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Cost Plus World Market Grand Opening and a Giveaway!

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     I love living in Central Jersey but I will say that compared to North Jersey the shopping here doesn't compare. When I heard that Cost Plus World Market was coming to Paramus, NJ I knew I would be taking a pilgrimage back to my holy land!



     Cost Plus World Market is a decorating powerhouse for me. My industrial style bookcase is a World Market find as well as my sweet pie sign (I get so many compliments!).  The Paramus store in the Fashion Center (20 Fashion Center Ave)  is chock full of gorgeous table linens, furniture, ethnic foods, gift ideas, and home decor. The staff is cheerful and there is always someone ready to help. Everyone was excited about the Grand Opening events on May 19th-21st!

Thursday, May 19th
  • 9 am – special ribbon cutting ceremony-store opening immediately following
  • $10 Cost Plus World Market gift card for the first 100 customers in the door!
Thursday, May 19th – Saturday, May 21st
  • Free tasting and live entertainment
  • 4-7 pm Thursday Friday
  • 1-4 pm Saturday
  • Free tote bags for the first 100 customers in the door each day.
  • Daily raffle drawings! Prizes include three (3) $250 World Market gift cards each day.
  • Spend $40 and get 2 FREE* Movie Admissions
  • Plus, SAVE AN EXTRA 20% on your next purchase. Offer valid 5/19/16 – 5/21/16. Valid at the Paramus, NJ Cost Plus World Market store only.
  • For coupon: www.worldmarket.com/paramus
*Offer valid 5/19/16–5/21/16. Offer valid for in-store purchases of $40 or more before taxes, less
discounts. Not valid on purchases of alcoholic beverages and gift cards. First 350 customers each day,
who spend $40 or more, will receive two (2) reward codes each valid for one movie certificate via in
store handout. Each movie certificate is good towards one admission (up to $13 total value) to see any
movie at participating theaters in the U.S., at any showing including those designated as "no coupons,
no passes" in local theater listing guides. Reward codes void if not activated by 6/12/16 and certificates
void if not used by 7/31/16. If lost, cannot be replaced. No reproductions will be accepted. No cash
value. No change will be provided. Internet access and printer required, and must bring printed
certificates to the participating theater box office to redeem. Not valid with any other offer. Open only to
legal residents of the 50 U.S. & D.C., 18 or older and valid for one-time use only. Limit (1) offer per
person, per day. Offer valid at Cost Plus World Market Paramus, NJ store only. Not for resale; void if sold
or exchanged. If cost of movie admission is more than maximum value of the movie certificate then user
must pay the difference. Fandango Loyalty Solutions, LLC is not a sponsor or co-sponsor of this program.
Movie certificates are powered by Fandango Loyalty Solutions, LLC. ©2016 Fandango Loyalty Solutions,
LLC. All Rights Reserved.

I hope you'll visit the store opening...I know you'll love it as I do!

     We are getting a new front door today so this hello-goodbye doormat was the first thing in my cart!  I'll take more pictures of the mat when our new door is installed. But even with our old door, the mat brings a smile to your face when you walk up the steps.


     I bought several cake stands because I find these to be such so versatile!  I gave my kitchen a spring uplift with the 10 inch galvanized cake stand which I filled with strawberries. I also added the 12 inch jade colored cake stand  and some pretty kitchen towels (blue rana kitchen towel, artichoke flour sack towel, and red villa towel) to brighten my mostly neutral decor. Doesn't it look so springy and fresh?













     The 8.75 inch jade colored cake stand, which is used to hold my kitchen soaps, helps to brighten the space as well.



     I love the 12 inch wood and marble cake stand so much that I couldn't bear to put it on a shelf to wait for a cake.  It became part of my sideboard spring vignette instead along with a gorgeous peony bouquet!  Isn't the wood so rich?   






     My living room needed a little uplift too. It felt drab, tired, and old to me...the curtains, leftovers from our first house, didn't even touch the floor!. The dogs and kids trash the couch so buying something new doesn't make sense. But I knew Cost Plus World Market could help me jazz up the room!

     I bought white cotton voile sheer curtains,  the metal edge laptop table (Jim's favorite!), blue geo chenille throw pillow and an embroidered pillow to add a little pizzazz. The blue sea glass vase filler I scattered on the table reminds me of the beach and adds some sparkle.








      Now onto the giveaway! One lucky person will win a $500 World Market gift card. The giveaway will run from 5/16-5/22. Enter below...maybe the lucky winner will be you!

