This Thanksgiving was kind of a last minute thing pulled together at my house. (We weren't exactly sure where we were going to have it this year, either my house or my Mom's.) So since I wasn't totally prepared I threw some things together last minute. I borrowed china and table ware from my mom and clipped most of the flowers in my backyard. Thank heavens it turned out ok! 
I just adore the "Old English Roses" pattern of china that my Mom has. She always uses it on special occasions. It totally reminds me of her. I had gold chargers and gold flatware so it worked great! 
Thank goodness I still had several roses and the loveliest hydrangeas I've seen in years in my back yard. So I just clipped away!! My hubby bought me this pumpkin for Halloween, we didn't carve it, so he hallowed it out and it became our instant container. Perched on a wire urn with a little Spanish moss did the trick! 
A sample of one of the individual place settings. 
These are glasses that my Mom got as a wedding gift in 1946. They are a pretty vintage pink and I totally LOVE them!! 
As you can see I also borrowed many of her serving pieces too! Thanks Mom! 
The cutest little favor I found to make this year were these acorns. I had a cluster of them for each person. They are really quite yummy and super easy to make. Here's all you need to do: Acorn Treats Doughnut holes ( either from the grocery store or doughnut shop) Melted Chocolate (I used milk chocolate chips) Chopped nuts or sprinkles Pretzel sticks Melt your chocolate in the microwave. Roll the top of the doughnut hole in the chocolate. Then roll the top in either nuts or sprinkles. Snap pretzels in half. Insert pretzel piece into the top of the doughnut hole. Repeat And there you go you're done! How great is that? So fast and so easy!! I can actually say that they were really fun too! Make a batch and enjoy......
