Thanksgiving Table Ideas

It will soon be here

whether I am ready or not!

For the last few weeks I have posted some

 Table Setting and

Centerpiece ideas.

As we get closer to

Thanksgiving Day

I thought I would show you some of my ideas. . .

Hope it will help you and add to your creativity. . . . .

 The fanciest things at my table are NOT Things

They are my

Family and my Friends

 Just good old fashioned

Together Time

 Thanking the Lord

For the blessing He sends us.

Cherish your time with family and friends

Pray for those who suffer
Most of all have a

Happy Thanksgiving.



Thrift Trip

I found a few pieces of junk treasures when I went to the

Thrift Store This Week

Sometimes I am amazed at the things

I find, other times it's junk not so great..

This time it was ok!

 All this for $4.50

 My granddaughter was with me,

That is how I ended up with a stuffed animal

He is kind of cute!

It is a little Pug Puppy

She wants a real puppy so bad!

 I am always on the look-out for dishes

These plates really caught my eye.

I will be using them for one of my

Tablescapes.

$.50 a piece, how could I pass them up!

 I actually got this for the frame.

I already have the same

saying framed and hanging on a wall in my home.

Christ

Is the center of our home

A guest at every meal

A silent listener to every conversation.

Look at this!

Oh, yes, a candelabra

I could not believe it. . .

Do you remember the one I made from junk

back in October for Halloween?

I looked and looked for a candelabra back then!

$1.50 for this beauty

Ya, I am going to fix it up and use it!

I am thinking of spray painting it silver.

I think it will add beauty to my dining room table.

Yep! I know some will think it is junk

But,

I actually like it!
I will be linking this to:
A LaCarte/Junkin Finds Friday
Frugilicious Friday/Finding Fabulous
The Shabby Nest/Frugal Friday

Turquoise Accent Bathroom

I am a little obecessed with Turquoise

I would like everything done in Turquoise.

I just love the color

I think it is

soothing

calming

and pleasing to the eye.

I accented my bathroom in Turquoise

and here are a few pics to show you
My Bathroom is nothing spectacular like so many
It is rather plain. (I live in an apartment)
But I recently did some changing of color
it makes a big difference.

It doesn't take much to change the accents in a room

Since I have to have white walls

I accent with a lot of color

TURQUOISE

is my favorite

New rugs are always fun to have and they can give you a pleasing change.

There is that cute Quatrafoil Stool I painted.

Oh, how I love it!

New shower curtain

Re-painted shelf

New towels and rugs

and there you have it my

soothing, calming and pleasing to the eye

Turquoise bathroom

(and done on the cheap!)


I am linking my Turq bathroom to
The CSI Project
challenge this week
Bathroom Re-Do

Temple Picture

Not feeling too well today!

Oh, nothing serious, just a pesty

Cold!

Don't you just hate getting a cold?

Stuffy nose, sore throat, headache. . .

Just feeling crappy all over!

But, I wanted to share with you a beautiful picture

I recently framed.

 As you know I am a "Mormon"

So temples are very important to me.

This is my favorite temple

The Salt Lake Temple

In Salt Lake City, Utah

I was married there to my husband Lloyd.

It is a beautiful addition to my living room.

My daughter and I attended a workshop to make our pictures

of the Salt Lake Temple.

I wish I could give you the name of the photographer,

but the name was never given.

Whom ever it is, took a beautiful "shot" of the temple.

I painted the frame and gave it a little distressing.

The people at the workshop provided the

Gel that I applied to the picture. 

It gives it an "oil painting" texture.

I still need to finish the wall grouping

where my Salt Lake Temple is hung.

I enjoy looking at my picture and family and friends

who come to visit like seeing the

Beautiful

       Salt Lake Temple. . . .

P.S. A gentle blogger told me the name of
the photographer of this beautiful picture
Keli Blain
And
You can buy a kit at
Poppy Seed Projects

My Friends The Turkey's

Hello, Hello!

I want to introduce you to

My Friends

The Turkey's

When I opened my storage box of

Thanksgiving Decorations this year

I was so happy to see my old friends

The Turkey's

Hey, they have been with me longer than

some of my children. . . .

And I am proud to say I created them!

Yep, I gave them their little personalities. .

 Little Missy here,

she is the sweetest little thing.

She has a gentle soft way about her.

 This is Master Show-off

Oh, he is a character.

He just cracks me up every time I look at him!

 This is The Grandpa

He is somber and doesn't put up with much

He is missing his little Grandma and the four little Turks

(I can't find them)

He has been with me the longest. . . .

 Oh, here is the General. . .

Yep, he oversees the flock. . .

He is just a big old tender 

Tommy Turkey. .

 Now this little feller, He is alone

He lost his companion

She broke into pieces, and has gone to the

Graveyard of Turkey's.

My little flock of Turkey's get a lot of love!

What would we do with out Turkey's?

November Luncheon

The Perfect Table-Setting for a

November Luncheon

 Nothing fancy. . . .

Just a cozy simple table-setting

For Friends gathering on a cold November afternoon. . .

To enjoy food, and good conversation.

 The dinner plates I have had in my collection

I found the cute salad plate and bowl at Wal-Mart this year.

 I layered three different table linens

The round tablecloth is from Martha Stewart

I have used it for many many years.

 The table center piece is nothing fancy

But very colorful and November-ish (I just made that a word)

 The Pumpkin Salt and Pepper Shakers are

part of my collection of S&P Shakers

The Turkey I made,

Again many years ago.  (40 years)

The Pumpkin plate adds to the beautiful colors of Autumn

I will be serving Soup and Salad

Along with homemade rolls

And a pumpkin dessert. . .

Hmmmmm, I can't wait!

Mainly because it will be fun to

Get together with Friends!
I will be linking this to my friends in Bloggerville
Tabletop Thursday/Between Naps on The Porch
Shabby Chic Cottage/Transformation Thursday
Fireflies and Jellybeans
Beyond The Picket Fence/Under $100
House of Hepworth
The Shabby Nest/Frugal Friday
504 Main/Tickled Pink
Fingerprints on The Fridge/Feature Yourself Friday
Finding Fabulour/Frugalicious Friday
Tidy Mom/I'm Lovin It Friday
Funky Junk/Saturday Night Special
Frou Frou Decor/Fabulous Friday Finds
It's So Very Cheri/The Weekend Wrap-up
Perfectly Imperfect/Style Feature Saturday

Together With My Girls

I haven't told you about my

Girl's Night

Well. . . . all of the guys in my family

son's, son-in-law, grandson's

went Bear Hunting in the

Uinta Mountains

 Average Mountain 12,500 feet. . . 

So, while the guys were in the cold, mud, wet mountains. . .

 Me and my girls got together to have a fun night of

Crafts, Goodies, Laughing, Talking and Movies

 My daughter-in-law cut the wood

and I sanded.

 The girls each painted and decorated their blocks

They did their names. . . . .

 They turned out so cute and creative

I love seeing the creativity of the girls. . . .

 My oldest granddaughter did the letters of her
high school. . . THS

One did just the letter "J" for our last name.

 I did Give Thanks

Because every day I give thanks for these beautiful

girls in my life. 

They and their Mommies make my life complete

And there is not another place I would have rather been than

with my "Daughters" on Friday night.

Just one last look at this. . . .
She did such a great job cutting the wood.

I love women with power-tools
. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Oh, and one last thing. 

We all slept over that night. . .

What a blast!