pumpkin flower arrangements

With American Thanksgiving right around the corner, I thought it would be a good time to put up some pictures from our Canadian Thanksgiving that just passed!

On a side note, I have to say that I am thankful that our
Thanksgiving is 2 months before Christmas!

I don’t know how all of you in the U.S. do it having 2 major holidays
within weeks of each other! Whew, what a lot of work!

Anyway, as you can see I like to keep things pretty simple.

Tablescapes are great, but there’s got to be room for food, and lots of it!

This year I made candle holders out of gourds.
They were so simple to make, and so pretty that I will definitely be doing these again.

All you have to do is core out a little spot for a tea light with a knife, and add your candle.

We have such a big table that I have never had a tablecloth large enough to cover it,
or even one that matched my dishes.

But this summer I found this pretty Liz Claiborne drapery fabric (at 70% off I might add),
so I decided to make a tablecloth out of it.
Total cost for my tablecloth: $15. Oh yeah baby!

Why hadn’t I done this before?
It was so simple to make, I got to pick the fabric I wanted, plus I didn’t have to settle
for the same old, same old polyester tablecloths that never match anything I own. Love it!

I also love that the colours aren’t what you might expect for a fall tablescape,
but I think the light purple goes nicely with all the colours of fall!

And by some stroke of luck, on the same day I found these pretty lilac coloured beaded napkin rings at Crate & Barrel for 50% off. Score!

And there’s my pumpkin flower arrangement.

Sprinkle some leaves.

Add some friends and family. Oh, and food. Lots and lots of food.

Simple. Purtay. Yummy.

I really wanted to get a picture of everything on the table, but you know how these things go,

dinnertime hits, a bomb goes off in the kitchen, and pictures just don’t get taken!

This is the best I could do!

My Thanksgiving Menu

Oven Roasted Brined Turkey & Gravy

HarvestApple & Herb Stuffing

TurnipPuff
Roasted Beets

Peas

Mashed Potatoes

Butternut Squash or Pumpkin Pie

Yeeummmmm

Pretty Linking:

The Lettered Cottage

Pumpkin Flower Arrangements

This past weekend I hosted Canadian Thanksgiving at our home.

We celebrated a week after the actual holiday, so that all of our family could be together!

And I had a such a great time planning and putting together everything for this day!

The first thing I made was this pumpkin flower arrangement.

I have always wanted to make one of these pretties,

and Thanksgiving seemed like the perfect time to do it!

Very simple. Absolutely stunning. And so festive!

I used fall mums, gerbera daisies, delphinium, carnations, various greens, and of course kale! I love kale!

Materials Required:
1 pumpkin (I used a white pumpkin, but I think I would use an orange one next time)
1 vase or container small enough to fit inside the pumpkin, but wide enough to hold the flowers
flowers
carving knife and spoon

This is a very easy DIY, with such an amazing decorative effect! I was able to put this together in under a half hour, which is so great when you have a lot of other things to do!

All you have to do is carve and clean out a pumpkin.
Place a water filled vase inside the pumpkin.
Cut the flower stems down far enough to cover the opening of the pumpkin.
And arrange your flowers!

Tip!

You can put this arrangement together a day or even 3 days ahead of an event, as the pumpkin, in my experience, does not deteriorate very fast at all! As long as you are keeping the arrangement indoors, it should stay looking fabulous for quite some time! (I put mine together on a Thursday, and am still enjoying it on the following Tuesday, with no signs of any deterioration!)
To make things super easy, buy your flowers already arranged in a bouquet.

With American Thanksgiving around the corner, put this simple, yet stunning DIY on your to-do list!