RE-ceiving Guests: Thanksgiving table Part II

For this table, I used a white tablecloth which most people have available.  Using the same napkins as the previous Thanksgiving table post, I changed the look of the table by using wooden deer napkin rings which are available from several vendors on-line.  Search for wooden African napkin rings.  The salad plates have a woodland scene with a deer in the middle.  These I found at Tuesday Morning.  The gold chargers and the brass goblets add a more formal look to the table.  I have gold votive candle holders for each place setting and individual bud vases.  I filled the bud vases with white flowers.  The apples can be used as place card holders.  You can either write each name with a white or gold marker on the apple itself or attach a place card to the stem.  The centerpiece is fruit which will be removed once the Thanksgiving dinner begins.

Close up of crystal and brass goblets.

Close up of Woodland salad plate, Wedgewood dinner plate & gold chargers.

WRITTEN BY REBA

RE-ceiving Guests: Thanksgiving table

For this tablescape, I used wicker chargers from Wal-Mart which are usually available in the summer.  The brown bamboo silverware is from Tuesday Morning as is the gold turkey napkin.  The dark taupe placemats and napkins are from Horchow.  The white dinner plate is Wedgewood Colisseum and the tortoise shell glasses are from Kohl's.  The center piece is a wood bowl filled with miniature pumpkins.  I never worry too much about centerpieces for Thanksgiving because the food takes center stage at my family's Thanksgiving table.  We always serve family style and the food is placed down the middle.  For this table, I used two napkins, folding the taupe linen napkin to serve as a background for the embroidered turkey napkin.

Close up of tortoise shell goblets.

Close up of Woodland salad plate, Wedgewood dinner plate & wicker chargers from Wal-Mart.

WRITTEN BY REBA