Garden Club Thanksgiving Tablescape

Are you up to your eyeballs in Thanksgiving preparations???

I sure am, and to spur my creativity, I've been scouring through old photos of past seasons.

If nothing else, I'm reminded of those "seasonal items" I have tucked away;

if only to remember where they are tucked away! ha!

Ran across a Thanksgiving Tablescape I was commissioned by a friend to create

a couple of years ago, to present at a local Garden Club demonstration.

{And I use "commissioned" lightly; strictly volunteered my time! :) }

Items Used for Tablescape:

Dessert Dish ~ Vintage Amber Glass

Salad Plate ~ Vintage Candlewick

Dinner Plate ~ No Name - Thrift Store Find {50 cents}

Flatware ~ Sterling Silver Gorham, Strasbourg

Gold Charger

Ceramic Acorns ~ Pier One {2009 Seasonal}

Fabric Placemat ~ Remnant from Dining Room Window Treatments

Candlesticks ~ Tiffany & Co.

Linen Napkins ~ Self-Monogrammed {See Tutorial Below}

Canister with Acorns ~ {See Tutorial Below}

Not Pictured: Tea and Water Glasses ~ My friend's beautiful Waterford Crystal Stems

As for the linen napkin, I monogrammed it with rubber stamps, using permanent ink.

Used the letter "J," in this place setting to represent my friend Jolene.

The reason: These would make great personalized place markers as well, using the initial of each person attending the gathering to mark their place.

And on to the acorns in the canister ~ what says "harvest and Thanksgiving" like acorns???

Gathered acorns from my yard...

...and "Martha" glitter and glue from the craft closet.

Hot-glued the ruffly tops back on the acorns.

Covered the acorn base with a thin coat of glue,

sprinkling on glitter.

While the acorns dried,

hot-glued a glass vase/canister onto a candlestick, both purchased from The Dollar Tree.

And voila, an inexpensive seasonal decoration is born!

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Linking Post To:

Tablescape Thursday @ Between Naps On the Porch,

Open House Party @ No Minimalist Here,

Share Your Creations @ Kristen's Creations,

Show and Tell Saturday @ Be Different Act Normal

SNS Link Party @ Funky Junk Interiors

Newbie Party @ Debbiedoos

Amaze Me Monday @ Dittle Dattle

Masterpiece Monday @ Boogieboard Cottage