On the table...

Since our younger daughter and her husband will be hosting Thanksgiving at their home this year, I haven't had to be concerned about a proper tablescape.  But I have changed out a few things on the table last week. I filled my ironstone tureen with about 10 paperwhite bulbs and sat it and my white velvet pumpkin  on my dark harvest-y vintage tray.

The Dining Room has beautiful soft light most of the day.

I took out the "orange" leaves in the windowbox centerpiece

 and in their place added some faux evergreens.

adding a little "Winter" and removing a little "Fall"

But a bigger change came on the table by swapping out the dark grain sack fabric for this lighter creamy burlap fabric, which I just folded over once lengthwise and left the edges raw. I like the lighter burlap for this week which will soon be changed out for Christmas. I found a wonderful antique grain sack with a red stripe on Etsy from Austria. I'm planning on adding it over the burlap for my Christmas Season tablerunner. I'll share that with you soon, and the Etsy shop I purchased it from.

A set of my lambies approve.

See you Monday morning for

The Marketplace,

where we list our Etsy and Online Boutique Stores

then shop our little hearts out.

I'm joining in for these parties:

Sunday Showcase at Under the Table and Dreaming

Make it Pretty Monday at The Dedicated House

Met Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

TTT at A Stroll thru Life

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm

Tweak it Tuesday at Cozy Little House

Knick of Time Tuesday

Cowgirl Up at Cedarhill Ranch

Blissful Whites at Timewashed

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

Share Your Cup Thursday

House Party at No Minimalist Here

French Country Cottage

Primp

The Charm of Home

Rooted in Thyme

Shabby Art Boutique

Have a wonderful Sunday,

xoxo,

Window Box Centerpiece for Fall

Hello Everyone, 

I wanted to share what I've been doing in the Dining Room to bring in some Fall color. Since I started using this old window box as my centerpiece on the Dining Room Table late last Spring, I've been trying to keep it looking "natural". That can be hard to do since I use faux ivy and flowers in it, but right now I'm just enjoying those wonderful muted Fall colors, trying to keep it simple.

I did have to add in a few orange leaves just to get a little fix.

I don't know if you can tell, but this is a REALLY BIG window box. OK, how many of you more mature people out here remember Ed Sullivan saying "it's going to be a really big sheeeew"? I know, I'm more mature...but that's what this is..."a really big window box"!  So I have faux ivy, some styrofoam, leaf garland, and then because my pumpkins kept disappearing to the bottom, I grabbed some heavy brown paper grocery bags and wadded them up underneath...sheesh.

at least now my pumpkins aren't doing a disappearing act.

I've had these two inspiration images in my files forever.

I'm sorry, I don't have the original sources, 

but love their natural look in the old chippy window boxes.

and this great version from October Southern Living Magazine

Here's mine, no watering involved.

My little cement boy cherub (that I found at the flea for $15) has joined in on the Fall Festivities. I've seen reproductions of him lately, but this little man in the real deal. and super heavy... heavy like...do I really want him on the table, kinda heavy.

I'm working on the sitting area and Holiday Cupboard in the lower level today, so I'll be sharing that soon. My curiosity cabinet has been fun putting together this year. Ahhhhh... it's been wonderful here these last two days. sunny and in the 70's.

Fall's a comin'!

(just a little Missouri-speak for ya')

I'll be sharing at these parties this week:

Thrifty Finds at Southern Hospitality

Met Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm

Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

Tweak it Tuesday at Cozy Little House

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

White Wednesday at Faded Charm

Make it Pretty Monday at the Dedicated House
Cowgirl Up at The CedarHill Ranch
Knick of Time Tuesday
Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style
The Style Sisters
Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson

Treasure Hunt Thursday
Rooted in Thyme
The Charm of Home
Stuff and Nonsense
At the Picket Fence
French Country Cottage
Shabby Art Boutique
2805
Jennifer Rizzo
Stone Gable
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
The Shabby Creek Cottage

 and Debbiedoo's

xoxo,
last night I had my first Starbucks Pumpkin Latte 
of the season,
yum!

Bundt Pan Centerpiece

I found this old, (as in probably from the 70's old) bundt cake pan several years ago. At least I think it's a bundt cake pan. It seems a little ornate and detailed but I don't think it could be anything else. I sure would have hated to be the one to butter and flour this one. I have enough trouble getting a cake out with silicone and Pam.

Anyway, the color and patina got my attention, and instead of the torture of using it for it's intended job, I opted for a Fall Centerpiece instead. Much easier than scraping cake out of little nooks and crannies.

These first four photos I "grittied" up on Picnik.

I really love that site,

I've been known to play over there for hours.

I'm using faux Fall hydrangeas and real pumpkins and gourds.

I'm sorry, you couldn't MAKE that patina if you tried!

I borrowed an old zinc lid from one of my Mason jars,

inverted it and added a pumpkin scented tea light.

One of my squirrels is hanging out on a make it yourself cupcake stand.

It was so pretty at night,

it gave the sunroom a warm cozy glow.

Fun using odd finds for centerpieces.

Hydrangeas and pumpkins are one of my favorite combinations!

Linking up with these parties:

           

Hope you've been having a great week,

Gosh, I love this time of year!

xoxo,

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