussed decorating and shooting my place for the blog, I told Emily I would take the more last-minute DIY angle for this story, except, ha, I should know myself better than to think Im a DIY person (have I talked about the unfinished dining chairs sitting in a corner of my master bedroom enough times for you to understand the stakes here?). Im more of an early minute buying personif we can all agree thats the opposite of last-minute DIY, but dont worry Emily, I pulled out a few stops even for me to salvage this story. Really, though, its an excuse to show you guys my living and dining rooms again, this time just festooned for Christmas using nearly everything Target, because those guys have affordable holiday decor on lock.

Aside from what I bought, there were a few things I planned on doing going into this: dried oranges for garland and ornaments, and the addition of real greenery to anything faux for a lusher more natural look, but more on that in just a bit when we get there. Lets start in the living room:

Creating a Christmas Couch With Simple Textile Swaps

Swapping out textiles seasonally always felt to me like the equivalent of womens magazines telling me when I was younger that Id be going from day to night far more often than I ever have (never). Who was really doing this? Sure, my mom would throw a random Christmas pillow on the sofa when I was younger, but a full swap was absolutely something Id NEVER consider doing. Except well, for the sake of this shoot, I did it, and guess what. IM OBSESSED WITH IT. Dont knock it til you try it.

I left one of my everyday pillows out because it played well with everything else, but Im half tempted to never actually switch them back. Im officially living the cozy life and DONT MAKE ME GO BACK. But seriously, seeing that Fa la la pillow and those little gold embroidered Christmas trees fill my heart with childlike wonder and joy and Im now a winter textiles swap person (once I figure out a more permanent solution than throwing my year-round pillows and blanket in the guest bedroom).

Neutral Tree + Homemade Goodies

The (Christmas-celebrating) world is divided into two subsects: those who take no issue with faux trees, and those that choose to torture themselves with a real evergreen. I am the latter. Every year, when it comes time to recycle this baby, I curse myself for the massacre of needles. But alas, I cant be stopped and I will always opt for a real tree. This is a noble fir that I picked up at Lowes and it has that gappy vibe everyone is into right now. I like how you can load up a branch front to back and things dangle so nicely, sparkling and dazzling in the twinkle lights.

As for the decor, this is actually the first year in a long time I went with white lights. Ive always been a colored-lights just throw crazy stuff up on the tree and call it a day girl (correction: let your small nephews throw crazy stuff up on the tree and call it a day). Someone once asked me if I changed my trees color motif every year and Im pretty sure I rudely laughed in their face before I realized they were serious. No. I am not that person. This is why this year, once I realized that oh wait, people will be seeing my home and I needed to try, I opted to go for something a little more neutral so I could build on it over time. I also had a box full of handmade and drawn ornaments from my nephews that I needed to be sure made it up on those branches (see the paper and crayon snowman, for example). Theres enough going on in my apartment that something a little more minimal didnt make me want to crawl out of my skin a week into the merriment.

Because I wanted some color, I thought to do what evidently everyone else on the internet also thought to do this year: dried oranges as ornaments. I definitely did not get the mailer that must have gone around to tell everyone this was the look of 2019, but regardless, I love it. Some string (in a white and red becauseChristmas), a bag of small oranges and a few hours to dry them out in the oven (Erin from Francois et Moi has a great tutorial here) and boom, I supplemented my tree for about$4. LAST-MINUTE DECORATING LIFE HACK. Put dried oranges on just about everything and you have an instant holiday lewk that feels warm, unpretentious, welcoming and a wee-bit British (i.e. all I ever want to feel).

Some of my favorite ornaments I scooped up this year with my nephews top of mind: the sloth, the fabric Santa, the clip-on glittery birds, and the ceramic turtle doves (I promptly forced my husband Charles to sit and listen to why I got those to represent our undying love). Oh goodness, and I cant move on before discussing that Cookies For Santa plate and milk jug. No, there are no children in my house, but when I saw it, I knew I needed to hoard it for the day that there are because every year my sister runs around trying to find something to put cookies and milk in and it always ends up being an awkward mini loaf pan or something and this feels like a pat yourself on the back for planning ahead moment that I wanted to put on display.

Mix Real + Faux

HOT TIP: Faux garland is so great for using year after year and traditionally, I used to think it looked very fake, but Target has some good stuff. I went with their faux white pine and berries strand here and over the archway and Im so happy with them. This one is 72, so, maybe dont be like me and instead measure before you figure out how much of something you need. I ended up with about 8 inches of bare mantel and had to guinea rig a solution. The left side there, by the candlesticks, is actually a piece of faux greenery also from Target in the same color/finish that I added to the end and BOOM, fixed.

Once I put the eucalyptus wreath on the door, however, I realized it was much cooler in tone than the garland and side by side, they looked a little jarring. My solution? Get some actual eucalyptus (I had some leftover from my Thanksgiving tablescape) and shove in pieces of it about every 6 inches or so. This accomplished two things for me: it married the color/style gap between the wreath and the garland, but it also brought some life to the faux-ness. (Again, this stuff is good, so it doesnt NEED it, it was just a visual preference for me).

