My Picks of Last Minute Stocking Fillers

This time of December is certainly the craziest time of year, in my opinion.  If you go to the stores from here until Christmas Day, you are mostly sure of being mobbed by massive amounts of people getting their last minute shopping done.  As hectic as it is, I have to admit I do love this time of year shopping wise! Mostly some great sales happen right before Christmas, which is a good reason to be last minute shopping. 

I did a lot of my shopping this past weekend, and even though I have more to do this Friday (it never ends!) I managed to find some really great stuff for little gifts for friends and family.  

Miscellaneous

One gift I managed to get on Black Friday, actually, was a Christmas patterned blanket.  The blanket I bought from JC Penny’s was so incredible soft that I gifted it to my friend, and she loved it!  Blankets can never go wrong!  Fuzzy Christmas socks work wonders, too!

Stationary

Another thing I noticed whilst shopping at Target the other day, was the little things they had on sale.  I got this cute set of cards pictured above, for just $1! If you know someone that loves stationary or is in need of some mini binders for some reason, Target is your place! I personally use mini binders to put my broadway playbills in, but I certainly don’t expect everyone to use it for that reason!!

Makeup
On the topic of makeup, I would say go to Ulta instead of Sephora, mainly because Sephora is so expensive!  If you were to do a drug store brand type of makeup, I’d say Elf is the best in that category.   My personal favorite makeup brand that myself and a ton of my friends love, is Colourpop.  Colourpop has some of the best makeup products out there, and they’re cheap!  Their matte liquid lipsticks and eyeshadow palettes are my favorites from them, definitely try out Colourpop if you already haven’t! 

Chocolate

Now let’s talk about something almost everyone loves: chocolate!  My mother and I happened to find a set of chocolate covered apples for family and I can’t think of a more perfect gift for someone!  Also, a personal favorite of mine is Lindor Truffles, which you could probably find at any grocery store. 

I’d say if you were to do some last minute Christmas shopping, Target is definitely the place to go.  Target truly never disappoints me, even in their clothing department!  Happy Holiday’s to you and your family, you truly deserve the lovely weekend.  

What are some stocking fillers you have found for Christmas? 

5 Things I Love About Christmas

Christmas is easily my favorite time of year, and for lots of reasons.  It’s the season about joy and giving, and on top of that, really fun family traditions.  Christmas is the time of year when I am cramming to get gifts wrapped and sent out, just as I am doing right now! Last minute gifts seems to be my thing!  To think Christmas is now in less than two weeks, is really insane to me. 

Usually I’m overly excited for Christmas and it seems like it couldn’t come quicker.  This year, however, Christmas has really come too quickly!  Anyway, today’s post is going to be all about why I love this time of year, I hope you enjoy!

01. Family Traditions

There’s nothing I love more than spending Christmas with my family, and we’ve had some of the same traditions for years!  We always watch the same Christmas movies every year along with some hot chocolate by our side.  We will also usually go drive around the neighborhood looking at Christmas lights!  

02. Giving

Christmas is all about giving, and one of my favorite things is giving gifts to the people who deserve it.  I love the smile on people’s faces when they see that I got them something, it always warms my heart. 

03. Movies

One of my favorite things about the holiday season, is I LOVE THE MOVIES!  I always watch the same every year, along with some new ones from time to time.  Hallmark Christmas movies are also a favorite channel that my mom and I love to put on.  I recently wrote a blog post on my favorite films, you can go read it in detail here!

04. Christmas Cards

Another thing I love to do around Christmas cards, is make some Christmas cards for my friends and family.  I always tend to get this done last minute, but it always gets done.  I’ll either have them printed at a local Walmart, or I’ll buy hallmark cards and do it that way!

05. Christmas Eve

I love Christmas Eve, probably more than I’ll possibly love Christmas Day.   Every Christmas Eve, we always go over to my aunt and uncles house, and we have dinner and open early Christmas presents.  It’s always been a favorite tradition of mine, and I cannot wait to do it again this year! 

What is one of the reasons you love Christmas? 

15 Days of Christmas Movies

It is officially December, which means it is officially Blogmas season!  Christmas time to me is always the literal most wonderful time of year.  It’s a time of giving, family, and love.  There’s also the combination of some great Christmas traditions, some I’ve been doing for as long as I can remember. 

My personal favorite tradition has always been the Christmas movies my family and I love to watch every single year.  To initiate the start of Blogmas on my little blog, I’d love to share with you some great films I watch every year, merry Christmas season! 

