8 New Ways To Use Gold This Holiday

Though this post is sponsored by Cost Plus World Market, all thoughts and opinions are mine alone. Get ready for some holiday fun! Check out these 8 new ways to use gold this holiday!

Do you love switching up your holiday themes each year or do you prefer to keep it relatively constant? I love coming up with new color combinations and style themes each year. Whether you swap themes or go with old faithful, there are new ways to use gold this holiday season.

I have been pretty verbal about my love for Cost Plus World Market. It’s one of my favorite stores for global style goodies and the holidays are one of the best times to shop there. You can find all sorts of holiday decor inspired from cultures and styles from around the globe. This holiday season, shopping at Cost Plus World Market becomes even more fun!

Golden Bell Scavenger Hunt

Each store will be hosting the Find The Golden Bell Scavenger Hunt from November 1st to December 9th. Prizes total over 1.8 million in total rewards and you could be a winner! Simply head to your local store ( check store locator if you need to find which is nearest) and be sure you’re following me on Instagram and Twitter. I will post a daily clue at 8am EST with a hint needed to find the Golden Bell in the store. Find a Golden Bell in the store and you could receive a $10, $20, $25, or $50 reward!

Not to worry if you can’t get right at the store opening, because there will be two games. Game 1 (store opening to 3pm) will involve 4 Golden Bells hidden prior to store opening and another4 Golden Bells will be hidden for Game 2 (4pm to Store Closing). You can review all the Golden Bell Scavenger Hunt rules and I have the nitty gritty on how to play below.

How To Play The Golden Bell Scavenger Hunt:

Every day beginning Thursday, November 1st through Sunday, December 9th your local Cost Plus World Market store will hide 8 Golden Bell pieces throughout the store.
Each day, I’ll share a daily clue on Instagram and Twitter. Use the clue to help you find a Golden Bell piece and you could receive a reward.
Find (1) Golden Bell piece and bring it to the nearest store associate to exchange for a reward coupon worth $10, $20, $25 or $50. Reward is valid only on the day it is awarded.
Limit (1) reward per person throughout the Promotion Period (11/1/18 – 12/9/18, regardless of store location(s) visited. EMPLOYEES and DESIGNATED SHOPPERS NOT ELIGIBLE. Sorry!

New Ways To Use Gold

Now when you are in the store searching for those Golden Bells, be sure to check out the gold decor to incorporate into your holiday decor this year. These new gold holiday items can add a pop to your seasonal decorating whether you decorate with a new holiday theme each year or stick to traditional holiday colors. Gold is such a great holiday color and can add a bit of glam when paired with any color. I did a gold and green Christmas theme a few years ago and loved it.

What’s always fun to do is to find new ways to use color or decorative items. Geodes were a big trendy item this year as well as agate. Incorporate these beautiful rocks and stones in new ways this holiday. Serve glammed up holiday appetizers with the gold agate cheese knife set. At the end of the night, raffle off the set or a fun twist to entertaining. Geode cardholders can be multipurpose. Use them as both placesetters and as unique ornaments on the tree. Create gifts by inserting a personalized photo into the cardholder for each guest.

Pops of gold shimmer off the beautiful Moroccan wedding blanket tree skirt. I’m all for a global style Christmas as you may have guessed already. Something I’ve never seen before is this gold glittered stag head tree topper. How cool is that?! Paired with other good luck animals like this gold foil elephant ornament will create one gorgeously gold global tree. Now say that 3 times in a row! 🙂

One of the things I KNOW I’ll be doing this year is taking a laid back approach to entertaining. I’m constantly in the kitchen fixing meals, cocktails, or serving up desserts. Creating a bar cart with self serving cocktails is definitely a new way of approaching the holidays for me.

Use a bar cart in different areas of your home filled with either drinks or appetizers. I’m loving this modern smoke black and gold bar cart one! Guests can go to the bar cart on their own for drink refills or tasty eats. Spreading them the house helps reduce overcrowding around the buffet or table. Use gold hammered coasters along with these beautiful gold patterned plates and gold bird napkins for a modern botanical holiday vibe.

When it comes to decorating this holiday season, I hope you check out these new ways to incorporate gold into your decor. Are you ready to kick off The Golden Bell Scavenger hunt with me? Here is your first clue and remember to follow me on Instagram or Twitter to see each day’s clue!