GOBBLE GOBBLE

Our table is set and ready for the family to come enjoy Thanksgiving together tomorrow.

I had a whole different tablescape in my mind for this year. However, when I went to put it together it just didn't seem to flow. Even though I'm sure no one but me would notice, I didn't like the way it looked.

So, I changed it all around the last minute. I was going to have the tablescape be acorns, pilgrims and leaves.

The idea started because I bought the little acorn place card holders from Pottery Barn.

I decided to go with the traditional Turkey theme. I got out my new napkin ring holders. That are turkeys.

My turkey plates. I added turkey place cards.

Then for the little favor, I got everyone a chocolate turkey from See's Candy.

I added a few bits of the original tablescape I had in mind too.

I scattered some fall leaves around to bring some color into the tablescape.

I used a few of my pilgrims. Only new ones I bought this year. I'm sad to say, I was so busy this year that I didn't get to the storage to get all my Thanksgiving decorations out.

Other then the tablescape, my house is not decorated for Thanksgiving. On the bright side, that means I can get right into decorating for Christmas though.

I put a big candle holder in the middle of the table. You must have candles, right? It is clear glass with fall leaves and when the candle light flickers through the leaves it's so pretty.

I also added some small pumpkins around the candle.

My dear friend, Claire, gave me these darling turkey salt and pepper shakers when I first met her. How sweet! They look perfect on this tablescape too.

I want to wish all my blog friends a wonderful Thanksgiving and for those of you (like me) that will be heading on Black Friday, I hope you get lots of great deals.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I've linked up to Tablescape Thursday and hope you will stop by there to check out the other wonderful tablescapes.

BLACK AND WHITE HALLOWEEN RERUN

Do not adjust the color on your screen! What you are going to see is in true, real life color...or lack of color! Ha ha ha!!!

This tablescape was from a few years ago but, since I'm running way behind on my Halloween decorating, I thought I would show it again. I'm sure there are several of you who have not yet seen it.



Halloween was done all in Black and White. Spooky ghost glasses and spider web plates greeted the guests.

I used a black tablecloth and then I took some white gauze and tea stained it, cut it up and used as a runner.

Each place setting had a little ghost sucker. It's made by taking a Tootsie Pop and covering it with white tissue paper, a ribbon tied around the neck and a face drawn on it.

There was also a little black and white popper at each setting that was filled with candy.

I made those by wrapping empty toilet paper rolls with white tissue paper and then black and white scrapbook paper, tied the ends off with black ribbon and they were set to go.

Black roses and glittery words added a bit of "glamour" to the tablescape. Yes, that is a white rat running across the table. YIKES!

Even the candy was black and white in shapes of skulls and bones.

I love this tablescape and think it is one of my favorite Halloween ones I've done. The best part was it was very inexpensive to put together.

Most items came from Target or the Dollar Store.

Even the cupcakes were black and white and were on a black spider web serving tray.

It's been awhile since I've joined in the fun over at Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday, so I'm joining in this week.

Please stop by and see all the cute tablescapes. You will have fun, I promise.

FAIR TABLESCAPES

I went to the Orange County Fair today and one of my favorite things there were the tablescapes.

Since it's time for Tablescape Thursday over at Between Naps on the Porch, I thought it would be fun to share them with you.

Some were from the adult entries and some were from the youth entries. Can you tell which is which?
A lovely winter tablescape. Done is silver and whites. This tablescape made me long for the Holidays to hurry up and get here.

I thought this would make a darling tablescape for a group of women who crochet or knit together. Look at the centerpiece. It has balls of yarn mixed in. Very cute.

A polka dot theme puts you in a cheerful mood when you look at this tablescape.

A perfect summer tablescape is one that has a beach theme.

A cute little tablescape that appears to be a big draw for the ants on this tablescape.

This brightly colored tablescapes makes me long for a trip to Hawaii.

Another crisp and cool looking sea side tablescape.

I would love to know where they found the chargers for this tablescape!

A fun outdoor garden feel lends itself to this tablescape.

A tablescape that looks pretty in pink.

If you would like a better look at any of these tablescapes, just click on the photo and it will enlarge for you.

I hope you enjoyed these tablescapes as well as all the ones over at Between Naps on the Porch.

SHE SALES SEA SHELLS TABLESCAPE

It's been a few weeks since I played along with Susan over at Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursdays. Since it is her 100th anniversary, I felt like just sharing my friends party wasn't really fair. So, I'm posting my own tablescape and hope you enjoy it. I also hope you will go over to Susan's blog and see all the other fun tablescapes.



This is my 3rd Sea/Beach theme Tablescape I've done since joining in on Tablescape Thursday and I think it's my favorite.

I wanted to go with more sand colors and try to stay away from the blues I think of when I think of the Sea or Beach.

I also wanted it to be more natural looking items.

I started with a sandy color tablecloth and napkins. To that I added wicker chargers.

I knew I wanted to use shells too. So I borrowed my friend's white embossed shell plates. I love these plates and wish I owned them.

Borrowing from friends is a great way to save on money and of course space as you won't have to store the dishes.

On top of the plate I put the napkin in a white napkin ring that sort of looks like a sea urchin but I topped that with a white stick starfish. I love these starfish

I didn't glue them together as I wanted to be able to use both alone again some day.



At each place setting I put a little candle holder that looks like a rock. They all say Ocean Breeze but each has a different shaped shell on them. These would make nice little favors for everyone.

I spotted the little Pelican at a thrift store and picked him up. I knew some day he would be used in a Sea/Beach Tablescape. Isn't he cute?

