some of you guys were concerned when i posted a christmas video before thanksgiving
oh the horror how could you my apologies sometimes thanksgiving just slips my mind i really hope last
week's video made up for that whole mix-up anyways now that thanksgiving is officially out of the way
we can all move on i took a trip to the dollar store at first it was hard coming
up with what to do as it usually is i wanted to make some christmas diys but nothing was really
sparkling inspiration after like an hour of pacing back and forth the ideas just started
rushing in all of a sudden ooh let me get that let me get that oh let me get this this too
i ended up leaving the dollar store with a bunch of cool stuff that i plan on making
christmas diys with like this toilet plunger i didn't even know dollar tree was carrying
toilet plungers i don't know how capable it is at plunging a toilet i would use at your own risk but
that's fine i don't plan on plunging any toilets with this i've got a heavy duty plunger for that
that's not poop by the way i'm putting away the toilet plunger for now but i'll be bringing
him back he's the star of this piece he holds everything together i picked up some arrow signs
this way to the toilet one arrow wouldn't be enough we needed three make sure everyone
gets there in time i removed the stickers they came off pretty easily and then pulled off the
ropes this part took a bit more muscle i wanted rectangle signs but i couldn't find any in the
size i wanted so instead i just got these arrows and i'm chopping off the triangle tops on them
they ended up being a bit rough where i chopped them off so i gave them a quick sanding
beautiful time to pull out the gesso a nice smooth layer of gesso for each of
you oops that's not smooth get out of here i have this gorgeous pine tree color that
i'm using for the signs i wanted them to just be simple and green to contrast with
the toilet plunger part that i'll be adding sweet but twisted i feel like that's my vibe
very simple white letters for this one i wanted them to pop against the green background i tried
to make the lettering look a little fancy with some lines here and there bonjour madame don't
know if it worked but the attempt was made i topped him off with some mod podge alright
back to the star of the show the toilet plunger this sticker was not easy to remove
i got there eventually i decided to paint the toilet plunger as nice as the wood color looked
it's too home depot looking for the holidays i'm just trying to spruce it up a bit already
a huge improvement i screwed it back on there as tight as i can today's all about candy canes
that's kind of the underlying theme of this video i would paint red swirls on the toilet plunger
handle but that would take a really long time and it wouldn't look as neat as i want so instead i'm
going to be going around with some red glittery ribbon it took like not even a minute to wrap it
around there definitely a good call i don't have many good calls but this was one of them i have an
extra ornament for my spooky tree so i'm just gonna snip off the nub at the top and stick
that on top to make the pole look a little more finished it's supposed to be one of those north
pole signs that's what i'm going for here it is so far looks pretty cool as is maybe has a slight
leaning tendency okay i could live with that it's fine it's fine i'm gluing on the signs
i made whoops i'll just glue that back on i love this little decor sign it's funny and
christmassy i think i'm gonna plop it down right here i actually picked up a fourth arrow
sign same as the ones i just used in the whole toilet plunger fiasco this way to the toilet
i started off by gessoing it to prime the wood i want this to last for years to come well
into other holidays like easter and earth day i'm painting it black not a very christmassy color but
it fits the vibe i'm going for this is meant to be a little directional sign showing santa where
the christmas tree is and where he's supposed to leave my presence this year i haven't been
getting any from him lately ever since i moved out of my parents house it's the weirdest thing the
christmas tree is right here buddy jingle butt is just a little pet name i have for santa it's kind
of like sparkle butt except santa doesn't sparkle no instead he jingles when he farts hence the name
jingle butt fitting i'm using pink instead of red again i know it's a questionable color palette for
christmas but it goes with the additions that i'm going to add to this sign the pink pasca
wasn't popping enough so i outlined it all in white some of the letters got a little messed up
during my artistic process i don't have the best handwriting but i'll touch those up i want it to
be as neat as possible in fact i want it to look like it's not my handwriting at all i thought it
would be a nice touch if the letters looked kinda like a candy cane they're not red so not exactly
pulling off the look but close enough it's like a neon version of a candy cane this way jingle butt
if santa can't find the tree this year i'm gonna be a little suspicious but you know i don't want
to take any chances so i went around the sign with my pink posca just to add a little extra
pop of pink more of that candy cane design to go around and just in case the arrow isn't enough
i decided to add trevor into the mix for whatever reason people really seem to listen to trevor
he's very charismatic got a certain charm about him so he's just gonna help point out the tree
as well not leaving much room for error here you really can't mess this one up there's a candy cane
moment happening and trevor's wearing a little santa hat but does this scream christmas to you
