Thanksgiving 2021 Table

I know that this isn’t going to be much help to you this year, but here’s the table from this year’s Thanksgiving dinner.

We went with a limited color palette and more rustic than some years. We hade three log slices that we set rustic low metal bowls and a copper bowl on. We filled the bowls with pomegranates, apples, bosc pears, and red grapes. (We sent most of the fruit back to school with our youngest.) Then, we set white candles on wooden coasters. We sprinkled leaves around all of that. We used my copper look chargers, white plates and brown and russet napkins in wooden napkin rings. My son made some improvised place card holders by slicing up a branch and cutting slits in each one to hold the place card.

To make the leaves, I gathered leaves when they still had a lot of color and were still pliable. I removed the stems and pressed them for a few days. I then sprayed them with shellac. This helps to preserve their color and keep them flatter than they might if left uncoated. It also accentuates their colors and patterns. My original plan had been to use them for place cards, but that didn’t work out.

I hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!