A Work From the Heart
Hello Everyone, welcome in to my Thanksgiving table. I set it up in the family room as opposed to the dining room…we always seem to do this. This way we can look at the lake. :-)
It is no secret that I adore Thanksgiving. It is, by far, my favorite holiday. This day is centered on being thankful and seems much less stressed to me.
I am turning into a nature lover and these dishes simply spoke to my heart. Each piece displays a different animal, duck or bird.
The pheasant dinner plate.
The mugs to the set…also shown in the tea post below this one.
One side of my centerpiece. My husband cannot believe I love the deer antlers. I am mad for them and hunted for a month to find just the right ones.
The other side of the centerpiece.
I just love the antler flatware and since I could not find the right napkin rings….I did as I often do, I made my own! Also, and I did not show this well….but I love a napkin inside a napkin; it gives such an ‘abundant’ feel to the presence of the table.
Thanks so much for coming over to see my table. Hopefully, I will get another chance but if I do not….I wish each and everyone of you a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving.
Pheasants…Hobby Lobby, Faux Antlers…Pottery Barn, Candle Stick (wrapped in burlap)…Hobby Lobby, Chargers…Home Goods, Dinnerware…Tuesday Morning, Antler Flatware…Bass Pro Shops, Glassware…Old Time Pottery, Placemats…Tuesday morning, Runner…two of my house scarves.
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Barb
Just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful table. I love how you used the touches of burlap on the candle sticks and as a napkin ring too. Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for all the bounty nature provides so it's very appropriate that you have taken that twist to your decorating. A very Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving to you too.
ReplyDeleteBarb, your table is so lovely! Love your pheasants and how you've raised them up. Your dishes are so pretty! Wish we had a lake to look at! ;)
ReplyDeleteBe a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Anyone would be thankful to sit down to such a lovely table.
ReplyDeleteI wish you and yours a most wonderful Thanksgiving.
Oh Barb, your table is gorgeous!! I just love your pheasants. We have a pair that live in our back yard! So fun to watch them scurry around!
ReplyDeleteAahhh...looking out at the lake during Thanksgiving dinner! That sounds wonderful! You have beautiful Fall treasures to enjoy! ♥
ReplyDeleteSo Gorgeous, Barbie.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones.
Wow gorgeous! I love it all!!
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteLooks wonderful and as I am new to Thanksgiving, being English, you have given me lots of tips. What time did you say the dinner is?
ReplyDeleteWhat talent. Just love your arrangement.
ReplyDeleteOh how beautiful dear Barb! I enjoy seeing how you create beauty! Love the antlers:) Have a blessed week my friend! Happy Thanksgiving to you too! HUGS!
ReplyDeleteI love the pheasants!! I would never have guessed they came from Hobby Lobby! You have set a beautiful table, Barb!
ReplyDeleteLove your table setting. Adore the antlers and I want that flatware. I have got to go to Bass Pro and see if they have it. I have those same birds. Bought them last year and using them again.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Barb...very elegant. I do like the antlers the way you have arranged them and your dishes are lovely!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving with many blessings!
XO,
Janie
Barb, this table is just gorgeous! What a great idea to serve in the family room! I hadn't thought of that! I just love all of the details that went into this setting! Just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI like the way you've used elements of nature and the birds to create your tablescape.
ReplyDeleteThanksgiving is a favourite family gathering, of course we had ours way back in October.
Judith
Hi Barb, I came by for by "calming" fix the other day but had no time to comment. I am a terrible typist and with the fur babies always in my lap... sometimes I get distracted lol!
ReplyDeleteI saw an antler candle holder for three candles at Big Lots the other day. It was not to bad! I love the rustic yet classic feel of you table.
Thanks for dropping by to visit me the other day, love to have company ;)
xoxo Bunny Jean
Those pheasants are just adorable. I love your nature inspired table.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE those dishes --and anything that celebrates nature, which your lovely table does in abundance! Happy Thanksgiving <3
ReplyDeleteI also like antlers and have a couple of pair. My husband had been a hunter and mine were hanging in his garage when I married him. I took them down, polished them and paid honor to them. But..I was raised around hunters and fishermen, country men. I find nothing distastful about them or the proud animals they belonged to. There is a rustic and earthy and down home feeling I get from them.
ReplyDeleteYOu used yours wonderfully. To throw something like that in the trash seems wrong to me.
Your flatware and pheasants go so beautifully with your tablescape. Stunning!
So, so appealing to me...all of it! The colors are my favorite and I love Thanksgiving. As you said, less stress and a time to really be thankful. It has not gotten so comercialized, which I am thankful for! Decorations are simple and earthy and just lovely! Coming over from WOW us Wed! Christie at three pixie lane
ReplyDeleteWhat can I say just amazing...cozy and beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteYour table is beautiful, Barb. I love the idea of a candlestick wrapped in burlap and tied with twine.
ReplyDeleteYour table is so beautiful Barb. I love the burlap napkin rings (did you make them)? The dishes, antlers and pheasants make it look so rustic yet elegant.
