Thanksgiving Mantle
Thanksgiving is a holiday that seems to be forgotten. I think all of the retailers have forgotten that there are some of us who love Thanksgiving. Other than a few paper plates and napkins, there just isn’t much in the way of decorations.
I have always used most of my Fall Decorations and added a few Turkeys here and there. Adding a fruit filled Cornucopia is also is very festive.
I’ve brought back some of the decorations I used on the Fall Mantle, and added a few extras.
Since I already had the Fall Garland made, and love it, I decided to add it back on, after taking down the Halloween Mantle.
I added a piece of fabric, and then started with the larger items. First was the Cornucopia (The Pumpkin King’s feet) basket, I filled it with a fresh pineapple, apples, peaches, plums, lemons, limes and a gourds. I bought all those items at Walmart in the produce section.
Then Mr. Scarecrow took a seat at the other end holding a pumpkin with a corn stalk (made from raffia paper) behind him.
You may recognize the hurricane from the Fall Buffet decorations, I filled it with fresh leaves that I cut from a tree in our front yard.
Then filled in with a little turkey that is holding Indian Corn, and a few more gourds and pumpkins.
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I love your mantle – the pineapple especially. It’s so unexpected but still fits perfectly.
Thanks so much! I love adding natural elements and fresh fruit 🙂
~Liz
Looks great!
Here is what I would like you to do. Take your whole mantle and pack it up and send it to NY. It would look great in my dining room…haha.
I also love that you threw a pineapple in the mix. Always a nice welcoming sign 🙂
This looks great and very festive!
I love your decorations.
Especially the scarecrow.
That looks wonderful! I should think of doing more this year. I am so excited to be hosting two Thanksgivings. I should really get on that!
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Your mantle idea is beautiful! I love it! We Canadians celebrated thanksgiving in October and we don’t decorate nearly as nice as you Americans, but you’ve really inspired me now. Next year I’ll do something like that! I guess I’ll have to take a shopping trip to the U.S. to find such nice things, cuz we don’t have such nice decorations! I’ld be curious where I would go for such? Target, Gordman’s or Hobby Lobby?
Hi Val, I would think that Hobby Lobby would be the best choice. I have had all of my decorations for many years, the scarecrow I made, but you certainly buy one.
Thanks for visiting!
~Liz
Ooohhh pretty!! Are those harvest tacks holding in the twine of the garland?
Hi Lisa, I’m not sure what you mean by harvest tacks? Which items are you asking about?
Most of the items I used came from a bag of old potpourri I had. You can see how I made it here…http://hoosierhomemade.com/fall-garland-natures-bounty/
Thanks for visiting!
~Liz
oh ..the acorns looked like festive tacks..must be the way you have it hung. Did you use nails to keep it hung up?