Fall dishes, outdoor decor, centerpiece idea

15 years ago

Tomorrow I should be finished getting all the Halloween decor put away for another year. Just have to finish the basement. Whew! I've done a few things for Thanksgiving upstairs...including this basket outside my front door:

I got my new pumpkin-themed dishes this week...just need to clear out some cupboard space for them now!

A platter and salad/dessert plates:

And four soup & sandwich sets (pumpkin covered bowls and leaf plates):

I was playing around with my table centerpiece, and this is what's been on the table for awhile. Excuse the fold marks...new dollar store napkins, and someone who doesn't iron here. But I'll wash and dry them before we actually use them as napkins on Thanksgiving, no more marks (I have a leaf runner to use for that meal). :-)

The dishes are all Home & Garden Party...I'm a catalog shopper, and there was this sale... :-)

Now to go clean out some cupboard space.

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kathleen_li
15 years ago
VERY nice, Jamie. Hope you have lots of fun with them..
I am itching to put away the Fall stuff and start on Cmas..but it is too soon for me.
It is warm out, and usually I am freezing out there putting up the Cmas decs!
Have fun with your pumpkins!
Hey, how do you have that hung in your bricks??
jamie_mt
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15 years ago
It's a concrete screw, Kathleen, right in the morter between the bricks. :-) You can sort of see it way up there at the top - it's blue, which is my only complaint. I had my hubby put it firmly up there after the nail that was there when we moved in kept working it's way out. That baby isn't going *anywhere* now - it's deep and solid. I have a propensity for putting heavier things than I should in that basket, so it seemed like a good idea. I just take the basket off and bring it in the house to redo it once a month or so.

I have too much halloween stuff to have out along with the Thanksgiving stuff, so I don't even get my fall/thanksgiving stuff out until the Halloween stuff gets put away (I think there's a picture of my halloween decor in that same basket around here somewhere). I won't be working on Christmas until a week after Thanksgiving or so. :-)
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Hmmm! Kathleen, for Valentines, I have collected quite a few cupid pieces that I plan to use in the stacked plates. I will probably use my red roses since I have quite a few of them already and the white cupids will show up good against them. I'd better start thinking about what I want to do since I will probably need to shop. ;o) Jenn, those gold sparkly candles were on sale at Marshall's and while really pretty, I don't know what to do with them, Just seems they need to be in some kind of an arrangement. Lynne, the thrill of the hunt is half the fun! Surprising what we can find sometimes. I'm trying to look at things and think how I could use them in a vignette or centerpiece, but I don't think I have a knack for it! ;o( But I'll keep trying just because it is fun. ;o) Karen, you are doing great with the stacked plates. Bird figurines sounds cute, hope you come up with a plan so you can show us a new "creation". ;o) I just have to keep "playing" and "experimenting" partly because it is sort of fun, and partly because I am really trying to learn what things go well together. Hope you all had a little fun looking. Now back to the packing up and putting away Christmas decos! LOL Luvs
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snolady, thanks for the link to the decorating blog. I copied it and sent it to my SIL who used a lot of wine glasses in the centerpieces at her daughters wedding. Maybe she'll get some out and try it and loan me a few since I scaled back on everything in my kitchen cupboards. Dang, I want to be a minimalist and still have things on hand to decorate for the holidays...is that an oxymoron?
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Glad everyone is enjoying these pictures, this time of year the magazines are so full of neat of stuff for the Holidays. My favorite time to buy them. Kathleen, no matter how I feel, I can't miss this show as it's very important. Should my Lacey win, it would finish her. That's dogworld speak for becoming an AKC Champion. She could then retire and I would only have the year old youngster to show then. Lot easier on my poor body to show one with all the walking and running. I think there's a written rule somewhere, LOL, that parking is as far from the rings as possible. I've walked up to half a mile, leading two dogs in one hand and pulling a dolly loaded with crate and stuff in the other. I no longer can pull it tho and have to have someone help. My poor DH got drafted from his golf this Sat, especially as show is 2 hrs away and I can't drive that far with rgt leg issues. But I've been doing this for 35 yrs by myself, and hope to have one more year in me to show Karly Anne thru 08. She will be my last one to show due to the Fibro. hugs, Karen
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Shee, that is too funny. I can relate to the reactions of some family members who are not obsessed with decorating the dining table. Last Christmas when DB & DSIL arrived, they took one look at my table and started calling me "Aunt Sandy", a reference to Sandra Lee, a food channel show host who includes tablescape ideas as part and parcel of her cooking show. I think there was a compliment in the comment as I've since caught a couple of her episodes. Yes, some are a bit over the top even for me, but she seems very handy and gives ideas as well reasonable and practical sources so that viewers can get a similar "look". I've always used my wedding china, over the years have collected 14 placesettings of Lenox holiday china and the happy recipient of Chalfonte "Indian Summer" china pattern, all remaining placesettings together with serving pieces -a gift from my DM. "Indian Summer" was her wedding china. I was amazed at how many pieces were intact as the china is over 50 years old. I really have no memory of seeing the china growing up which may explain why there is so much of it left. Seems as though back in the day one didn't use their china but for very special occasions. Your family is definitely going to be impressed when they see your beautiful hurricanes. I've seen your kitchen space on the decorating forum and I think you will have lot's of "wow" compliments. I do think they will look great lit on your tables for Thanksgiving dinner!
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Purplemoon
15 years ago
Nice, Jamie. I like that platter especially, very cute.
Your centerpiece is pretty.
(paint the blue screw grey, LOL, that's what I do)

