Tomorrow, the Odom clan will descend upon our home to celebrate Thanksgiving! For the longest time, we have always celebrated the weekend before the holiday, on Sunday. However, beginning last year we moved the gathering to Saturday to make it easier for several of our clan to travel.
Thanksgiving has always been a favorite holiday of mine. For as long as I can remember, this was the holiday that brought the family together the most. I still feel that way so even after the family leaves on Saturday, a small group of us will meet again at our home to do it all over again!
This year I found quite a few new things to add to my Thanksgiving decorations. I was going though my boxes and decided some things needed to go and luckily I lucked up on a few new items at the thrift stores! To begin with, I found this huge porcelain turkey several months ago. I could see it as the centerpiece of my Thanksgiving table when I bought it. Of course, after I got it home, it found a home on my teacart.
Another item I found were a bunch of fall corn with long husks. They were piled in a plastic container next to one of the displays. I pulled one out and it had an original price tag of $10.99 on it…and I thought “$10.99?? That’s nuts!” Of course the thrift store price was 99 cents so I bought everyone they had and thought I could use them as accent pieces on my table and buffet. A few weeks later I found a couple of small pumpkins and squash in orange in a large plastic container. In fact this time the store was lined with plastic containers because they didn’t have room to put them on the shelves. They have the words “Thanks to God” and “Give” written on them and as I looked through all the containers I found more and more! So I left with about 20 of these pumpkins and squash at 69 cents a piece thinking they would look great in a basket! I added the pinecones to give it a little texture.
Target’s Dollar Spot section is also a good place for season finds. You have to hit them early to get the best selections thought. Let’s just say I’ve learned the hard way! I found fall placemats that say “Grateful” on them and some plain ones too. I was able to get an entire set for 12 people from two different stores. They also had table runners – I picked up two. They aren’t as long as I would like but when I showed my daughter, Anna Marie, the table she like it. Target also had some plaid leaves and I figured they would come in handy. Yep! I placed them on my coffee table to accent the bronze pumpkins that I’ve had for a few years. I think I got them at Target at one of their after season sales!
The final new items are a table runner found at Big Lots for half off and a Target wreath for $2 that is hanging on my large mirror over the buffet. With this, all my new items have been integrated into my Thanksgiving day décor and now all we have to do is…just add people.
Southern Señora 