Placecard Templates

To help you set your holiday tables, here are some fun templates to create welcoming placecards.

Coupon!!!

If you need just a little something before your Thanksgiving dinner guests arrive... or you need a gift for your host, we still have lots of autumn/Thanksgiving items to choose from that would be perfect. Plus, here's a coupon for 25% off your favorite fall item!

Thanksgiving Tables

I always like looking at beautifully set tables--especially this time of year. I recently came across some inspiring place settings and wanted to share them with you so that you could get your own creative juices flowing for a fabulous feast. Bon appetit!

Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle

I like this desert for two reasons: 1. it's from Paula Deen (so you know it spares no calories!) and 2. it offers a chance to show off a pretty bowl.

Oh-- and it's easy.

Ingredients

2 (14 oz.) packages of gingerbread mix

1 (5 oz.) box cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix (I've used the no-cook version and it's just as good.)

1 (30 oz) can pumpkin pie filling

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/3 teaspoon ground cardamom or cinnamon

1 (12 oz.) container of frozen whipped topping

1/2 cup gingersnaps, optional

Directions

Bake the gingerbread according to the package directions: cool completely. Meanwhile prepare the pudding and set aside to cool. Stir the pumpkin pie filling, sugar and cardamom (or cinnamon) into the pudding. Crumble 1 batch of gingerbread into the bottom of a large, pretty bowl. Pour 1/2 of the pudding mixture over the gingerbread, then add a layer of whipped topping. Repeat with the remaining gingerbread, pudding and whipped topping. Sprinkle off the top with crushed gingersnaps if desired. Refrigerate overnight.

New Thanksgiving Door Hang

Gotta love our latest door hang - it's an adorable turkey! gobble, gobble, gobble...

UPDATE: SOLD OUT! SORRY! Available by order only.

Fall Photo Album

We've just posted a new album on facebook showcasing all of our great fall items! Click it here to see...

Moving from Halloween and into Fall

It's been awhile since we've posted... any most of you have probably already transitioned your Halloween decor into fall... but in case you haven't--or you're looking for ideas how to easily do so, I wanted to share our fireplace decor with you. Our fireplace is one of the "main" areas that we change out with the seasons. But, because this time of year is so hectic anyway, we like to keep the switch simple... getting rid of some elements while keeping others in place.

For Halloween our mantel consisted of our HOME letters (these stay in place almost year round), my favorite milk glass vases filled with pumpkins (from homebodies of course!), a metal tin (which also is a year-round staple) and a framed spider print (found the frame at a yardsale, painted in black and put newspaper and cut-out spiders in place as artwork). Faux spider web draped over the whole thing added just the amount of spooky.

To transition into fall, we removed the faux spider web, switched out the framed spider print with a colorful fall wreath (from homebodies) and added our pilgrims and owl candles (also from homebodies). It's not much, but it's enough to get us through Thanksgiving and then it's onto Christmas!