Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a great Halloween!
Between now and Christmas, life seems to get a little chaotic — decorating your home, family get togethers, and holiday parties can make your head spin.
Last year, I bit off a bit more than I could chew, and I didn’t feel that I had any time to really enjoy the holidays because I was so busy. I vowed this year I wouldn’t sign-on for so much and do whatever I could to make things easier.
This year we are hosting Thanksgiving here, and I decided to get as much finished ahead of time as possible. Instead of some elaborate centerpiece that I spend a week working on, I decided to keep it simple.
Where I live, when you are looking for pumpkins you usually find one color: Orange.
If you try really hard, you might get lucky and find a white one.
This year, I was super excited when I went to Wal-Mart and found all kinds of colors!
I picked-up this great blue/grey colored one and two little peach colored ones. I put all three in my dough bowl, and they looked good … but it was a little bare.
I then found some cream colored, faux hydrangeas at Michael’s, and I cut one up and stuck them in where it was a little naked.
That was it!
The whole centerpiece took me less than 5 minutes!
My goal this holiday season is to keep with the “simple is better” theme.
I’m determined to focus on the important things: friends and family, while still having a pretty home without sweating the small stuff.
Make sure you check out all of the other talented ladies’ centerpieces in the tour using the links below!
Domestically Speaking – My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia – Cupcakes and Crinoline –
Stone Gable – Inspiration for Moms – Yesterday on Tuesday –
An Extraordinary Day – Town and Country Living – Major Hoff Takes A Wife –
My Creative Days – Kaleidoscope of Colors – Dukes and Duchesses –
H2O Bungalow – Our Southern Home – Sweet Pea –
Morena’s Corner – Hymns & Verses –
Your table is very pretty! I love your leaf place mats.
This is so pretty love the pops of blue!!!
Shanna, I’m seriously coveting your dough bowl! Beautiful centerpiece!
The blue is super fun and unexpected for Thanksgiving– love it!
The blues with the creamy orange is so pretty together!
An awesome blog ever seen.
So pretty Shanna! I love that dough bowl. Perfect for fall!
Love the colors and simplicity and that dough bowl is stunning!