We'll Be Home for Christmas...

Home Hardware will be
CLOSED
Dec 24, 25, 26
&
Dec 31, Jan 1, 2
To spend time with our families

We would like to thank all of our amazing customers for
your loyalty and patronage, and for supporting
local, family businesses in Lloydminster.

Our goal is to offer you a relaxing, stress-free shopping environment
and to provide products, atmosphere, and service you can't find
anywhere else. It has been our pleasure to serve and support
our community for the past eleven years.

We wish all of you a very safe and happy holiday season
and look forward to serving you in 2011.

Merry Christmas
&
Happy New Year
From Your Friends at
Home Hardware Lloydminster!

Christmas Sales!

This is the last weekend to get all your holiday shopping in before the big day and we have a surprise from Santa for you!

Scratch and Save up to 25% off your purchases this Saturday, including sale prices!
We have 2 flyers running right now, with big savings on wrap, bows and tape as well as gifts for the whole family.

We also have some big in-store specials on, including:

In-store Markdowns on:
Mirrors and Prints
Toys
Personal Accessories (purses, jewelry etc)
Gourmet Foods
Kitchen Accessories
"Last One" Tools (include FREE Giftcards valued from $50-$100)
Mukluks
Anna Olson Cookbooks

20-50% off Everything Christmas (anything with a christmas theme is included! Books, music, housewares, decor, you name it!)

20% Off:
Warm Buddy
neXXt picture frames
Mate Tea
Torani Syrups
Wild Prairie Soaps, Lotions & Lipbalms
PacaPops Kids Sweaters

Sales in Baby
Robeez Shoes, Boots and Mini Shoes
Little Soles Squeaky Shoes
Bumbos
Sophie the Giraffe
Babylegs and Babylegs Socks
Momzelle Nursing Tops
Scwibbles and Crayoleez Crayons
Stonz
Webkinz

Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese Soup

Found this little beauty on a great food blog called Framed Cooks.
Lots of great little holiday gems in here, including Peppermint Brownies (mmm, I love anything mint chocolate!)

Thought I would share this recipe, although I haven't tried it yet. It looks yum.
My Mom often makes up some kind of soup when we are all out at my parents' place for the weekend, and if you are looking for something hearty and different (and not containing turkey) this might be just the soup to warm you up after tobogganing (and it has vodka! Additional points!)



Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese Soup, adapted from SILVER PALATE GOOD TIMES COOKBOOK

• 3/4 stick butter
• 1 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 3/4 cup chopped fresh dill
• 2 ripe tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 8 ounces smoked salmon, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 8 cups water
• fresh ground pepper, to taste
• 2 cups fresh spinach, washed and chopped
• 2 packages cream cheese, sliced into 8 pieces each
• 1/3 cup vodka
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• Snipped fresh chives, for garnish

1. Melt butter in medium size saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and saute until soft, about 10 minutes.

2. Stir in dill, tomatoes and salmon and cook 3 minutes. Add flour and cook 1 minute more. Gradually stir in water and heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.

3. Season with pepper, stir in spinach and simmer 5 more minutes. Now stir in cream cheese, one piece at a time, allowing each piece to melt into the soup. When all the cheese is added and the soup is smooth, stir in the vodka and lemon juice. Taste for seasonings, and ladle into bowls. Garnish with chives and serve.

Triple Aeroplan Miles!

Holiday Candles

Natura Soylights is based in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada.

When you buy these candles you are buying a CANADIAN MADE, ALBERTA MADE product!

All of their candles are individually hand-crafted using an exclusive blends of the highest quality soy wax, color and premium fragrance or essential oils. The recipes have been tested to find the right blends for the best scent and burn. We offer both Synthetic and Essential Oil fragrances to appeal to everyone.

The Natura Lights are essential oil blends, creating unique and natural fragrances for the Holiday season. Scents include Sugarplum, Candy Cane, Holiday Tree and Winter Mint.

The Soy jars and votives have a wider range of scents, including the holiday scents listed below.

Made from 100% Soy Bean Wax

Burns cooler & longer than paraffin

Water soluble for easy cleanup

Benefits the agriculture industry

Environmentally safe; biodegradable

Made with 100% cotton core wicks

Individually handcrafted

Non Toxic

Soot Free

Home Comforts
Apple Crisp	Juicy apple combined with buttercream, cinnamon and baked oatmeal cookie.
Apple Jack	Apple, cinnamon & Spice.
Chai Tea	Cinnamon bark, nutmeg; fresh green tea and creamy soy milk.
Cinnabun	A spicy cinnamon accord with warm nutty undertones along with the aroma of fresh baked bread.
Cocoa Cappucino	Fresh brewed espresso, cocoa, cream and sugar.
Hazelnut Latte	Buttery cream and caramel mixed with hazelnut liquor, and a hint of fresh arabica coffee.
Pumpkin Crunch	Creamy pumpkin pie; surrounded with freshly baked yellow cake, melted butter, pecans, and hints of spice.
Spice Berry	Cranberry relish and orange zests with hints of ginger, nutmeg, and cinnamon.

Holiday
Bayberry	A holiday tradition.
Chestnut Brown Sugar	Roasted chestnuts and sweet brown sugar.
Cranberry Chutney	Balsam fir needles, tart cranberry and hints of citrus.
Christmas Tree	Fresh cut Christmas tree.
Frankencense & Mryhh	Fresh and so Sophisticated for the Holidays!. This scent even appeals to those who do not typically like cleaner scents.
Ginger Spice	Spiced cookie with hints of vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon and ginger.
Noel	Apples, oak, balsam, fir, and pine, with a background of cinnamon and clove.
Orange Brandy	Spiced Orange with hints of Brandy. Unique and very appealing!.
Snowflake	Fresh peppermint and sweet vanilla.
Yuletide	Mandarin, tangerine and grapefruit entwined with balsam, cedarwood, berries and mulled apple.
Pomegranate & Cassis	A mysterious blend of exotic, spicy pomegranate, wild bergamot, cassis, iris, jasmine; followed by spicy notes of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, with base notes of precious woods and cedar.

Manitobah Mukluks

What makes them different: they are Aboriginally owned and Made in Canada.
They blend traditional styles and designs with new materials and production techniques.

We carry a variety of mukluks and lined moccasins (find them in Home Expressions). The lined moccasins make the best slippers, hands down. Feet stay warm and toasty without overheating.

The mukluks are awesome, particularly the ones with the Vibram sole--a high performance rubber sole designed to withstand the harsh Canadian winters.



I personally own these brown puppies and I love them. They are warm and comfortable, and the rubber sole keeps my feet dry and protected from hard surfaces and melting ice. Last year, everywhere I went, people were asking me where I got them.

We have them in an assortment of colors, including black, brown, grey and purple.

Pick some up today to enjoy for the season, or ask Santa on your Christmas list ;)