December Blog Series: Why I ♥ Christmas



Organic Bay Chili Wreath by FayeMarie at Etsy



If you've been following for a while, or if you know me well you know that I absolutely love Christmas! There are so many reasons I love Christmas, and I want to share them with you. I've decided a blog series focused on Christmas might help you comprehend the amount joy this time of year brings me. From delicious recipies to gift wrapping ideas,  all throughout the month of December I'm going to share with you several reasons Christmas brings me joy. Stay tuned to get inspired.

Check out the FayeMarie Etsy shop for completely unique Christmas decor.

ENJOY ♥

Monday: Free Shipping + Free CDJ Gift

In celebration of Cyber Monday I'm extending FREE worldwide shipping until tommorow at 7pm Central time. PLUS, a free gift with each Charm Du Jour purchase.

Check out Charm Du Jour HERE...And all new listings next week!

Luminous Holiday Necklace

It's BLACK FRIDAY!!

HAPPY BLACK FRIDAY!!!

Don't forget...FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING at Charm Du Jour!!

ENJOY ♥

Christmas Rose Necklace

Delighted Earrings

Lovely Lady Necklace

I am so Thankful!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I'm at a point in my life where my list of blessings seem to be as long as the Great Wall of China! I'm in grad school to teach, I have what I think is the perfect job working with the sweetest kids and staff, I'm getting married in March, I have a very loving family (and in March I'm going to have TWO wonderful families), and we are working to build our first home when we're married! I can walk, I can see, I can hear, I have warm meals every night (thanks mom!!)...I have so many things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving that my list would take up 5 blog posts (NO LIE).

Grandma's Button Ring

Don't get me wrong...everything isn't always perfect over here every second of everyday, and when it's not I have to remind myself to count the blessings I do have.Don't forget to be thankful for YOUR many blessings!! What are some things you're thankful for?

ENJOY ♥ your Thanksgiving!

Black Friday = FREE SHIPPING EVERYWHERE!!!

It's almost BLACK FRIDAY and everyone gets FREE shipping all around the world...Friday until Sunday!!

By the way have you always wondered where the term Black Friday comes from???

I have! I've always wondered where in the world they (whoever it was) thought of the name "Black Friday". To close out my curiosity, I did a little research. Don't ask why I'm doing research when I don't have to, but believe it or not I did.

We all know it's the Friday after Thanksgiving, the start of Christmas shopping, and the start of insane holiday trafffic! Even the Macy's Thanksgiving parade celebrates the beginning of the shopping season. My sisters and I grew up watching the Macy's Thanksgiving parade EVERY SINGLE Thanksgiving morning...If you haven't noticed, guess who closes out the parade?? SANTA CLAUSE! Santa Clause ends the parade every year with the song "Here Comes Santa Clause". He symbolizes the start of the Christmas season. Watch this year and you'll notice!

Browsing around the internet I found out the term Black Friday wasn't made up just for this shopping day. It was actually first used with a financial crisis way back in 1869. That's kind of funny because I'm sure there's plenty of us who experience "financial crisis" after an entire day shopping from 3 a.m. until midnight!

Anywho the term has recently been used on the day after Thanksgiving, because retailers see a rare increase in sales which puts them "in the black" (if you're an accountant you should know what this means). For those of you who don't know, I found out it means recording losses in red and gains in black. So, the huge boost in sales puts the retailers in the black. THIS is how the crazy shopping day after Thanksgiving gets its name.

Don't forget to check out Charm Du Jour Friday-Sunday for FREE SHIPPING!!!

Have a Peaceful Season...

Kyle and I celebrated our engagement a couple weekends ago surrounded by wonderful family and friends. Each guest brought an ornament to help us decorate our Christmas tree every year. Everything about that night was perfect, especially the beautiful Christmas decor. By the way, I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!

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No matter how much hustle and bustle we all experience during the holiday season, to me there is always something so peaceful about this time of year. The ornament my parents gave to me and Kyle had "Prince of Peace" written on it. It inspired this necklace...Peaceful Season.

I love that...the Prince of Peace. Every year we celebrate the birth of Jesus...Maybe that's why the Christmas holidays are full of peace, warmth, and joy. He is our Prince of Peace. It's only through Him we will find peace! What a great reminder to wear around your neck?

ENJOY ♥ 

Thanksgiving Holiday = a "TO DO" list!

Today is the start to our 9 day Thanksgiving break! Coffee in my flannel PJs for 9 whole mornings, the Today show/ Hoda & KLG for 5 mornings...this is going to be amazing!  It's a break from the sweet little kiddos at school, but not from the things I need to catch up on from being at school all day. I love Thanksgiving holiday mostly because it means CHRISTMAS is next in line! As for my list of  "to dos"....I don't remember a thing if I don't write it down.

Thanksgiving Holiday TO DO:

1. Reflect on the many blessings in life that I am THANKFUL for!
2. Go by Mistletoe & Moss- I love to browse through all of the Christmas JOY!
3. Get my oil changed - I'm only 1,600 miles OVERDUE!
4. Take pics & List new items - I've got TONS of new holiday peices made!
5. Complete EDUC 642 final packet
6. Pick up wedding dress in Houston (Mon.) - My wedding dress came in 2 months earlier than expected!!!
7. Pack ornaments from our engagement party 
8. Work on EDUC 654 assignments
9. Wash my car - IT IS A MESS!
10. Take Charlie for walks
11. Submit observation hours for the semester
12. Work at Engleside house (our future home)- I finally get to help out some more!!!
13. Naughty or Nice Christmas party!  
14. Work on Christmas gift shopping
15. Dig up landscaping at Engleside
16. Pick out lights, kitchen knobs, etc...for house
17. Work on registry
18. last but not least...RELAX & SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY & FRIENDS!

Thank you to the Pilgrims and Indians!

Enjoy ♥ your holiday!

Attn:: Lake Charles Locals!!

I am super excited to announce that Charm Du Jour  will be at Mistletoe & Moss this year with Mimosa Boutique! The holiday market will be Wednesday (Nov. 17) thru Saturday (Nov. 20). Mistletoe & Moss has been a great Christmas shopping experience for years now, and I am thrilled Mimosa will be including me this year. Remember to look for Mimosa Boutique's booth and then look for the Charm Du Jour tree!