Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude. ~E.P. Powell
I spent a frustrating hour the other morning in search of a fall tablecloth I recently rememberd owning. It is a distinctly fall tablecloth, leaves all over in browns and golds, it doesn't really work for any other season. I never found that tablecloth, but my linen closet is now a lot more organized. In search of that cloth, I came across several more elements which would contribute to the Thanksgiving vignette I wanted to arrange.
I spent some time putting together a variation of looks for the perfect Thanksgiving grouping using different elements. I really like this one, but have another I'll share for next post. This grouping includes a new fabric pumpkin, plus the ceramic pumpkins I've picked up earlier. To acknowledge the dinner table feel of the centerpiece, I added my new gravy boat set I found on clearance at JCPenneys recently. The final touch was the wooden church birdhouse, which I wanted to represent the spiritual message of the holiday. I like this final touch a lot.
My new turkey salt and pepper shakers are taking proud front row here. I've been meaning to get a pair of turkey shakers for years, and can't even tell you why it hasn't happened before now. This year I was looking at fall linens at Ross in August, on one of the hottest days of the year, and in the midst of rows of pumpkin s&p shakers, found these jolly gobblers. I'm sure they'll be featured on our November table for a long while to come.
I am linking up with Marty at A Stroll thru Life for Table Top Tuesday.
7 comments:
It does my heart good to know that I'm not the only one! Can't tell you how many times I've lost something that I KNOW I've put "right here in that drawer." Well, as you pointed out, it does make a person organize the drawer.
I like your new salt and peppers. They're a couple of grand looking fellows. My favorite item is your birdhouse church. It's a keeper. Love the narrow, rustic look.
Oh how I need to organize my linen closet. lol Love your beautiful vignette. Your turkey salt and peppers are just wonderful. I have a dozen roosters and not one turkey, what is with that. Love that you included the church. Beautifully done. Thanks so much for linking to TTT. Hugs, Marty
Well, what I was saying was....I love your tablescape and do something similar with a wooden church we have...we shouldn't forget to be thankful! ... and I hope you find that tablecloth.
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a louça das caldas da rainha é do género, mas muito mais bonita. devias conhecer.
Gorgeous! I love the little church you added in, just beautiful, Jane! Hope the tablecloth shows up, but it's still beautiful without it.
Hugs'
Catlyn
Very nice! I like the turkeys as well. I need some turkey salt and peppers, too. I'm still building my Thanksgiving decorations. I should take a picture of some things I got the other day. I'll do that in the next day or two.
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