Autumn Pears...A Thanksgiving Table

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Hello my friends...Happy Thanksgiving!
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Today is going to be a very busy day for many of us. Preparations for Thanksgiving are well under way at my place! We will be celebrating Thanksgiving on Friday when my step-children arrive. This year it will just be the four of us, nevertheless I am cooking a turkey with all the fixins'! Mmmm...I can hardly wait! Hehe!
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I have prepared a small, informal table in our dining room. I hope you enjoy!
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Autumn Pears...A Thanksgiving Table

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I have used autumn pears in so much of my autumn decor this year. At the beginning of the season I created a three tiered centerpiece for the dining room table filled with autumn's bounty. I decided to use this centerpiece for our Thanksgiving table and continue the theme of "autumn pears".
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The table is dressed in golden yellow, pear green, and warm browns...the colors of autumn pears!
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The Centerpiece...

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The Centerpiece was created using three tiers of glass pedestal cake plates. A tall, gold pillar candle sits on the top layer...along with a few wood pods and three miniature pumpkins. The middle layer is filled with autumn pears. Autumn berries, woody seed pods, nuts, and two yellow lovebird figurines decorate the bottom layer.
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A few wood acorns and autumn pears are scattered about on the gold table runner. I just love this beautiful gold table runner...it has white vines and leaves embroidered on each end! A pair of vintage Roseville pottery candleholders sit on either side of the three tiered centerpiece.
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The Place Setting...

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The same color theme of golden yellow, pear green, and warm brown form the layers of the "autumn pear" place setting.
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My latest treasure find...salad/dessert plates featuring pears! I found these pretty plates on Ebay...it was love at first sight! The pattern, Golden Pears by Julia Bullimore (1998) are from Crate & Barrel. The set of four plates features a different type of pear on each plate.
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I love this shade of pear green and the gold gilded leaves!
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A white ironstone dinner plate from my every day dishes.
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I found these beautiful leaf plates on sale at JC Penneys at the end of summer. They are the same shade of green as the pear salad/dessert plates. I love the way the leaf plate frames out the place setting! A brown charger plate with embossed autumn leaves on the rim completes the place setting.
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I love how the green, white, and brown colors of the place setting look together!
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A red autumn pear!
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The flatware is called Brahms by Oneida.
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The stemware.
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I layered two dinner napkins. The gold napkin matches the table runner and has the same white vines embroidered on it. The green and tan plaid napkin brings more of an informal feel to the setting! A wood napkin ring with embossed autumn leaves ties nicely in with the charger plate.
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And Voila!!! Autumn Pears...our 2010 Thanksgiving table!
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I am joining Tablescape Thursday this week...
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Hosted by Susan over at Between Naps on the Porch.

I'm not sure if Susan will be hosting Tablescape Thursday this week due to Thanksgiving....but just in case! Hehe! Thank you, Susan for hosting this fabulous party for all of us to enjoy!

Well my friends, I have sooo much to be thankful for! The Lord is so good to me and my family! As I count my many blessings during this season of thanksgiving...I would just like to say that I count you and your friendship as one of my greatest blessings!!! I hope that you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! May your day be filled with family...love...peace...and...joy!!!
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Warmest Thanksgiving Wishes...