Scentfully Addictive Review

Okay, so one thing I am obsessed with is Tarts. (no not the food) Wax Melts!!

If you have no idea what I am talking about when I say that, Let me show you.

These are awesome! I personally have 2 of these that plug directly into the wall (I have the pumpkin, isn't it cute!!) and a hot plate style burner. They also have the tea light candle burners but, I do NOT like candles. At all. Whatsoever. Just No! Also, I am not good with fire, ask anyone. Trust me. (Thats a story for another day) I have also tried pretty much every wax brand under the sun from tons of different vendors.

My mom first introduced me to all of these vendors online that make and sell their wax melts on etsy and off of their facebook pages. After using the Better Homes and Gardens tarts from Walmart, I thought it was time for a change. So I started searching around for different vendors for the scents I like. You can pretty much find a tart that smells like anything. I personally like fruit scents and bakery style scents but I was on the search for a coffee scent. I dont drink coffee but I love the scent. After searching and trying new vendors, nothing really stuck. I was searching randomly one day and stumbled across the scent "Starbucks Coffee" I WAS SOLD

The name of the store was Scentfully Addictive and boy are they right. I placed my first order for a few small tart cups in the scents Starbucks Coffee, Maple Pancakes, Zombie Punch, Jamaica Me Crazy, and Cinnamon Buns. The rest are pretty much self explainatory, but Zombie Punch is a lemon lime citrus blend and Jamaica Me Crazy smells like a citrusy beach.

When I recieved my order, I opened the envelope to the most amazing smell ever, but was shocked to find that they had sent me 2 of each scents instead of just the one I ordered. DOUBLE BONUS!! I am going to post a picture of the cups they are in, but most of mine at this point are gone. So I apologize for that. The Jamaica Me Crazy had little wax berries on it as a decoration and it was cute as could be.

The first one I immediately put in my burner was of course, Starbucks Coffee. If you have ever been to Starbucks, you know they have a very distinct smell and oh my goodness, this tart smelled EXACTLY the same and when I say exactly I mean exactly. I could smell it throughout my entire house and even on my back porch with the screen open. That is impressive.

I have since 85 percent of the tarts that I purchased and could not be more pleased. I would recommend this company to ANYONE and definately think you should give them a try. Their prices are very reasonable and they have awesome customer service. If that isn't awesome enough, they also do collections like, The Wizard of Oz and The Hunks (Scents based of celebrity men...Luke Bryan...hello...).

Now for the big surprise....GIVEAWAY TIME!!! Scentfully Addictive is giving one lucky blog reader a $10 dollar gift certificate!

RULES:

Must leave a comment on this blog post about scents you like, want to try, or have tried or a comment about things you want to see for future blog post.

I will be choosing a winner at random from the comments on THIS post.

Also, be sure and check out their website link below.

www.ScentfullyAddictive.com

Taco Stuffed Shells Recipe

Hey Ya'll!

Today's blog post is going to be a delicious new recipe I tried last night. Taco Stuffed Shells! Yum!

Things you will need:

1 box Large Pasta Shells

Ground Beef

1 Bag Mexican Blend Cheese

1 Tomato

1 can of Olives

Green Onions

Cilantro

1 pouch Old El Paso's Roasted Tomato Cooking Sauce

Lettuce and Sour Cream to Top

If you will notice I did not put amounts on a few things because that will depend on how much you want to make. I hardly ever measure anything, I just add to taste.

First: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees

Then, brown your ground beef and after drain all the grease.

While that is set aside, go ahead and start cooking your large pasta shells (we used one box for a whole pan and extra)

Next, drain your shells and run under cold water

After that, in a baking sheet (we used disposable for easy clean up) line up the shells and get ready to prepare the filling.

Add your ground beef back to the pan you browned it in and put on medium heat. Then add your pouch of roasted tomato cooking sauce and a little of the mexican blend cheese and stir until it thickens and chop half of your tomato and add as well.

