Please tell me what day you were on gma. They are putting full episodes on UA-cam so if anyone wants to see it that missed it, it is available for viewing.
First, congratulations on your appearance on Good Morning America. Second, I love your ideas. They're always so beautiful and high-end looking. Third, you look absolutely gorgeous in that cranberry dress. It was made for you, friend.
One of my favorite holiday party trays is to make "party" cookies. I get the plainest cookies I can find at the Dollar Tree and a container of frosting. I just melt the frosting in a pan on the stove, then dip the cookies in it, or make a swish, swirl or glob on the cookie. Add on sprinkles, chocolate chips, nuts, etc. and you have plain cookies made into their "party" best.
Fun Fact! While trying to fill the cookie cutters with CoolWhip to freeze, if you put the Cool Whip in a baggie and snip the corner you can pipe it in very evenly and easily 😊
I got a t-shirt from the company, threadless, that says, "You are enough" on the front surrounded by flowers. I thought I could spread some cheer just by wearing it.
My family LOVES my cheese ball but along with the cream and shredded cheeses, I add drained, medium curd cottage cheese to my mix. Most times I mix in a ranch dressing packet but I've used other spice mixes too. I get asked for it every year.
You knocked it out of the park again!! You also look so cute in the clothes from thread up. And congratulations on your TV appearance!! great job as usual❤
I just bought those bagel chips for our Christmas party the other day!😊 I got a recipe from my best friend to mix cool whip & strawberry yogurt for fruit tray dip! It is delicious!❤
That's awesome! That you were on GMA. Congratulations!🎉 I love the cheese board, and that chocolate dip at the end was so simple and looked so good. Thanks for the tips and recipes. Merry Christmas!🎄😊
I just watched this whole video twice because of how great the recipes looked! We’re having an ugly sweater party at our house next weekend and I’m going to be doing most of this. Thank you for the money saving tips.🎉❤
Loved the segment on GMA the other day, you knocked it out of the park. Think they’re obsessed with your content, I know I am. Keep it up and have a wonderful Christmas my friend. Dorene Weiss 🥰
Mmm these look so good! Another easy, yummy appetizer I love to do is hot pepper jelly, cream cheese, and a thin sliver of smoked salmon on a cracker 😋
I’m convinced she not only straightens up the shelves before she films she cleans them! Because I’ve been in 50+ different Dollar Tree stores. The one constant is the shelves are old, rust spots, dirty and many bent. They’re generally a hot mess. I’m talking about the metal shelves themselves! Depending on the GM it may or may not be orderly. With products pulled forward and all even. I do this in the stores around my town. I recently helped one GM for 2.5 hours straighten up the make up section. That store literally looks like the roof got ripped off in a tornado. Then every single item sucked up into it, swirled around then just spit back into the store from above. It’s that messy! The entire store. But I helped him with the make up section. It was back to a hot wreck with maybe 20% of products on the pegboard. I just like doing this, straightening it all up. 🤷🏼♀️ I looked back at a few of Katherine’s videos and it just dawned on me how clean the metal shelves are. Unless her stores are brand new & those shelves were just made last week She has to take everything off, clean then restock! Here’s my question for y’all… What does your regular stores nail polish section look like? How about the make up? 😊 This is not a criticism, not at all! I love it if she does! Great video ❤
My main 8 DTs vary. 3 are exactly like hers (always film-ready) and managed by the same GM, who is constantly in all of them. One is 3yo but the others are old. The nail polish, ribbon, and tool sections are perfectly lined. Some nail polishes are in clear plastic bases that I assume they're shipped in and top removed. Others are lined up on the shelves without mixing of colors. Then, I have 3 stores that are old with rusty shelves but lined up and stocked very well. All of the managers of those stores worked for the same GM, that I mentioned before. The last two stores are atrocious, like you described. They have a high turnover rate, are not full Plus stores, and have lower income shoppers. I find the management to be important, but the shoppers' behavior makes a big difference too. I noticed the stores where people ruffle through stuff and not put stuff back also have the smallest staff. Hope I helped🤷🏾♀️😉
