Hello dear friends! Today I am being joined by 14 other fabulous decorators who are sharing their talents in the Grateful Gatherings blog hop. If you are coming over from Follow The Yellow Brick Home let me say “Welcome!” Amber truly creates the best vintage elegance. I am sharing a Glittery Thanksgiving Wonderland.
Last week I announced this year’s seasonal holiday theme: Prairie Wonderland. All of this year’s holiday decor, crafts, recipes, and more are inspired by the many snowy scenes shared in the Little House books written by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Fast and Easy Tutorial
I’ve had the idea to create a cornucopia centerpiece with softer autumnal tones for a few years now.
Just like my recent Enchanted Halloween Forest Dollar Store Craft I began with some old decorative gourds that had turned color, become dented or weren’t really fit for regular decorating anymore.
Here’s how to transform them.
- Spray paint a cornucopia a light color. (Mine was found at the thrift shop.)
- Give the gourds a quick coat of either silver, gold or white spray paint. Let dry completely.
- For a contrast stem apply a thin layer of glue and add a darker glitter. Let dry completely.
- Then glitter your gourds in various shades of white, silver, gold, and other soft fall colors.
I have created a list of the specific supplies. You can see them all in my Amazon storefront.
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I couldn’t resist including a green pumpkin as a nod to Caroline Ingalls’ never ceasing ingenuity.
“Hurry and get the work done,” said Ma. And then, Laura, you go to the corn-patch and bring me a green pumpkin. I’m going to make a pie! A pie! But how… Mary said, and Laura said, A green pumpkin pie? I never heard of such a thing, Ma. Neither did I, said Ma. But we wouldn’t do much if we didn’t do things that nobody ever heard of before.” ~ The Long Winter
Glittery Thanksgiving Wonderland
With my glittery cornucopia centerpiece done I concentrated on decorating the rest of the table.
I found nine of these glittery leaf placemats at the thrift store. They still had the Pier 1 price tags on them. I miss that store. Anyone else?
Then I pulled out some china and crystal that I thought would work well with this design.
The Friendly Village dishes by Johnson Brothers were given to me by dear cousins, Eric and Tara, a few years ago. I love using them in the fall.
My grandma Mary’s crystal and Great Grandma’s silverplate complete the setting.
On Thanksgiving I like to use my sideboard to hold extra dishes as well as prepare for a bevy of desserts.
The Sideboard
Extra plates and cups are set up within easy reach.
It’s not uncommon to have last minute guests join us.
So I make sure that a few settings of dishes and silver are polished and ready to go.
I hope you have enjoyed this Glittery Thanksgiving Wonderland tablescape.
This Week’s Video
This week’s video takes a closer look at the glittery tablescape and shares a craft and recipe inspired by Little House in the Big Woods.
If you wish to view the video in a larger format just click on the black box in the lower left hand corner that says Watch on YouTube.
Up next is WM Design House. You will love Wendy’s glorious blue and orange table decor ideas!
See you on Friday,
Laura
More Thanksgiving Decor To Adore
Such a pretty tablescape. Don’t you just love Thanksgiving? Your dishware is stunning. Blessings to you.
I love your beautiful tablesetting and all the fantastic glitter you added to your pumpkins and gourds. Your dishes are my favorite of all time, and they make your tablesetting so special. Your sideboard looks just as beautiful as your table. I like how you always create such a pretty display on it for every season. Thanks so much for hosting and for inviting me to join in.
Lsura, absolutely gorgeous. We don’t often see all the glitter at Thanksgiving, but it’s perfect. Loving the leaf placemats together for a “runner”. Those are some of my favorite transferware dishes, and your stemware is a perfect and “snowy” addition. Thanks so much for including me. It’s so much fun joining in.
Love your transferware dishes and the glitter cornucopia and pumpkins you made too, Laura. They’re so pretty! I love that you incorporated family heirloom pieces too. It adds such a magical feel to the celebration. Thanks so much for putting this hop together and for inviting me to be a part of things. I hope you and your family have a richly blessed Thanksgiving, CoCo
Such a festive and creative table!! I love those glittery pumpkins and I just adore your transferware set. Such a pretty table display for the holiday!
Your table is beautiful, Laura! I love the soft colors, and those sweet glittery gourds! Have a very Happy Thanksgiving!
I love the glittered pumpkins and your table is so pretty. I have those same dishes!
Lovely, Laura. I just put 61 pieces of Friendly Village in our antique mall booth a couple weeks ago, including several serving pieces. I even have glasses and mugs, which I had not seen before. And I have a set of those Pier 1 placemats. This makes a very nice Thanksgiving table setting, with the appearance of frost, which is very common for our region on Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving season to you!
What a beautiful color scheme to set the Friendly Village set with! I never would have thought of using lighter colors like this. And those placemats are glorious! Yes, I was just thinking how much I missed Pier 1 when I drove by their old store today! Always loved their sale racks:) So excited to enjoy all the beautiful inspiration today; thanks for rounding up such a talented group of ladies! Love your holiday theme, too; I need to read those books again.
Laura, I adore your glittery wonderland! You are so creative. And what great finds you found at the thrift store. Lucky you! Thank you for hosting such a fabulous hop today. Happy Thanksgiving.
Your table is beautiful, Laura. I love your glittered pumpkins and of course Friendly Village is just perfect for the season.
The colors of the Village dishes work perfectly with the colors you painted your pumpkins and guards. Love the tie in to Little House! And yes, I too miss Pier 1! Thanks for hosting this wonderful hop!
What a novel idea for a tablescape and great upcycle to glittery gourds. The leaf placemats are perfection.
Laura, your transferware dishes are some of the prettiest I’ve ever scene! They set a beautiful table with your glittery cornucopia. What a fun project! Thank you so much for a fabulous hop! Happy Thanksgiving!
LOL, I’m surprised it took you a few years to get to making that beautiful cornucopia. It’s beautiful. And my gosh, those plates and silverware! Truly a beautiful table and sideboard. Happy Thanksgiving friend.
Such a pretty table Laura and I printed the sausage ball recipe. Thank you so much for all the details about your table and all the memories of the wonderful books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving .
I love your dishes and the decor. The green pumpkin is wonderful. I so enjoyed the Long Winter. Seeing this makes me want to read the entire set again. Happy Thanksgiving.
Your table is beautiful! How could it not be with your lovely Friendly Village dinnerware. It is so nice to see your table set with it for the holidays. I love it set on the dainty sparkly leaves and your glittery cornucopia. That was so creative to arrange the placemats as runners. You always have so many lovely ideas.
Thank you for sharing your lovely table!
I am sorry I don’t stop by your blog on a more regular basis but I do see your posts on FB and Instagam when they pop up. Cheers!
Beautiful as always! Blessings to you and your family.
Such a beautiful Thanksgiving table, Laura! I love your transferware and your glittery pumpkins in the cornucopia! Thank you for organizing such a wonderful hop. Best wishes to you and your family for a very happy Thanksgiving!