The simple reason you'll never walk by DOLLAR TREE CANDLES again! 🤯

Hey, guys! Today we are shopping at the Dollar Tree for DIY decorating and gift ideas that will take you through all the fall and winter holidays: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and more! There are some amazing hacks for candles, unexpected high-end drink ideas, and beautiful decor tricks in today's video!
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[@scrappinkar1]

Our family has long associated the Cardinal with my dad. When he was bedridden, he used to love watching the Cardinals outside his bedroom window. He passed at only 58 years old. My dad was a k9 cop, HIS dad a motorcycle cop and my brother went to the police academy. On my brother’s Graduation Day, we were sitting in the auditorium that has floor to ceiling glass windows. Before the ceremony started, a Cardinal started nonstop pecking at the window (this was in 2004 and I still get chills when I think of it)! There were about 10 from my family there, including one of my dad’s brothers there to represent dad. We all burst out in tears! People probably thought that we were NUTS! That Cardinal was there until the end of the ceremony! This completely cemented my belief in the Cardinal and I am comforted when I see them!

[@kaybabylon-west7572]

I love your channel. It's so much fun. Those fairy lights are amazing. I have an inoperable fireplace in my living room with old set of gas logs.I cleaned it all up. Painted bricks inside and out and the hearth flat black. Then strung those fairy lights all over and around the gas logs. Now, I've got a beautiful, safe fireplace without the mess .

[@ArsonisticElmo]

I would always help decorate my great grandmothers Christmas tree since she was in her late 90's and couldn't do the upper half (she was very short). The last Christmas I had with her I bought a beautiful porcelain cardinal tree ornament and she loved it so much that she had it on a shelf in her dinning room even after Christmas and all through the summer. It was given back to me when she left this earth and now everytime I see a cardinal I think of her. I make sure to always incorporate cardinals because in some way it feels like she is there to celebrate Christmas still. It's interesting that so many people have special connections to those birds. It's very wholesome.

[@kathyplunkett9626]

The day my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer I saw a cardinal, but my mom missed it. She went on to say she hadn't seen one in a long time. When I was leaving, my mom walked me out and there sat a cardinal on top of my dad's shed!! My dad passed in 2016 and my mom said it was a sign that he would be with her during her fight against breast cancer. Happy to say my mom is cancer free, this summer was 1 year!!!

[@morgangoode9791]

😅

[@_RavishingRaven_]

That's beautiful and I'm glad your mother is doing well!

[@MsMoosieify]

So sweet! Glad your Mom is s survivor!❤

[@scrappinkar1]

I just got chills reading the story of your mom. Best wishes for her continued good health❤

[@currantthyme2515]

Aww that is sweet!! Glad your mother is a survivor also!! This channel is my guilty pleasure! She is so positive and upbeat it makes me in such a better mood!!

[@JesusisKing222]

The video was chock full of amazing ideas! The comments are filled with viewer’s cardinal stories (and other birds) that are so precious. May God bless you all as you miss your loved ones and shared these stories.

[@lovalin4139]

I don’t usually shop at the dollar stores, but I do own a few awesome ceramic decorations, thanks to you Kathryn. You sent us to a dollar tree a few years ago and I got there on time. It was a gold and silver ceramic reindeers, a napkin holder. They are so pretty, my guests asking about those all the time. I like your videos, but I really missed your serious videos you used to do at times in the past. Blessings to you and yours 🌸🌼🌺

[@LadyKC67]

My grandma was my best friend. She loved birds, especially cardinals. Every time I see a cardinal I think of her and feel her near me. 🥰

[@Caeleinn]

Shortly after my Dad passed in 2021, a huge red cardinal landed on the porch railing, directly in front of the spot where Dad had spent the last several months of his life, sitting in his rocking chair and watching the world. The cardinal sat there for a few minutes, peeking into our window and tilting it's head back and forth. There is an old saying that when cardinals appear, loved ones are near. My Mom and I feel it was my Dad coming back to check on us. We purchase a new cardinal decor piece every year for Christmas, and I make sure to always have a full bird feeder for the cardinals to visit the yard. I need to hit up my Dollar Tree and find that lantern for Mom.