I decided to put my Fall decor away this weekend. I've lived with the orange long enough and am anxious to get my Xmas out. I usually do so the day after Thanksgiving, but since it took me almost 2 wks last year at my Fibro pace, it was frustratingly slow. So I am going to start a week early and see how far I get. We are having Thanksgiving at son Jason's this year, so my house can be in the middle of a mess. LOL.

hugs, Karen
oldalgebra
15 years ago
Those soup and salad sets get two thumbs up from me. Nice job!
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mary_ruth
15 years ago
Ooh that platter and planter box are so nice! I love that you are getting all ready for the season!
lynninnewmexico
15 years ago
Very pretty!
Sandi_W
15 years ago
Jamie, Your new dishes are so cute. I know you will enjoy using them so much. And your table is very pretty. Those green napkins are very pretty with the colors in your centerpiece.
plainjane425
15 years ago
very pretty Centerpiece and I love the soup bowls and salad plates.
jane
luvstocraft
15 years ago
That platter and dessert dishes really caught my eye. All your goodies are so nice, and good job on your centerpiece, it's pretty and will still leave room for all the food too. Luvs
dining_delight
15 years ago
Jamie, glad you got your pumpkin dishes, they are terrific! Would love to see a tablescape you do with them. Your centerpiece and ourdoor basket look really festive too. I can't imagine how you have the energy to decorate for Thanksgiving when you did SO MUCH for Halloween (not to mention the putting away!) I just put away all my fall decor last week and now am starting Christmas decor this week. Course, Thanksgiving is done for us here so I don't have the feeling I should still have fall things up.

DD
jamie_mt
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks all. :-) I'm looking forward to setting up a "pumpkin themed" table for the brunch we're having on Thanksgiving for my parents. I'll switch out the centerpiece to include my large ceramic pumpkin tureen (it matches the little bowls I just got) and the bowls will be serving pieces for that meal. I'll post pictures when I get it all set up.

DD, I really didn't do much decorating. A table in the living room, the fireplace mantle, the front window, and the outdoor basket is all (aside from the dining table, of course). All very minimally done. My thanksgiving stuff fits in three smallish boxes...a far cry from the tubs and boxes for Halloween. You're right, I don't have the energy for much after October! :-)
mo13
15 years ago
Jamie, the dishes you got look very nice. I love the the pumpkin bowls and leaf plates. Your t'giving table is going to look great!

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