@@Cheray_ you did! And you nailed it spot on…. Management! We can’t always blame everything on Corporate! But as far as the GM, It matters big! The cleaner the store the more the GM is there busting it 100%! The messy practically empty one, I think I’ve seen the GM once. I live 1 mile from it so I’m in often. I even marked a few boxes that had been on the floor for a long time. They were there overtt 2 MONTHS! This one is in a cycle that if not stopped they’ll have to close it. I regularly go to 7 stores. 7-8. If I took all the empty spaces and added it up? It’d still be 1/3 at most of all the empty space in this one! She’s just flat out given up! With less & less hours = fewer people working = less stock out = Less sales = less profit = Less hours…. And round & round it goes until it’s gone. Which is sad. It could be a great store. There are a very small number here that look like this one here in the video. But even those have fixtures as old a dirt. The one I’m at the most has the worst floors! Dear God they’re a death trap! Last week a very sweet 85 yr old Lady tripped and fell hard! Her DIL & the Mgr on duty held her while I called 911. The Mgr was holding the lady till the Ambulance got there. She did a great job. She was just the perfect balance of professional & compassionate. But I’ll be honest, I’m surprised that doesn’t happen every day! There are holes/dips in the floor all over the store. Corporate’s fix? Put tape on it 🤔 The bathroom was broken for 3+ months. So no water. The floors are disgusting 🤮 I can do a lot as a Customer/ friend but certainly not the floors. lol Happy Shopping 🛍️
@@jenniferd264 Oh my goodness, I hope the lady has a speedy recovery..that was terrible🙏🏾 Sounds like we could almost be shopping the exact same stores LOL! I always try to help a bit with the other stores but there is only so much that those of us who care can do, when you have so many that don't. Happy Shopping to you too Sis🤗
I love the way you made your cheese ball!! I make mine with chip beef and soy sauce and shredded cheese or nuts… It’s delicious!! I’m have to try the cool whip and marshmallow fluff and hot chocolate that looked yummy!! Thanks for sharing all that you do my friend!!!
We don't have a Dollar Tree close by, I went to one in my son's town which is 90 miles away. I was so excited to find that they added more products to the store. I found one of those very pretty jar candle for $5.😊
Kathryn that charcuterie board looks amazing. I am hosting Christmas and will be using your ideas to make it special. Love this video. You have so many wonderful ideas! Thanks again ❤
Omg .congrats l saw you on the morning show. And l love 💕 you’re ideas with the Christmas cup and cute little hot chocoholic. You’re beautiful and amazing.❤😊
I really love seeing what you are getting up to in every video! Haha and, like so many others, after watching your videos every day, I realized that my brain has decided that we are friends. Yup! Hahaha😂 It's not THAT far off... I mean, that IS what I refer to you as!! So, as a friend, I wanted to suggest trying nude tights with the burgundy outfit. I think it will elevate the whole thing and tie it together much smoother❤It will look AMAZING with that purse in hand beside it! 🤩 I can't wait to see you in your next video! Happy Holidays Everyone !!
I’m always nervous about food brands I don’t know at Dollar Tree. They’re cheaper… but do they taste good? 🤔 I buy store brand a lot from my grocery store so I guess I could just try it and see.
Cook the Brie with maple syrup and pecans on top. use cream cheese sliced and top with a little bit of pampered chef's spicey pineapple rum sauce and others with the raspberry habanero - sooo good
Kathryn if I would live in the USA I would roll as a ball. So much food option it is incredible. Yes sometimes I wish we had more option but only sometimes. Everything looked so yummy. I think I have gained couple of kilo just watching you.😅😊 Love your videoes.❤🫶👏🕺💃🦘🐨🦘🐨
Shop ThredUp tdup.co/doitonadimeDec24 and use code DIME for 45% off plus free shipping on your first order! The Holiday Shop is adorable!
Please tell me what day you were on gma. They are putting full episodes on UA-cam so if anyone wants to see it that missed it, it is available for viewing.
WOW!
Kathryn. This is just what I needed. Had no ideas for our get together. Thank you!
You are the Dollar Store Martha Stewart which is totally meant as a compliment!
Agree!!!
Martha will soon be calling for some advice
I haven’t watched the doc is it good?
First, congratulations on your appearance on Good Morning America. Second, I love your ideas. They're always so beautiful and high-end looking. Third, you look absolutely gorgeous in that cranberry dress. It was made for you, friend.
One of my favorite holiday party trays is to make "party" cookies. I get the plainest cookies I can find at the Dollar Tree and a container of frosting. I just melt the frosting in a pan on the stove, then dip the cookies in it, or make a swish, swirl or glob on the cookie. Add on sprinkles, chocolate chips, nuts, etc. and you have plain cookies made into their "party" best.
Great idea!!
Congratulations on being in Good Morning America! You are so encouraging and uplifting, it’s good to see you spreading joy even further.
