Posted with BlogsyWelcome Autumn with Fall Tablescapes
By The Style Sisters - Sunday, November 03, 2013
While visiting my daughter we decided to use some of her yellow and red dishes and things from her yard to create a lovely fall tablescape.
We tried to use as many natural elements as possible..Fresh thyme sprigs were used as napkin rings.
The centerpiece was made from weeping birch twigs from her yard placed inside the round glass sald bowl layered with a faux gord and fresh apples and pears.
Madeline had made these leaf place cards a few years back and stored them in a book..she used a calligraphy pen to write our names on the leaves.
In this large jar Madeline filled it with dried split peas to add color and texture. For another inexpensive vase she used a baby food jar to hold fresh herbs. Small clear votive candle holders were wrapped in leaves secured with a rubber band.
A fun thing to do with small children is gather fall leaves and have them paint them with tempura paints. Madeline hand painted these blue triangles on a leaf for an artsy look and when sprinkled on the table adds a unique flair.
Here I am "Martha-ing" it up with the delicious smelling thyme bouquet I picked.
How you you going to decorate your Thanksgiving table this year?
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Posted with BlogsyU Pick Red Barn in Idaho Falls is a darling little place to go and pick some pumpkins! I loved the cute red barn..refurbished by a couple dads for their sons to start a small business so the boys could learn how to make some money for their missions.
They have chickens that you can feed and this cool metal rooster greeting everyone that enters.
I thought this large pumpkin tree was so cool!
And so did my grandkids..they just high tailed it right up to the top.
Perfect spot for a family picture...I love my daughter, Son in law and of course the grandkids!
Grandpa loading up a large white pumpkin for grandma :)
The grand kids foraging through the pumpkin patch looking for their perfect pumpkin!
Me and grandpa posing in the patch :)
Have y'all picked your pumpkins?
Welcome to centerpiece Wednesday #96...I am highlighting some great fall centerpieces and some fun DIY dishes.
I am going gaga over this cool centerpiece...I love the wire dome.
Love the fall colors nestled in a berry wreath. 21 Rosemary Lane
I thought these pumpkins were so unique! Ornate Splendor
How cute are these DIY dessert plates and mugs. Mendez Manor
Thanks to everyone for participating last week..let's see whatcha got this week.
Happy Fall! I know it isn't really fall yet but I have been inspired by everyone out in blog world to do something fall-ish...it is raining today and the temperatures have dropped ....it feels like a fall day so I created a
Fall Tablescape.
My dining room normally is blue and white you can see it HERE no orange but for fall I decided to change it up a bit. I started with some burlap to cover up my makeshift particle board "table leaf" oh it is so pretty and layered it with this fun orange and cream print...I will show you my lovely uglier than mud particle board "table leaf" section in the coming days and what I do to cover it up.
I had this creamy crackle vase and bought some curly twigs and orange berry vines and plopped them in it for an airy look.
Since I normally have only blue and white in my dining room... I decided to changed the blue and white fabric on the chairs to orange and white...I will show you this simple DIY no sew treatment that can change a chair in minutes tomorrow on the blog.
I Found these cool rusty metal thinga-ma-bobs at michaels and thought they would give a "manly" touch to the table.
These blingy nubbins are for the ladies...pier one on clearance...oh yeah!!
You can see a dangling particle of my "chandy" hanging down in the pic (top right)
So....my mom and sis know how much I love to entertain and tablescape and they bought me these little wire pumpkin place card holders! Presh!
Wish I could find more of these rusty metal thinga-ma-bobs..remember I used them in this "A little bit country A little bit elegant" tablescape HERE
For the centerpiece mishmash I just added lots of different kinds of pumpkins in different textures ...faux plastic, twiggy, jeweled and some cute velvet ones I just made. I Will have a quick and easy "tute" on how to make them next week.
My daughter...Madeline left these cool rusty metal lanterns when she moved away and they work perfectly on the table.
I'm thinkin about making burlap skirt covers for the chair seats..whaddya think?
I love adding framed photos of the family in fall leaves to this "scape"...it brings back sweet memories.
Happy fall all ya 'alls!
(bringin back a little Texas lingo)
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Fall 2012
The Centerpiece of my week has been this....
I have been working on my front porch...getting it all ready for fall! My daughter Madeline helped me so much. It is so fun having her live so close by.
We have fun!
I love all the colors of fall...they make me feel giddy inside! I think it is because fall represents the beginning of the holidays to me. I love Halloween and everything that goes with it..as a kid I couldn't wait for the show "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" to air on TV...our little TV..the kind that you would have to get up out of your chair to manually change the channel! Watching that show would get me so excited for Halloween and I always wanted to have a really fun Halloween party with all my friends!
During my elementary school days ...we lived back east in New Jersey...we weren't allowed to go trick or treating At night .....only during the day...so it fascinated me watching Charlie Brown and all the gang go trick or treating at night!
Living in New Jersey as a kid was magical...I remember going to many pumpkin festivals and eating candied apples! Drinking hot apple cider and eating cinnamon donuts, shopping for a cheapy costume with a plastic mask, asking for donations to be made to UNICEF while trick or treating, carving messy pumpkins, and watching The Great Pumpkin the night of Halloween not missing a single minute! The main thing I remember about this time of year as a kid was the colors of the leaves ....they were breathtaking even for a young child such as I.
So you see I love to decorate my house in all the colors of the season to bring back those sweet memories of a child living back east in a small town in New Jersey and waiting eagerly for the holidays to begin!
I think I am passing my love of Fall, Halloween and the holidays onto my precious granddaughter as she loves to squeeze the pumpkins and smell the flowers and wants to help in the whole process of creating a visual feast! But SHE is the visual feast for me :)
Hope you enjoy the beginning of the Fall holiday season with all your loved ones around!
Karin :)
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