Sunday, November 20, 2011

Some weekend Shopping

As Thanksgiving approaches it becomes crunch time for me to figure out what I am doing for Thanksgiving! I know I know...I should already have all that figured out, but I am a last minute kind of person. So I was running around looking for some things to use for my table setting. I hit up Hobby Lobby...which was packed with people who were snatching up Christmas decor...but  no one was in the tiny aisle of fall decor. I might add that the fall decor was 80% OFF!! I was kinda bummed that there was such a little bit of fall decor left, but thrilled that no one else was even looking at it. So I grabbed up a bunch of pumpkins, gourds, candles, and whatever else I could find. I also picked up some burlap fabric and muslin for table runners that I am in the process of making. When I have them both done I will show them to you!

My next trip took me to one of my Favorite Junk shops here in town. I picked up a couple of things there...I always find so many neat things that I would love to bring home with me. I picked out a small white pitcher, I plan on using that for Thanksgiving. Then I found a small bundle of Peacock feathers...actually my daughter found them..for a dollar...those will be on my table this week as well!

My favorite thing though was a large metal tray with two sweet bunny rabbits on it. I LOVE it for spring time and Easter, for $5.00 I had to have it!
  Last of all I had to run into Walmart to grab some bread and while I was there I figured I would take a gander at some home stuff. I was grabbing some candles when my hubby came to me with a box that had salt and pepper shakers in it. They were little brown acorns. I had told him that I had wanted to find little turkey salt and pepper shakers so he was looking for me. They didn't have any...neither did anywhere else I had looked, but when he saw the acorn ones he knew I would like them, and I did :) 
On the way to the check out aisles I took a detour at the kitchen section and found all their fall dishes from Better Homes and Gardens were on sale. I found a Turkey platter and some plates that I really liked....grabbed them up!
These are napkin rings that I found as well...everything was marked down!
I could have grabbed up all the cute pumpkin dishes they had too....but I thought it best not too.  Now I am excited about putting together my table for Thanksgiving. I still have one more table runner to make, then I can start playing with all my goodies to see how I like them most!


I hope you all had a good weekend...I know I am looking forward to this week. I love Thanksgiving and I am also excited to break out the Christmas decor shortly there after!

Wish you all a happy week with family and friends,
Rachel 
xoxo

4 comments:

  1. Hi Rachel,

    Wow, you found some great fall decor!
    Great when the whole family is in on the hunt...
    Your table is going to look beautiful!
    Have a very Happy Thanksgiving with your family this week.
    All the Best,
    Christine

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  2. @ Daffodil Hill, Thanks! I am glad my hubby spotted them :)

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  3. You found some great fall stuff. Those plates are awesome and the cute little acorns!

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