Fun Fact! While trying to fill the cookie cutters with CoolWhip to freeze, if you put the Cool Whip in a baggie and snip the corner you can pipe it in very evenly and easily 😊
I had the same thought, far less messy
Those chartreuse trays look amazing. You are so talented. You must have been a party planner at one. I would love to be this creative.
You are the Dollar Tree Queen! SO many great ideas here.
I got a t-shirt from the company, threadless, that says, "You are enough" on the front surrounded by flowers. I thought I could spread some cheer just by wearing it.
I am going to try the bow tie pasta in the air fryer. I would never have thought of putting pasta in the air fryer. looks tasty and different.
Thank you as always for saying im enough, I needed to hear them today. The food snacks look so good. God bless you and your family 🎄⛄🤗
I love everything you did. I am definitely going to use the Cool Whip and cookie cutter trick, so clever. You look amazing in all the holiday attire
Everything looks so beautiful!
I’m actually headed to Aldi in a minute! ITS THE BEST
perfect timing! I have a Gingerbread House Party this Saturday and will use your ideas for my own cheese board. thank you and Merry Christmas!
My family LOVES my cheese ball but along with the cream and shredded cheeses, I add drained, medium curd cottage cheese to my mix. Most times I mix in a ranch dressing packet but I've used other spice mixes too. I get asked for it every year.
This video came just in time! Hosting a party this Friday so I'm going to do all of these!!!
Gave the tumblers with cocoa mix and Hershey kisses and candy cane's for our volunteers.
Congratulations on Good morning America. That food looks amazing.
I LOVE the garlic bagel chips!! They are my absolute favorite!!!
Love you Kathryn and I wish you and your family a merry Christmas and a happy new year
You knocked it out of the park again!! You also look so cute in the clothes from thread up. And congratulations on your TV appearance!! great job as usual❤
I love the ginger snaps...year around!
I can’t wait to try the charcuterie ideas. Thank you. Merry Christmas!
Love this,so many great ideas ! Happy Holidays
I just bought those bagel chips for our Christmas party the other day!😊 I got a recipe from my best friend to mix cool whip & strawberry yogurt for fruit tray dip! It is delicious!❤
All looks delicious but I think I would go with 100% cream cheese from Aldi's.
The dairy products are much cheaper at Aldi
That's awesome! That you were on GMA. Congratulations!🎉
I love the cheese board, and that chocolate dip at the end was so simple and looked so good. Thanks for the tips and recipes.
Merry Christmas!🎄😊
wow congrats on good morning America that's amazing. love your ideas and your attitude, always so pleasant :)
I just watched this whole video twice because of how great the recipes looked! We’re having an ugly sweater party at our house next weekend and I’m going to be doing most of this. Thank you for the money saving tips.🎉❤
You are so welcome! I hope your ugly sweater party is a blast! 🎉
Such great ideas. You are always the best on showing how great dt is.😊
How you make Dollar Tree items look so darn classy is a true Christmas miracle, Kristen! Happy Holidays to you and yours💚♥️
Great video, Kathryn. Love all the hacks. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Thank you! Merry Christmas to you and your family too! 😊
The pasta chips look great! I might want to try that. All great ideas. 😃👍🏻
I follow you on all platform. I love your videos. It’s so helpful budget friendly.
The “Olive oil” is canola with about 1% olive oil fyi
I agree read all the ingredients in these things, such as the parmesan cheese is mostly cellulose which is wood pulp.
I understand trying to save money, especially these days. But quality matters too. It's a balancing act.
For a one time party snack I'd go with it-
Yes, and it was a Dollar Tree challenge, so I think the ideas are amazing! @@ceegee1070
Loved the segment on GMA the other day, you knocked it out of the park. Think they’re obsessed with your content, I know I am. Keep it up and have a wonderful Christmas my friend. Dorene Weiss 🥰
Thank you so much! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas too!
Mmm these look so good!
Another easy, yummy appetizer I love to do is hot pepper jelly, cream cheese, and a thin sliver of smoked salmon on a cracker 😋
Love these tips, thank you!! I will be using a lot of these for our holiday party.
Such WONDERFUL ideas! Great job on GMA!!
Thank you Katherine. Such great ideas on a Budget. I appreciate your channel and always look forward to your next one. Have a blessed day.
You're so sweet! 🙏 I'm glad you enjoy the videos!
You and your channel are so positive and uplifting! I really enjoy watching. Happy New Year!