1. The Polar Express
2. It’s a Wonderful Life
3. Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town
4. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer 
5. Charlie Brown Christmas Special
6. The Holiday
7. The Family Stone
8. Elf 
9. The Santa Claus
10. Hallmark & Lifetime Christmas movies (way too many to name!)
11. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
12. How The Grinch Stole Christmas
13. Santa Baby
14. The Nativity Story (this one, I always watch on Christmas Eve!)
15. A Christmas Story (of course I always watch this movie on a loop on Christmas Day!)

What are some favorites you enjoy to watch during the holiday’s? Comment down below, I’d love to find some new watches! 

Wednesday Addams DIY Costume + Makeup

“This is my costume.  I’m a homicidal maniac.  They look just like everyone else.”

I have been basically obsessed with watching The Addams Family movies this Halloween season, so I thought, what else to dress as than Wednesday?  After scrolling through the internet, Pinterest, and YouTube, this costume seemed extremely simple and fun.  So I decided to bring my inner Wednesday Addams out and have some fun with her this Halloween, and here are my end results!

I did want to be Debbie Jellinsky (played by the wonderful Joan Cusack)  from Addams Family Values, but Walmart ran out of blonde wigs last minute!  I will however definitely do that one next year!  To get this look, I bought this short black dress for about $10 at Walmart.  I already had a white, blouse that didn’t quite fit me anymore with the perfect Wednesday collar, so I simply cut it off and sewed it to my costume!  

I bought this Milani lipstick in a very dark purple shade to create the Wednesday makeup look of darkness.  For foundation I used the BareMinerals Pro Powder Foundation and the Sephora Brand concealer.  I used my Sephora “More Than Meets The Eye”  eyeshadow palette for the eyes, my Maybelline Mascara, and my Sephora Brand Eyeliner for the rest of my look.  For the complete Makeup look and tutorial, watch my video below! Be sure to subscribe to my new YouTube channel, too! Leave a comment on the video if you came from here! 

I hope you liked my Wednesday Addams DIY look, and maybe it can inspire you for next year’s Halloween costume!  Comment below your thoughts, and if you’ve ever gone as Wednesday!

Must Watch Halloween Movies

Today is a very rare day; Friday The 13th, in October!  Halloween is all about movies, well at least in my eyes.  You can defiantly bring back some awesome childhood memories with certain movies you always watched as a kid.  I've listed below some terrific Halloween/scary themed movies to get you going - enjoy!

1. Hocus Pocus
2. Addams Family Values 
3. The Addams Family
4. The Conjuring
5. The Haunted Mansion
6. Jumanji
7. Halloween
8. Friday The 13th
9. Haloweentown
10. The Nightmare Before Christmas
11. The Strangers
12. Ghostbusters
13. Ghostbusters 2
14. The Visit
15. Signs
16. The Sixth Sense
17. Stranger Things (yes, it is a TV show)
18. Monsters, Inc.
19. Scream
20. Carrie

Which Halloween movie is your favorite?

20 Things to Do in October

Happy October!  This month is filled with many terrific and fun things, thus I am extremely excited for the month ahead!  Whether you love pumpkin everything, or just Halloween, this month has something in it for everyone.   I personally have a ton of things planned this month, and I couldn’t be more thrilled.  The days and nights definitely are getting colder, sweater weather is upon us at last! 

October can seem a bit overwhelming at a far, probably since there is so much to do at this time of year.  So I have put together a list of some fun things to do this month, and some wish lists of mine! I glad to share with you some of my favorite things to do in October! Comment below if you have any personal favorites!

1. Go to a Pumpkin Patch


2. Watch scary movies


3. Drink a Pumpkin Spice latte


4. Go for an evening walk 


5. Carve Pumpkins


6. Bake a Pumpkin Pie


7. Buy some cute sweaters and coats


8. Go to/or host a costume party 


9. Have a bonfire


10. Roast s’mores at a bonfire 


11. Make some hot chocolate


12. Make Christmas plans (it’s never too early!)


13. Light some fall themed candles


14. Decorate your house for Halloween, and the outside for trick or treaters!


15. Make Mummy Dogs (mini dogs, wrapped in dough, made to look like mummies!)


16. Think of costume ideas


17. Dress your dog in a cute Halloween costume!


18. Go see a scary movie in theater’s


19. (If you’re youbger) go trick or treating with friends!


20. Pass out candy at your house on Halloween!