Thanksgiving Turkey Table

The dining room at

Purple Chocolat Home

has been filled with 

Thanksgiving bling this season,

so our Thanksgiving tablescape uses

a lot of that decor to celebrate

upcoming Thanksgiving.

I bought these beautiful turkey bowls in my 

early days of collecting tableware from

Spiegel catalogue.  I was wise enough

to purchase 16 of them - thinking of the

future.  They are still my very favorite.

We haven't eaten Thanksgiving at home

for many years, as we all go south for

a little warmth (as many as can go each year)

but I always like to set a Thanksgiving

table.  

Looking back at Thanksgiving tables

on my blog, I realized I have misplaced

a whole box of some of my favorite

Thanksgiving pumpkins and I can't

find some plates too.  They are probably

hidden behind some Christmas boxes

somewhere.

Here is another shot of the turkey,

in all of its glory.

I found these darling crackle finish

turkey napkin holders a few years ago

at Home Goods.  

This gold flatware has been in service

for over twenty years.  I realized I had

an awful lot of these, as I pulled them out.

I have enjoyed gold forever, especially

around the holidays, and it is fun to see it 

back in decorating.

I paired gold rimmed goblets

with clear water goblets,

and I decided to not cover the beauty

of the wood table.

A white and crystal tray from Z Gallerie

holds a collection of gold sparkles and

a sparkly white pumpkin.

The gold and white velvet pumpkins

are a soft touch to the table.

This sparkly cream pumpkin is just yummy!

The plate stack are square plates

in three sizes, with the top one turned on

an angle for interest.  They were from

Home Goods years ago too.

I love their textured edge, and they were some that

I was able to get quite a few of, so they are

perfect for feeding our large crowd.

I always love lots of bling,

as you well know!!

I hope you have a marvelous Thanksgiving

surrounded by family and friends, and that

your day, year and life is filled with gratitude

for all of the blessings you enjoy.

We had a breakfast for our Relief Society

group from church here on Saturday, where

over 40 women enjoyed pancakes, quiche,

yogurt and fruit and one another's

company.  I asked that they focused their

conversations on their blessings - putting aside

any discouraging conversations - thus making

it a Gratitude Breakfast.

Happy Thanksgiving.

I will be posting with

Tablescapes Thursday