Silver, Sea and Shells Tablescape

Old coral, shells, vintage silver and a few glass cloches.  These combine to form an unusual centerpiece that can be used year round.  This year, it's my Christmas table.  

Originally, I used brown woven napkin rings but was at the thrift shop the other day where I scored 8 mercury glass rings for only 25 cents each!

The small piece of coral (only $1 at my most recent estate sale) on the right looks like a brain!  

This huge chunk of old coral was found at an estate sale for only $10!  I asked the woman to hold it for me while I ran out to get more cash when I returned a couple of hours later, it was still waiting for me (although others tried to buy it).  So nice!

This huge glass cloche (the only new thing on the table) fits perfectly over the giant conch shell.  

Within the past few weeks, I was lucky enough to find most of what is on the table - all the vintage silver, small piece of coral, and the two small glass cloches.  Remember what everything looked like piled on my floor (here)?

The porcelain doorknobs moved from the hutch, where they're usually displayed in a piece of milk glass, to the table.

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Love the shells and coral and the colors are so calm (unlike my hectic pre-Christmas days)!  Makes me want to pour a glass of wine and pretend I'm down the shore (that's Jersey speak for the beach).  

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Kids Gobbly Good Thanksgiving Table

With the rustic adult table all set, it's time to get the kids table ready.  The centerpiece is a fun paper bag turkey that looks amazingly like the real bird!  He's stuffed with popcorn and will be "carved" when all the kids arrive to reveal the munchies inside (cut a slit in the top and the kids can dig right in).

All you need is a brown paper grocery bag, two brown lunch bags, a piece of white paper, a hot glue gun (I used scotch tape and a glue stick), and a few bags of popcorn.  See the tutorial at here.

It took the girls and I less than 10 minutes to create this little cutie.  Can't wait to "carve" this Tom up.

A little apple "stuffing"!

Rooster plates set on brown postal wrap, another dollar store find, will let the kids create some fun doodles while waiting for dinner.  The girls made these colorful name cards and popped them into binder clips so they stand upright.  

A rustic bow made from a scrap of burlap adorns a galvanized bucket brimming with crayons.  

Our clip chandelier is transformed once again with a gang of paper plate and feather turkeys made by one of my crafty girls.  

Here's a funny little poem to welcome in the feast (author unknown).


No Rejoicing

This year on our Thanksgiving Day
My mother she had lots to say.
“We won’t have Turkey, that’s a fact,
the turkey is innocent so let’s not act,
In a manner harsh or insincere
Instead let compassion guide our year".

But Uncle Joe was not amused,
In fact he was downright confused.
"A turkeyless Thanksgiving Day?"
Is all Uncle Joe could really say
"If this is the case I have no choice.
But this Thanksgiving I won’t rejoice".

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Rustic Thanksgiving Table

Menus to plan, shopping to do, slaving over a hot stove ... so much to do before the big day!  Thought I'd get the table set well in advance (hope it doesn't collect too much dust from now til Thanksgiving)!  Lots of vintage pieces combined in an old wooden toolbox include a variety of  corkscrews, Japanese glass fishing buoys, small tarnished silver spoons, green flower frogs and a few white pumpkins make for a one of a kind centerpiece. 

The tablecloth is simply four yards of a large weave burlap I found at the garden center.  Laid diagonally across the table and tied with a green ribbon, the rough texture sets a rustic mood.  Super simple place card holders with vintage porcelain doorknobs can be made in minutes.

To make the place card holders I just poked a toothpick into a wine cork (I have plenty of those on hand!) and broke off part of the toothpick so it fit into the hole in the doorknob.  I drew some free hand leaves on fall colored scrapbook paper, cut them out and used a glue stick to paste them onto the corks. Done!  A cute place card that can be easily changed with each season.

Wishing everyone a memorable Thanksgiving!

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