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Hashtag Everything Gold

11/21/2015

#H A S H T A G... Everything is GOLD at the Henry home this Christmas season! The last few years our "theme colour" has been red. So this year I thought I'd change it up and incorporate a lot more gold. I must say I'm loving the gold, simple and elegant all at once. Gold is extravagant, timeless and so inviting. I also love that if I choose to add a bit of colour next year all my gold pieces will still work beautifully as it is a neutral colour to pair up with some brighter colours. I believe you can make your home beautiful even on a budget. So don't get discouraged thinking you need hundreds of dollars to make your home look elegant this Christmas season. I like to change things up often, so I never really spend a lot. Sometimes just getting creative with some older pieces and changing them up, it can become new. I even found some really cute things at the dollar store this year that honestly you would never know! So I thought I would share a few little things I did around my home to inspire you during this Christmas season.
"Get Inspired Today!"

Battery operated
lights / gold balls. Look beautiful anywhere.
Dollar Store $3

Clear plastic reindeer look great on there own but I decided to spray them gold!
Dollar Store
$1.25 each
Spray Paint
Wal-Mart $5.99

Front Urn.
fresh greenery at
Farm Boy. I never know how my pot will turn out. I just go with the flow to see where things go! A good money saver is to reuse all the accessories each year.
Total Cost $25

Candles! I'm a candle lover all year round. These Voluspa candles are amazing. Made with coconut wax they burn beautifully.
Chapters $30

Clear to Gold Reindeer....

Merry & Bright signs.
little quotes I
added to my tree.
Michael's Craft Store
$1.50 per quote

Pillows! I just love pillows. Slip covers are a great way to change out your pillows for different seasons.
Fur slip Covers
Fabricland
$10 each

Love these little clear snow trees. I bought these last year for just $1.25 from the Dollar Store. I always get asked where I got them. When I tell people the dollar store, their shocked!

Voluspa candles
are perfect for the holidays. such pretty packaging.
Chapters $20
(Tin)

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Bright & Merry

11/16/2015

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I don't know about you, but I just love Christmas time. For me spiritually celebrating Jesus's birthday, the lights, the music, the smell of pine, the food, the baking, the warm fires on snowy days, sipping hot coco and time spent with family and friends. The list could go on for me. There's just so many amazing things to be thankful and grateful for. Christmas has a way of making people feel all the feelings. From the twinkling Christmas tree to the thoughtful gifts beneath it, there's just something heartwarming about the holiday.
On the flipside some people turn into the GRINCH so to speak ha ha. You know the Grinch Who Stole Christmas! Just a few words to describe them would be... mean, rude, stealing parking spots when the mall is absolutely crazy, getting the middle finger pointed at you for no reason. All the last minute shoppers stressing over money, and buying out of obligation. Oh boy!!!

Christmas is fast approaching and only 6 weeks away. My motivation in writing this blog post today was to remind you to remember to keep the true meaning of what Christmas is really about. I guess if I had to sum it all up in one word it would be to LOVE. Gifts and presents are wonderful but don't let that be your main focus this year. I love presents and I love to give but sometimes we put too much emphasis on all the material things when that's really not what's important. Spending time with loved ones, cooking a nice meal, or even going out. Most times its the "little things" that mean the most. So don't get overwhelmed or caught up with thinking you need to buy all these expensive gifts to make people happy. I recently read a quote and it stated "Friendship isn't a big thing, its a million little things". I really love that.

So lets remember to stay "Bright and Merry" as this Christmas season is fast approaching.
BRIGHT (Adjective) Giving out or reflecting a lot of light; shining.
MERRY (Adjective) Full of cheerfulness, liveliness, and good feelings.

Quotes that will make you feel Bright and Merry:
"Christmas isn't just a day, its a frame of mind." -Valentine Davies
"One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day." - Andy Rooney
"Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone." -Charles Schulz
"My idea of Christmas, weather old fashioned or modern, is very simple: Loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?" -Bob Hope

"Get Inspired Today!"
Much Love,
Sarah Henry

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Delicious Cookies

11/5/2015

The BEST Oatmeal, Pecan, Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Posted by Sarah Henry
If you stopped in to check out this most recent blog post, thanks for stopping by.
I promise, you will not be disappointed with this oatmeal cookie recipe.
If you're anything like me it can be frustrating at times trying to find that "perfect recipe" when searching on Pinterest or online for new recipe ideas. Nothing worse than buying all the ingredients, then going home to make it, and then realizing it looks and tastes nothing like the picture. Well I promise you if your an oatmeal cookie lover this is NOT one of those recipes!
Although I cannot take all the credit for this yummy cookie recipe, it is by far the best Oatmeal cookie I have ever baked or had. A dear friend of mine shared this recipe with me a couple years back and it is now a staple in our home. It is my go to recipe for sure all year round. So with Christmas on the way I thought this would be a fun and easy recipe to share with you all. I like simplicity and I love recipes that call for ingredients that you would typically have on hand already. Or may only need to pick up a few items at the grocery store to make. I would love to hear your feedback... HAPPY BAKING!!!
"Get Inspired Today!"

TIP: For best results have your butter and egg at room temperature. The cookies come out the best with this step in mind. I normally take my butter out the night before if I'm planning to make cookies for the following day.

BAKE: 350' for 12-15 minutes
If you like your cookies on the softer side try 12 minutes to start. Keeping in mind that all ovens are different so you may want to test the first batch to see what the appropriate timing is for your oven.

RECIPE:
DRY INGREDIENTS
2 cups of Quick Oats
1.5 cups of Flour (all purpose)
1 teaspoon of Baking Soda
1/4 teaspoon of salt
Mix together and set aside

WET INGREDIENTS
1 cup of Butter
1.5 cups of Brown Sugar
1 Egg
1 teaspoon of Vanilla extract
In your mixer, mix butter and sugar until well incorporated.
Add your egg and mix well. Add vanilla extract.
Now add all your dry ingredient and mix.

LASTLEY
1 cup of Chocolate Chips
1 cup of chopped Pecans (Optional)
Mix into batter.
Measure 1 tablespoon of batter into balls and place on cookie sheets.
Press down a bit on each ball to flatten a little and bake!

Hashtag Everything Gold

Clear to Gold Reindeer....

Bright & Merry

Delicious Cookies

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Clear to Gold Reindeer....

Bright & Merry

Delicious Cookies

His mercies are new every morning. Lamentations 3:23

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