Lost photos from Thanksgiving past..

We always have so may kids for dinner during the weekend.

We throw the silverware on the island .

We dig mismatched plates out of the cabinet or dishwasher and

we serve food for an army.

So around Thanksgiving my parents came down and

I wanted to do something

fancy with the table.

I have a set of china{ see it here } in the china cabinet and

another pattern in a box in the closet

{which we have never ever used}

So my mom and I ran into town and grabbed up a few bargains.

That night I went home and began my

new adventure in tablescapes.

In this pic below I used some green plates and bowls I had in my cabinet

{I don't know what kind of glass this is but I know it's old} I was messing around with different things I had.

I bought these wine glasses at the Odd Lots..

that way if they get broken I won't care..

well I'll care but not as much as the nice ones I have.We found these plates and bowls for a $1.00 each.. I got a 6 place setting.

I love them..

1st cause my mom bought them for me,

2. she understands my obsession with things and

always supports me

3. cause I can use them for Christmas, Valentines and even 4th of July. I also found these cute little ice cube things in red and green

{Christmas, Valentines and St. Patricks Day}this is the kids table sat for Thanksgiving..

I know it's decorated for Christmas but I couldn't wait to try every thing out..

D even said he likes a set table..makes it feel specialI'm still learning the ropes of tablescapes.. we decided to gather what we could this year and then starting next Thanksgiving start with full tables...

I got these cute green martini glasses at the dollar store. Maybe one day I will work towards the expensive stuff but with teens still in the house I'm sure something is going to get broken here and there.Here is a close up of the plates and new cloth napkins.

That's it.. any dishes you'd like to pass along to me.. I will find room. I have already talked to

G about making our {UNUSED} laundry room closet into tablescape storage..

Okay so you are probably asking why I named this post "Lost photos".. I had set to post about my new finds and just never did.. tonight as I was telling a co-worker about my "red" plates I couldn't find the post.. so I jumped on and found them and here they are..

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