Christmas Past Blast: Over the Moon for Rainbows

Shoes: Madden Girl, Amazon

Coin purse: Kelly & Katie, DSW

Top: ModCloth; Skirt: Dickies, Dolls Kill

Jumper: Tinseltown, Macy's; Top: ModCloth

Season's Gleamings Necklace

Top: Madden Girl, Kohl's; Skirt: So, Kohl's

One of my favorite Christmas gifts ever was the Rainbow Brite doll I got in 1986.  I was so enamored with her ROYGBIV beauty that on Christmas morning I refused to play with anything or anyone else.  There's even VHS footage of me snapping at my little sister and her Cabbage Patch baby to go away because I was otherwise engaged.  So, when I saw that Amazon had the same doll in all her original yarn hair glory, I had to get one for Charlotte.

Sure, she's eighteen months to my four years when I got the doll, and the box clearly states that it's not for children under three.  (Apparently, there's danger of tykes choking on Rainbow's sprite sidekick, Twink.)  But there's no harm in letting her look at it.  Truth be told, I'd rather keep the toy mint for a while.  I'm not ready to see Char Bar unleash her considerable fury enthusiasm and mangle poor Rainbow.

To me, Rainbow Brite symbolizes Christmas and joy and nostalgia and all of the things.  And I want to instill that in Charlotte so that she can find her own merry muse, be it Bluey or Elmo or a character that hasn't hatched yet.  Because that's what Christmas is all about.  

Well, that and antagonizing your siblings.

So Many Tartans, So Little Time: Scotch Rocks

Cardigan: Delia's, Dolls Kill

Square Dance Chance Necklace

Shoes: Mix No. 6, DSW

Skirt: Rewind, Kohl's

Red bangle: B Fabulous; Ring: Wet Seal; Headband: So, Kohl's; Colorful bangle: a now-defunct mall store; Mustard bracelet: Cloud Nine, Ocean City

Red Rose Moon Necklace

Skirt: Vanilla Star, Macy's

Primary Color Crescents Necklace

Sweatshirt: Macy's

Barrettes: SHEIN

Blue bracelet: Cloud Nine, Ocean City; Yellow bracelets: B Fabulous

Cardigan: So, Kohl's

Bangle: Mixit, JCPenney; Headband: Candie's, Kohl's; Ring: Making Waves, Ocean City

Boots: Jessica Simpson Collection, DSW

Skirt: Dickies Girl, Dolls Kill

Lucky Lemon Necklace

Sweatshirt: Crave Fame, Macy's

Bag: Sleepyville Critters, Zulily; Black and white bracelet: Mixit, JCPenney; Red bangle: B Fabulous; Hair tie: Marshalls

The Scotts know how to live life right, and I'm not even talking about Outlander or the preppy prints popping in these outfits.  (Okay, yes, as always, I am talking about the outfits.  But this time they're the strong, silent character that gives gravitas to the wonkily painted trees in the background while the louder if seemingly more insignificant characters shout and dodge each other's tossed apples.  Did I mention that those trees were apple trees and that this is a middle school play?).  I'm talking about Scotch tape, or as it's more officially called by the good people at 3M, Magic Tape.  

And it is indeed magic, as much so as the unicorn on my wristlet.  I should know; I recently used quite a bit of it wrapping birthday gifts for my mom and nephew (their b-days are one day apart; Mom calls them "birthday buds").  And no, this isn't a paid plug for 3M, although as I always say in such situations, I wouldn't turn down some green or even a case of these craft room must-haves.  Because if you've ever used any other kind of adhesive, then you know that it barely works and runs out long before you've finished wrapping Aunt Aggie's argyle compression socks.  

So, yeah.  I love Scotch tape.  That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

Next stop on the Scottish Express (i.e., the train that runs through the apple orchard): handbags that look like bagpipes.