‘Tis the season of giving! I absolutely love wrapping gifts and giving them to loved ones. But getting ideas for the right gifts, for each person can be a challenge for me. That’s why I’m super excited to share my green gift ideas and have teamed up with eight other women, who are also making
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Creative Direction
Mini Me & Holiday Mini Sessions
Christmas is coming! I’m so excited for our first Christmas morning in the Henesy House with Lillian. I feel like I’ve been celebrating the holiday season ever since I directed this shoot weeks ago. Today, I’m so happy to share highlights from the holidays mini sessions I styled. My photographer, Amanda, was ready to do
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Holiday
Last Minute Gift Guide
Yep, I’m that lady. Always doing last minute Christmas shopping when I realize that I have 5 days to shop for everyone on my list, and that holiday anxiety goes into the final full throttle before Christmas Day! Well this year, at the last minute, sitting under my electric blanket on #5, staring at the
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DIY
Henesy Holiday Fam Jams
Happy Holidays from the Henesy Family in our matching pajamas! I really wanted to do the matching family pajamas pics last year, but I went with a dressed up, modern studio session for our first official Henesy family holiday card. So I already knew this year what the plan was! Yep, we did the fam
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Health
Clean Candles
All candles hand-poured in Indiana, USA by Antique Candleworks Clean Candles The ambiance, the flickering light, the lovely aroma….how we all love the coziness that scented candles bring into our home! But what ELSE are they bringing into our homes?!? Scented candles make your space smell nice and clean, but are they stinking up
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Baby
Henesy Family Holiday Session
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Henesy Family So excited to finally share our family holiday studio session! All of our friends and family have received their Christmas cards and with just 2 weeks to go, everyone is officially in the holiday spirit! I have to confess, at 36 years young, I’ve actually never
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Holiday
Holiday Rope Wreath
It’s officially November and officially the Holiday season! I love getting the house all cozy and cute as the cold weather creeps in, and every year I make more Christmas crafts to add to my Holidecor. This year I tried out and tied up a Scandinavian inspired rope wreath. It is super quick, pretty easy
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Decor
Boxwood Bow Tie
‘Tis the season to add more Holidecor! Every year I like to hang a real wreath on the front door. You may already know how expensive those can be. However, this beautiful boxwood wreath from Trader Joe’s is only about $13-$14! Now that is a perfect price. Last year, I’m sure I was just excited
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Decor
Candy-Striped Christmas Stairs
Have I mentioned that I love ribbon? I also love hanging more Holidecor! Now that we’re in a house, I finally have a stairway to decorate after all the years of city living. Everyone enjoys a well hung Holiday banister! But my banister is just a baby, maybe 2 feet…. So last year I
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DIY
Felt Tree Forest
HAPPY DECEMBER!!! Thanksgiving meals have been eaten, calories consumed and regular schedules resumed. Now it’s officially Christmastime! As I’ve gotten older I’ve really enjoyed hanging Holidecor more and more. I love transitioning my space into a Happy Holiday place! okay…I’ll stop rhyming. I made my first batch of trees a few years ago, have received
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Decor
3 Stop Shop for Thanksgiving Table Top
Each year Greg and I host our Annual Friendsgiving dinner party. The gathering has become even more special since we moved to Milwaukee. So nice to have all of our friends together, and NOT be at one of our weddings! We felt most of our encounters were so fleeting this summer, in between weddings and
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Decor
Easter Brunch ~ DIY Holidecor
Easter Brunch ~ Spring Brunch ~ Tabletop Decor Getting ready to host Easter Brunch this weekend for my family… I realized earlier this week that I did not own even ONE piece of Easter Holidecor! How was this possible?! I love pastels. Here’s is what I created on my dining table with just