Thanksgiving Wrap Up

Hello there! I've been so busy lately, but wanted to pop in quickly to do a little Thanksgiving wrap up. I know everyone is already in Christmas mode, but I know I'd regret it if I didn't at least add in a few pics of Thanksgiving 2015. :) 

We always begin Thanksgiving morning (and Christmas morning for that matter) with a Sara Lee Butter Streusel Coffee Cake. We enjoy it with our coffee while watching the parade on tv. Since the oven is busy with Mr. Turkey, we just slice this up and microwave individual pieces for about 20 seconds. 

Early that morning, I made up these goodie bags with fudge and cookies for our guests. It was 80 degrees on Thanksgiving day, so I had to keep these in the fridge so they wouldn't melt. That's why you see the condensation on the bag. Lol! 

Now to the best part...the dessert bar! We had pumpkin pie, pecan pie, lofthouse sugar cookies, M&M cookies and orange fudge. Yum!

Here's a tip I've shared before, but tweaked it a bit this year. So everyone can remember which glass is theirs, I tie a ribbon around the glass and write their name on it. The key is to make the ribbon a lot longer than you think you need so you'll have enough to work with. Then triple knot it and cut off the excess. I did double knots one year, and they came undone halfway through the meal. Ha!

I just use scissors to cut the ribbon off and discard it at the end of the day. 

One more thing...many of you asked if I clipped the spent blooms on my mums. I did clip them. The plants were just green for a few weeks while new buds formed, then right before Thanksgiving they started blooming again! I just took this pic this morning. Aren't they pretty?

I'm loving this second round of blooms! It only took about 5 minutes per plant to clip all the spent blooms and it was well worth it for this repeat performance. :) 

Y'all have a great day!

~Lisa 

Breakfast Room Thanksgiving Tablescape and a Free Christmas Printable

Today I'm back with my breakfast room Thanksgiving tablescape. We usually have 8 people for Thanksgiving, so we put 4 in the dining room and 4 in the breakfast room. I switched it up a bit this year with a different centerpiece and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. :) 

That copper colored runner is from Dollar Tree and the burlap runner is another Target Dollar Spot find. :) 

For the centerpiece, I placed this white pumpkin in the center of the cake plate and wrapped some fall garland around it. Then I added in some pumpkins, glittery acorns, and pinecones. 

I'm thinking I need to invest in another set of napkins for Thanksgiving. Maybe some with fall leaves or something. I'm getting tired of the green ones. As I look at these pics, I'm thinking I also need to invest in some new ribbon as well. :) 

As soon as I took these pics, this tablescape was whisked away until Thanksgiving day since we use this table daily. I sure had fun playing around with it though. I'm really starting to enjoy doing different tablescapes. :) 


Before I go, I wanted to share a free Christmas printable from Lucy at Craftberry Bush...

I love how it matches the plates I recently bought! 

Click HERE to get yours. 

Well, that's all for now. I'll be sure to share the Christmas gift idea for pets soon. I think you'll like it. :)

~Lisa 

Dining Room Thanksgiving Tablescape

I know I said I'd be back with a Christmas gift idea for pets, but since Thanksgiving is knocking on our door, I thought I better post my tablescapes before it gets here. :) 

Today I'll share my dining room tablescape and later I'll share my breakfast table one. 

I wrapped a fall garland around the pumpkin for a quick centerpiece. Then I added a few smaller pumpkins and candles. 

I love layering chargers and plates. 

For the napkin rings, I tied a piece of fall ribbon around a wooden napkin ring. I love to switch out the ribbon for different holidays. BTW, I got the plain wooden napkin rings at Hobby Lobby (an 8 pack was $3.99 ~ even cheaper with a coupon) and I painted them with gold craft paint. 

And that's it! I'll be back soon to share the breakfast table in all its Thanksgiving glory. :) 

~Lisa 

A Collection of Thanksgiving Vignettes

I have a nice little treat for you all today. I'm showcasing some very talented blog friends as we each share a Thanksgiving vignette. 

For the most part, we used what we had on hand to create simple, inexpensive vignettes that can easily be recreated. Hope you find lots of inspiration here.

For my vignette, I just grabbed a few pretties from around the house, plopped them on a wooden tray in the middle of the dining room table and that was it! So easy!

You might be able to tell from these pics that I have a slight pumpkin addiction. ;) 

Right now, that velvet cream colored one is my favorite, but don't tell the others. 

I think I paid less than $2 for this "Count Your Blessings" plaque a few years ago. 

