A Brown and White Thanksgiving Tablescape

I have had these brown and white turkey dinner plates for a while and when I found the white turkey tureen a few years ago I knew it was time to pull a table setting together.

I didn’t have a brown tablecloth but I found one on Amazon. I really wanted a table setting with only two colors this time.

Sorry about the glare on the plate, to get enough light I have to deal with the reflection of the light. These dinner plates were made by Spode and the pattern is called Celebration. I think I bought them at HomeGoods a few years ago. I like the profile of this large turkey and the flower border.

The white charger is one of the first charger sets I bought when I started tablescaping. The pattern is Antique Beaded and I bought them at Williams Sonoma several years ago. I use this charger constantly in my table settings. If you look back through my blog at my tablescapes, you will see it often. A simple white charger is a great first purchase if you want to create more interest in your table settings.

It’s difficult to see on top of the brown tablecloth but this flatware is a smoky brown color. The camera makes them look much darker in color than they really are. The handles are some kind of plastic material. They are marked SR Showroom Italy. I bought them online somewhere several years ago but I can’t remember where. They are really large and well made.

The clear goblet on the right is my wedding crystal, the pattern is Lismore made by Waterford. I also have sherbets, candlesticks and some serving pieces in this pattern. The pattern was released in 1952 and it is still in production. I love it. The brown goblet on the left was made by Lenox between 1966 and 1985. It was called Antique Brown. I bought them on Ebay several years ago.

The brown napkins probably came from World Market several years ago. They almost match the tablecloth, close enough. I was looking for a white turkey napkin ring and found these on Ebay a few years ago.

The brown metal turkey place card holder can also be a napkin ring. You can’t see the ring behind the turkey. I have had them for several years. I think they came from Crate and Barrel or Pottery Barn. The white salt and pepper set came from Pottery Barn a few years ago. I already had the leaf tea light candle holders, not sure where I found them.

This white turkey tureen came from Pottery Barn a few years ago. I had been looking for a large white soup tureen for a while but nothing was quite right. When I saw this one I decided he needed a good home with us. I like the fact that he comes with a matching ladle.

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A Witch's Night Halloween Party

My daughter and her partner hosted a witch-themed Girl’s Night. They set the scene with decorations they had, and more that they borrowed from me. My daughter Sara is very creative and they enjoy hosting gatherings for their friends. I love this display on their front porch that welcomed their guests. They really know how to create a party atmosphere! The Witch’s Lair sign came from Michaels and the giant cauldron came from Party City. The skeletons are hung from the rafters (one has blown around) and they are wearing costumes. They ran out of costume material, and so one skeleton is wearing a black vinyl tablecloth that they fashioned into a dress. One also had a broken leg, that as you can see, made a convenient stew!

My daughter designed the invitation using witch themed graphics on Canva and they printed them at home onto a clouded gold sparkle invitation package she got at Michael’s.

Many of the decorations were purchased this year at Michael’s as part of the Ashland collection. The sign on the front door set the mood for what was to come.

The living room was decorated with lots of candles and witchy accents. They borrowed the long black iron candle holder from me and filled it with a dozen lit tea candles. I have had it for a long time and I can’t remember where it came from. It comes apart into two sections. I had the spider web candles and candle holders stored for a long time, so I am glad they were finally able to use them! I don’t remember where they came from. The gnarly black plastic tree comes in dozens of pieces so it can be easily stored in a small box. I found it online somewhere years ago. They wrapped one of my Halloween tablecloths around the base. I have thought about using the tree as a centerpiece on a Halloween tablescape sometime, but it is almost too large for that. The black and white striped pumpkin on the chest came from Grandin Road a few years ago.

