Last Sunday I dragged out all of the stuff I had bought at Hob Lob to decorate the Thanksgiving table. I didn't spend a whole lot of money, but I did want to create a table that I could use into the Christmas holidays with a few minor changes.
I started by using one of my older tablecloths that fits when you put two extra leafs in the table!
I placed a swag of magnolia-like leaves into the center of the table, bending it into curves. The leaves have a lovely blue-ish sheen on them that will go well with this room.
I dug around and found these mercury glass votive holders I got from the Target Dollar Spot years ago. They had some melted wax in the bottoms, so I just ran very hot water in them, let them sit, and they were easily wiped out. Note to self: use the little tea lights in them from now on!
I wove some burlap ribbon in along the swag, then and added in a taller votive holder, my blue velvet pumpkin stems, some white pumpkin picks, and a few large pinecones.
It needed something, I thought.
So a little moss from Dollar Tree was placed here and there.
I went ahead and set out the gold chargers and the wine glasses. I kind of wish I had just bought plain white napkins, but I'm not going to worry about that tiny detail! We will use the white plates from last year and I will get the silverware down. I plan on serving buffet style.
And later in the week, I found these rustic glam gift tags at Target and used a Dollar Tree marker to write names on them before tying them onto the wine glass stem. And now, the week's Menu:
Tuesday - Beef Stew Crockpot, corn muffins {Bubbie home!}
Wednesday - Order pizza {getting Bubbie's car serviced}
Thursday - The usual turkey feast, and my peeps are bringing the desserts
Friday - Pulled Pork on buns, Jalapeno Corn Popper Salad, Ranch beans {tree farm day!}
Saturday - Leftovers {decorating the tree, maybe going to a winery}
Sunday - Turkey Soup {Christmas movies}
It's going to be a great week!
Gina
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