My Thanksgiving Tablescape

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With American Thanksgiving right around the corner, I thought it would be a good time to put up some pictures from our Canadian Thanksgiving that just passed!

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On a side note, I have to say that I am thankful that our
Thanksgiving is 2 months before Christmas!

I don’t know how all of you in the U.S. do it having 2 major holidays
within weeks of each other! Whew, what a lot of work!

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Anyway, as you can see I like to keep things pretty simple.

Tablescapes are great, but there’s got to be room for food, and lots of it!

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This year I made candle holders out of gourds.
They were so simple to make, and so pretty that I will definitely be doing these again.

All you have to do is core out a little spot for a tea light with a knife, and add your candle.

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We have such a big table that I have never had a tablecloth large enough to cover it,
or even one that matched my dishes. But this summer I found this pretty Liz Claiborne drapery fabric (at 70% off I might add), so I decided to make a tablecloth out of it.

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Total cost for my tablecloth: $15. Oh yeah baby!

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Why hadn’t I done this before? It was so simple to make, I got to pick the fabric I wanted, plus I didn’t have to settle for the same old, same old polyester tablecloths that never match anything I own. Love it! I also love that the colours aren’t what you might expect for a fall tablescape, but I think the light purple goes nicely with all the colours of fall!

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