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Gift Guide | Mother’s Day

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Today we’ve got a round-up of gifts for all the moms out there on this special weekend! In case you’re searching for a little last minute inspiration, we’re loving gifts that serve as relaxing and entertaining activities like #4 and #11. Of course I’ve already heard from multiple moms that a little peace and quiet might be the greatest gift of all, so any combo of #6, #10, and #12 would certainly accomplish that! How are you celebrating Mother’s Day during these crazy times? Some extra appreciation is definitely in order this year 😉

1. COCOTTE | 2. MODERN MAGIC BOOK | 3. AIR FRYER | 4. HERB KIT | 5. BOWLS | 6. HEADPHONES | 7. PLANTS | 8. PAJAMAS | 9. TOASTER | 10. HAMMOCK | 11. PAINT BY NUMBER KIT | 12. EYE MASK

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Holiday Home Tour 2019

Holiday Christmas Home tour copycatchic 2019 with Home Depot | luxe living for less budget home decor and design | daily finds, room redos and looks for less — This post brought to you in partnership with **The Home Depot**.

Happy Christmas Eve! I figured it was about time to post our holiday decor 😉 We’ve been enjoying the holidays unplugged this year, it’s been nice to enjoy life in the moment. I didn’t feel the need rush to get the house picture perfect for Christmas this year, but took the time to slow down and enjoy the season a bit more than usual.

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Daily Find | Williams Sonoma Velvet Tree Skirt

Williams Sonoma Velvet Tree Skirt 64″ | $100
Target Reversible Christmas Tree Skirt 34″ | $11

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Daily Find | Neiman Marcus Belsnickel Bells

Neiman Marcus Belsnickel Bells | $125
Home Depot Home Accents Holiday Bell Door Hanger | $10

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Holiday Cookie Exchange Party with World Market

6 easy tips for a successful, simple, seasonal Christmas Cookie Exchange party with World Market and copycatchic. Simple, clean and easy holiday party decor and entertaining set up for a modern cookie exchange table using things you already own added with festive, seasonal touches. copycatchic luxe living for less budget home decor, easy entertaining, budget travel, home trends and design daily finds and room redos — This post brought to you in partnership with **World Market**.

We’re gearing up for a cookie exchange party over here! Have you been to one before? It’s pretty amazing. All the homemade, delicious cookies you can imagine. I love a good cookie exchange, because I get to try different cookies that I usually make at home.

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Here are a couple of tips I’ve learned over the years to help make your party a success.

INVITES
I always use Evite or another online invite service because then people can rsvp and let everyone know what cookie they’ll be bringing, so no one brings the same cookies. Other guests can also see how many people are coming, so they know how many cookies to bake. I usually plan to have each guest take around 6 -12 cookies of each kind home with them.
COOKIE CONTAINERS
Speaking of bringing cookies home. You can either have guests repurpose the container they brought to store the cookies they’ve collected. Or these adorable santa-themed to-go containers would be perfect.
FAVORS
Totally not necessary, but guests always appreciate that little extra touch. This year, I gifted mini spatulas, cookie cutters and whisks with a festive ribbon and gift tag.
PLATTERS
I always put out a bunch of empty platters so that guests can use them to display their cookies. And I also keep room available on the table for guests to use their own platters.
COOKIE NAMES
I add a few blank cards to the table so that guests can write the name of their cookie, sometimes it’s just so hard to tell what is what!
RECIPES
Another great tip is to have each guest bring enough copies of their cookie recipe on a standard recipe/note card. I put it on a separate table so that the guests can compile their own little mini-cookie cookbook at the end of the night. All you need to provide is a decorative front cover and either a stapler or a hole punch and string or brads.

This time around I had the kids help out and decorate the shortbread and gingerbread cookies. Gotta love the enthusiasm, right? World Market made it pretty easy on us by offering ready-made shortbread, along with frosting and sprinkles. I also picked up this gingerbread gnome kit. Because the more the merrier right? World Market literally had everything I needed for the party. I love it when you can everything done in one shopping trip!!

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Home Trends | Modern Christmas Tree Stands

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from the Copy Cat Chic family to you and your's!

We always buy fresh Christmas trees. It makes it hard to live the life of a blogger though, since bloggers start decorating for Christmas earlier and earlier these days!

Nothing compares to a fresh cut tree though. I visit the same tree lot year after year because they have my beloved silver tip trees. We usually just have them put a stand on there and bring it home, and we did that this year too, but it’s just not standing straight. Plus, I can never get my tree collar to fit around it – I didn’t want to have to trim off 2 layers of branches either. So…I figured it was time to invest in a legit Christmas tree stand.

I wanted one that functioned as well as it looked and was reasonably priced. For some reason that was tall order. I finally found one that worked! I ordered it and it should be here tomorrow. I figured I’d share what I found in case you all are looking too!

The best modern, minimalist, Christmas tree stand holders for any budget. With tree stands that look this good, who needs a tree skirt or tree collar?! Our fave picks to give your home a warm and happy holiday vibe. Modern and Minimal Christmas Decor copycatchic luxe for less decor

one | tree nest family christmas tree stand

two | modern & sturdy tree stand

three | Bowling’s Last Stand

four | lienbacher wood christmas tree stand

five | jack post christmas tree stand

six | born in Sweden Christmas Tree Holder

seven | collapsible beechwood christmas tree stand

eight | The Root Tree Stand in Black

nine | stella christmas tree base

ten | cosmopolitan christmas tree stand

eleven | christmas tree foot in grey

twelve | vinterfest tree stand

thirteen | santa’s helper christmas tree stand

fourteen | folding leg tree stand

fifteen | swivel straight 1 minute christmas tree stand

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