Reindeer Antlers

My reindeer antlers.

Trevor and I try to make it to the Aloha Fair every month.  During November and December, they really went all out with their Christmas crafts and Christmas decorations for sale.  We were really there to see if there was ANYTHING we could get that wouldn't break our bank, or look cheap.  

We found a vendor, Likohina's Tropical Butters, selling delicious fruit butters (pineapple, lilikoi, and guava).  We ended up buying all three flavors.  Two as gifts and some for us.  On the way out of the fair, I saw a vendor selling Hawaiian print Christmas stockings, but before we got to her station, a woman called us into her shop.  She sold ornaments, cards, and reindeer antlers.  

I thought the antlers were cute, but I wasn't wanting to spend $5 on Dollar Tree antlers with a plumeria hot-glued on.  I felt bad though, because people kept passing her spot as I stood there trying to get out of shopping there.  I was suckered in when she said, "But they are ONLY $5..." and gave her $5 and wore the antlers out.  To be honest, I really like seeing people do well, and I really like to support small businesses, but sometimes, things are way too overpriced for Dollar Store crafts.  

I, recently, watched a video by a woman who sells crafts, and she stated that most people who sell Dollar Tree gift baskets and other small crafts have customers who also shop at Dollar Tree, and recognize the products.  They will sell $10 worth of stuff for $30 at arts and craft fairs and people will not purchase them, because they know they can make it themselves for $20 less.

We did end up buying my stepsons Hawaiian print Christmas stockings and stuffed them with Dollar store candy, to mail out before Christmas, just for funzies.  They were so cute, and I wished I had taken pictures of the stockings before we mailed them out.  

A hui hou!

Chrismas Cottage

“Christmas, my child, is love in action.” ― Dale Evans Rogers

In July, my nephew Daniel and his girlfriend Pam picked Trevor and I up and we went out to Lincoln City, Oregon to the beach.  Out here, they call it "The Oregon Coast."  While driving, I noticed a year-round Christmas store.  I told Trevor, "I must go there one day."

Today was the day.  Trevor took me to Lincoln City and we ate Mexican food and went to the Christmas Cottage.  Because of the pandemic, we had to wear masks, and the store was limiting the amount of people that could enter at a time.  

They had so much stuff, everything from cards to ornaments to snow globes, to magnets, etc.  They even had customizable ornaments.

Santa's Elves Are Slacking

Santa's elves haven't made any Christmas presents for Christopher yet. I may head over to the mall in a little bit to go ask him why! Maybe if I tell him about his procrastination problems, he'll get crackin'! 

Christopher's been looking under the tree for anything with his name on it. Most of it is wearable or edible. I have been busy at work and my partner most likely will never get shopping or wrapping done. It's all left to me.

So, I will have to head out and find out what is going on with the elves.  *wink*

On a sidenote, today would have been my dad's 71st birthday.  He was my Santa.