I couldn't believe my eyes!! OMG there's Kathryn on ABC my You Tube lady ❤ I'm just hungry now after seeing these yummy snacks 😋
I’m convinced she not only straightens up the shelves before she films she cleans them! Because I’ve been in 50+ different Dollar Tree stores. The one constant is the shelves are old, rust spots, dirty and many bent. They’re generally a hot mess. I’m talking about the metal shelves themselves! Depending on the GM it may or may not be orderly. With products pulled forward and all even. I do this in the stores around my town. I recently helped one GM for 2.5 hours straighten up the make up section. That store literally looks like the roof got ripped off in a tornado. Then every single item sucked up into it, swirled around then just spit back into the store from above. It’s that messy! The entire store. But I helped him with the make up section. It was back to a hot wreck with maybe 20% of products on the pegboard. I just like doing this, straightening it all up. 🤷🏼♀️
I looked back at a few of Katherine’s videos and it just dawned on me how clean the metal shelves are. Unless her stores are brand new & those shelves were just made last week She has to take everything off, clean then restock!
Here’s my question for y’all…
What does your regular stores nail polish section look like? How about the make up? 😊
This is not a criticism, not at all! I love it if she does!
Great video ❤
I have NEVER seen a Dollar Tree that looks like hers!
My main 8 DTs vary. 3 are exactly like hers (always film-ready) and managed by the same GM, who is constantly in all of them. One is 3yo but the others are old. The nail polish, ribbon, and tool sections are perfectly lined. Some nail polishes are in clear plastic bases that I assume they're shipped in and top removed. Others are lined up on the shelves without mixing of colors.
Then, I have 3 stores that are old with rusty shelves but lined up and stocked very well. All of the managers of those stores worked for the same GM, that I mentioned before.
The last two stores are atrocious, like you described. They have a high turnover rate, are not full Plus stores, and have lower income shoppers. I find the management to be important, but the shoppers' behavior makes a big difference too. I noticed the stores where people ruffle through stuff and not put stuff back also have the smallest staff. Hope I helped🤷🏾♀️😉
@@Cheray_ you did! And you nailed it spot on…. Management! We can’t always blame everything on Corporate! But as far as the GM, It matters big! The cleaner the store the more the GM is there busting it 100%! The messy practically empty one, I think I’ve seen the GM once. I live 1 mile from it so I’m in often. I even marked a few boxes that had been on the floor for a long time. They were there overtt 2 MONTHS!
This one is in a cycle that if not stopped they’ll have to close it. I regularly go to 7 stores. 7-8. If I took all the empty spaces and added it up? It’d still be 1/3 at most of all the empty space in this one! She’s just flat out given up! With less & less hours = fewer people working = less stock out = Less sales = less profit = Less hours…. And round & round it goes until it’s gone. Which is sad. It could be a great store.
There are a very small number here that look like this one here in the video. But even those have fixtures as old a dirt. The one I’m at the most has the worst floors! Dear God they’re a death trap! Last week a very sweet 85 yr old Lady tripped and fell hard! Her DIL & the Mgr on duty held her while I called 911. The Mgr was holding the lady till the Ambulance got there. She did a great job. She was just the perfect balance of professional & compassionate. But I’ll be honest, I’m surprised that doesn’t happen every day! There are holes/dips in the floor all over the store. Corporate’s fix? Put tape on it 🤔 The bathroom was broken for 3+ months. So no water. The floors are disgusting 🤮
I can do a lot as a Customer/ friend but certainly not the floors. lol
Happy Shopping 🛍️
@@jenniferd264 Oh my goodness, I hope the lady has a speedy recovery..that was terrible🙏🏾 Sounds like we could almost be shopping the exact same stores LOL! I always try to help a bit with the other stores but there is only so much that those of us who care can do, when you have so many that don't. Happy Shopping to you too Sis🤗
That burgundy sequin dress is fabulous 🤩
Love the whipped cream toppers! And everything else too! Thank you.🎄😉👍♥️🎄
Your videos make me so happy! Happy holidays, my friend.
Congratulations on being on Good Morning America!🎉🎉🎉 You have a fabulous Dollar Tree. None near me are that clean or have that much food!!
I love the way you made your cheese ball!! I make mine with chip beef and soy sauce and shredded cheese or nuts… It’s delicious!! I’m have to try the cool whip and marshmallow fluff and hot chocolate that looked yummy!! Thanks for sharing all that you do my friend!!!
Thanks for sharing these wonderful easy and affordable recipes!!!
Thank you and have a great evening!
So many awesome ideas for my Christmas Eve gathering!!! Thank you! Merry Christmas!🎄
Our Dollar Tree is closing next week 😢.
Will still enjoy watching your videos and am looking forward to new ideas 😊.
