Simple Thanksgiving Table Decor
Because really, I still can't figure out what side of the paper plate the plastic knife goes on. Or where to place the Garfield coffee mugs. So I went ahead and set up my centerpiece on my coffee table instead.
I started off with a piece of slate that used to be on someones roof.
Roof . . . table . . . same difference.
I took an ironstone soup tureen and filled it with walnuts, then set a pumpkin on top.
And then I just put some wooden doodads in there as an accent.
Confession time - I put a plastic Tupperware bowl in the tureen to take up some space, so I didn't have to use four pounds of walnuts (since when did walnuts get so expensive?) and it also gives the pumpkin a solid place to set.
The acorn garland is something I bought at Michael's years ago on clearance and it always ends up somewhere in my house for fall. Best $1.49 I ever spent.
Of course I had to add a vintage camera.
There's no thermos at least. My TCA (Thermos Collectors Anonymous) sponsor told me that was step #1 to recovery.
The turkey planter was bought at a garage sale last year for 50 cents.
I actually had a festive plume of feathers in its back earlier, but when I turned around to pick up my camera one of the dogs pulled the feathers out onto the floor and started to eat them.
Dog-spit feathers just aren't as photogenic as you would think.
Are you doing the whole big Thanksgiving thing at your house this year?
You can always grab a paper plate and join me on the sofa for a little turkey and roofing nails.
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