Then, stuff a little bit of your ground beef mixture in each shell.

After you have all of them stuffed, top with remaining cheese, tomato, olives, cliantro, and green onions.

Bake at 350 for about 20-25 minutes.

Top with lettuce and sour cream.

We served ours with a small salad and italian herb bread.

It wasn't necessarily a quick and easy meal, but it was pretty darn good. You can basically add or top with anything you could possibly want. Perfect for date night, family dinner, or even a meal by yourself. 

I hope you enjoy it!!

ALSO the winner of our previous monogrammed towel giveaway is......

STEPHANIE M.!!!

Congratulations and be sure and email me your info so we can get this made for ya!!

I hope ya'll have a great wednesday and I apologize for the no post on Monday, I am still getting the hang of this. 

We also still need pictures for Fan Photo Friday, so keep those coming!!

Favorites and Fan Photo Fridays?

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So while I am tinkering around with the blog ideas and what to do, I decided to post some things I have been loving lately and maybe for all my pet lovers out there...some things that Mo has been loving too. Maybe Favorite Fridays will become a thing? who knows!!

So my favorites this week have been a little scattered across the board from foods to tv to everything in between.

Favorite TV show: 

Friday Night Lights 

In all honestly, I fell in love with this show so fast and binge watched the series, I started from season 1 again right after finishing it! If you are a football fan, you will love it. If you hate football, you will love it. The football scenes are so well done and the whole show is so detailed. I'll tell ya, as much as I love Tennessee, I wanted to live in Dillon, Texas after watching this. You can catch the whole series on Netflix now. (sorry in advance for the lack of everything else you neglect in your life, once you start watching...you can't stop)

Favorite Clothing Item:

NorthFace Women's Venture Rain Jacket

We can thank the crazy TN weather for this one. I am not going to complain about our much needed rain but I hate the rain one minute, sunshine the next, then a tornado type of rain. I have had this jacket for 2 or 3 years now and I searched for ever to find it. I have this color as well which is not as fisherman like as it looks in the picture. It is lightweight and I honestly think it folds into a pouch or something because there are so many pockets and zippers on this thing its not even crazy. I adore this jacket.

Favorite Food:

Froot Loops with Marshmallows.

Hello, My name is Taylor and I am a cereal addict. Seriously, I could live off of cereal for months and be A okay. However, before you judge me on this, read the box "Its a good source of vitamin D" (I'm sorry. I try to make myself feel better about eating a whole box.) It is the perfect quick little snack though. 

Favorite Song:
Chase Rice-Ready Set Roll

I heard it once, and I was in love from then on out. Of course I am obsessed with my country music anyway, but this is a great upbeat, summery, and just have fun song. Its a great sing along too!

Favorite Miscellaneous Item:

Pet Portrait By Brianne's Abstract Pet Portraits.

https://www.facebook.com/briannespetportraits

I mean all of my dog lovers out there will just love this one! Can you believe this! She does an amazing job and was so easy to work with. In each portrait she does, she hides your pets name somewhere in it. It was so fun to get this in the mail and it now proudly hangs on my wall...Am I MoDizzle obsessed or what?

Mo's Favorites:

Mo doesn't like toys, he doesn't like to play, the key to his heart is definitely through food. He is a pig. He will eat almost anything you give him but you can surely tell when something is a hit or miss in his book.

Mo's Favorite Food of the Moment:

Kibbles n' Bits American Grill

He will eat this like crazy! If you have not seen the commercial for this, you are missing out! It is so cute and well done, and I am a huge sucker for advertisement. Well done Kibbles n' Bits. You definitely knocked this one out of the park. Steak, Cheese, Carrots and Green Beans? Mo is one happy pup.

Mo's Favorite Treat of the Moment:

Canine Carryouts Beef Flavor

*Caution* 

Will cause dogs to beg uncontrollably

and

Annoy you until you give in

In all seriousness, Mo would eat as many of these as I would give him because they are soft and easy for him to eat. One big thing for Chinese Cresteds is tooth loss at a young age so anything he can eat easily and enjoy is an A+ in my book.