[@mommashawna707]

Oh my goodness my grandmother was obsessed with Cardinals and now every time I see anything with a cardinal on it it makes me happy thinking of her. I know in the comments people are saying how beautiful you are and I have to agree there’s something extra special about you today.

[@deanawells4395]

Best bang for your buck at DT is the coconut water and coconut milk you can’t get either anywhere for 1.25. Walmart can’t beat that price 🎉

[@serenakoleno9338]

Wish they didn't transition to the lite version. 😢 I buy the full fat version and dilute with 4-5 parts water for yummy, affordable coconut milk.

[@deanawells4395]

@@serenakoleno9338 my DT is still carrying both. I use full fat version also. I am the queen of smoothies.

[@perfectlyimperfectpressons]

I have always been told that a cardinal in your yard is a loved one in heaven coming to say hello. I actually have a couple cardinal connections. I lost my Dad in 2005, when I was only 14 years old. This year marked the 19th year since I lost him. Ever since I moved into my current home, I've been able to periodically look out of my kitchen window, to see a cardinal sitting in my driveway. I've always said that it was him because it doesn't happen often, usually when I'm at my lowest. I believe that he's coming to make sure I'm okay, and tell me that everything will be fine. My second cardinal connection is actually fresh. We lost a REALLY close friend, back in May, due to a very bad vehicle accident. He was only 27 years old, and I had just seen him the Saturday prior to the accident. I hugged him and told him to be careful, that I'd see him at the next show (my husband does independent professional wrestling, and he was a fellow wrestler), then watched him walk out the back door. He died a few days later, on his way to work. His death hit hard, and I've started to see another cardinal hanging around my driveway since he passed. He was genuinely one in a million. He was the kindest, most gentle, purest soul in this world. He never knew a stranger and literally no one has a single bad word, thought or feeling toward him. He was truly one of a kind, and I know that he's worried about everyone mourning him, so I know that he's visiting to tell everyone that it's okay. 😭

[@disabilityadvoc8]

Never too soon for Christmas decor! It's the season of giving!

[@rosemarythyme6351]

A holiday memory from a farm in Minnesota: A red cardinal perched in a tree with large snowflakes floating from heaven is a magical sight. ❄❄❄

[@soniafigueroa5170]

I'm not too crafty, but thanks to you making everything so easy I have been decorating my home using all your beautiful DIYs Thanks so much Kathryn. ☺

[@kimmeeks6766]

I love the way you show the funny side of yourself at the end. You’re so beautiful and energetic, I just love your personality ❤️

[@junegalluzzi4042]

Yes,Cardinals are a beautiful sign that your loved ones are visiting and watching over you from heaven. We lost my nephew and my brother within 6 mo last year and they visit me everyday,along with my mom and dad. All 4 are watching over us and I feed them everyday as well.

[@number1angel66]

Thanks for sharing! I really want a couple of those lanterns, like I needed a reason to go shopping! Every time I see male cardinals they remind me of my Dad. Blessings of love and light to all!

[@debrahunter8343]

My Mother thought cardinals carried messages from Heaven& every time she saw one, she would secretly smile. Now that she is gone, when I see a cardinal, I am sure it is her, checking in with me❤

[@maryellenreed3061]

I have four dollar tree stores within 1 1/2 miles of my home and none of them are as nicely stocked or clean as your store. I have difficulty finding many of the products that you spotlight in your videos. I am inspired by your videos and often go in search of the things you showcase. I wish one of my stores was equal to yours. Thanks for the ideas.

[@mamashecrazy7423]

Think of this Dollar Tree as the "Model House." Do you want wood floors? Yes. Stainless? Yes. Quartz countertops? Of course. Meanwhile everywhere else...Vinyl flooring will do. We'll take the pine cabinets and avocado appliances. Laminate countertops? Fine.

[@barbrastringer4977]

Those lanterns are remarkable!! I even used them outside with no problems!

[@mairdior]

LOVE your videos! You are so positive, fun and encouraging! You have the BEST DIYS too!!

[@melaniewhittington7857]

My cardinal connection is my mom. We always know mom is watching over us when we see a cardinal. We all loved her and I miss her terribly.

