Thanksgiving 2011 Teal and Orange

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I’m sure I’ll repost this next November, since we’ve all moved on to Christmas by now. But I can’t wait until then to show you the sweet and somewhat sophisticated table I came up with for our Thanksgiving feast at my in-law’s this year. Teals and blues are so hot (well really they are cool [...]

Happy Thanksgiving!

cornucopia centerpiece

I hope you have a wonderful day planned with family and/or friends. Did you participate in the Gratitude Challenge with me? I thought today might be a good day to recap the results of the challenge thus far, and help me remember so many things to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. I will admit, the challenge [...]

Last minute Thanksgiving Inspiration

Thanksgiving

Are you all ready for Thanksgiving? Or do you need a few more last-minute ideas? I’ve got lots of places you can turn for inspiration! First head over to the SNAP! The Conference blog today where I am sharing a tutorial on how to make this fun mini-pumpkin floral arrangement. It’s easier than you might think. [...]

My Top 10 Thanksgiving Ideas for Kids

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Thanksgiving is frighteningly near. Have you thought about what you will do with and for the children on the big day? Here’s a collection of my best kid-friendly ideas from all of my Thanksgivings past. I hope it inspires you on how to get your kids involved this holiday:   1)   Kids LOVED making individual [...]

Thanksgiving Table setting – Earthy and Green

Thanksgiving pie table

I blogged about our 2010 Thanksgiving celebration last year, but not until I’m sure you had all moved on to Christmas, so I’m going to post it again. It was full of inexpensive DIY details. We were fortunate to get to spend Thanksgiving with much of my side of the family in Utah, this year. [...]

Attitude of Gratitude Challenge

Thanksgiving Tree

Did you happen to check the calendar this morning? I know. It’s November! How did that happen? On my calendar that also means that it is time to refocus on being grateful and preparing for Thanksgiving. I’ve actually been wanting/needing to do this for a long time–it shouldn’t just be a November thing–but I’m hoping [...]

Thanksgiving Wrap-up

 I know you are all so “over” Thanksgiving and in the middle of Christmas shopping and prep.  But in an attempt to feed my denial that Christmas is less than a month away and that I am turning another year older this week, I’m going to relive our fun Thanksgiving celebration and pretend it isn’t [...]

Fall Flowers for Thanksgiving

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The night before the fairy party, we had a family birthday dinner for my sister-in-law.  Of course I was up to my eyeballs in pixie dust and other messes, so I was thrilled to have been given the opportunity to get a fresh flower delivery straight to my home that day.  The Sunflower Guy offered to [...]

Thanksgiving Again–Gratitude

I really like Thanksgiving!  It’s all about family food, and the opportunity to set a beautiful table! They are having a Thanksgiving Challenge over at the CSI Project this week, and I initially thought I would do a quick post to give you a run down of some of my favorite past Thanksgiving projects as [...]

HappyThanksgiving! Last Minute Tips, and Gratitude Giveaway #3

So are you stressing yet? I was going to be hosting this year, but I was given a reprieve from my hosting duties, since I haven’t recovered from my first trimester yet (even though I am well into my 2nd one, *sigh*). Even so, I still have some experiments to conduct on a 21 lb. [...]