Today I have asked the help of some very good friends. I’m sharing with you 12 colorful ways to help you prepare for Thanksgiving. Because Thanksgiving should be about decorating as well as food.
Then we are off to decorate the mantel. Craft Thyme tells us to keep things nice and simple with subtle touches all around.
My fall vignette would be perfect as a table centerpiece. I mixed real gourds, pine cones and fake white mini squash to get this effect.
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After we are finished stuffing ourselves we can relax while enjoying some photos of Autumn in all its glory. I had the pleasure of visiting New York in the fall a few years back and enjoyed every photo-taking minute.
I want to wish all of you a very blessed Thanksgiving and may you enjoy this time with family and friends. Because really no amount of preparation is complete without them.
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Mary you’ve collected all wonderful ideas to help prepare for Thanksgiving! Thank you so much for including my printables! I wish you and your family a lovely holiday!
So many wonderful ideas Mary! Even though we do not celebrate thanksgiving here in Greece I like to see all these beautiful pictures. Have a wonderful creative week 🙂
Hello my sweet friend and what a wonderful collection of decorating ideas to get us all ready for Thanksgiving. Thanks so much for including my acorn napkin rings in this roundup! I’m honored to be included with such talented gals.
Happy Day Mary!!!
Hugs, Lynn
Mary, I love the focus on Thanksgiving and truly being thankful for what we have. These are all pretty ideas. Your roundup is perfect! I love Keri’s idea on the “Thankful can.” And no, you can’t cut up Pumpkin man!
Thank you for for the wonderful ideas to help with preparing for the Thanksgiving Holiday. I will be hosting this year so I need all the help I can get 🙂 I know you don’t celebrate in Greece but since you are also a New Yorker, Happy Thanksgiving.
Thank-you for these fantastic ways to help celebrate Thanksgiving. You and these other talented bloggers inspire the craft challenged to attempt and succeed! Your photos are always so beautiful, I enjoy them so much. Even though Greece does not have Thanksgiving, I wish you a day of celebrating all of life’s blessings.
Mary I hope that you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and I’m glad that you can celebrate in your own way in Greece!
Lovely ideas one and all…and can you believe that I am cooking? Ugh…I’d rather be decorating! 😉 I hope you have a happy day in Greece!
Mary, I’m glad to see someone else is still doing Thanksgiving! Hope you have a great one.
Love all these ideas, Mary! Those felt acorns are really neat, and the gold leaves are so pretty. Thanks for including me in your round up! I hope you have a special day, no matter how you decide to celebrate!
Mary these are all great ways to add some color, and decorate for Thanksgiving! Thank you for including my wooden pumpkins in your wonderful collection.
Even though you don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in Greece, I wish you and your family the best over the holidays, and hope yall get to do something special together.
Mary, all these ideas are just perfect for Thanksgiving!! Thanks for including my projects in the round up! Seeing all these puts me right in the mood for Thursday, can’t wait!
Thank you Mary for sharing all the lovely, thoughtful ways to celebrate Thanksgiving. Like you we also don’t have Thanksgiving in South Africa, which is sad because it’s such a beautiful tradition. We all have so much to be grateful for, including me who’s really thankful that you shared the Joy blocks as part of your round up
Great ideas for Thanksgiving. I hope you have a terrific one. Leanna
A fun post with lots of ideas. I know you’re not in the US but I still wish you a great Thanksgiving!
Beautiful colors and great tips! Hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving! Susie from Chelsea Project
So very pretty! I don’t do nearly enough decorating for the fall.
Good Afternoon Mary, Even though we do not celebrate Thanksgiving here in England it was so lovely to enjoy all the wonderfully creative ideas. I loved the little Turkey Blessings Holder, which allowed family members to say what they were thankful for. I think sometimes we don’t give enough time to this, often people focus on what they don’t have, rather than what they do have. So this little Blessings Holder is a lovely reminder to Give Thanks for what we have.
Happy Thanksgiving and Best Wishes to you.
Daphne
Such great ideas! My grand daughter is coming this evening, and I’ll be making a couple of these projects with her! Thanks! 🙂 Happy Thanksgiving!
Mary as always you have collected a fantastic set of ideas, I love the silver blocks and the slice(d) turkey! Can’t wait to do something myself.
I love all your creative ideas – and can’t wait to see what you do for Christmas!
Mary, love these simple ideas for Thanksgiving decor. I like a bit of the holiday around, but not so much that I am burnt out on decorating before Christmas. Your centerpiece with the natural elements and the purple leaves looks perfect for me, the colors are full of fall and the shapes add so much interest. I love the fence post pumpkins from Mixed Kreations too, simple and rustic. And the idea of a Blessing Jar is the coolest idea. We may have to steal that!
I love your style and that little turkey is adorable – thank you for stopping by I am Pinnable Mary
Mary, beautiful ideas that can be adapted for year-round use. I especially like the cloth wreath and the wood pieces.
What a fun, and yes, colorful roundup Mary–thanks so much for sharing it with us at Vintage Charm 🙂 Hope your holiday was blessed!
Mary, what a lovely roundup of great Thanksgiving ideas. I always look forward to seeing what you share xo
Great ideas to inspire me about my table for Thanksgiving. I am going to collect some acorns today. Happy Fall, Kippi
These are great ideas! I’d never seen the gold leaf before. What a lovely touch.
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Loving all these wood projects and ideas with pinecones and gourds. Found you on Blogger’s Pit Stop Link Party.
Loads of really wonderful ideas, Mary. I especially love the pine cones in the glass pitcher with the gourds, which could replaced in 30 seconds with pretty red balls in December!
These are all so pretty and fun, but I think I have 2 favorites. I love the one with the wood discs and the pine cones, and I also must have the gold leaf setting. They are gorgeous! Thank you for sharing at Celebrate It!
I just love your holiday decorating ideas! Sometimes we are so focused on the food that we forget these special touches.
What lovely ideas! I always like an injection of colour in my decorating! I’ve liked your page on Facebook and have scheduled this post to share in about an hour on the H&S FB page. Thank you for sharing, and for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Link Party. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
We will be away for Thanksgiving on an RV trip. We probably won’t even do turkey or go out to eat because of where we will be staying, but we will be thankful for all we are able to do and enjoy. – Margy
Indeed one of the perfect work, I have ever came across!!
I absolutely love the idea of a blessings holder. I may just have to steal it for my family. xoxo
Happy almost Thanksgiving to you, Mary! I like all the ideas you’ve shared here. Happily pinned a few! <3 Fall in New York is sooo pretty! We just don't get the full fall effect down here in Texas, nor at our old home in California, but I'll take what fall there is.
Enjoy the beautiful fall weather,
Barb 🙂
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