Can we talk about the cutest stocking? Growing up in Florida, a land devoid of mantels and fireplaces for obvious reasons, we were not a stocking family. Every now and then, my mom might tie some to the stair banister, but they were never full of anything. Well folks, thats over. I live in LA now, a land with NON-FUNCTIONING fireplaces, but fireplaces nonetheless. LA is all about illusions after all, so as long as it looks like a fireplace, thats all that matters, right? Throw some fairy lights in, no problem (and maybe light some candlesI used these candlesticks from Targetif youre brave and attentive for that real fire feel). This knit guy with the poms is maybe my favorite thing I got this year but HEAVY (hence the nutcracker on top of the stocking holder for that oneI have a little cut-out in the molding that meant less stability, but itll probably be fine if you have a normal 90-degree angle on your mantel).

And, in one of my favorite last-minute moves to use up random leftovers of things, I took some ribbon I had bought for my gift wrap, tied a little piece into a bow and velcroed it to this art piece. Dressing up your artwork can be SO fun for holidays (remember Emilys googly eyes over that oil portrait?). Its so unexpected, costs basically nothing and will get everyones attention, I promise.

Sprinkle Christmas Cheer Throughout Other Vignettes

This whole post should be titled Never Underestimate the Holiday Styling Power of the Bottle Brush Tree because if you look closely enough, there is absolutely one in nearly every shot angle of my home. I threw some on my console table, on a side table, on my coffee table, on my TV standand just WAIT until you get to the dining room. Bottle brush tree galore! They are very affordable and if you dont mind glitter sprouting from nearly everywhere until the end of time, theyre almost all you need to fill in your home with some Christmas spirit outside of the big moments (tree, fireplace). Same goes for leftover ornaments, pieces of greenery (such as free scraps from the tree lot), and super budget-friendly figurines, like these reindeer that make me so happy.

That blonde wood bowl is VERY good guys, and I will absolutely be leaving it out year-round, but for now, it screamed FILL ME WITH JINGLE BELLS so I had to oblige. These are 2-inch bells and honestly just so dang fun. Put them in a vase or bowl but save a few to sprinkle throughout other vignettes (or on a gift!).

The last moment I threw together in this room was the bench by my window. I moved the rust-colored velvet cushion into the guest bedroom (which honestly, I treat like a storage unit, so I know this is not a universal solution) and draped my sheepskin pelt a little asymmetrically. I gotta say, Im quite proud that this placement was my first go at it. The less fussing you do sometimes, the more effortless things look. I over-ordered pillows for my sofa, but thank goodness, because they worked great on here. The green pillow with the poms is SO cute and you might not see it here, but it has these little wood beads at the base of the pom pom which makes it extra special.

Alright, lets move this party into the dining roomafter you.

Accentuate Your Architecture

Ever since I saw Ginnys garland-bedecked archway into her dining room, I dreamed of being able to do the same thing. So when I stepped foot into this apartment for the first time, I instantly knew it would fulfill my greenery-over-archway dreams. This is three pieces of faux garland, hung with some small nails I dug out of an IKEA art hanging kit. Because of my 100-year-old plastered and heavily textured walls, Command hooks simply laughed the THREE times I tried themin three different sizes and configurations (both the laughter and hook type). I finally gave up and went to get the hammer. Cant wait to patch those holes come January, trulythough worth it to me.

Implement a Big Holiday Moment (Thats Actually Really Easy)

Over on the console, I went for a sort of kind of holiday village. It was my initial vision to do a jam-packed Christmas village here, so I bought what felt like hundreds of trees and houses, and then I put them all down and the credenza ATE it. It was like starting with a pan full of fresh spinach and ending up with 2 tablespoons of cooked spinach. My dreams were dashed and I came up with plan B: mix in everyday things with some holiday feels and pretend it was your plan all along. Im actually very happy with it and dont think I havent sat at my dining table some mornings and nights just looking over here with a twinkle in my eye and sugar plums dancing in my head. When you boil it down, its really just three new vignettes: the two bottle brush trees + seasonal candle (above), a footed bowl with some leftover greenery and bottle brush trees (below) and ceramic houses with some fairy lights shoved up into them on top of books which were already there (photo after next). Oh, and some oranges from the grocery store because #theme.

My favorite thing about this whole scene is probably those beautiful wreaths hanging by velvet ribbon over the windows. I LOVE a wreath-over-window (or, as youll see, mirror) moment and two windows meant I had two chances to do it in this room. Quickly: Im very much obsessed with this wreath. It looks so high-end with the dangling brass bells and it matches the garland in the living room, so both spaces speak to each other.

Over on the bar, my vintage gilded mirror called for another ribbon-hung wreath, but I went for the faux cypress leaf version instead to keep things more minimal. The addition of some new brass barware (the Project 62 line looks really good, folks) and a few bottle brush trees and voila, my holiday bar.