[@Manuela-dq9yc]

We love cardinals. I even have a Christmas tree topper that is a cardinal. To us they mean good luck and a past on loved one visiting.

[@elizabethestrada3929]

I'm obsessed with your videos and DT.

[@barbarafoor7468]

My mom passed 2 years ago and she loved cardinals, so we use them at Christmas a lot.

[@verntay]

☀ You have such a Sunny upbeat personality...makes your videos fun exciting and interesting. Thanks for sharing your ideas.

[@melindaelizabeth9366]

You have such an AMAZING personality. Everytime I watch your videos, It gives me a smile. Thank you 💜 God Bless you

[@benbaker2965]

Both my mother and paternal grandmother felt a special connection to cardinals. The always make me think of both of them.

[@debbralehrman5957]

Always cute ideas. Thanks Kathryn 🍁🎃

[@user-vm5ud4xw6n]

Beautiful candle crafts . You show some of the neatest ideas. I really appreciate seeing them even though I have no place to show them off if I made them.

[@lisarobbins5997]

Cardinals were my moms favorite. When she was in her last days, we saw at least 1 every day. Now when we see a cardinal it reminds us that Mom is watching over us.

[@heinzketchup4201]

Absolutely lovely! Her personality is contagious! Thank you🙏🙏💟💟

[@NaturalLuxeDiva]

✨ Thank you Beautiful Lady. God Bless. ☺️

[@corrinewadino8771]

I have twinkle lights! Somebody gave me a whole box of them, I’m glad you’re showing these

[@anagarcia9067]

Our family (mexicanos) believe that when we see one, is a loved one is visiting

[@juliekoester7776]

Thank you so much for all of your hard work. I look at the same things and see nothing BUT YOUR brain is SO CREATIVE you see beauty and you know how to achieve it! Thank you again for all of you hard and creativity! 😊♥️

[@elektra6473]

I wish I had a dollar tree store like the ones you go to I would definitely love cardinal lantern my story with the cardinal is when my mom passed away in 2020 I sat with my brother after her funeral by the pool and I said to him I wish that mom would give us a sign that she’s at peace and that everything‘s gonna be OK and sure enough the most beautiful cardinal showed up and sat right on my wooden fence just looking at us. And ever since whenever I think of her and I pray to her a cardinal shows up in my backyard by my fence.

[@chrispacheco5406]

I loved these ideas and the bloopers!!!❤

[@lindadunham286]

You did it again, so much fun crafts.

[@elainecivi6786]

Yes sunglasses and readers are up to $1.50 now. We are reducing a lot of food items back to $1 including canned fruit, canned vegetables, spices, water, powdered water flavoring and theater box candy. There may be further reductions in the future.

[@brendatomlinson]

Of the items you mentioned, I’m so happy to hear that waters are returning to $1. That’s probably the number one item I purchase most frequently.

[@Cardiopro]

Kathryn, I like your elevated look now! I’m an aesthetics nurse and my eye can see your “treatments.” Also, your lashes are HOT!

[@YasuTaniina]

More non-alcoholic mixed drinks please!!! My husband and I don't do alcohol 🤢. Bonus points for less sweet! Sometimes I wish I was overseas if only because I've never been able to get behind how sweet everything is here. AND I'M FROM HERE!!!

[@bellaloves8656]

A cardinal was my first pet! Gifted to me by my grandma :)

[@dianedavis8161]

You are a amazing woman always make me smile😊

[@ilonas_diy_classrom1.026]

Kathryn you rock love your DT Ideas 🌹💕😘

[@donnadavey7295]

😊Agreed Kathryn is Beautiful inside and out. But wow the candle & flower molds…😮😊

[@NanetteG.-ii4xy]

Some great ideas here, luv. Dollar 🌲 tree in Phoenix area!! Staff nice , clean &. Lots o' merchandise 🎉❤!!

[@sharonreising1460]

Dollar Tree bought Family Dollar and are combining the stores. I also noticed the price changes especially in the double store. The drinks that Dollar Tree sells for $1.25 were almost $3.00 on the Family Dollar side.

