Friday, September 19, 2008

Thanksgiving Party Planning

Well, I posted my daughter's first tablescape last week so, I thought that I would show you where this talent came from.



This is our table from last Thanksgiving. I was especially proud of this set up because all of the elements came together nicely. My grandmother's china looks very regal next to the gold chargers and the burgundy table cloth. I love fresh flowers for a centerpiece. I designed this arrangement for less than $10 from our grocery store. My favorite part were the pumpkins. They were Pumpkin Gingerbread Bundt Cakes and they were very yummy and I thought they really completed the setting.

I am starting to party plan for the holidays and I needed some inspiration. You know...get the creative juices flowing. I think this may do the trick:-)

43 comments:

  1. Beautiful!! Gorgeous settings and colors. You did a great job. I see where your daughter gets her talent. lol

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  2. Wow! What a wonderful job! Can I come over next Thanksgiving?!?!?!

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  3. Beautiful! Oh how I wish I could do things like that.

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  4. Grandmother's China is the best! I cherish mine. Loved the table.

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  5. WOW - that's amazing... we got paper plates at my husbands familys TG. Ours does it up big.. I miss the years we have the other side..

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  6. I never do that because my 2 year old would have it all over the floor playing with it. It's Gorgeous love the colors. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. very elegant. Makes me want to hop on over. BTW, are you gonna post a recipe for these yummy pumpkin bundt cakes???

    also - I'd LOVE to see what sort of tablescape you do for HALLOWEEN!!!

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  8. Beautiful! That's enough to make even my scrooge-y butt look forward to Thanksgiving. :)

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  9. So pretty! I need to come up with some fun ideas

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  10. That is beautiful setting! Our family thanksgiving includes paper plates! No fine china in sight!

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  11. It looks amazing and the pumpkins are beautiful. I LOVE setting the Thanksgiving table and coming up w/ new ideas every year--can't wait!!

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  12. I love the colors! Thanksgiving here is all about red plastic cups and dixie plates, haha!

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  13. I love your table. I need help here when it comes to that stuff. Beautiful!

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  14. Pumpkin Gingerbread Bundt Cakes... I'm going to have to go over to your shop and see about getting me some of those.

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  15. The table looks awesome. I thought the pumpkins were little ceramic ones from the craft store. :)

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  16. Oh how beautiful! We have over 20 people at the Thanksgiving dinner at my house...so I am lucky to have enough plates! I am jealous!

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  17. Beautiful table...I wish I was that talented.

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  18. "Tablescapes"--you sound and look so Sandra Lee-ish. Great job. TFS

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  19. Simply beautiful. It's all in the details.

    I will have to take some lessons from you.

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  20. Gorgeous! I love to look at what other people do for the holidays!

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  21. Fall is my favorite season, so it's never to early to start planning and decorating for me!

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  22. Oh, you make me want to set my table for a party too. Beautiful.

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  23. Okay you need to stop making me look bad. Just kidding. I always really want to use paper plates on the holidays so I won't have to clean up after dinner but I never can bring myself to do it.

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  24. Very elegant! The colors are so pretty!

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  25. That is so beautiful. I wish I was half that talented. It's all I can do to get enough forks on the table!

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  26. My mom's church does a ladies candlelight christmas dinner. Ladies volunteer to decorate a table and you should SEE the stuff they do! My mom has done one every year... I'll have to do a post of some of the pictures we took this year. It would TOTALLY be up your alley!!!

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  27. Inspiration, indeed. What a lovely table!

    Thanks for visiting me today thru BATW,
    Susan

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  28. Just beautiful! You've got some real talent!

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  29. What a great job! Very pretty!

    Our table is a mix n match of things it seems.....but the food is GREAT!

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  30. Wow, that is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

    You do great things!!

    HAPPY FRIDAY!!

    - Jennifer

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  31. There you go again making me all hungry and jealous! CUT IT OUT ALREADY!;)

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  32. Wow. Thats beautiful. Come over and set my table!

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  33. What a beautiful table! What time should we be over this Thanksgiving?

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  34. Very pretty!! I wish I was crafty!

    I have something for you HERE.

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  35. LOVE the gold chargers! I think I might steal your idea and do something similar for Thanksgiving this year!

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  36. We've got some dinner parties coming up, this has inspired me to get creative.

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  37. Ooh, this is inspiring. I'm starting to think about Thanksgiving now.

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  38. wow! so pretty! I love it!

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