ReplyDeletePerfection!!!!!!! Wouldn't change one single thing! This is just Wow, Wow, WOW! Drooling over the dishes, those absolutely amazing pheasants, the antlers, and I have been looking everywhere for placemats in that color! Tuesday Morning, here I come!!!
ReplyDeleteI so wish I had a Home Goods and Old Time Pottery here!!! :*(
Barb, your decorating talent is phenomenal! This is just beautiful!
Judy@cutest-little-things.blogspot.com
Hey Barb,
ReplyDeleteIt's my first time here and your table is amazingly beautiful. I'm loving the antlers along with you! Enjoy all of your pretty things and have a Happy Thanksgiving.
Gorgeous table Barb!
ReplyDeleteI love the new flatware.;-)
Happy Thanksgiving!
Hi Barb, I adore your table.. the antlers stole my heart... I'm drooling for those.. your plates are so rich looking.. hope to have some one day... hugs ~lynne~
ReplyDeleteWow! Barb,Your table looks beautiful! i love all of it! A very clever design.thanks for sharng.
ReplyDeleteYour table is lovely and so festive. I especially like your centerpiece. So glad I found your blog!
ReplyDeletelove this table. And the simple burlap wrap around the napkins, a lovely simple touch!
ReplyDeleteThanksgiving is my favorite holiday too. I love that the focus is on Family ...and Food!
ReplyDeleteYour table is gorgeous! I love every little detail including the antlers!!! I am envious of the pheasants!
The burlap is fabulous on the table.. I love the colors you chose also. Those dishes are great. Happy Thanksgivings. xo marlis
ReplyDeleteBeautiful woodland tablescape! I love your antler flatware. They're the perfect accent. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteJust lovely, so perfect for this holiday!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous plates. I love your whole table setting. So warm and inviting.
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Love this table. It's such a contrast of elegance and being rustic. Just beautiful.
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Hi Barb, your table for Thanksgiving is stunning. Those dishes are gorgeous and the center piece goes with the dishes perfectly. I LOVE the tablesetting so much Good job.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving.
Hugs, Jeanne
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That's right too, it's Thanksgiving in the U.S. this weekend. Your table is, as always, elegance personified Barb.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving!
Ali x
I have not jumped on the burlap bandwagon, but I really like how you wrapped the candle pedestal. What a clever and simple way to transform brass, silver, glass, whatever. Love your dishes!
ReplyDeleteHi Barb...
ReplyDeleteYour Thanksgiving table is beautiful! Ohhh...I love your place settings with the transferware and animals, birds, etc.! Absolutely gorgeous! This is the first time that I've seen this pattern. It sets a lovely Thanksgiving table for sure! Love your centerpiece too! I do believe that we have twin pheasants! Hehe! I found mine at Hobby Lobby last year and have gotten miles of use out of them. Ohhh...and I love your antlers too! Gorgeous table, dear lady! Thank you for sharing it with us!
Warmest wishes and blessings to you and your family for Thanksgiving!
Warmest wishes,
Chari
Beautiful table!! What a nice idea to move to the location with a "View"!! I love the autumn decor and Thanksgiving as well!!! Blessings, Terri
ReplyDeleteGreat table. Love the pheasants and warm use of eggplant in the room and on the table. I aim having jealous pains over the view of the lake! Happy, joyful Thanksgiving. ~CJ
ReplyDeleteHey there, Barb! Your Thanksgiving table is beautiful, and I love it that you brought so much of nature into it. It just seems to fit! We, too, push furniture aside and set up in the family room. It allows for a larger table that puts the family all together in a single room. I love that! The added bonus of looking out at the lake must be really special!!! The antlers are really cool, and I like those pheasants. I did not see those at our local Hobby Lobby locations, but I really like them. Thanks for letting us know where they came from so I can keep an eye out. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration with family and friends. Take care!
ReplyDeleteHi Barb! Your centerpiece is wonderful and I love all the natural elements. I can see why you fell in love with those dishes--the colors are beautiful and the animals make them so unique. If my Hobby Lobby has those pheasants, I don't know how I missed them! Very lovely table and I hope you have a great Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteHi Barb,
ReplyDeleteYour table looks so lovely and perfect for Thanksgiving. I adore your plates...they are so pretty!
Stopping over from The Charm of Home,
All the best,
Rachel :)
Your table is so gorgeous, Barb! I'm with you, I love Thanksgiving...it is so meaningful to me. I do like the natural look, but of course everything you do it so artistic and detailed.
ReplyDeleteThank you for bring this lovely Thanksgiving table to Potpourri Friday!
Your antlers are the perfect accessory for your Spode Woodland dinnerware. Beautiful table. Cherry Kay
ReplyDeleteOh Barb, your table is gorgeous! Your Spode china is stunning, I love the mugs! Your antlers give it just the right touch of elegance! Happy Thanksgiving. FABBY
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