[@BumblingBee-xm4dy]

8:40 PAINTABLE NUTCRACKERS!!!!!! Yep thats going on my shopping list lol

[@ellenhartley4998]

A tip for making your ice clear is using boiled distilled water

[@juliawiggs746]

Ice cube trick! Of you boil your water before you freeze your ice cubes will be perfectly clear! Great for the sphere ice cubes!

[@gingereaves4097]

I do that and put small pieces of lemon or limes inside them. They are pretty.

[@stepheniedove313]

I love these ideas

[@MichelleLeone66]

When I see a cardinal I think it's someone visiting me from heaven. Thanks for all of the ideas! Your bloopers 😂😂

[@lkk4928]

My daughter used that slimmer glass vase and few larger pine cones with the fairy lights and gold mercury glass votive candle holders and tea light candles for her wedding guest tables and a few of the plastic vases that looked like cut glass for the girls bouquets at the reception. Dollar tree is a great place for wedding and shower decor etc.

[@maris7236]

Wow you are so creative!!

[@marshaanderson9176]

Thanks for sharing ❤❤

[@shellyumstot2489]

I know this is an "old" idea, but those clear tealight candle holders fit on top of a Mason jar. I've painted or decorated the jar, then added the holder and tea light. You could even put the LED string lights inside the jar for extra sparkle!

[@aliciapena9929]

The led candle stick looks beta that’s the Amazon one I like that one😊

[@justabunneh6490]

I actually gasped when I saw your outfit, I love it! 🐇

[@DoItOnaDime]

Aww thank you! Amazon!! ❤❤

[@Spirits2000]

Cool things and then it sounds like they fast forward on her voice several times😉🥰

[@naylaleifson9022]

It would be cute to pour black, purple and orange wax in the wood dish and instead of flowers put Halloween wax molds on top❤❤

[@kimberlyfoulkrod2229]

My daughters have seen cardinals and eagles since their paternal grandfather passed away. (One sees cardinals and one sees eagles) They feel it’s a sign from him when they really need one.

[@cw6744]

My cardinal connection is my Mom. She loved them. She has passed on and every time I see one, I say that she is checking on me. I miss her so much.

[@maybee...]

Lot's of fun idea's. I can see people burning down their houses or apt.'s with the wooden bowl candle idea.

[@londawhitt6841]

😊👍🌞 the Cardinal is our state bird, in WV.

[@dpstoops]

I also love to deck-oh-wait

[@amybostic1439]

Jones sodas are delicious and expensive so they’re a good find

[@brendaamata9233]

❤❤❤ Amazing

[@angelaromo224]

I also like Jarito drinks

[@BumblingBee-xm4dy]

3:00 use some e6000 to adhere to the glass candlestick holders from dollar tree for elevation lol

[@lisaglassman3335]

living in NC as well, I have a bird feeder and there's a red cardinal that likes to visit me daily.

[@nikkilove-bugg9791]

Amazing vid as always... the unofficial DT spokes person

[@DoItOnaDime]

Ha! 😂🎉 🤗

[@paulandkristinnewman8756]

Can you link the wooden bowl you use for the large candle with pressed flowers? Thanks!!

[@MsNdrstd1]

i like the dollar tree tall candles better than the Amazon version

[@sherryblankenship9162]

Those pumpkin florals were from hobby lobby

[@elizabethhilton8351]

Need the recipe for the drinks look really good

[@yvonne-thet-shirtdrawer5174]

Luv ya girl!!

[@caytlinshreve3821]

Do you shop at just one Dollar Tree or do you go to multiple ones? What state do you live in? Lol I just want to go to these big super nicely organized and clean ones you always show!! ❤

[@kimbumgarner3158]

Where did you get the birch?

[@angelafields3740]

our dollar tree is a 1/4 of the size of your store!

[@melissagreen1117]

❤

[@Tess_mess304]

Ur so awesome 👍😎 my kinda buddy!!!! LOL these ideas are right up my alley, I've always been s cheapskate,mainly because I have to be...LOL...🎉❤😊

[@angelwolfe6728]

These wax molds look so fun and I have been craving something to do with my hands. 🫶

[@sherryjordan6342]

Where is the dollar tree you shop at! I have never been in one as nice as this and I have tried several !!!!

