Kids Thanksgiving Table: a leaf mobile, painted pumpkins, velvet pumpkins, and leaf crowns create a special spot for special guests. Holidays are all about getting together with friends and families, if you’re lucky there will be some kids on your guest list this year.  I’ve set a special kids thanksgiving table today; just their size, just for them. We did our table with a colour scheme of pink, mustard yellow, and plum.  Navy blue would also be a great addition to this colour scheme too.   Leaf Mobile We started out with making our branch mobile to hang over the… Read More

Vintage Botanical Scientific Thanksgiving Table: scientific glass, old books, a microscope, and lots of botanical specimens create a beautiful table. Visual Story Telling This Vintage Botanical Scientific look has long been a favourite of mine.   It was only fueled by a recent visit to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.  I was delighted by the scenery, and the extraordinary details -things like large mystical animal skeletons in Hogwarts main hall, books, and scientific instruments and in the darker area of Diagon Alley all the potion ingredients.  It was very inspiring.  It made me excited about the art of visual… Read More

Fall Leaf Thanksgiving Table: Hanging pressed fall leaves, and pink heirloom pumpkins, ombre leaf cookies, and cloths pin place cards make a beautiful table. This Fall Leaf Thanksgiving Table was inspired by all the beautiful leaves that are turning colours outside right now.  We’re lucky enough to live on the edge of a forest, and the colours out our window are gorgeous.   Fall Leaves and Pink Pumpkins The first thing I did to create this table was to go for a walk and collect leaves.  Then I pressed them in a some books for a few days, so they… Read More

Dark and Moody Thanksgiving Table: purple leaves, dark dahlias, plums, red pears, apples, pomegranates, and blackberries create the perfect centrepiece. This Thanksgiving table is Dark and Moody.  It was inspired by fall fruits like apples, red pears, pomegranates, grapes, and plums. It kind of reminds me of when I was little and made a paper mâché cornucopia horn at school. I can remember my mom making it the centrepiece of the Thanksgiving table full of fall fruits and vegetables.  This is a slightly more sophisticated version. 😉 I started out with a dark runner down the centre of the table… Read More