Roundup: Most asked about blog/insta items!
all of my most asked for items in one spot
I’ve been getting a lot of the same questions about the same items, so I figured it made sense to round them all up in one spot.
The top most requested items by far is our Christmas trees
Large Christmas tree (amazon) it’s a 9 foot pre-lit flocked tree
Medium Christmas tree (michaels) its 7.5 foot pre lit flocked pine tree
Slim Christmas tree (michaels) its 7 foot skinny pre lit flocked Christmas tree
The second most common question is on all our cleaning supplies!
The Pink Stuff (amazon) is a miracle magic stain eraser. My kids have colored on our walls multiple times with permanent marker (I have no idea how they keep finding them) and this stuff takes it off with one quick swipe!
Another cleaning product! Folex!! We have 3 small kids so everything in our house is always getting stained. I use this stuff on light colored fabric furniture, like our linen chairs, and on our rugs. Its taken out chocolate, coffee, crayon, markers, dirt, etc. Can’t beat it!
Last cleaning product - I swear! But I get asked about it all the time because it’s sooo good! It’s basically a drill with different attachments for cleaning! I use it on all those annoying and hard to scrub spots, like our master bathroom shower. It’s all tile and scrubbing it every week is annoyingggg. This makes it so much quicker and it looks cleaner!
Our foyer tile is also a top request! It was a super affordable makeover but made such a huge impact in our house!
We also always get asked about the kids outfits from our Christmas cards! I love them. They still wear them for other things too which is helpful instead of buying a fancy dress or shirt they wear one time!
Christmas Tree Decorating Tips
Tips for getting your Christmas trees to look like a department store display!
I am a Christmas CRAZY person! Luckily for you, that’s helped me perfect my tree decorating skills over the years. I’ve had my share of bad Christmas trees (hello our first apartment in 2009), but now I’ve got it down to a science so it makes it easier (and more fun) to decorate them each year. Below is a list of my general tips! I’ve also linked my Christmas Tree Shopping Guide post below so you can see what I look for before I even start on the trees.
Start with your largest non traditional ornament items first. Here’s a quick iphone picture of what I used this year (figurines like deer, owls, nutcrackers, signs with Christmas sayings, holiday bells, etc)
Step 2: Add in your LARGEST traditional ornaments next. Make sure you tuck them IN the branches, not just hanging them off the edge. The biggest ones being tucked deeper into the tree help add more dimension. Since they are so large they also help to hide any bare spots in the tree to make it look fuller.
Step 3: Add in the medium sized ornaments. I try to go in a zig zag pattern to make sure they all get evenly spaced out. Make sure to also tuck some of this size ornaments in the tree too, not just hanging off the edges.
Step 4: Florals. Add in florals like long leafy stems stems, roses, berries, etc. This adds to the fullness.
Step 5: Add in Ribbon! I like to cut mine at arm’s length and weave them in and out of the branches instead of just wrapping it straight around. It uses less ribbon and makes the tree look fuller instead of a big green present tied up. I also like to use ribbons with a pattern or texture. It layers in another element to the tree.
VOILA!
pictures taken/edited by: Aubrey Elle Photography