Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, so decorating the table for a Thanksgiving celebration is a labor of love. With less decorating all around, plus no exchange of gifts, this long holiday weekend is a perfect blend of family, food, friendship and gratefulness.
My Thanksgiving holiday decorations are a quirky combination of things in shades of autumnal splendor. Against a crisp white tablecloth backdrop, I place collected treasures in abundance until I’m satisfied that my table can’t possibly hold one more thing!
I have sparkly pumpkins, some frosted with chunky glitter and others speckled with sequins.
And miniature scarecrows just 5 inches tall…
Small cornucopias overflowing with fall’s faux bounty…
And, while there are no Pilgrims or Indians, I do have fairies and butterflies!
Lest you think I’m totally off my rocker {grin}, I do have the prerequisite turkeys…mini turkeys in abundance and two large turkeys…
And, to put a bit of fresh greenery on a table full of faux decorations, I’ve added these adorable Turkey Seasonings plants that I got at the grocery store!
They have rosemary, thyme and sage planted together plus a charming ceramic turkey pick! Plus, they smell amazing! I’m going to plant them in my LGarden either this weekend or next.
I didn’t forget to make placecards for my sparkly acorn placecard holders…
I found maple leaf and acorn leaf patterns online, printed them and cut them out. Then I traced them onto cardstock in fall colors and cut them out. Guests names are inked in silver and gold markers for the finishing touch.
Voila! Table’s finished and ready for Thanksgiving dinner!
I used my pretty green wine glasses to offset all the orange…
And, alternated napkins in shades of gold, brown, avocado and rust. I used a small square tablecloth in a pumpkin pattern in the center of the table, placing it on the diagonal for a bit of interest. Note that the fairies are sitting on pillar candleholders.
I didn’t forget party favors! I wrapped leftover candy pumpkins and candy corn from Halloween in small brown organza treat bags.
But, wait…there’s more!
I set up a buffet serving table in the kitchen! I used a larger pumpkin-themed tablecloth – the companion to the smaller one on the dining room table. I’ve had them for about 20 years. I found the fabric at the fabric store and it was unusually wide – 54 inches! So I bought several yards and asked a friend to hem it with a fancy stitch on her sewing machine. I used those two tablecloths for our Thanksgiving dinners for years and years.
They miraculously escaped the fire because they were stored in our storage shed instead of in the house, with all our other seasonal decorations. So, I use them for sentimental reasons, even though they don’t fit my current dining room table and the large one is slightly too large for my kitchen table!
I placed a large woven basket upside down in the center of the table. I added another fall fairy, a cute metal cart painted yellow and sparkly faux squash and pumpkins.
Then I added 3 small bouquets of fresh store-bought mums. I’ll plant them, too, in the yard after Thanksgiving. I like to buy flowers and plants for my tables that I can plant in the yard whenever possible. With 8 acres of dirt {grin} around our house, we can never have too many flowers!
I placed serving dishes around the table with appropriate serving utensils. I marked each one with a yellow sticky, so that family and guests can help me load them at the last minute without too much confusion!
I’m going to fill this condiment dish with grapes and sliced apples, just for snacking pre-dinner.
And these bowls will have olives and pickled peppers for those wanting a bit of salty flavor.
This will be a cheese platter surrounded by bowls of savory crackers.
I only have four of these leaf-shaped appetizers plates. I’ll supplement these with small white appetizers plates so that there will be enough for all. But, four lucky guests will get to use these pretty plates.
So there you have it! I’ve decorated the table for my Thanksgiving celebration! Next week, Christmas!
Tootles,
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