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  • Blog,  Fall,  Holidays,  Home,  Home Decor,  Kitchen,  Party and Celebration,  Shopping,  Thanksgiving

    Michaels Stores’ Give Thanks Fall 2025 Decorations

    Fall decorations have changed a lot over the years. Although there are the normal and expected decorations, such as pumpkins, leaves, and more, sometimes there are themes that are unusual and… well… odd. Especially in more recent years. This year,…

    By essieofwho October 9, 2025
  • Blog,  Fall,  Holidays,  Home,  Home Decor,  Shopping

    Michaels Stores’ Blush Romance Fall 2025 Decor

    I have been a casual fan of romantic and shabby chic fall decorations for many years. Some years I don’t like the style  of them, but other years I do. Normally I purchase these decorations to use them throughout the…

    By essieofwho October 7, 2025
  • Blog,  Fall,  halloween,  Holidays,  Home,  Home Decor,  Lifestyle,  Shopping

    Michaels Stores’ Woodland Creature Figurines for Fall 2025

    Last month, I talked about a very cute fox figurine I saw at my closet Michael’s store. You can read the post here. I liked it a lot, but I thought it was pretty big for my house right now…

    By essieofwho October 2, 2025
  • Blog,  Holidays,  Spring,  St Patricks Day

    5 Ways to Celebrate St Patrick’s Day Without Drinking

    Today is St Patrick’s Day! Although it is not my favorite holiday, I enjoy really enjoy holiday. It is a time when Irish music is played, wearing green is common, and celebrating Ireland and it’s culture is at the forefront…

    By essieofwho March 17, 2025
  • Blog,  Cooking,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Valentines Day

    5 Favorite Things I Cook from Scratch to Give as Gifts for Valentine’s Day

    Valentine’s Day is the time of the year to give someone a gift to show how much you love them. Making something to give is a great way to show how much you love someone. One of my favorite things…

    By essieofwho February 14, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2024,  christmas,  Holidays,  Home,  Home Decor,  Shopping

    Walmart’s The Nightmare Before Christmas 2024 Holiday Decor

    For 2024, Walmart had a lot of holiday decor that was popular. Unfortunately, my Walmart, which is a smaller sized store, didn’t get very many decor that was popular. Instead, there were popular decor that was popular in the area…

    By essieofwho December 23, 2024
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2024,  christmas,  Holidays,  Home,  Home Decor,  Shopping

    Michael’s 2024 Sprinkle Shop Christmas Decor

    This holiday season there have been many viral Christmas decorating trends. One of the trends I saw online was using decor from Michael’s stores. This year, Michael’s had four themes for holiday decor. They are Sprinkle Shop, Gala, Holiday Pines,…

    By essieofwho December 22, 2024
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2024,  christmas,  Holidays,  Home,  Home Decor,  Shopping

    Walmart’s Stitch Holiday Decor 2024

    In a previous post, I talked about Walmart’s The Grinch holiday decorations. Along with The Grinch, the Walmart I normally shop at also had decorations inspired by two other popular animated movies. The one I liked a lot was the…

    By essieofwho December 22, 2024
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2024,  christmas,  Holidays,  Personal & Comentary

    Christmas 2024 is Looking Happier Than I Expected…

    In a previous post, I talked about how this holiday season isn’t going as expected. Well, it still isn’t. Yet, there is something that happened that makes it better: My relative isn’t getting surgery this week! I was told my…

    By essieofwho December 16, 2024
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2024,  christmas,  Holidays,  Home,  Home Decor

    Swarovski 2024 Amazon Exclusive Annual Edition Little Snowflake Ornament

    This year, I decided to shop for more ornaments from brands I don’t normally shop for more than one ornament per year from. One of these brands is Swarovski. I was able to purchase all my ornaments either on sale…

    By essieofwho December 14, 2024
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