3 Steps to a Great Tablescape for Your Friendsgiving Celebration….

Now that November is approaching, tis the season to start thinking about entertaining. …and I couldn’t resist collaborating with Jodi House from The House House in Naples, Florida. If you haven’t already, check out her blog. She has so many stunning decor ideas and DIY projects, I just had to see what she was up too for tropical and beachy inspiration for the 2021 holidays. Keep scrolling to read her article on how to create a great tablescape for your Friendsgiving celebration in 3 easy steps…

Step 1, Pick a Theme and Gather your materials….

This the colors in this particular invitation suite (shown below) was the inspiration for my collaboration with Victoria on a Thanksgiving and Friendsgiving tablescape.

Click to shop Fall Thanksgiving Wedding Stationery and invitation suite burnt orange with real gold foil — Comes in 3 trendy fall colors. Click the image above to shop this Gold Foil and Burnt Orange suite.

After you pick a theme or color scheme, then you will want to figure out what materials you have and what you may need. Many of the things that I used for my table, I already owned. Like these mats from Target, my china plates, the table runner, and wine glasses. My mother-in-law recently gave me her sterling silver flatware and it is so pretty! Naturally, I had to use that too.

I bought the white salad plates from Target, the small white pumpkins from TJ Maxx, the monstera leaves and burnt orange charger plates from Hobby Lobby. The orange flowers came from Dollar Tree, as well as the other slightly larger white pumpkins. I made the pumpkin shells that my guests will be able to take home. If you would like to purchase some of these shells, visit My Shell House Etsy shop. These particular pumpkins are not listed on the site, but I will be happy to take a custom order from you.

Step 2, Start Setting it Up…

When setting up a tablescape, you just need to play around with it until you are satisfied. The final result here took me a few reiterations. I played around with different color salad plates and folding the napkins in several ways until I was satisfied with the look.

Palm Beach Thanksgiving tablescape with decoupage pumpkin shell and monstera leaf

Palm Beach Thanksgiving tablescape with decoupage pumpkin shell and blue plate

Step 3, The Finishing Touches….

Once I had the place setting the way I liked it, I was able to add all the finishing touches such as the silverware, wine glasses and the centerpiece. My centerpiece was easy to make. I used some of the monstera leaves I bought at Hobby Lobby and then placed some orange flowers, and orange leaves (from Dollar Tree) in the center. We don’t have ‘Fall’ down here in South Florida. Everything stays green all year long. I was trying to keep my table tropical yet somewhat traditional at the same time. That is why I added the pops of orange.

And that is it. The most important thing here is to HAVE FUN.