THANKSGIVING TIDBITS

At the end of summer, my parents made the 5 hour drive and put down roots in Green Bay, WI. 

Certainly a change. While we moved some as kids - Minneapolis was always home. It is where our entire family lives and where my parents grew up as well.  A lot of the holiday decor that for years had its place in storage rooms is now still packed away in boxes. I was determined to make this Thanksgiving the most beautiful yet.. 

Remembering that Thanksgiving is still fall despite some snow on the ground - I used these mustard plum, and deep green shades for the place settings. How cute are these little turkey plates I found!?

I found these pretty beaded picture frames already filled with a few pictures to use as placeholders. I used them appropriately at the table - this is my dad and I when I was 4. 

I hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving, among all of the things I am thankful for- my readers and the fun and loving blogging community is certainly one of them!

THANKSGIVING TABLESCAPES: WHAT'S YOUR STYLE?

This year will be the first year that we spend thanksgiving with just our family. No grandparents, cousins, aunts or uncles - just small and intimate, and most likely we'll eat lobster rather than Turkey. Call it unconventional - but I think that its a great excuse to start a few traditions of our own. I've seen so many beautiful tablescapes for thanksgiving, and I can't quite decide which one I would prefer...

simple and atmospheric - focused on food and conversation?

glamorous and in high style - with overflowing champagne?

colonial flair - focused on the tradition of the holiday?

clean and contemporary - with great design detail?

 or, traditional with a little high style flair - focused on the intimate affair?

[via] sarahs white blossom, the decorista, martha stewart, coco + kelley, simplified bee

MAKE THEM LAST: PUMPKINS

I think pumpkins are far too often solely associated with Halloween, rather than fall as a season. 

Sure we carve them, and add them to our festive fall decor - but pumpkins are a seasonal decor piece that should be used long after halloween has come and gone. [ afterall, we wait all year for pumpkins!] 

So- don't throw away your pumpkins just yet. Consider making them last through Thanksgiving with some creative facelifts and/or rearranging. 

Thanksgiving Tables

Thanksgiving is a time that I love because all the focus is on the meal and enjoying the company around you.  Setting the table for thanksgiving is something enjoyable, it makes you feeel like you are creating an ambiance, and a mood for the occasion. Here are some inspirational tables.

The pictures of family members is such a nice way to remember them, and provide conversation starters.

the simplicity of this table places all the emphasis on your those around you, as the evening fades, the candles will light up the room and the conversation

veering from the traditional, this punch of color is unexpected and fun!

so traditional, and so perfect.

By far the best holiday idea I have seen yet. Everyone seems to love Thanksgiving left overs, and this is a sure way to not eat all of them yourself, and not to mention, send home the cutest leftover boxes ever.

pictures via martha stewart, country living, pottery barn, and traditional home