I love this bird. He is a Fitz and Floyd beauty. Can you believe he only cost me $4.95 from Ross? What a deal. I think I'm going to keep him out for the summer in our living room or maybe my bathroom.

I just used my every day flatware. I wanted to keep the flatware simple and not take away from the other items on the table. Same with the glasses. I used simple clear goblets.

I found these candle holders at Ross also. However, they didn't have the shells on them. They had a Mother of Pearl button on them. Actually they had more of an Asian look then Sea/Beach.

So, I took the button off and glued on the shells. I used two small sand dollars and one small starfish. I then added small shells to the plate and the whole look of it changed. It now fit the theme just fine.

I just love the small adirondack chair. I borrowed if from my friend too. I don't want to give her anything back. Do you think she would notice if I didn't?



The crab is holding another big sand dollar. I picked the crab up months ago at TJ Maxx. I knew he would get used and he was on clearance for only $3.00.

Can you see the shell salt and pepper shakers in the background? I got them at a shell shop in Huntington Beach. I love that shop. I picked up the sand dollars and stick starfish from there too.

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ere is a better shot of the plate. See, they are lovely, aren't they? You would want to keep them too.

The wicker chargers came from Pier One Imports awhile ago but, they still have them.



Here is the over all shot. You can finally see the white light house in this picture. It has shells going all around it. It also came from Ross.

I used a few natural twig balls around the table too. Just to add more of a nature feel to it. A few shell shape plates that were also borrowed from my friend finishes off the table.

OK, I feel better now that I got to play along for the 100th Tablescape anniversary.

A DARLING LUNCHEON TABLESCAPE

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Susan, over at Between Naps on the Porch, on her 100Th Tablescape Thursday post. I love going over and looking at the pretty tablescapes everyone does and getting out my dishes to play with has brought me so much joy, since I started playing along.



Today, I'm sharing with you a darling tablescape that a friend of mine did. She had a small luncheon for a few of us girls and I thought it was cute, I just had to share.

It's a Mickey/Minnie Mouse theme.



I loaned her my red and white polka dot plates and I love what she did with them!

Isn't the chocolate covered pretzel cute! She brought these all the way home to CA from Florida. They went to Disney World on vacation and even while she was there, she was thinking of putting together this cute tablescape.

I love the little salad tongs she used. I felt like Micky was giving me a hand with my salad.

Sitting down to this Tablescape, one couldn't help but smile. It made you almost feel like a kid again. The warm, happy feelings one gets when you go to Disneyland, filled the air.

Even the chip and salsa was put in a Mickey silhouette bowl.

She always has great little take home favors at each place setting. Today, we found a box of Minnie Mouse cookies tied up in a bow, waiting for us.

Also, she gave us a cute little red and white polka dot pad of paper that she got from the dollar section from Michael's. She added her special touch to it with embellishments of a flower with a Minnie Mouse center. A little Minnie Mouse pen pulled it all together.

I was to busy eating to take pictures of the yummy food but remembered just in time for dessert! We had strawberry short cakes topped with a Mickey Mouse that was made out of coconut dipped in chocolate. It taste just like an Almond Joy, minus the almond.

I had a great time and I really loved the Tablescape. I hope you did too.

If you have not yet made it over to Between Naps on the Porch, please do so you can enjoy even more fun, pretty and unique tablescapes.

IT'S A BRIGHT SUNNY TABLESCAPE

It's been a few weeks since I have joined in the fun of Tablescape Thursdays. over at Between the Naps on the Porch. Please be sure to stop by and check out all the wonderful tablescapes there.

Since it's been such beautiful weather here in So. Cal with overcast skies in the morning that burn off to a perfect sunny day, I thought I would set a Sunny table today.



I started with a tablecloth that I made from fabric that cost me only $2.00 a yard. It's a lovely sunny yellow with pretty flowers.

Today, while I was out with my friend, Claire, I found these cute little heart shaped dishes that were a perfect size for individual salt cellars.

To me, the heart represents my love for these gorgeous summer days.

I used my white lace chargers and added a bright yellow plate that I got from the thrift store for only 99 cents.

The plates reminds me of the sun!

I made the napkins from the same fabric as the tablecloth. I love these napkin rings. They are a yellow acrylic square but they look like glass. They have tiny air bubbles through out them.

I've been wanting to use these for months now and this tablescape provided the perfect setting for them.

To bring out some of the pink in the tablecloth I used pink depression glass glasses. I don't think these are real depression glass. I'm not really sure.

For the centerpiece I used a vintage milk glass vase and filled it full of flowers from my garden. Then I added some yellow candles to my crystal candle sticks and to add extra brightness, I used four more small candle holders in both a bright yellow and bright pink.

Since this was a pretty simple tablescape I just used our everyday flatware.

Here you can see the flowers I used were pink hydrangeas, pink and white roses and some little purple ones that I don't know the name of.



You can see the white lace chargers better in this photo.

I liked the way this tablescape came out. It's bright. It's cheerful and it's pretty even though it's casual. I hope you enjoyed it too.

For those who want to know where everything came from...

Chargers - Debra's Cottage in Costa Mesa CA
Plates - GoodWill thrift store
Glasses - Thrift store
Tablecloth and napkins - made from material from Fabric Outlet
Napkin rings - Ebay
Flatware - Villeroy and Boch
Milk Glass Vase - Thrift store
Crystal Candle sticks - Recived as a gift a long time ago
Yellow candles - Colonial Candles
yellow and pink candle holders - 99 cent store
heart dish with small spoon - Sur La Table