Transitioning from Fall to Halloween, to Thanksgiving
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I love fall and have mentioned it before as being my favorite season. Adding seasonal décor is one of my favorite things to do, and in Autumn, it changes every month of the season.
Nothing boosts my spirits like a sunny morning. With the etched glass window on our front door, I love how the sun’s rays come through to diffuse the light, reflecting off the walls. It’s one of my favorite things!
I start with fall décor, and in October, I add Halloween accents. Once November first rolls around, all those ghosts and jack-o-lanterns are put away, and turkeys grace our home. I set out my favorite turkey dish, displayed on an easel, which looks so pretty when a light shines on it.
The rustic metal turkey, above, is a decorative piece we picked up in Mt. Airy (Mayberry) when our sister-in-law and her son visited us this past summer. You can see that post here. The Mayberry Trading Post doesn’t have a website, but you can view their Facebook page here.
Changing the pillows on the couch, I switched the end pillows around and added my Turkey pillow to the center. This pattern will be available on Ravelry soon – I didn’t realize it wasn’t listed before. It reminds me of patchwork, and because it’s a rustic-cute design, it fits right in.
Recently, I dried some orange slices and placed a few in my arrangement on the coffee table. The addition really transformed this bowl for Thanksgiving!
Though my kids are grown and long gone, I still display the items they made in elementary school. In October, it was ghosts – and I have plenty of them that I find a home for, but as soon as Halloween is over, out comes the handmade turkey our daughter made in 3rd grade. I can’t part with any of them.
It’s never too late to display school-made artwork your children made, even if you have great-grandchildren. These are precious and mean more to me than any store-bought items.
However, Thanksgiving isn’t Thanksgiving until I put up the turkey cardboard cutout I purchased when our son was born, back in 1973. It’s been displayed on cupboard doors for almost every Thanksgiving, and it isn’t Thanksgiving until it graces a cupboard door in my kitchen.
My new fall pillow, which I picked up earlier in the season, now graces our entryway bench.
Creating this rustic Thanksgiving banner for the dining room brought a bit of nostalgia and charm. You can view the post and make your own banner here.
I had plenty of dried orange slices, and I made them originally to create a centerpiece for our dining room table, mixing them into a garland of leaves. I changed my plans and strung them to display in our kitchen window.
There are plenty of blog posts that show how to dry orange slices. They are fun to dry out and work into your Thanksgiving decor! Here are a few ideas:
- Place them in arrangements
- String them, creating a swag or garland
- They make a pretty embellishment for gifts
- Add to potpourri
- Make into individual ornaments and hang with ribbon
- Use as a garnish for orange-flavored quick breads
