So excited to give a wrap up of the HomeGoods blogger party we had over the weekend. When HomeGoods asked me to host this event, I was thrilled. To meet readers of my blog, shop before the store opened and just enjoy a great morning in one of my favorite places was like an early Christmas present for me. And my whole family got involved! It was just as much fun to share this morning with them. I can’t wait to show you the highlights. 
My sister was sweet to snap a photo as she helped me set up at 7:30 am! The night before the party, I hopped over to HomeGoods with my family so I could pull some really fun pieces together. I wanted to show the party goers some of my tricks for setting up vignettes and for creating a common thread throughout the décor. I fell in love with that chest of drawers shown above. One of the lucky ladies scooped it up. In fact, this entire vignette was bought which made it fun. 
The night I pulled all of this I was like a kid in a candy store. I was even able to go in the back room to look at the new items that would be going out. I could hardly contain myself. In fact, my daughter had to keep saying, “Focus, Mom. Focus.” 
I also pulled some example of fun pillow combinations so I could share tips on mixing pattern and scale. This combo made me wishing I had a clean white slate of a guest room to makeover. 
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Julie, the store manager, and her fellow HomeGoods managers put together a delicious breakfast bar filled with hot coffee, juice and treats. They even remembered to have cookies for the little ones. That was a huge hit with my kiddos!!! 
Here I am getting ready for guests to arrive with the District Manager as well as the store manager, Julie. These ladies were wonderful. From the moment I met Julie I knew we would have a fantastic time. 
And a huge shout out to my sweet dad who took over the job of photographer for the morning. So thankful to have these photos. Here are some candid shots of the morning: 
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And my beautiful sister and business partner was right there to help set up and run one of the fun games where I was able to give away $250. Good times! 
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Squeel! I see the very drapes I bought for my living room in the hands of the shopper above. 
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A little pattern mixing . . . love these girls!!! 
And such a pleasure to meet Laura of Meaningful Spaces. I recently fell in love with her chalkboard desk. And she was so sweet to do a wrap up of the party here. 
I also had the pleasure of meeting this darling family. A proud mom and her two talented daughters. Watch out for Marissa and Alisa as they are cooking up the cutest blog called All In Good Twine. {Thanks for the cute wrap up, girls}. 
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Honestly, this was such a treat for me. And I can’t thank all who attended enough. Some drove from quite a distance and some are local faces I hope to run into again. Such a nice group and I felt so fortunate to share my morning with them. Cheers to HomeGoods and for making this morning happen. And stay tuned. If you don’t follow my on Instagram you can find me @athoughtfulplace where I will soon be giving away three $50 gift cards to HomeGoods. Looking forward to it! PS. . . to see more of my HomeGoods finds around my home go here.
Looks so fun! I wish I lived nearby so I could've gone!
Courtney, thank you so much-it was such a fabulous morning! You were such a gracious hostess, I love the candle you painted in our goodie bags! It was sweet to see your whole family there supporting you. And thank you for the mention in todays post! I've always been a fan of yours and your blog, it was so great to meet you in person. Let's shop together again 🙂
What a fun time!!
So fun! I love Home Goods…and browsing thru the backroom…LUCKY!
Looks like a bunch of fun!
Looks like you had a blast! Wish I could have been there.
So fun! I could get lost in Marshalls/Home Goods…so many good things. I wish my pocketbook was bottomless when I hit that store. http://www.styleoyster.blogspot.com
Now that's my kind of event! Wish I could've been there!
Ok, you are adorable and this looked like SO much fun!!!
What a fun evening!!!
Awesome turnout, Schmourt! So wish i could have been there with you! And I definitely have some clean white spaces for you to decorate any time you get the urge!!!
Thanks Courtney for a fun morning – it was great meeting you after reading your blog for the past year. So fun to see myself in a couple of pictures you posted. Wish I was smiling but looks like I was trying to make a decision. Ha! Home Goods has so many good stuff! And oh… I love the drapes!
It looked like a great time!
Looks like a great event.
I just found your blog and its great. Very inspiring…
PS-Would love to know about where you got your pink shoes in the first pic 🙂 I have been looking for smthing similar…
This looks like it was so much fun! I love HG. I will need you to send me a detailed breakdown of your arms-workout routine as well, please.
Looks like a great time! I'll bet it was super fun!
What a fun morning you all had and so great that your whole family got to take part!
Looks like you all had a great time! What a treat, I love HG!
We all had such a good time at the HomeGoods Blogger Party! Thanks for hosting such a fun event and for the shout out. We love your blog and it was such a pleasure getting to meet you! – Alisa & Marissa from All In Good Twine
What fun! I'm near the TJX corporate headquarters and the original HomeGoods – they need to do an event like yours out here! What a great time it must have been.