Set the Table - Thanksgiving

As the day draws nearer when we give thanks for a bountiful harvest, I wish all of my readers a Happy Thanksgiving.  I hope that wherever you celebrate the occasion your table groans under the weight of plentiful food and drink.

I have used these Pheasant dishes before HERE.  I like to show different ways to use the same china.

For this table, I started with a plaid tablecloth in green, orange & black.

The plate stack is simple and starts with a burlap-covered charger and then the Pheasant dinner plate.

The orange plate is topped with the salad plate from the Pheasant set.

Two napkins were stacked one on top of the other, one in green and the other is a different plaid than the tablecloth.

Don't be afraid to mix plaids.  As long as they each have similar colours they will go together.

A centrepiece was quickly assembled using a small white urn, hydrangea, two pumpkins stacked and some faux bittersweet.

Black wooden candlesticks and amber-coloured goblets were added to the table.

Plaid and tartan blankets were placed over the backs of chairs to add extra warmth.

No matter how you celebrate, with friends, family, or on your own have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Thanks for stopping by.

Some of the Table Elements

Tablecloth - Fabricland yardage

Burlap Chargers - The Great Canadian Super Store - last year

Pheasant Plates - by The Victorian English Pottery 1819 - Homesense

Orange Plates - Cambria at Pottery Barn - I believe this colour has been                                   discontinued.

Plaid Napkins - Sears a couple of years ago.

Green Napkins - Pier 1 Imports  Green Napkins
Copper Napkin Rings - Chapters/Indigo a couple of years ago.

Amber-coloured goblets, Black candlesticks, sugar bowl - From the thrift store.

This is a Fair Meadow Place Original Publication.

We are Linking With....

You're the Star
Merry Monday Link-Up
Tuesdays With a Twist
Celebrate Your Story
The Scoop
Inspire Me Tuesday
Wonderful Wednesdays
Wow Us Wednesday
Ashley and Laurie's Link-up
Feathered Nest Friday
Between Naps on the Porch
The Pin Junkie
Pink Saturday
Share Your Style
Funtastic Friday
The Best of the Weekend

The best way to see our posts is by email subscription. SUBSCRIBE HERE.

 You can find us on PINTEREST, FACEBOOK, GOOGLE + 

It really makes our day when we hear from you so please leave comments below. 

You can also use the Contact Form to contact us by email. Messages sent by email are private messages that will not be posted on the Blog.

Set the Table - A Canadian Thanksgiving

Canadian Thanksgiving holiday is always the 2nd Monday in October.

It is a day to give thanks for a bountiful harvest.  It is a day to share with family and friends.  It is a day to stuff ourselves with as much of that harvest as we can.

Typically, and depending on culture, of course, we may start with a soup course made from perhaps carrots or pumpkin followed by a salad.

The main course will be roasted turkey, chicken, or, if we are lucky, pheasant, or wild turkey.  It could also be a roasted venison, beef, or ham or any combination of the above.  

The meat or poultry is accompanied by fresh vegetables, broiled, boiled, roasted, mashed, or raw and, as often as not, with rich, cheesy sauces poured over them.

If you can make it through all that there is dessert, but, more on that later.

As the base of the table setting, I chose a turquoise tablecloth.  

For the centrepiece, I started with an old piece of cedar rail fencing I found when rummaging around at the farm.   The rail fences are original to the farm and very old.  The cedar rails will last many, many years.

I cleaned it up with water and a scrub brush.  I liked the rustic patina, so once it dried, I did nothing to it.

It is approximately two feet in length and six to eight inches wide.

It is the perfect size for the centre of the table.

On top of the rail, I placed some faux bittersweet and then some faux chalk painted pumpkins and velvet pumpkins.

You can see how I made the velvet pumpkins HERE

The pumpkins were randomly placed wherever they would fit along the rail.

We had a few pheasant feathers that were placed under the pumpkins.

It was an easy, fuss-free centrepiece.

For the plates, I started with gold chargers that I spray painted with a metallic paint.  I left a link at the bottom of the post for the paint.

The Pheasant transferware dishes are by The Victorian English Pottery.  I used the dinner plate from this set on top of the charger.

The white plate is also a dinner plate from the pattern Richmond by Johnson Bros.

The salad plate and bowl are from the same Pheasant transferware set.

Napkins are by Envogue from Home Sense

The amber-coloured glasses were found at a thrift store.






Cutlery is from Bombay Co.






Napkin rings are from Pier 1 Imports.

I nearly forgot the dessert.  We often have fruit pies and cake made with apples, but, the best dessert and the one I wait for all year is warm pumpkin pie with whipped cream.

Thank you for stopping by.

We are Linking With...

Feathered Nest Friday
Foodie Friday and Everything Else
Tablescape Thursday
Funtastic Friday
The Scoop
You're the Star
Make It Pretty Monday
Celebrate Your Story
Wonderful Wednesday
Share Your Style
Wow Us Wednesdays
Thursday Favorite Things
Pink Saturday
Create & Celebrate
The Best of the Weekend
Tuesdays With a Twist

Flat Burnished Amber


This is a Fair Meadow Place Original Publication

The best way to see our posts is by email subscription.  SUBSCRIBE HERE

 You can find us on PINTEREST, FACEBOOK, GOOGLE + 

It really makes our day when we hear from you so please leave comments below. 

 You can also use the Contact Form to contact us by email. Messages sent by email are private messages that will not be posted on the Blog.