Welcome everyone to Centerpiece Wednesday! Are you all ready for Thanksgiving? I already made one of the food items and I am about to finish the second one :) I hope you all enjoy this great holiday with all your loved ones.

Here are a few of my favorites from last week.

Forever Decorating has a gorgeous Christmas tree made of music paper

Let's Party!

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My grandkids are with me this week and I decided to get out a little Christmas starting with the dining room. I turned it into a Sugarplum fairy room!

My granddaughter loves...the Fancy Nancy books...so that was part of my inspiration for all the bright colors.

On the table I started with a white tablecloth and layered two pieces of bright colored fabric, pink and turquoise blue. Then I added a silvery leafy garland and another pastel ball garland down the center with a few more bright colored pink ball ornaments mixed in. Two large clear jars filled with silver bells and some very glittery pink reindeer.

Hanging off the chandelier are more brightly colored ornaments to bring in the whole fun color theme.

I love the huge glass jars filled with silver jingle bells for a simple yet festive centerpiece.

I really wanted to fill the entire room with snowflakes haha but that would have taken me all night long!

I just have the best time being with my grandkids...it really beings out the kid in me.

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Just a few more days before Thanksgiving!! Welcome Centerpiece Wednesday...last week there were so many great ideas! Here are a few I really liked.

This fall tablescape is YUMMY! The white hydrangeas, silver, wood box...I just love it all! Go see more of the tablescape at Tidbits and Twine

Ok how sweet are these?? Sea shell charger plates!! Dollar tree chargers and shell vase filler from Laurall on Hometalk

I love forcing bulbs for Christmas and this is gorgeous! Meeha Meeha has the tutorial for it!

Let's have a great linky party!! Visit one another and say Hi.

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Last week I showed you these little place cards paper pinwheels that I made using old book pages and here is the tutorial. Wouldn't these be cute in pink or white paper with wire angels or princesses for a little girls birthday party? I am sure someone make something like that. My sister bought these wire pumpkins at pier 1 a few years ago.

I take one book and fold it in accordion style

Then take one more book page and do the same thing

Then I take both pieces and stack them on top of each other and staple right in the center.

Do the same thing on the other side...one of the pages was ripped so it was a little smaller on one side but normally they are even.

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This is our families all time favorite salad! It goes perfectly with any main dish and can become a main dish when you add chicken or pork.

Spinach salad recipe

Fresh spinach

Pears or apples cut up

Mandarin oranges, fresh raspberries or strawberries

Small handful of shredded mozzarella cheese

Honey roasted slivered almonds

Craisins

Brianna's poppy seed dressing along with a tablespoon of real maple syrup! Or Brianna's blush wine vinegarette is also a favorite! (This is my own suggestions I am not being compensated)

I LOVE fresh Green Beans when they are cooked properly...no mushy beans for me! The secret is to blanch or par boil for 5- 7 minutes depending on how thick they are and then plunging them into ice water to keep them bright green and stop the cooking process. Then dry them and either store them for up to 2 days in the fridge or sauté them for just a few minutes in olive oil until heated through add salt and pepper!

Green Bean Recipe

Fresh green beans (approx. a handful per person washed and trimmed)

1/4 cup sliced onions (less or more depending on taste)

1-2 tbls Olive oil

1/4 cup slivered almonds

1/4 c craisins

After beans have been blanched set aside. In a frying pan add 2 tbs olive oil and heat on med. high heat, add onions and sauté for a few minutes or until softened, add green beans, nuts and craisins and sauté until the nuts just start to brown a little and beans are nice and hot, season with salt and pepper...Yum!

One more deliciously addicting thing I like to serve with French bread....and there is never leftovers....is herb butter...it is so addicting...EVERYBODY goes nuts over herb butter on bread, vegetables, potatoes and fingers :)

Herb butter

1 cube butter

Fresh herbs..we like thyme, oregano, sage, basil and rosemary

Pinch of salt

I take some of these herbs and mix them up on my cutting board and finely finely chop. I remove any woody stems prior to chopping..I would say I usually have about a tablespoon give or take of the chopped herbs when I am done chopping, and then I mix it into the butter with a fork and add a tiny pinch of salt to bring out the flavors...and BOOM BABY..you have the best tasting butter ever!!! ...oh and you might want to pick up an extra loaf of your favorite French bread because everyone eats at least 3 slices each!!

Enjoy!

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Oh hello!!! Dramatic and gorgeous...Twigg studios never disappoints with recipes and incredible displays of food! STUNNING!!! twiggstudios.com

Simply Suzanne's gives us a tour of her home all ready for fall. I love all her ideas and gorgeous photos.

Ok let's get to it....link up all your fabulous ideas!

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What fun things would you like from HomeGoods? I love their huge selection of dishes, serveware and table linens. It is rare I don't find what I am looking for at HomeGoods! Here are a few posts of things I have found shopping there in the past.

Orange and white polka dot plates and lettered plates

The placemats-TJmaxx

The beautiful Napkins - Tjmaxx

Good luck and hope you win!

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