Happy Thanksgiving 2020

 Hope everyone is playing it Covid safe this year
but still enjoying a happy Thanksgiving.
Remember last year when I had just acquired
the Williams-Sonoma pheasant vase at an 
excellent sale price?  

I posted about it here.  

It was thanks to a tip from Susan's blog, 
"Between Naps On The Porch". 
I had promised then that I would create 
a tablescape for it this year.
Well soon after that purchase, W.S. had a big 
clearance sale on several of their Fall/Thanksgiving
table top items, and with permission from
Samantha, I sprang into action.
Here are the results...

What a great price on their 

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Acorn Harvest Jacquard Table Runner

I chose the charcoal option. Normally $79.95

I only paid $47.99!  How cool is that?

I had some leftover Twizzlers from Halloween

so they found their way into a celery vase 

and onto the table this year.

I waited till a clearance sale this year

 to grab these beauties.

Also from Williams-Sonoma, 

The Plymouth Turkey salad plates.

Only $9.99 each down from $14.95.

The dinner plates were from last year's 

W.S. clearance buying spree!

The Autumn Plaid Dinner plates.

They didn't return this year.

Only the chargers from that line came back.

I only paid $26.99 for all four and free shipping!

That's a deal!

The hammered copper chargers are from Pier 1.

Sam and I were collecting them one at a time 

per year or two. 

I know, not the smartest move.

Till one day, mid summer, I walked in to see them 

on clearance and panicked bought the last three.

Good thing I saw them then because they're gone now!

We were collecting copper flatware from Pier 1 too.

Also one place setting at a time till, 

we were in HomeGoods

and ran across this set.

We promptly purchased those and returned 

two place settings to Pier 1, tags still attached.

The hammered copper finish 

porcelain pumpkin plates 

are also from HomeGoods at $4.99 each.

The napkins are another spoil 

from the 2019 clearance war.

They are the Plymouth Plaid Napkins in Orange 

a set of 4 for $14.99.

They match the plates perfectly!

The glasses are from the Dollar Tree

a few years back.

Sam found this copper finish aluminum 

leaf bowl at HomeGoods and thought it would

fit in nicely and she was right!

Made in India for $5.99.

So that completes the NEW 

Thanksgiving Tablescape.

Not bad for a one year time frame,

 if I do say so myself!

A pretty good savings too 

with all the clearance prices.

Nothing new on the hutch-buffet this year.

I did set the Pier 1 lantern 

on the top left corner.

The dry goods pantry is all decked out for Thanksgiving,

Turkey light and all.

I moved a Pier 1 turkey plate atop the wall clock

this year, looks right at home.

Below the clock we find a jolly fall vignette.

There's a Hallmark caramel apple candy dish 

filled with caramel squares.

The Dept 56 Harvest Apple Orchard, I just love the details.

Check out this little fella, An Annalee mouse 

also shopping for some apples.

Because it's just not a holiday 

without a little Annalee.

Moving over to the new table

We find the Scarecrow Havest Festival 

going on at the Dept 56 building I found

a few years back on EBay.

We bought these plaid pumpkins at AtHome this year

The green cabinet now has the former 

Thanksgiving table runner

form Cost Plus World Market

and a large Cornucopia candleholder 

from Blue Sky, circa 2011.

we found at HomeGoods for $49.99. 

I hope everyone has a bountiful Thanksgiving

and at least have a good, safe phone call 

with friends and family.

Thanks for stopping by,

and happy hunting!

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Halloween Accoutrement

 Happy Halloween everybody!
What a year it has been!
I'm really glad Halloween is here.
This year we gave the wreath Samantha and I 
designed years ago a slight touch up.

Sam made a brand new bow.

and I replaced the old raffia pumpkin 

with a cloth covered one we found at Walmart.

The old bow and pumpkin were really badly faded by the sun.

When picking out new, we made sure to 

retain the look of homemade country craft. 

Even though all the original elements came

from Michael's.

Here's a cool sign we found last year 

at Joanne's on clearance.

It fits right in to our country inspired 

kitchen and familyroom.

Let's head over to the kitchen table.

I didn't put out the tablescape this year

on account of our grandson needing the table

for online schooling when he would stay over. 

I kept it simple,

with just a center vignette.

This year I found some fun candy suckers at the dollar store.

Green sour apple flavored witch fingers.

I just love the red painted fingernail.

I also picked up some sugar sticks at Burlington.

Did you know they were imported from South Africa?

I guess they could be considered an exotic import.

As we zoom around the display we find the white rat

candleholder from the Ganz "Oh Rats!" collection.

He's holding one of the skeleton candles from a set 

my mom bought me in the 1970's.

I found these old orange cookie cutters at the bottom of a drawer

I recently cleaned out so I added them to the display.

Now we come to an Item I have been after for 13 years.

This adorable little witch frog candy jar.

I saw her on Ghoulgallery.com back in 2008.

Pacific Rim Vintage Look Frog Candy Box 

I decided I wanted her in 2011. 

When I placed the order 

it wasn't long before Tom Geil, 

the proprietor of Ghoul Gallery,

wrote back explaining 

he couldn't find the little frogs.  

They weren't in the warehouse where

 they were supposed to be, so he assumed 

they must be sold out.

We worked out a deal for the 

Dept 56 Party Crow with 

Corn Candle Holders instead.

 I was happy but still wanted that frog

and would search for him from time to time

on the web and ebay.

Well fast forward to 2020

Tom announces on Instagram that

he wants to begin winding down his 30 year business.

He is cleaning out his 10 warehouses

and putting his long forgotten inventory on Ebay.

Lo and behold he listed the frogs!!!

I wrote to Tom exclaiming "Remember me?"

"I'm still interested!"

He sold me one of the frogs through his

GG company, saving the Ebay fees and

working out the 2008 price I would have paid.
And here she sits today!

Tom gave me a little history on the frog.

It was produced by Pacific Rim in 2006, 

Their final year in business.  It was part if a line

of vintage looking little Halloween items.

I think the little frog fits in just swell 

with my witch's vignette.

This year we added a few furniture pieces

to our family room

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The Odem end table in gray from Alcott Hill on Wayfair.

It was 26'' wide, perfect for displaying collectables.

Wayfair really does "Got What I Want!" at $197.99

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We also found a great little blue recliner 

at Sam's Club. 

The Olivia leather pushback recliner for $379.

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With the familyroom freshly painted 

and rearranged with new furniture 

it was time to decorate!

Samantha and I found some cool

 "Claydough" Halloween houses

at "At Home"

The Battery Operated Candy Corn House,

at $19.99,

I really looks like a gingerbread house decorated

with icing and little cookie ghosts.

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There's a cute one popping out of the chimney!

And the R.I.P. Skeleton house, 

It is even bigger for $49.99

It even has a yard and fence going around it.

Love that little Skeleton cookie man.

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This little Boo Witch Candy Jar from Fitz and Floyd 

found a place on the new table too.

Now the the green cabinet across the room

We've added a few more salt and pepper sets to the 

Ozark Halloween Collection.

These Dia De Los Muertos Skull shakers are 

from Disney's Beautiful Movie Coco by Ensco.

Best of all they're reversible!

Blue on one side, deep orange on the other!

Pink on one side,

light orange on the other!

Sam also gave me these Halloween cupcake shakers 

last year after Halloween, so this is the first year I get to

display them.

Now I want some cupcakes!

Smith's here I come!

Thanks for stopping by and 

Happy Haunting!