Enjoy Thanksgiving

 



Country Home

 



Isn't that an idyllic Thanksgiving table?  I love the mismatched chairs, the multitude of colorful pumpkins, the colors of fallen leaves reflected in the colors used on the table, a few quilts thrown over hay bales and of course, the fact that this whole scene is outside in front of an old barn and a giant tree.  Who wouldn't want to gather with their family or friends and enjoy a feast outdoors? 

Thanksgiving is such a wonderful, underrated time of the year.  There is something peaceful and calm about it.

The stores may be telling me that's its time to decorate with red and green and lots of glitter, but that just feels wrong to me.  

I went shopping the day BEFORE Halloween this year to one of my favorite stores (rhymes with Barget) and discovered that the Fall decorations were already marked down.  They were clearing shelves and bringing out Christmas stuff.  What a great way to get some deals on stuff that you can still use at Thanksgiving, but it just doesn't make a whole lot of sense.  I suppose that's why I'm not in business or marketing. 

I saw something like this on Facebook: 

 

This isn't meant to be an advertisement for Nordstrom (I'm more of a Target/ thrift store shopper), but how great is it that they are letting us enjoy Thanksgiving before they shove Christmas down our throats and pocketbooks?  Other stores need to take note! 

I love decorated Christmas trees, tinsel and especially Christmas music as much as anyone, but Thanksgiving is such a great holiday and I hate to see it overlooked! And not only is it a meaningful holiday, it can also be so beautiful!  
 

 

 

 

Acorn Candleholders

I love fall! 

Down here in the southern most reaches of the southern United States, we generally only have two seasons:  summer and not summer. 

By the end of October, when the rest of the world has been enjoying apple cider, pumpkin patches and watching the leaves change for a month or two (that's what you do in fall, right?) we are just barely getting a break from the heat. 

I know I can't complain that we are still wearing flip flops (and maybe a wind breaker) at Christmas, but I do kinda miss the whole fall/ winter/ spring thing.  We sort of get them, but its all at the same time.  We rake leaves at New Years.  And our world looks almost exactly the same when we trick or treat as when we hunt for eggs. 

Oh well, even though my seasons are goofy, I still like to do what I can to experience a little of the traditional fall feeling in our home.  And what better way than to bring some of the traditional natural fall elements indoors. 

This year we decided to take advantage of the plethora of acorns in our front yard and make something pretty out of them. 

My kids love collecting little bits of nature so when I suggested we collect acorns for a special project they were all over it.  (My two year old is just about to make an acorn discovery in the crack of the sidewalk above.)

Gather a bunch of acorns.  Dump them in a wide mouth mason jar, and stick a fat candle on top.  I'm sure this isn't an original idea, but it sure was fun and easy to do with the kids!  And I think it turned out quite pretty.

For those of you who have been to my house, you will be suprised to see that I've changed my normal decor from piles of clean laundry on my dining table to acorns, candles and pumpkins.  :)

I love how these acorn candle holders turned out, but I must say that pumpkins are my favorite! I love how plump, orange and happy they are! And when you are done decorating with them you can cut them up and make a pie! It doesn't get much better than that, does it?

So what does fall look like where you live? 

Do you love to decorate with natural elements as much as I do?