Collecting Turkey Platters

 I've found all these turkey platters over the 

years at my favorite thrift store in 

Ft. Lauderdale, Faith Farm Ministries.

They have several big sales during the year 

and I love seeing what I'll find each time. 

These big platters were only $2-$3 each. 

They are great pieces to decorate for 

Thanksgiving. You can hang a grouping 

down a wall, display in a basket or box

 vignette, a plate stand, use to serve, 

lean against a shelf, or in the kitchen.

 My favorite place to display is to simply lean

 one against the back of the cooktop. 

It adds a good pop of color to the black tile. 

 Bold orange and brown with a raised pattern.

 Softer pastel colors, raised pattern.

 White is so popular right now. 

This is a nice platter for a neutral vignette.

This one is my favorite. The colors are

perfect to blend in with the rest of my

 Turkey Dishes, see those HERE. 

It has a smooth flat surface so I can

use it for serving as well as a tray for tea. 

Cheers!

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DIY ~ THANKFUL Scrabble Blocks

Finding a good Scrabble font with the number

 value included took the longest. I knew there

 would be one out "there". I searched Google,

 and Pinterest, and finally found a winner.

 I found the printable letters at

 Something Turquoise.

 I printed them at 50% size for my project. 

Larry cut the blocks from a 1" thick piece

 of scrap wood to about 3-1/2 x 4-1/2. 

I sanded them and slightly rounded the 

corners like the real Scrabble pieces.

 I used a piece of carbon paper to trace the 

letters onto the wood.

 Fill in with a Sharpie. This is my go-to method

 for all my sign projects.

 To finish them off with a little sheen I will give

 them a couple of coats of Mod Podge. 

 For now they are sitting on the ledge 

of my cupboard.

 I can add extra letters for different seasons.

THANKFUL-JOY-BELIEVE-LOVE-
WELCOME-MAY-AMERICA-
HARVEST-BAKERY-COFFEE-

What to add next?

Cheers!

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Last Week Of Thanksgiving Decor

I'm keeping my fall and Thanksgiving things 

out until the day after Thanksgiving. 

I must say it's been a temptation to 

sneak in a little Christmas this week. 

I found this large turkey platter at the thrift

 store. It was part of 'fill a box' for $5.00. 

I piled it high! Now it's been sitting on the

back of the stove top all month.

 Chicken feeder plate rack.

 These plates along with the turkey dishes 

were used in the breakfast room all month.

 The cobbler's bench.

 The tray basket on the breakfast bar corner.

 November set-up.

 Hall entry table.

 Family room sofa table.

Thankful tag tied onto a wine bottle filled with 

little white lights says it all.....

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Thanksgiving Table

I've had the dining room set up for Fall

for weeks, so I could use it even if we 

are not hosting for the BIG day.

 The straw turkey, or is it the 

turkey in the straw?

AUTUMN bunting

 Pilgrims

Evesham china

New chargers from Walmart. I used them in

 the breakfast nook for October.

Set up for a small dinner....for now.

Cheers!

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THANKFUL Bunting

A THANKFUL bunting. 

I just needed to  print, cut, and string.

Print it on card stock and cut out. 

I choose light grey (that's what I had). 

My daughter Kim, who's visiting from Texas, 

 picked out the nubby yarn to go with her 

decor. I punched two holes at the top. 

DONE!

 I found the printable at Bloom Designs.
Click HERE for the printable.

 This is an easy craft gift to pack in your 

suitcase or send in the mail

 Nice for monograms too.

I liked how it looked on the living room sofa
table when I took the picture,

so now I'll need to make one for me too.

Day 18 ~Thankful for computers and printers,

and thankful Kim came for the weekend.

Thankful you're here too! 

Cheers!

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My No Time For Breakfast, Breakfast

 This is my default breakfast. 

Peanut butter on toast. George and I are

thankful for peanut butter and toast.

It goes great with my morning coffee

and we're really thankful for coffee, especially 

when it's freshly brewing in the kitchen when

we wake up in the morning. Really thankful! 

I close my eyes and inhale the aroma. 

Good morning!

Occasionally, I, a breakfast lover, just don't
have the time or interest for my usual
breakfasts and crave something easy,
fast, and simple. This has everything I need
to get me out the door in the morning,
usually to play tennis, so I need to eat
something. So we're thankful for; toast,
peanut butter, coffee, and morning tennis.

Simple pleasures........

Cheers!

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It's All About The Turkey!

In November it's ~ just add turkeys!

 Turkey dishes. 

I love getting them out each November.

 I'm Using orange leaf embossed chargers
and orange table runner and placemats that
I used in October. It's an easy change after

 packing away my Halloween decor because
the fall colors will work for 3 months. 

 I then changed the chargers to the brown
ones with the acorn and pine cone design
with matching napkin rings. They have a
 leather-look. The chargers are from Walmart. 

These chargers bring out the brown colors 

in the dishes. I like using more browns and
naturals for the November color scheme.

 The tea set ready for almost daily use.

I always brew tea in a pot. 

 A platter displayed on a plate stand is

 also used almost daily.

I love the pumpkin pie topped with

 whipped cream dish soap dispenser.

Lucy's set-up. She has turkey bowls

too. Turkey towels and pot holder

are on the towel bar this month.

 So, what's George thankful for?
(my Turkey On A Shelf)

Waffles! Me too!

Get the recipe for these perfect 

fall waffles by clicking on

Oatmeal Waffles.

Cheers!

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