Rolled Wrapping Paper Christmas Tree Art

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The other night after wrapping a few "fake" presents to put under the tree for decoration, I surveyed the mess that I had made and decided to get crafty before stowing it back under my bed. An image that I had seen on Pinterest came to mind. I hadn't clicked on it or anything, just remembered seeing it in my feed. I did a quick search on Pinterest, and this is what I found. (In case you wanted to check it out for yourself - lots of cute ideas!)

I still didn't actually click on any of the images because I didn't want to take the time to read instructions, so here's what I used:

• Canvas that I already had handy
• Several different styles of wrapping paper
• Clear tape
• Elmer's glue and mod podge
• Bow (for the star)
• Crumpled brown packing paper that came from a package (for trunk)
• Piece of  wide burlap ribbon (for trunk)

My goal here was to be as quick as possible, so I didn't measure anything. I just started cutting - here's what I did:

• I cut different sized pieces of wrapping paper, rolled them up, and put small pieces of tape on the seams.
• I arranged the wrapping paper tubes on my canvas, starting with the biggest on the bottom. I trimmed any edges as necessary.
• Once I was happy with my arrangement, I glued the wrapping paper tubes to the canvas, applying the glue to the seam sides. Leave room for a star or a bow!
• Glue a bow or a star to the top of the tree.
• I used burlap for my tree trunk with brown paper behind it so the white canvas didn't show through. I used mod podge to glue the burlap to the brown paper.

I am happy with the way it turned out. Not bad for a 1 hour project. :)

And I love how it goes perfectly with my entry way Christmas tree!

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Guest Post: Changing Skin, Changing Lives

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Today I am excited to introduce you to Mimi who is guest posting about a product that I've heard people raving about. I've never used these particular Rodan + Fields skin products, but I have used Rodan + Fields Proactiv for about 8 years now. It's the ONLY thing that I've found that helps me have clear skin!

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America's Best Main Street

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No trip back to Tennessee would be complete without visiting the Collierville Town Square which was recently voted as "America's Best Main Street." This place holds countless memories for me and my family.

I remember my family shopping in some of the antique stores here when I was a kid. I didn't enjoy the shopping so much then, but I liked going into the store with all the cats. When I got a little older, I'd walk to the Square with my friends and buy candy in the store that had an original soda fountain. I loved attending the annual Fair on the Square in May (I think) and watching the Christmas parade in December. We even attended the beautiful white church on the corner for a while. I think it serves mostly as a little museum and restaurant now.

I know it's not the building that matters, but oh how I sometimes wish I went to a building that looked like this every Sunday!

My boys have special Collierville Town Square Memories, too. Mullin LOVED trains, so we'd come here and look at the trains. We even celebrated his 3rd birthday on one of the train cars. Of course the theme was Thomas the Train! Grandpa (my dad) would take the boys to story time on the train and they'd eat at Café Grill quite a bit. They had amazing fried dill pickles!

Shops filled with Christmas glitz and glam were a feast for the eyes! I think I'd like to have a tree in my bedroom like the one pictured below. :) Every time I see a nutcracker I think of Lincoln since he likes them so much. Loved the bright colors on this one and the had that could open - never seen one like that before. Didn't buy it, though. Actually, we were good and didn't buy anything! Tempting for sure.

This place is definitely a quaint spot full of character and simple beauty. Glad we went, and glad Shiloh now knows what we are talking about when we talk about the Collierville Town Square.

A Collierville trip isn't complete without driving by my old house that I grew up in. I was probably in fifth or sixth grade when we moved into this house, and I left when I married Mark. :)

Goodbye Collierville. Until our next visit . . .

Anderson and Cooper

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While we were in Tennessee last week, my baby girl had the BEST time cuddling and playing with Paw and Cici's super sweet golden doodles. She looks right cozy in her element. ;)

It was so neat getting to know the dogs' different personalities. Anderson and Cooper are brothers, and Cooper is the white one who loves his toys and can jump pretty high! Anderson is a bit fluffier and is a little more laid back. Both are adorable. They even won me over, and I don't consider myself an animal lover by any means. I've never really liked poodles, either, but these dogs were pretty amazing. The best behaved dogs I've ever been around!

What a treat to play in big, fat leaves with cute, big dogs!

We miss you Anderson and Cooper!

Spot It! My New Favorite Game

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On my family's recent trip to Tennessee, my kids pulled a classic out of their grandparents' game closet to help pass the time while we waited for our lost luggage to arrive: Scrabble Crossword Game.

I think Scrabble is an okay game, but I am not super great at it. I prefer games that are fast-paced. When my daughter brought out Spot Itfrom the closet and asked me to play, I was like, "Alright, I guess."

Oh my! Y'all (Sorry, I just spent an entire week hearing this word again!), I gots me a new favorite game! ;) It's fast, fun, and I get to win a lot. Yippee!

Here's the gist of it: Each player receives one card with little pictures all over it. From the main deck of cards that is positioned face down, a player draws the top card and flips it over. The first player to call out a matching image on his own card gets to keep the card. This continues until all the cards are gone. Player with the most cards wins. I wish I'd taken pictures of the actual game, but I was too busy winning playing.

There are a few variations to the game, but this is how our family played most of the time. Loads of fun for the whole family! It would make a great under $10 stocking stuffer for your kids or gift for any other person on your list this Christmas. :) (Sorry in advance to all of my relatives.)



As I was researching this game, I saw that there were all kinds of Spot It! games. I'd never even heard of it before. Cool. I want the Holidays one!





Happy Shopping! (I went way over my exclamation point quota in this post, but I truly loved this game.)

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