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Easter Spring Decor Jar/DIY Chocolate Bunny

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Spring can't get here quickly enough for me!  I long for pastel colors, flowers, and warmer days and since I have no patience  I am forcing Mother Nature's hand. I have begun adding some spring touches here and there around the house. Just having the lighter, fresher decor around makes me feel happier and helps to banish some of the winter blues!  

Today, I used some thrift store and found objects to make sweet spring jar decor!  I can't wait to show you how that little chocolate bunny came to be!

Spring Jar Decor

I was cruising through a thrift store last week and snagged this bunny for $1. He was cute as is but I knew he'd look better drenched in "chocolate."

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Using a sponge brush, I coated him with 3 coats of dark brown colored craft paint. I used a small brush to get into his nooks and crannies.

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When he was dry, I nestled him in a jar with dollar store moss (I had leftover from my DIY spring topiaries) and the wooden speckled eggs I painted a few years ago. A rolled fabric flower added the final touch!  I think he likes his new home and color, don't you?

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There are so many ways to fill spring jars. I am thinking of some pink silk peonies would be lovely or porcelain fairies with some little toadstools!  What would you put in a spring jar? 
 Thanks for visiting!
Jenny



Dining Room Update & Gift Ideas

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This post is sponsored by Cost Plus World Market. All opinions are mine alone. #worldmarketnj

A few weeks ago I was excited to tell you all about the Grand Opening of the new Cost Plus World Market store in Shrewsbury, NJ.   You can read about it here if you missed it. Last week, I was lucky enough to be invited to browse in the new World Market store and add some World Market flair to my home!

Was it fun?  Oh yes!  I can't wait to go back, in fact. There is so much to look at and it was hard not to buy everything!  But I'll show you a few of the things I did get!

You may remember my white china cabinet from posts way back when. It is a solid, happy little piece but it isn't working for me anymore. I have accumulated a lot of pretty serving pieces, etc and I am running out of space. 

I fell in love with the Emerson bookcase online and knew it was exactly what I was looking for when I went to World Market. She is huge with deep shelves and I knew she would work perfectly to hold my pretty things. 










The dark wood shelves compliment my wedding china perfectly and I'm so happy to have the china out where I can see it instead of stowed behind doors!


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 I preferred this bookcase over others because of its interesting details. It has these cool handles at the top and a step rail at the bottom. Very different and industrial which is what I needed in my traditional dining room! 


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To say I adore it may be an understatement!

I also picked up a few other things!  This sweet, little vintage sign looks perfect in my bay window in my kitchen.  This window ledge is my baking area and I think this sign adds just the right touch.


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The food aisles are so fun to browse through and I scooped up some holiday treats, including some chocolate coins and  Christmas chocolates!  They look so pretty nestled in my milk glass candy bowl.


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I also picked up a few other gifts while I was there.  My mom and aunt will love these sweet smelling French milled soaps and hand creams.




It was so fun to add some new pieces to my home for our holiday guests and to find new and different gifts to give!


Have you spruced up your home for the holidays?

Spring Mantel (better late than never)

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I've had these pictures of my shades of blue spring mantel on my camera forever!  I've finally gotten around to editing and posting them so consider it a mini throwback Thursday!  Ha!  Anyway, I gathered up some dried hydgrangeas from my sister's garden last summer, a few blue mason jars, and spray painted some things a lovely robin's egg blue to create a sweet spring mantel that will take us through to summer!


Deck Mini Makeover Shopping List

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Molly is making her first communion in May and I thought would be the perfect time to refresh our deck a bit!  It is just one big flat boring deck but with a few touches I think it will clean up nicely!


Thrift Store Find

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Do you ever think about the prior life of the stuff you buy at the thrift store?  I do. I wonder if it was a gift from Aunt Wetkiss or something found from cleaning out Grandma Smellsweird's house. Maybe that neighbor that collects owls decided to ditch owls and move on to pandas. Whatever!  


Well, I found this recently.




Fall Mantel 2014

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I finally got some of my summer decorations boxed up and grabbed a few fall-esque things to create a fall mantel! 

I didn't go nuts but I still wanted to be a little festive. And I know it's not "balanced" or whatever but it all came out of the same box and (YAY!) I didn't need to prowl around in any other boxes in a dusty basement with spiders lurking so balanced can kiss my you know what!  


DIY Vintage Sign

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Sometimes things don't work out. Sometimes, no matter how hard you work to make something perfect, you miss a step. An important step and one that makes all your hard work mean nothing. Sometimes that happens. It happened. sigh.