We don't have a Dollar Tree close by, I went to one in my son's town which is 90 miles away. I was so excited to find that they added more products to the store. I found one of those very pretty jar candle for $5.😊
All of it was fantastic 🎄 Thank you for such great ideas🥰
You are awesome, and you are enough as well. Thanks for your ideas. I love them all. I will be looking into Thred Up.
Where did you buy the wooden lazy susan board? Love, love, LOVE your ideas and ALDI is my go-to for shopping too!
Great ideas and all of the dips look so delicious and easy to make - thanks for posting ❤ Happy Holidays to you and your family, Kathryn 🙏💙🎄🎅🎶🤩🎵
They all looked so yummy, couldn’t pick a favorite!❤️
Im making the whipped cream toppers!😊
Katherine!!! I’ve been waiting on a video! Thank you :)
Got to try that cheese ball... Yum 😋 Great video!
So sad i missed you on tv. I have had appointments and trying to do all my Christmas things in the mornings
Thanks Kathryn you are the best!
Kathryn that charcuterie board looks amazing. I am hosting Christmas and will be using your ideas to make it special. Love this video. You have so many wonderful ideas! Thanks again ❤
Hope that you and your family have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year I'm going to try all the things you just show for the holidays🎄❄️🎁
Happy holidays ❤
Happy Holidays 🎄 beautiful!! May you and your family be surrounded with blessings 🙏!!
Such great ideas!! The charcuterie board is my favorite. So festive looking for any gathering!!
Here's wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas. God bless you
You, my dear, are such an inspiration.❤❤❤
Awww thank you so much for the kind words! ☺
Thanks for trying on the dress😂 How gorgeous! The back is so neat.
I am so doing the cheese ball ! Merry Christmas ❤❤
Merry Christmas Kathryn!😊
great ideas ! From what I see your store is better than the one close to my house.
The inspirations are many and so good ❤
Thanks for sharing, you are simply amazing ❤️ the dress looks beautiful on you 🔥💜 love and blessings to you and your beautiful family 💕💕💕
Thank you so much! 💕
❤❤ all of it looks so yummy, gonna have to try them! Thanks for sharing!! ❤❤
Omg .congrats l saw you on the morning show. And l love 💕 you’re ideas with the Christmas cup and cute little hot chocoholic. You’re beautiful and amazing.❤😊
The board looks great I'd try this for any occasion really!
My mother in law serves Brie with gingerbread, delicious.
What a beautiful wedding ring, for a beautiful girl!!! 💕
All great ideas 💡 So creative. Yummy 😋
TFS Kathryn ❤ Merry Christmas to you and your family! I loved all the ideas for the charcuterie board. And you definitely rocked the Thredup outfits 😊
I really love seeing what you are getting up to in every video! Haha and, like so many others, after watching your videos every day, I realized that my brain has decided that we are friends. Yup! Hahaha😂 It's not THAT far off... I mean, that IS what I refer to you as!! So, as a friend, I wanted to suggest trying nude tights with the burgundy outfit. I think it will elevate the whole thing and tie it together much smoother❤It will look AMAZING with that purse in hand beside it! 🤩
I can't wait to see you in your next video!
Happy Holidays Everyone !!
I have to try making the "noodle chips"!
Bravissima 💕💕💕💕 greetings from ITALY 💞❤️💗
I’m always nervous about food brands I don’t know at Dollar Tree. They’re cheaper… but do they taste good? 🤔 I buy store brand a lot from my grocery store so I guess I could just try it and see.
Always love your videos, but this one was awesome! Continue the great work you do, we are here for it. ❤
Woo-hoo congrats! Your ideas are so cute!❤🎉 more recipes
Thank you! I'm glad you like them! 😊
Cook the Brie with maple syrup and pecans on top. use cream cheese sliced and top with a little bit of pampered chef's spicey pineapple rum sauce and others with the raspberry habanero - sooo good
Kathryn if I would live in the USA I would roll as a ball. So much food option it is incredible. Yes sometimes I wish we had more option but only sometimes. Everything looked so yummy. I think I have gained couple of kilo just watching you.😅😊 Love your videoes.❤🫶👏🕺💃🦘🐨🦘🐨
Look yummy got to try these recipes
I love all these ideas!! Can’t wait to host a party!!
It all looks delicious. 😋
Congratulations on Good Morning America. Love your tips and treats ❤❤❤❤
Yum ! Ty! Happy holidays to you and your family!
Congratulations you deserve it.
Thank you for the amazing videos! And you make my day with every one. You are wonderful, merry Christmas!
Waiting on you, you are so awesome. Always looking ❤❤❤