My DR Thanksgiving Tablescape and Thanksgiving Tree

Thank you so much for coming to visit today.
Won't you please come in...

Let's sit at the table and have tea.

The table runner and placemats
give the room such warmth with the
rich colors of Autumn.

My Thanksgiving Tablescape is

still a work in progress.

After searching for quite some time 

I was able to purchase a

turkey tureen last year just before Thanksgiving

complete with ladle

and I LOVE him!

I'd been wanting one with lots of color

without the expense of a Fitz &Floyd.

I am very pleased with my Jay's Imports finds.

You see, I already had a pair of S&P

of the same mold so I was

ecstatic to find the tureen.

This year just by happenstance

 I found the gravy boat. (sorry no picture)

My collection is coming together nicely.

For many years I've scooped up

the old Morton turkey planters

whenever I saw one thinking I'd

accumulate enough to have one for each place setting

just to hold a napkin or nut cup or something.

I have a set of 4 MarutaWare

cups and saucers.

So my search is on for dinnerplates

to complete the place settings.

 I'm on the lookout for pretty floral

brown transfer ware dinner plates
which prove to be a bit difficult to find.

Since I already had several Blue Willow dinner plates

I placed them under the cup and saucer.

I like how it

brings out the blue clouds

in the MarutaWare pattern.

A compliment and a contrast to allot of brown.

I also have a blue Thanksgiving themed

Johnson Bros. plate

so I added it to the center of the table

on a plate stand.

The scene includes a horse drawn wagon,

 a turkey and
 a border design of oak leaves and acorns.

My wooden pedestal bowl
is full to overflowing with 
pumpkins, gourds,
berries and fall-colored leaves
 on top of grapevines.

I was able to purchase a 6ft lighted

 Christmas tree for $5.00 at a Walgreens
after Christmas sale

which they'd used for display purposes.

I made this my Dining Room Thanksgiving Tree.

It's placed beside the grandfather clock

next to our open stairway.

I've trimmed it with giant pinecones, pumpkins,

acorns, silk sunflowers & chrysanthemums,
fall leaves, wheat, and used a 

bittersweet vine & rust-colored burlap bow 
as a tree topper.
Then wrapped a length of natural burlap 
around the bottom for a tree skirt.

A Very Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving to All,

Warm Hugs,

BettyJean

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