This table in the entryway greeted the guests. They found the light up witch poster at Michaels. They borrowed the electronic Halloween lantern from me and it has a switch to turn on so that it flickers like a candle is inside. I found the lantern at Roger’s Gardens in Corona Del Mar, California a few years ago. Roger’s Gardens is a wonderful nursery and gift shop and they decorate large spaces at Halloween and Christmas with all kinds of fantastic decorations. Even if you don’t buy anything it is a great place to visit! People often take holiday photos there. As soon as I saw this lantern I knew it would be a perfect centerpiece for a Halloween tablescape and I used it on a Halloween tablescape a few years ago. You can see that tablescape here. The white skull that I found at HomeGoods is sitting on a black pedestal stand that I bought at Grandin Road several years ago. They came in a set of three, all different heights, and my daughter always uses them to place things at different heights in her designs. The bats on the wall came from Amazon.

When you entered the dining room, one wall was covered with this wonderful witch’s lair backdrop that they found on Amazon. It is made of thin vinyl and it made the perfect background for photos!

The party hostesses, Sara on the left, and Elizabeth on the right. Sara’s witch hat came from Michael’s and her spiderweb wrap came from Party City.

This seance table scene was in the center of the room and featured a giant marble-looking skull (probably from HomeGoods) and Luminara brand electronic candles. They got the limited edition Ouija board at a Spirit Halloween store. These stores pop up in Southern California in vacant stores during the Halloween season.

They set up an apothecary on a low shelf in the family room using antiques, and an assortment of items they borrowed from me including lots of lighted candles and bottles of potions. The Old Salem Apothecary sign came from Michaels. I can’t remember where I found the skull years ago but it was brown and white and a friend painted and changed the brown to black. It looks so much better now.

This corner included a Raven’s wood sign (Michael’s) and a black velvet pumpkin with skeleton hands that came from Party City.

Last year Hubby downloaded and printed similar bottle labels to these that I attached to random bottles. I am looking forward to setting an apothecary-themed tablescape next Halloween!

I purchased this darling witch’s hat centerpiece at Roger’s Gardens a few years ago, and my daughter loved it and made it the focal point of the buffet.

They purchased the raven snow globe at Marshall’s last year and one of the vintage looking books came from JoAnn’s.

They found many of their paper goods, including these cocktail napkins, at HomeGoods.

Even the kitchen and bathroom were decorated!

They decorated their buffet and large tables to use as serving areas for food. They borrowed one of my Halloween tablecloths (Amazon) and a few candle holders. They found the Be a Witch plaque at Michaels. The black raven was one of a set of two I found at Grandin Road online this fall. Look for a Raven themed tablescape next Halloween! They draped several areas with black netting fabric from Party City and it really added to the witchy vibe.

My daughter affixed candy eyeballs with frosting to meringues purchased at Trader Joe’s. Many of the goodies came from our local bakery.

Many of their friends really enjoyed escaping out for a night of fun. One of my daughter’s childhood best friends dressed as Wednesday Addams and brought gorgeous handmade cookies that she decorates and sells!

My daughter is still close to her childhood friends and I love seeing them all together as adults.

From what I hear, everyone had a fantastic time!

A Turkey on the Thanksgiving Tablescape

Every Thanksgiving season I have to pull out my large Turkey tureen to use on a tablescape and it often sits out throughout the month of November as a decoration somewhere. I actually created this tablescape in 2020 and saved the photos in 2021 but I guess I never posted it because I can’t find it on my blog. Weird. The cream tablecloth probably came from HomeGoods or Amazon a few years ago.

I bought these turkey salad plates several years ago at Pottery Barn online. The pattern is called Botanical Harvest Turkey. They must be a best seller because they seem to have them in stock every year. I used them four years ago on a Thanksgiving tablescape with blue as the accent color. You can see that tablescape here. These plates have a brighter and more colorful design than some of the other salad turkey plates that I have seen online.

This dinner plate came from Pier 1 several years ago. It was part of their Spice Route Collection, each plate was named after a spice and this one was called Pumpkin. I have a few other plates in that collection and I often use them on my tablescapes this time of year because they are all perfect fall colors. You can read about what you need to think about when you are buying dinner plates here.

