Thanksgiving Tablescape Prep

Creating the tablescape is my favorite part of holiday decorating.  Flowers are my friends, and I just love color. I'm loving the golds and reds of the season this year more than ever before, for some reason. They inspired the purchase of a new tablecloth recently.  The tablecloth inspired my napkin choices, and Pinterest inspired the "envelopes" (hiding the silverware, a special set from my grandmother). 

(That's glare, not crud, on the fork and spoon; I checked.)
Today I was in the grocery store and was choosing flowers, when I noticed a bunch sitting in a jar of cranberries--fresh cranberries.
Then on Pinterest I saw a bunch of flowers resting in a mason jar filled with lemons. I decided to combine the two ideas, keeping the flower purchase to $8 and shopping my house for the other stuff.

I had the glasses already tied with yellow bows from some other occasion.  And I had the cranberries and lemons because I'll be using them in recipes.

And I got a harebrained idea to make this tray at 2:30 in the morning.   I painted it a year ago but chose tonight, of all nights, to cut out magazine foods and Mod Podge them on.  I might or might not actually use this serving tray on Thanksgiving, but at least it's ready.

 

And finally, I found this idea on Pinterest. The apples are real. So is the paper, and the people whose names are written thereon. Looking forward to having a dozen folks around the table soon.