When In Doubt, Keep It Simple (For Real)

When it came to what to do on my table, this was REALLY a last-minute DIY situation because I had no idea (which is typically the case with my table). The day before this shoot, Emily texted me that she had some leftover garland at her house from her shoot, and I could come grab some if I wanted. So grab it I did, not knowing what I planned on doing with it, but I ended up throwing it on the table just to think and when I finally came to, I realized it was exactly where it belonged. I pulled out my kitchen sheers because I do not have clippers (apartment living), trimmed it to size and pulled out some small, cheap glass votives I had in my cabinets already to make things moody. AND THEN, I had some extra oranges from my tree ornaments and I just scattered some throughout to connect both rooms visually.

But wait, theres more. At the last minute (okay, the night before), I wanted to give the room more of a casual party vibe and wanted a dessert set up, so I ran out to Ralphs with the intention of making something with the zero minutes I had left in my life to whip up a baked good and found a pre-made bundt cake instead. A simple glaze (though Im sure you could find one glazed already), some cranberries I rolled in sugar, and a smattering of fresh sage leaves is all I needed to fool Sara into thinking I had actually made this when she made it over to shoot. SEMI HOMEMADE TRICKERY.

I will most certainly be doing this again in the future, and if you do, as well, everyone will think youre a domestic goddess. Set out some cute appetizer or dessert plates (these from the Hearth & Home with Magnolia are super cute with festive sayings on them that are subtle but still fun), flatware and napkins, and with very little effort, you just became the hostess with the mostest time to actually blow dry your hair before people show up.

And thus ends my holiday dissertation. It started out bleak, but I promised it would end on a high note, and theres no higher note than being pulled together enough to maybe put some curls in your hair (at least for me).

I rounded up ALL the goods I got from Target below in a few groupings, and yes, at the end of the season, you might find this stuff is sold out either in-store or online, so for that Im SO sorry, but ALWAYS check your local stores because they restock or people make returns and you might just find what youre looking for. Oh, and for a few more exclusive tips, I wanted to share the story Ruemag.com featured of my home as well, so check that out if youre interested. Thanks for stopping by and the happiest of holidays and the merriest of Christmases to you all.

1. Wooden Ornaments Set of 3 | 2. 28 LED Battery Operated Wreath | 3. Lit Up House Ceramic Christmas Ornament | 4. 13 Lit Gold Metal and Capiz Star | 5. 3ct Glass Christmas Ornaments Set Birds | 6. 72 Faux White Pine Garland with Berry | 7. 8ct Glitter Pine Cone Ornament Set | 8. Green with White & Gold Wreath Gift Wrap Roll | 9. 40ct Shatter Resistant Veranda Ornament Set | 10. Fabric Santa White Ornament | 11. Embroidered Tree Skirt | 12. Ceramic Birds Ornament | 13. Sloth Ornament Ornament | 14. Artificial Cedar Stem w/ Pine Cones | 15. Cream w/ Black Swiss Dot Gift Wrap Roll | 16. Faux Leaf Ball Ornament | 17. Truck with Bottle Brush Tree Ornament | 18. Philips 300ct Incandescent Mini String Lights

1. Large Gold Glitter Christmas Tree | 2. Christmas Nutcracker Figurine Gold | 3. Knit Square Throw Pillow with Corner Poms | 4. Holiday Stocking Sour Cream Knot with Red Poms | 5. Milk & Cookies Stoneware Set | 6. Small Gold Glitter Christmas Tree | 7. Wooden Oval Bowl with Handles | 8. 2 16pc Jingle Bells Vase Filler | 9. Cream Faux Fur Oversized Throw Pillow | 10. Embroidered Trees Velvet Throw Pillow | 11. Holiday Stocking Green Stripe | 12. 3pc Taper Candle Holder Set | 13. Texture Faux Fur Throw Blanket | 14. 3pc Mini Deer Figurines | 15. 10 12pk Unscented Taper Candle Set | 16. 2pk Basic Stocking Holder | 17. Large Mercury Glass Christmas Tree | 18. Fa la la Velvet Oversize Lumbar | 19. Clear Glass Vase Large | 20. Channeled Faux Fur Throw Pillow | 21. 4pc Green Flocked Bottle Brush Trees | 22. Large Bottle Brush Tree | 23. Philips 50ct Battery Operated LED Dewdrop Lights | 24. Small Ceramic House

1. 24 Faux White Pine Wreath with Metal Bell | 2. Set of 4 Linen Napkins | 3. 3pc Bottlebrush Trees | 4. Stainless Steel Cocktail Strainer | 5. 4pc Bottle Brush Christmas Tree Set | 6. Stainless Steel Cocktail Stirrer Spoon | 7. Ceramic House Figurines | 8. 5pc Stainless Steel Kayden Silverware Set | 9. 4ct Seasonal Appetizer Plates | 10. Oblong Brass Footed Bowl Gold | 11. 4pk Napkin Set Green | 12. 18 Faux Cedar Wreath | 13. Dew Drop LED Lights w/ Copper Wire | 14. Bottle Brush Tree with Wood Stand | 15. 2.5oz Stainless Steel Double Jigger

***photography by Sara Ligorria-Tramp, design and styling by Arlyn Hernandez

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