How To Set A Beautiful Thanksgiving Table With Flowers

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The Holiday Season is almost here!  While this is always a very busy time for us, so there will still not be weekly blogs, I did want to post some holiday planning tips before it got too busy, so your tables can be beautiful and enjoyed by everyone!

Everyone knows the basics for a Thanksgiving Dinner table: turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing and sweet potato pie, maybe spiced hot apple cider or a family recipe for roasted green beans or grandma's special macaroni and cheese!  But what about a beautiful, colorful centerpiece as a final, finishing touch to go with all of your hard work preparing such a wonderful feast?  Or if you are a guest, what about a table-ready design for your host or hostess instead of just store-bought plastic-wrapped flowers or a bottle of wine? (Tip: We actually make designs incorporating bottles of wine so you can have the best of both worlds!).

Centerpieces are always beautiful additions to any table, and simple or elegant flowers can be a beautiful touch to complement a beautifully prepared meal.  They are easy to make but with everything going on for the holidays, why not get a piece ready for the table, or have something custom-made for you? 

Grocery store flowers can be beautiful, but the stems need to be cut and the flowers need to be gotten into a vase.  Also, they are so tall they can end up interrupting conversation and being a distraction on the table, instead of adding to the beautiful setting everyone should be enjoying, not being annoyed by! 

Florists are specially trained to know what flowers will look the best in different designs, and can help to work out a custom piece to fit your table, and can even match the existing decor in your house (or in the house of the person you are visiting for Thanksgiving).  Not sure of the color scheme or the design of the room you are going to?  A good designer can work with you to put together a beautifully neutral Fall-themed piece that can be incorporated into any Thanksgiving table.

And, I really do make custom designs of flowers and wine, so your host's table can be set, and the guests can enjoy a glass while the turkey finishes roasting to a golden perfection!  No matter what, a Thanksgiving table holds a little extra special magic when there are beautiful flowers accenting the meal!

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Bridget is the proud Owner of Flower Designs by Bridget, bringing European Certification and 20 years experience to Pinellas County, Florida, where she lives with her husband (Air Force, Ret.) and two children.  When she is not in her shop, you will find her enjoying a cup of Roiboos tea with her family and several cats and dogs (including one named Daisy).  While the holiday greens and decorations of December are her favorite, she looks forward to bringing you sunshine and smiles through flowers all year round!

Fall Foliage Decor Ideas

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Fall is a beautiful time of year and it is really simple to bring some of that beauty into your home for lovely seasonal decorations - bright reds and yellows and hues of orange with splashes of green and touches of gold can make for wonderful accent pieces and decorations.

The easiest is always to order fresh flowers for a centerpiece or to send as a gift.  The bright colors will be professionally selected and guaranteed. 

You can also find lots of ways to use items like pine cones, and if you live in an area where you are lucky enough to get fall foliage, you can always use what you have right outside!  Rinsing off colorful leaves from your yard, letting them dry and using them to accent a coffee table or bookshelf or dining table is one simple way!  You can also take small branches with a few leaves still on them and place them in a glass vase for a simple but beautiful pop of color in your home.

Small pumpkins and gourds start to go on sale this time of year as well.  As do things like walnuts and pecans.  There are tons of great craft ideas using these items.  Or you can keep it simple and just use the pumpkins and gourds as they are for simple accents.  Or you can place them on top of some of the leaves you collected earlier!  And a little bit of gold spray paint or even regular gold or bronze-colored paint can be used to give them a nice shimmer or glow.  If placing them on a table you can add some glass votive candles to add extra sparkle.

If you are like me, and you live in an area of the world where fall items exist only in retail stores, you can always check out places like a dollar store and pick up some nice fall-colored items to use in your own centerpieces.  You also can always add some fall-colored or scented candles.  Spices like cinnamon and apple and of course pumpkin are always nice!  

No matter what, you can always order flowers or other centerpieces to your liking and have something nice to enjoy the warm tones of Fall!

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Bridget is the proud Owner of Flower Designs by Bridget, bringing European Certification and 20 years experience to Pinellas County, Florida, where she lives with her husband (Air Force, Ret.) and two children.  When she is not in her shop, you will find her enjoying a cup of Roiboos tea with her family and several cats and dogs (including one named Daisy).  While the holiday greens and decorations of December are her favorite, she looks forward to bringing you sunshine and smiles through flowers all year round!