Well, thats it for this week!

Did you enjoy Favorites Friday or would you like to see Big Flop Friday (things that definitely did not make the favorites list)? or maybe both?

I still want to hear from you! I want to know more things you would like to see!

Remember to check back Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for new posts.

(also remember check the post from last wednesday for the giveaway!)

Feel Free to Contact me with any comments or suggestions you may have, and keep the comments coming!

I want to see your favorite pictures for Fan Photo Fridays!

Next week I will post a few fan photos that are submitted! They can be of some of your favorite things of the week, recipes you have tried, your crafts, your pets, anything you want to post!! Email them to me at CHSSouthernbelle@gmail.com with the subject line Fan Photo Fridays! Be sure to add your name to them and Be sure to caption them if you want that included too!

Review: Brother PE500 Embroidery Machine

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Wow. First blog post down and 178 views!! I could not ask for more!

Today is going to be an out-of-the-box review! If you read my first post with my 25 random facts about me, you know I love all things monogrammed. I would monogram every article of clothing I had if I could. Buying monogrammed items can get expensive, especially if you want something different and out of the box. Well, for Christmas my parents decided to feed my obsession and purchase me the Brother PE500 embroidery machine so I could do it myself. I was so excited and I thought then that I had died and gone to Monogram Heaven. Before I get on to my review, keep reading for a hidden monogrammed towel giveaway at the bottom...

So this is the Brother PE500 Embroidery Machine..

It retails for around $268.00

It comes with a 4x4 hoop and includes over 70 designs and 5 fonts.

It also connects to your computer for easy design import.

Okay, now that I have the ever so boring details out of the way, let me give you my honest opinion.

First Impression: Holy Cow, there is a lot of stuff in here. In the box you get pretty much everything you would need to just open it up and start embroidering. HUGE PLUS. I hate buying one thing and having to buy 500 other things just to get started. Included is thread, stabilizer, needles galore, and tons of other miscellaneous items.

Being a newbie when it came to embroidering, I glanced over the instructions and it seemed easy enough so I basically just popped in some fabric and had a few test runs. 

I added the hoop and stabilizer, and tried one simple design from the ones that were built into the machine and they all worked without a hitch.

In my opinion, the built-in designs are a little outdated. Mostly things you would see embroidered on Great Grandma's pillow. It does give you a Brother endorsed website Ibroidery to purchase additional designs, but they are older, more outdated things as well. Tweety Bird was there..The 90's called. they want their designs back.

After I test the designs and they worked, I decided to try some monogramming. I did have to purchase my own monogramming alphabet, because the fonts included will only get about an 1.5 inches high even though they are in a 4x4 hoop. They are so small I can't even take it. I'll post a picture below of the design on a pair of pajama pants next to a quarter..

Really? SO small.

After I purchased my separate alphabet, I was VERY pleased with the result. I embroidered two pair of shorts for the summer and I instantly was hooked.

Now, don't be fooled. This machine has tons of options for designs, not just monograms. I have done numerous towels with designs I have purchased online, and customized them for others.

I have monogrammed blankets for my friends baby, scarves, shorts, pants, pocket tees, hats, baseball bat bags, purses, and towels. I have found so many awesome designs featuring anything you could ever want, dogs, cats, flowers, birds, houses, names, etc..

On to the Pros and Cons:

Pros:

Easy to use

Includes a lot of extras and accessories

Easy to connect to computer

Pretty fast at doing designs

Very tight and professional looking when finished

Cons:

Hoop is very small

Built-in Designs very outdated

Built-in Fonts very very very very small

All the good designs you have to buy (Prices range from free-$6-7 from what I have found)

Overall, I love my machine and wouldn't trade it for anything. I have no problem buying the designs I want because I know they are things I will use. I have used my monogram font I purchased so many times and it was only $2 for the entire thing. I do wished I could do a few bigger designs, but this is the perfect beginners machine and for non-commercial use. I would definitely repurchase or encourage my friends and family to purchase this product.

