Category: Home Decor

Walmart’s The Grinch Holiday 2024 Decor

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For the past few years, the Walmart I normally shop at has sold Christmas decor inspired by three different popular movies and TV shows. They are The Grinch from Doctor Susses’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Stitch from Lilo and Stitch, and Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. Sometimes other popular movies and TV show inspired holiday decor is sold, but those are the three core movies and TV shows found at my Walmart.

The decor is different than what is normally sold in the Christmas section, so I really enjoy browsing it. This year, it seemed there were equal amounts of decor for each of the movies. I know many people enjoy read about my favorite Christmas decorations for the year, so I decided to do this for each of the movies. I decided to start with The Grinch because he is a Christmas movie while Stitch and The Nightmare Before Christmas are characters and movies that will work other times of the year.

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Walmart 2024 Christmas Decor

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This year, Walmart had some Christmas decor I really like. This year, I am more selective of what holiday decor I purchase. This decision was spurred by multiple decisions, one of them is due to inflation. Even though I’m selective of my purchases this year, I needed to replace several Christmas decorations in my collection. Since I liked the decorations at Walmart, I decided to purchase a few of the things I show in this post!

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Kate Spade New York First Snow 2020 Tree Ornament by Lenox

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Kate Spade New York is one of my favorite fashion brands. Although the style of their bags can sometimes be out of my fashion comfort zone, I still enjoy browsing their website and looking at all the designs available for that season. I especially love their home wears and own multiple items from their home collections!

This year, I decided to purchase new ornaments that are not from Hallmark. I wanted to focus on crystal and ceramic ornaments, but they must be within a certain price range. On a whim, I decided to search for Kate Spade New York ornaments. I was surprised to find an ornament I loved but passed over years ago. It was for sale for a really good price, a price well within my price range, so I decided to purchase it.

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2024 Annual Swarovski Ornament Review

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If you are new to this blog, then you probably don’t know I’m a Christmas ornament fan. I’m not as big of a fan as others online, but ornaments are important enough to me to start browsing them in July. One of the ornaments I like to shop for is the annual Swarovski ornaments.

This year, I was happy to see Swarovski released their annual edition ornament in June. When I saw it, I decided to purchase it. I wanted to own the 2024 ornament for sentimental reasons, which is why I purchased it so early in the ornament release season.

Last year, I decided to write a review post about the 2023 annual ornament. (You can read that post here) I decided to write one about this year’s ornament as well, but I decided to publish my post much earlier than I would normally do. I wanted to do this in order to show off the ornament and give anyone interested in purchasing it a better idea what it is like from someone who owns it.

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Phimas Crystal Ornament Review

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Last year, I decided to branch out of my comfort zone and purchase an ornament from a brand I never purchased from. I found Phimas on Amazon and, as of 2024, they are still selling ornaments on Amazon. The ornament I purchased was advertised as their 2023 official crystal ornament and cost less than $35. Since it was an affordable crystal ornament, especially in comparison to Swarovski’s ornaments, I decided to buy one and see if I like it.

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Home Goods Haul- October 2024

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After many months, I went shopping at Home Goods in October. I went for the sole reason to buy seasonal kitchen towels. My old fall and Christmas themed towels had finally worn out so I needed new ones. I really liked the way the towels I purchased earlier this year worked, so I decided to see if there were similar quality towels available in fall and Christmas theme. While shopping, I decided to purchase a blanket to replace an old blanket as well.

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Hallmark Ornaments and My Shopping Decisions for Ornaments This Year

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Every year, I shop for new ornaments to add to my collection. I have my ball ornaments that I don’t replace unless I need to, so I normally shop for more unique ornaments. In years past, my favorite place to shop for these ornaments has been Hallmark. It is a family tradition to shop for ornaments at Hallmark and I budget for it every year. This year, I decided not to shop at Hallmark for my ornaments.

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Walmart Halloween 2024 Jack-o-Lantern Decor

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In early September, my local Walmart started to put out their Halloween decorations. At that time, there weren’t many officially Halloween decorations available to browse or purchase. Yet, there were Jack-o-Lantern available to purchase. I really enjoy looking at Jack-o-Lanterns, so I stopped and browsed what the store had available.

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Book Review: From Harvest to Home by Alicia Tenise Chew and Tom McGovern

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Earlier this year, I decide to read the book From Harvest to Home by Alicia Tenise Chew and Tom McGovern. Alicia wrote the book while Tom took the photographs inside the book. It is a book about “seasonal activities, inspired decor, and cozy recipes for Fall”. I wanted to see what it is like, so I decided to read it in spring so I’d know if there were ideas I want to use in the fall.

Since I read it in the spring, I decided to wait until the fall to write a review about the book.

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Walmart Halloween 2024 Throw Pillows

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It’s that time of the year when Halloween decor is available in stores. For Halloween fans, this is the time to browse and purchase new decor to add to their collection. For someone like me, I don’t like decor that is too creepy, scary, or horror inspired. I like cute and classic Halloween decor.

This is why I fell in love with Walmart’s 2024 Halloween throw pillows. They fit into my Halloween style and are quite affordable. I enjoyed seeing them so much I decided to talk about them in a post!

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