Three F's

Three F's...Faith, Family & Friends...the cornerstones of our lives!

To honor one of the three F's, we are having friends over for dinner this weekend.

I bought new matching placemats & napkins

on sale at T. J. Maxx.


They have a lovely tone-on-tone leaf effect

that you can only see at a certain angle & in certain lighting.

I think they will work beautifully for both our Thanksgiving table

as well as some Christmas dinners.







I started with just brown & white on the table,

then added some rusty autumn tones & my green depression glass

to echo the green in the napkins.

I snipped some mums from the front yard & poked them into florist water picks

then tucked them around & into my ivy wreath beneath the white pumpkin.

(found at Jo-Ann's half-price end of season sale)

Can you hear my daughter saying

"Motheerrrr, you never throw anything away!"

Yep, that's right...because just as soon as I pitch it

I turn around & need it for something else.

I'm glad I saved these water picks!






I also found the little glittery gourds at Jo-Ann's

that I used as favors at each place setting.

I originally thought I could write an initial on the leaf

to indicate places for my guests to sit

but you can't write very well over glitter

so I'm using my porcelain place markers instead.






The flatware is Napoleon Bee by Horchow.

The napkin rings are also new & they

match the wooden chargers I purchased last year.






White ironstone plates in a combination of American Atelier's

Bianca Leaf & some generics.







I've made chunky applesauce & topped it with

red hot candies & Vietnamese cinnamon




from my sweet sewing friend, Carol (Mamacjt)

Thank you, again, Carol...I ♥ this cinnamon!

I'm using this cute acorn topped serving dish

(take note, Donna!--she has a thing about acorns)

to hold several salad toppings.

It makes them easier to pass around the table.






I used Debbie's (Confessions of a Plate Addict) method of ink stamping

French words around my candles so they wouldn't be so stark white.









I count my bloggy friends among my blessings &

wish you could all come over for a dinner party!



What a blast that would be, huh?


It's time for another Tablescape Thursday with our gracious hostess,
Susan of Between Naps on the Porch

Be sure to stop by her beautiful blog to see other participants in the party!

Thank you, Susan for hosting this fun event each week.

Thanks for stopping by the Gazebo House, too.