On to the giveaway!! 

I am so excited for this. 1 winner will win a custom monogrammed towel, handmade by yours truly!

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2. Leave one comment on this Post about some future ideas or things you hope to see on this blog. ***When you comment, if you post as Anonymous, Please sign your name so I can verify your entry***

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Easy as Pie.

If you have any questions or comments about the review, let me know by commenting below or sending me an email. I will have a contact button on the sidebar.

Thank you so much for continuing to read this blog. I am hoping to start a Monday, Wednesday, Friday schedule starting this upcoming week. As always, I love hearing from ya'll and keeping this a very social blog. I love the comments and ideas ya'll send in so keep them coming. 

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so, you wanna know about me?

Hey Ya'll! 

Okay so I know this is my first blog post and no one really wants to know about me, but I decided to post 50 random facts about me before we start this blog journey. I started this blog because, quite frankly, I loved reading other peoples and thought why not! I have tons of awesome stuff planned for this blog and I am so excited to get started. If I ever get any readers :) and you have any ideas for future post or things you'd like to see, let me know!! Let's get started!!

 50 Random Facts about Me!!

1. My name is Taylor (I know that this isn't really random, but I thought we'd start with the basics)

2. I am obsessed with my dog, MoDizzle. He is a chinese crested. You will probably be seeing alot of him on here. He is like my child since I dont have any yet.

3. Speaking of Mo, He is Tennessee's Ugliest Dog. No I am not kidding, and no, I wont be mad if you think he's ugly too.

4. I am deathly afraid of possums. I don't know what, but the fear is real.

5. I am a Tennessee girl born and bred. My blood runs orange and I will cheer on my Vols all day long.

6. I am always barefoot. I hate wearing shoes. period. It could be 20 below zero and I will still be barefoot.

7. My mom is my best friend. I spend most of my time with her and she is the bomb. She is also the best cook in the world. Trust me on that one.

8. I love to sing. I haven't really sang since high school....unless....does shower singing count?

9. I love to cook, but hate to bake.

10. I love wrestling. Yes I know its fake. No I don't care. I love it.

11. I LOVE going to concerts. I also am in love with country music. (What more would you expect from a southern girl like me?) I also keep the tickets from them and I made a special board from them.

12. I love the fall. The weather, football season, the colors, all of it.

13. I am a loudmouth. I am outgoing and I speak my mind all the time. (Sometimes it gets me in trouble) I always stand up for myself and all of my friends who don't I encourage them not to be doormats.

14. I am a hoarder and I am not ashamed. Not quite the TLC type of hoarder though.

15. I love following Youtube vlogs. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Cullen and Katie (Bamachick1101) and Jared and Ellie (stylebyellie). If you don't know what I mean when I say #targetballing or THIS IS EXCITING...you need to go watch them ASAP.

16. I am a people person. I love being around people.

17. I have the weirdest sense of humor in the world, but I love making people laugh.

18. I monogram everything. Everyone things its weird but its an obsession.

19. I desperately want to go to Cosmetology School.

20. I love goats and sheep. I love all the funny videos about goats and sheep too, they make me laugh everytime. (I mean this needs no explanation right?)

21. My family and I run a Dog Rescue.

22. I am not a huge fan of movies but I love the Rocky movies, Beauty and the Beast, Sweet Home Alabama, and Fox and the Hound. (yes, in my heart I am a disney princess and yes, I am reminiscing on childhood.)

23. I love my style of fashion, but sometimes, its just down right tacky.

24. I love wax tarts and primitive home decor.

25. I like to talk....a lot..so get ready blog readers!

Well, I guess thats enough about me for now. If you have any questions for me comment below or shoot me an email. I would love love love to have your input and feedback. I want to know what you guys want to see! If you have any future post ideas, comment below. 

In the mean time....I want to know about you!!

Comment a random fact about yourself!