[@carlau123]

Her enthusiasm wears me out.

[@melissalindgren7816]

😊😊😊😊😊

[@infinitifenix6243]

Please don’t peel birch bark off love trees. Try to find it on grounded trees or loose on the ground. Peeling birch bark can weaken or kill the tree.

[@1BethMcBeth]

First!!!! (And watching!!!!)~Beth from FL 🌴

[@1BethMcBeth]

I'm still searching for that covered ice cube tray, but NO $Tree+ that I've gone to has it!😥

[@alarafair1714]

In our family, since my paternal grandmother passed away, every time there’s a cardinal in our yard we say it is her sending us a hello from heaven🙏🏻🥹💕

[@pamgibbs5566]

❤❤❤😊😊😊

[@kmorris2238]

👍🏻👍🏻🕯

[@cpech2]

My your DT is awesome but not mine !!

[@MrsAlmaTrumble]

Can we take a minute and mention how beautiful Kathryn is?!

[@DoItOnaDime]

Thank you for your kindness Alma! I always look forward to your positivity!

[@MrsAlmaTrumble]

​@DoItOnaDime you're welcome, friend. I look forward to your videos every week.

[@michellekalin189]

Such positive energy! 😊

[@susandarnell7587]

Stunning!!❤❤❤

[@tanyadonovan8868]

Yes 🙌🏼 she absolutely is 🥰☺️

[@EH-ec6xr]

If you let some of your soda go flat you can freeze in the ice molds. Then your drink not only has a colorful ice ball, but it doesn't dilute the drink. I do this with diet cola all the time.

[@Wallflowa]

Cardinal connection: My son passed away suddenly 3 years ago and on the day after his funeral, his fiance found a bright red cardinal sitting on her kitchen window sill pecking at the glass. It's the first time this had ever happened and it continued to happen every day for a week and then slowly tapered off. However, even tho the window sill was not the assigned place every day, there was multiple times per day perched on the back of patio furniture, on the fence, on tree branches in the yard. Also they would pop up in places where the two of them would go together a lot. It just felt to her like he was saying his goodbyes and letting her know he was always there.

[@patdavis4324]

I use the 4-pack of tealight candle holders to hold dipping sauces on each person's dinner plate. I use for tartar sauce, ketchup, shrimp sauce, etc.

[@serenakoleno9338]

Great idea, thanks.

[@MelSmith-o4g]

Love your videos and can’t wait for each one. Your message at the end of everyone that we are enough almost brings me to tears every time. I can tell that you mean it and I appreciate hearing it ❤ thank you, and bless you and your family!!!

[@sandiehernandez8917]

I live beachside and the glass vases at the beginning with the twinkle lights....that would look adorable with shells in place of the little pinecones. 🐚✨️🌊 Also, the idea where you melted down the candle to pour into a piece of wood and added flowers on top.....I wonder if you could melt different flavored scent warmers and pour in there... with or without a wick. (For the people who can't burn candles.) Fantastic gift ideas!!! Thanks so much! And, btw, YOU are wayyyyy more than enough for all of us!!!! ❣️ I appreciate you!

[@BatOneTwo]

When my Mother was in stage 4 of her cancer, she told me she would visit as a Red Cardinal. Low and behold, the morning of her funeral I was sitting outside with a coffee, (her favorite thing), and a Red Cardinal came to sit on the branch of tree beside me. I talked and cried to that bird... if anyone saw me they thought I was nuts! Thank you for all you do making these amazing video's! Blessings,Fran

[@BatOneTwo]

P.S. I needed those bloopers!!!! 🤣

[@ArsonisticElmo]

❤

[@naylaleifson9022]

God blesses us in magical ways❤❤ she was definitely with you that day

[@BatOneTwo]

@@naylaleifson9022 Thank you, Miss Nayla! I agree 100%! Blessings,Fran

[@kaittemurry4740]

You must have a huge house.. I'm still decluttering

[@chrismichaels462]

My cardinal connection was my great aunt Helen. She loved cardinals, and I always got something with cardinals for Christmas or when she was ill. Her own children didn't get her much. She was always so appreciative and wrote beautiful thank you notes.