This is Mikasa’s Color Spectrum charger in the color Burgundy. They don’t make them any more but you can find them on the secondary market from time to time. If you read my blog you have seen this charger pattern in other colors as well. I love these chargers, they are well made and heavy. I bought them a few at a time as I saw them over a few years on Ebay several years ago. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers please click here.

This gold plated flatware was a gift from Hubby a few years ago. I had bought a cheap set of gold flatware several years ago. It was poor quality and the gold started flaking off. You get what you pay for! We found this set on major sale at Macys. It is made by Wallace and is called Mikasa Duchess Gold. It is heavy and I love the elegant design on the handles. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I can’t remember where I bought these napkins, they have been in my tablescaping collection for many years. It was probably either Pier 1 or HomeGoods. The colors work really well on a Fall or Thanksgiving tablescape. I think I found the turkey napkin rings online on Ebay several years ago. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

If you google turkey napkin ring lots of different ones will pop up for sale this time of year.

I found these turkey place card holders on Ebay a few years ago. If you google turkey place card holder lots of different ones will pop up right now. To read about the what, where and how of place card holders, please click here.

The amber glass goblet on the left came from Pier 1 on sale right before our store closed a few years ago. I love how tall they are. The green acrylic goblet on the right is a good match for a fall table setting and it came from our Pier 1 store before it closed a few years ago too. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets for your tablescaping collection including the colors that I use most often here.

I looked for a turkey tureen to use as a centerpiece for a long time and I finally found this one several years ago. It was made by Spode and it was part of their Harvest Collection. I can’t remember where I found it online. I absolutely love it, the colors, the relief design, it is perfect!

These turkey salt and pepper sets probably came from Amazon or HomeGoods a few years ago.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Black Jack-o'-lanterns on a Halloween Tablescape

Time for one more Halloween tablescape before we move into Thanksgiving table settings. I love this Halloween tablecloth from Spoonflower online. I bought it a couple of years ago.

I found these Place and Time melamine black jack-o’-lantern salad plates at JOANN’S last year. Last year I had decided that this year I wanted to use jack-o’-lantern plates that were black and I was really happy to find these.

I bought these Mason stoneware dinner plates at Pottery Barn online last year. The color was called wheat. I really like this plate and I am thinking about buying it in another color. You can read about what you need to think about when you are buying dinner plates here.

This black plastic acrylic charger came from tableclothsFACTORY online a couple of months ago. I was happy with the relatively inexpensive price for six chargers. A basic black charger is always a good purchase when you are starting a tablescaping collection. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers, please click here.

This cream colored flatware set was made by D & D Inox in Italy. I bought it at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales during a major sale a few years ago. I love this flatware pattern, I have it in a few other colors as well. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

These black cotton napkins came from Crate and Barrel a few years ago. They are a really nice study cotton fabric in a true black color. These wonderful vintage looking Legigo jack-o’-lantern metal napkin rings came from Amazon two years ago. When I saw them I immediately knew that I would use them often during Halloween season. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

I bought these black house place card holders on Ebay several years ago. I have used them several times. To read about the what, where and how of place card holders, please click here.

These are one of my favorite sets of goblets for Halloween Tablescapes. I often use black and orange goblets on my Halloween tablescapes but this black goblet is a newer addition to my goblet collection. I bought them a few years ago. I have black goblets that are shorter than this goblet and black goblets that are much taller than this goblet but I wanted goblets this height that were all black. I was delighted to find these black plastic ones on Amazon last year. The advertisement said that they are disposable but I plan to keep them for a while until I can find some black glass ones that are the same height. I think I bought these orange glass goblets at Ross or T.J. Maxx several years ago. They were some of the first goblets I bought when I started tablescaping. I love using them this time of year. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets (including the colors I use the most) for your tablescaping collection here.

I found this large black metal jack-o’-lantern online at Pottery Barn last year. I wanted the cutouts to be orange for this table setting so I taped orange paper inside to cover the openings.

Halloween tablescapes are some of my favorite tablescapes!

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