Thanksgiving Tablescapes, Pumpkins and Decor...

Hi there!

How are you?  The weather here in Miami has been awesome lately - mild and breezy, cool at night... *Sigh* if only it could be like this year round!  At the very least I hope it lasts through the end of the year!  The holiday season is in full swing once again and another big day is fast approaching, the food holiday - my favorite - Thanksgiving, ooh la la I can't wait!  What are your plans for the wonderful day?  At my house we'll be making our favorite family recipes - you can find links below to a few that I've shared in the past such as Sweet Potato Casserole and our yummy stuffing!  I plan to share some more recipes this year so stay tuned!

I've gathered some Thanksgiving and fall tablescape inspiration images to get your gears turning for decorating that holiday table!  Lots of goodies and ideas for using your Halloween pumpkins for Thanksgiving decorating.  I'll be sharing my holiday table and buffet decor in an upcoming post, but for now I hope enjoy this post.

You might also like these holiday posts for from years past.  Since some of you might also be planning ahead for Christmas, I've included links to past Christmas posts as well....

Thanksgiving and Christmas posts from 2009:
Thanksgiving Family Recipes
Pecan Pie Oh My! (recipe)
Thanksgiving Countdown Comedy
Happy Thanksgiving
Unique Christmas Decor
Christmas Cards and Treats
A Merry Rebel Christmas

Thanksgiving and Christmas posts from 2010:
Thanksgiving Tablescapes and Decor
Thanksgiving Family Recipes (recipe repeat)
Christmas and Holiday Decor Part I
Christmas and Holiday Decor Part II
Suzani Christmas Stockings
Christmas and Holiday Tablescapes Part I
Christmas and Holiday Tablescapes Part II
Holiday Chandeliers and Brancheliers
Holiday Wreaths: Paper
Holiday Wreaths: Peace Signs
Holiday Wreaths: Craft and Fabric
Holiday Wreaths: Food and Candy
Holiday Wreaths: Organic and Traditional
Fireplace Mantle Decor for the Holidays
Tabletop Christmas Trees
Not Your Average Christmas Tree
Traditional Christmas Trees

P.S.) I love those owl pumpkins above.... LOVE!  So creative... hmmmm.....project? :)
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Let It Be Owl Pillow by Natural Life

Let It Be Owl Pillow by Natural Life from Amazon.com

I finally found the adorable owl pillow that I've been excitedly spotting on the older sister's sofa of ABC's new show "Better With You" and it's OUT OF STOCK!  :(  

The Let It Be Owl Pillow by Natural Life from Amazon.com is oh so cute... Sadly, the other day when I stumbled across it by mistake on an owl image search they had stock, but now as I get around to doing my post they don't!  ARGH!!  Oh well, guess I won't be getting myself one for Christmas.  

Treasures from Marshalls!

Hello!  Once again Friday is here... life moves at the speed of light these days!

Here are some treasures that I swooned over while strolling the isles of Marshalls the other day!  I was a good girl and only got two items  :)

Oh, and here is another purple glowing building in Downtown Miami....

Okay, now for all the Marshalls goodies....

Owls!!  The one on the left I found in the Thanksgiving decor section and the one on the right hold a tea light in back to shine through the decorative cut-outs in the owl...  A while back I bought a yellow and orange owl from the same line that look identical but are bird feeders with a chain and hook to hang in your yard.  I gave my mom the orange one and I'm hanging on to the yellow one in hopes that one day soon I will have a yard with a tree to hang it in! :)

Some nice glass lanterns for candles, perhaps to set the mood on ones patio...

A nice Middle Eastern rug...  but I know better than to buy rugs at Marshalls when I can get gorgeous authentic ones for less at my friend Salman's ebay store Pakobel Rugs!  Check out my posts on his store HERE.

A beautiful Moroccan lantern that appeared to be missing its lower half...   Even if it had the other piece it was waaay too much at $49.99!   :(((

A whole wild "piggy bank" display....

 

Funky little lamps.... 

A nice aqua blue tufted lounge/side chair with a Naugahyde/Vinyl/etc upholstery, hehe 

 

I loved this curry/ocher yellow display in the kitchen-ware department...  I had to snap this picture fast and just walk away, I have way too much kitchen stuff already *cries*...

Pretty Powderdy Aqua Ikat Bed Set - with 4 decorative Moroccan-like print pillows too!

And another

A pretty powder blue decorative urn with Moroccanesque cut-outs...

 

And an awesome curry/ocher yellow one too...

And of course, a whole bunch of shoes that they didn't have in my size, or in the case of the beautiful bohemian tan leather Steve Madden sandals below, were coming apart at the back of the heel!  :*( bad luck...

Funky cut and open toe on these brown leather ankle boots by... sheesh, I forgot the designer... on clearance for $32 (or was it $39?...hmm..)

Coral/Salmon pink leather Michael Kors heels with a decorative buckle....  I like the color and design, but the heel is too high and rickety for my taste.... so I just took a picture for memories.. haha...

 

And last, but not least - because it's the only thing I bought out of ALL the stuff that I swooned over....  This curry/ocher yellow collection of ceramic decor including a small urn, planter, cup and mini jewel box.  I loved the circular designs and the color, so I snatched the little urn and the planter and reluctantly left the rest behind....

 

And here is the urn in its new home, for now, on display in my apartment...

 

Here's a close-up...

 

And a view from above... hangin' out with my milk glass and my wood incense burner tower which I painted and detailed with turquoise (I love it!)....

I forgot to get a picture of the planter, which now holds one of my cactus plants, stay tuned for that!

(All images in this post are my own personal images)