WHIMSICAL THANKSGIVING PUMPKIN

You know those crazy whimsical pumpkin stems that you see at Halloween?  I'm going to show you how to make one on a pretty fabric covered Thanksgiving pumpkin.  It's easier than you'd think.

I did this project for a guest post over at Distressed Donna Down Home.  Come check it out by clicking HERE.

ELEGANT THANKSGIVING PUMPKIN

I have been on a very long hiatus from blogging, but that does not mean I have not been crafting, or stalking a few blogs every now and then.  I've actually been giving my blog a lot of thought lately and one of the things I'm thinking about is only doing guest posts.  Weird, I know.  Anyway....I'm doing a guest post today for my dear friend Donna at Distressed Donna Down Home because when I mentioned only doing guest posts....she jumped right on it!  (And because I love her...seriously, she's like a sister to me.)
Anyway, I'm sharing a little last minute easy Thanksgiving project on her blog today, so click here or on the picture itself and I'll show you what I'm up to.

Elegant Thanksgiving Pumpkin

SOME THANKSGIVINGNESS

Although my Halloween decor can get a little crazy and over-the-top, Thanksgiving in my home is more subdued. 

 I love my pilgrims.  They have such sweet faces and they are not all funked out in crazy hats with buckles.  They were a gift from my sainted Mother-in-Law and I look forward to putting them out every year because they remind me of some of the fun and crazy shopping days we've had.  She knows the best places to "poke around".  The old crock was given to me by my awesome Father-in-Law, who remembered to ask me if I wanted it before he threw it out.  Most of the time the answer to that is "yes!".  It's from Whitehall Stoneware in Illinois.  I love it!  Thank you Charles and Virginia!

I don't have a fireplace, so sometimes I pretend like I have a dual mantel with these shelves.  I love that little garden gate and it stays around until late spring because it looks fabulous at Christmas and Valentines.  This year it got a leaf garland, metal star and some mini pumpkins.  

Ever see something that was just stupid expensive and you knew it was over-priced, but you just had to have it?  This little painted and glazed clay pumpkin tray was it for me.   A leftover from the days when I really wanted a federal-style house.  I've moved on from that plan, but I still love the tray.

I'm all about candles, so this little pumpkin one caught my eye several years ago.  I'm kind of picky about my turkeys.  I just want them to look like the turkeys I see in my fields.  I don't love them all bright and silly looking, although I do have one that looks a little crazy.....

...see him standing there on top of a pumpkin on the shelf in my entryway?  

This is pretty much what you see when you walk in my front door.  That odd piece of bulbousness hanging on the wall is actually a  gourd that I grew, dried out and cleaned up only slightly.  

It sits on an antique plant holder that I picked up at a fabulous store in San Diego while shopping with my Mother-in-Law.  I love it when the sun catches that little prism I hung from the bottom of it.

Since we are on the subject of gourds, here is a gourd project I made a long, long time ago, before I ever had a blog.  I did it with my friend Ciree, who does not love to craft, but will indulge me occasionally.  It's a beautiful reminder of a perfect fall day spent with her. 

My lanterns from Halloween stuck around for an encore, along with a picture of a pair of chickadees, some of my favorite winter birds.  

I'll say it for the hundredth time, I do not love glitter.  However, a girls gotta have a little sparkle here and there, so I threw these fall colored scatter-stones underneath my nightlight.  Why not?

My friend Linda from It All Started With Paint does some awesome things with mason jars.  She does so many mason jar projects, she started a second blog called........wait for it............................... ...........Mason Jar Crafts Love.   When I saw this post, Thanksgiving in a Jar, it made me decide to pot up those plants that were rooting in the mason jars because I'm going to need them for this.....

Thanksgiving in a Jar

The perfect way to send leftovers home with your guests on Thanksgiving Day!  

Whether you celebrate Thanksgiving or not, I hope you have a marvelous November, with plenty to be thankful for.