eh i thought it needed something more festive a dash of snow perhaps i understand that not
everyone gets to experience the joy of snow on christmas sorry australia can't relate i wanted
this to look a bit more 3d so i added a bit of shadows and whatnot anything to get this guy to
notice my tree i cleaned up the edges things got a bit blurry since my camera just wants to focus
on my hand i'm just painting the edges white not too much to see there anyway i added some
mod podge like i said i want this to last so i just slathered on a couple layers of that and now
time for the centerpiece socks if you're new here and you've ever worn socks before you
should consider selling your soul to me by subscribing to my channel and ringing that
bell thing so you don't lose me on the internet i post new videos every friday this was the best
pack i could find at the dollar store the closest fit for my personality i thought it would be kind
of funny to hang up socks instead of stockings i don't have a fireplace in my apartment i don't
think most apartments have fireplaces probably for good reason so there's not really a mantle to
stick any stockings on but that's not gonna stop me from getting my loot the black and white one is
for sniffledorf since it looks just like him the unicorn one is the one i really wanted turns out
my fiance wanted it too we had a little bit of a hustle over it and she won so i'm stuck with the
striped one that no one wanted but whatever as long as santa delivers the goods i'll be happy
one of the socks is a little damaged that's alright though i only need one of each anyway
i just kind of checked to make sure i was keeping the best ones i tried figuring out how i wanted to
space them took a little bit of planning to help stick these stockings up i got these teeny tiny
clothes pins that i hot glued onto the sign the hot glue wasn't really the stickiest of
glues so one of the clothespins snapped off but i added more hot glue and got it to cooperate just
be very gentle and voila an impossible to miss sign for santa adorned with miniature stockings
how cute for my next dollar store makeover i picked up this lovely glass jar
there's nothing particularly special about it yet and i also picked up some candles there were a
ton of color options but i went with a simple white candle i'm trying to go for a high-end
look for this one kinda high-end is subjective you guys might remember i made some little tea
light candles out of these for halloween today i'm making another candle this one's just going to be
a bit fancier so first things first i filled up my cauldron with the help of sniffledorf
the water connoisseur i'm just boiling some water to make the candles pretty straightforward stuff
just taking a candle and transferring it from one candle jar into another candle jar
i didn't bother to take the sticker off the candle so it's just floating in there a little relaxing
spa time once they're all boiled down i fished out the wicks and set them aside i'm saving those
brought my glass jar back threw in a little melted wax and stuck one of the wicks in well
i tried to but it just wanted to float away can't have that so i ended up taping it down and yeah
i just stuck the rest of the wax in the wick was being a bit stubborn just sit still stay i tried
being as neat as possible but i still got some wax on the sides i'm just rubbing that off now here's
where things went downhill i broke out these rub on transfers some very expressive pineapples and
some fancy reflective lettering hey everybody i'm not particularly fond of my handwriting i prefer
not using it as much as possible so i thought i could transfer some lettering onto the candle what
a great idea i started cutting out all the little letters it was fun great time i'm using my new
oversized rainbow scissors for this no particular reason i just really like how sharp they are
i wanted the candle to say may your days be naughty felt christmasy and evil at the same time
right up my alley i tried sticking them onto the candle i didn't realize they'd be so easy to rub
off i thought they'd have some more permanence to them i also was surprised by how sticky the
letters are you really have to get it perfectly perfect the first time you lay it down or else
this happens so scratch that i'm just settling for stickers i still wanted it
to say mayor days be naughty the mayor daisby is a rub on transfer it just didn't work at all
i'm done with rub on transfers i'm done i quit instead it's just gonna say be naughty same idea
gets the point across i'm not done with it yet still have some tweaks to do and things to add
but i also wanted to make a second candle this one's gonna be a candy cane theme i love lighting
candles but i don't normally put out scented ones they just kind of stink up the whole place i just
light them more for the aesthetic but i couldn't resist picking up some essential oil from the
dollar store i added in a generous amount mostly because i don't know how much to add and the scent
is probably pretty weak since it's from the dollar store mix that in and then poured in the candy
cane layers i wasn't able to do a full candy cane design i probably should have done thinner layers
but it's the thought that counts to spruce up these candles a bit i added some christmassy
arrangements they were looking a little plain a little blah i think these pine cones and stuff
added a nice touch it gives them some personality just not too much personality i think the candles
turned out pretty festive a good gift to give to the goodwill click on the top right or bottom left
if you need a spare toilet plunger for when grandpa comes over i've got just the thing
you