And that's it! I bet if you look around your house, you'll find many things that could be used to create something similar. I love having trays on hand to display favorite seasonal items. 

Be sure to go visit these other talented bloggers for more inspiration:

Barb At Bella Vista

 Kim at Exquisitely Unremarkable

 Kathy at Kathy's Cottage

 Stacey at Poofing the Pillows

Enjoy!

~Lisa 

Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins

I'm back today to share a few more changes. I added a little "Thanksgiving" to the kitchen with this little plate. I gotta say, it's a lot more fun to do dishes with seasonal decor and a cute soap dispenser. :) 

I swapped out our wedding photo for this Happy Thanksgiving sign in the foyer.

Y'all probably remember this from years past. It's just a Thanksgiving greeting card framed with some Fall scrapbook paper behind it...

Love this paper! Just think of all the cute cards you see out there. So many would make a cute decoration simply by framing it in a dollar store frame. It would even make a cute hostess gift if you're travelling to visit family for the holidays. 

I had to take a pic of this. The other day, we were getting ready to carve pumpkins while drinking pumpkin spice coffee and whipping up a batch of pumpkin bread. I guess we were really getting into the season!

As for the pumpkin bread...well, it was delicious!

I cleaned the house this morning, ran a load of wash, and ran some errands, so now it's time to relax. :) I just fixed my second cup of coffee and downloaded 8 new books to my Kindle, so I'll be curling up with a good book and my kitty by my side for the rest of the afternoon. Hope y'all have a great day!

Remember you can follow along with my daily happenings on Instagram @texasdecor

~Lisa 

Dining Room Changes

Well, it's not even Halloween yet and I've already gotten out a few Thanksgiving decorations. My house is a mix of Fall, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. I think it's seasonally confused. :)

I only made a few changes. I'll share some today and save the rest for a post later this week. 

On Thanksgiving Day, this buffet will be filled with all kinds of pies, cookies, and candies but for now it's home to a few pumpkins and a turkey platter. 

I was happy to see my "Gather Here With Grateful Hearts" sign again.

Had to move my soup tureen to make room for all those pumpkins on the buffet. 

And now for a very fancy addition to the living room...

Hee hee! Holly bugged me until I got her beloved teepee out again. She stayed in there all day long. Such a silly kitty. Hope y'all enjoy your week!

~Lisa 

Already Making Changes...

Well, I'm sure it comes as no surprise that I'm already making changes to my Fall decor. :)

If you missed my Fall Home Tour, you can view it HERE.

I kept feeling like something was lacking on my mantle. I wasn't happy with the candle holder on the far right. 

I knew I wanted to add something more colorful, so I got out my Fall decor boxes again and started rummaging around until I found these floral seed pod looking things. I have no idea what they're supposed to be, but the colors were right, so I went with it. 

I used some extra wheat as filler for the vase. 

I love the Fall colors and I was so happy to find an excuse to bring back my hob nail milk glass vase. I was already missing it. :)

I added a book under the wheat bundle and white pumpkin to give it a little height (and more color)

Ahhh...much better. Now I can sleep at night. ;)

I also added this free printable to my shelves...

What? You can't see it? Hee hee! It's got very subtle colors (which I love) but that makes it hard to photograph. 

Here's a closer look...

You can click HERE to get yours. 

I love Anne of Green Gables. It was only a few years ago that I read the books for the first time. I now have the whole collection on my Kindle. Some of you may remember this other quote from the Anne of Green Gables books I have in my dining room...

Here's what it says...

One of my favorite quotes of all time. :)

I added this fall candle ring to my dining room table. I used to have this out year round, and I might just do that again. I love the sparkly leaves.  (This was actually garland that I cut up to make little candle rings.)

I recently had to remove my beloved burlap runner because Miss Holly pants discovered how much fun it was to rip little strings of burlap from the edges. I was afraid she'd ingest it, so in order to save it, I had to remove it. Hopefully she'll move on to other things and I can put it back soon. :)

One more thing...due to a fantastic sale at my local garden center, I decided to try my hand at growing Azaleas again. I've had Encore Azaleas before, but never had much luck with them. This time around, I got a Judge Solomon Pink Indica Hybrid Azalea. Long name, huh? 

It won't bloom until Spring, but I can't wait. We actually bought some Azalea potting mix to boost the acidity of the soil. Azaleas love acidic soil, so this should help it get a good start. Lots of people in my neighborhood have these, so I hope it does well. 

Hope y'all have a great week!

~Lisa