Hello, My Lovelies! Can you believe that it's November? The countdown to the Christmas Holidays is in full swing.
Today I'm sharing a Thanksgiving tablescape with you along with thirteen other bloggers. If you're hopping in order, then you're linking from The Dinner at Eight Blog. I'm the end of the line! ;P
I'd like to thank my friend Rita from the Panoply blog for hosting these blog hop parties.
Thanks so much, Rita!
Because I'm a new grandmother, I'm in full Christmas mode around here. I've already taken down almost all fall decor and all Halloween decor, and I've already started decorating for Christmas. I'm not hosting Thanksgiving this year, however I do want to have something festive for Thanksgiving in our home until Black Friday because I have so many things to be thankful for! So.... I put together a very casual Thanksgiving tablescape in our dining room.
Come on in!
I used these Le Jacquard Français placemats to break-up the busy pattern of the tablecloth.
I can't decide whether they help or hinder. I got tied-up playing with a lot of my table linens and ran out of time!
Full disclosure, I've been going through and editing our table linens, and I decided to use this really old garden-themed tablecloth. It's older than my oldest daughter, and I'm always confused about whether it's a spring or fall tablecloth because it has both spring and fall flowers on it along with vegetables. The colors remind me more of fall, though. I decided to keep it because I like how it's faded, and it reminds me of when we were first married.
Sometimes I like to use houseplants as centerpieces. I love the pretty colors in this rex begonia.
I'm very thankful for our family and home. We've lived in our neighborhood for over thirty years. Everyday when I come home, I drive by one of the neighborhood lakes that always has geese, ducks, and herons. Seeing the beauty of nature near my home is such a blessing to me.
I placed a few pumpkins, houseplants, floral arrangement, and rag banner on the sideboard just to zhush it up a little.
This is probably not my favorite tablescape for Thanksgiving, but I had fun putting it together. I'm thankful I felt like participating and doing the incredible chore of editing forty years of collecting linens. The ducks and geese make me smile, and we've been celebrating the milestones, holidays, and the everyday with MacKenzie-Childs since Mr. Bookish and I married.
Our florist at our local Pig is AH-mazing. She introduced me to these terracotta Lisianthus flowers, commonly called eustoma. Although they are usually summer flowers, I love the terracotta color of these for fall.
I might make Mr. Bookish turtle soup and use the tureen. The soup is usually served with sherry, and I can use the pumpkin gravy boat to hold it at the table. I can put water and tea in the pitchers.
Thank you for reading my blog. I am so thankful for YOU, my blog friends!
Resources
Tablecloth, matching napkins, gravy boat, tureen: Vintage from Williams-Sonoma
Duck and goose plates, dark green candlestick, small pumpkins: Pier1
Placemats: Le Jacquard Français via Christine's on Canterbury, Mountain Brook, AL
Chargers, sugar and creamer set, serving platter, napkin rings, pumpkin vase: MacKenzie-Childs
Banner: Etsy
Port crystal glasses: Waterford Lismore
Green etched and cut glasses: Green Row
Houseplants: The Houseplant Collective and Leaf and Petal
Vintage pitchers: Laura Ashley
Salt and pepper set: Anthropologie
Blog Hop Participants:
Everyday Living - A Bounty of Blessings
Life and Linda - A Ralph Lauren Thanksgiving
Me and My Captain - Thanksgiving!..."As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord".
Hyacinths for the Soul - Abundance ~ Thanksgiving Tablescape Hop
The Cat's Whiskerz - Thanksgiving with Feathered Friends
Mantel and Table - Friendsgiving After Dark: A Beautiful Fall Table
My Thrift Store Addiction - Friendly Village Vintage Thanksgiving Breakfast Table
The Little Yellow Corner Store - The Fall Harvest Tablescape for Thanksgiving
Olla Podrida - A Colorful Thanksgiving Table for Two
Corner of Plaid and Paisley - A Bundle of Thanksgiving Tablescape
Thrifting Wonderland - Thanksgiving with the Birds Thrifted Tablescape
Dinner at Eight - Styling a Simply Classic Thanksgiving Table
The Bookish Dilettante - Giving Thanks Tablescape
Until next time...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Ricki Jill
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