Wouldn’t you like to almost effortlessly set a Thanksgiving table? Today I’m sharing 10 EASY ideas for setting a Thanksgiving table you will love and so will your guests. Actually, these 10 amazingly easy tips can help you set almost any table but since Thanksgiving is just around the corner they are perfect for right now! Whether you are hosting Thanksgiving or hosting a dinner these ideas are worth pinning so you can refer to them easily! Let’s set a beautiful Thanksgiving table……
THE SCOOP #409
Hi Friends, welcome to THE SCOOP! We are so glad you are joining us! Are you LOVING all the great fall inspiration week after week right here! I’m the host this week and could have chosen so so many posts to feature. And make sure to look back over past Scoop’s to keep finding more and more ideas! So let’s get started!…
ON THE MENU #210
Here at StoneGable, we are in the thick of beautiful fall! And that means cooking with the best fall has to offer! There are so many wonderful recipes I’m finding on Pinterest using all the goodness of the season! I hope you will take a little time and visit my Pinterest Recipe board for amazing recipes! Now here’s what’s on the menu this week……
ABIDE AND OBEY
Have you ever been so pressed in by God about something? It seems so much of what I am reading and listening to and thinking about revolves around one subject. Abide and Obey! I ask God to impress on my heart (mind, will, emotion and intellect) what to post each week and I have felt such a strong inner voice and moving of the Spirit about this subject. Today let’s talk about abide and obey….
THE MAKING OF A BEAUTIFUL FALL TABLE AND MORE!
Right now is the perfect time to set a beautiful fall table! The elements we can use are rich and warm and so welcoming. I have lots of ideas that are very easy to incorporate on your own table. Make it simple or formal or somewhere in between… just set one! Let’s set an amazing fall tablescape!…
STYLING A NATURAL FALL VIGNETTE
Let’s style a natural fall vignette. I’m using blooms from my hydrangea tree to create a soft and natural look in my home this year. The hydrangeas are perfect for picking now because they are just mature enough to not need water so they will dry just as you see them. I could not resist creating a quick little vignette featuring these oh, so pretty soft green flowers….
THE EASIEST PILLOW YOU WILL EVER MAKE!
The easiest pillow you will ever make is not sewn together. It’s hot glued together! Yes, and it turns out fabulously! It will probably take you longer to read the directions and cut out the fabric than make the pillow! It’s that easy. I took an old pair of curtains and made a few pillows for my guest bedroom. Even if you are not crafty you can make this no-sew pillow!…
NATURAL FALL DINING ROOM TOUR
Welcome to my Natural Fall Dining Room Tour. This year I used what I found in my yard and at our local farmstand to create soft and organic decor for StoneGable. Our hydrangea tree that drips its blooms over the railing of the back porch was especially beautiful this year. And ready for me to bring in its moppy heads to dry! Perfect inspiration for today’s fall tour!…
THE SCOOP #408
Hey friends! Welcome back to THE SCOOP! We are just coming off a week of camping in the beautiful fall woods of lower Pa. I’m so refreshed and I’ve picked my fill of saturated colored leaves, pinecones, and acorns. I have some fun diy to use them in. Now I’m ready to tackle Thanksgiving and Christmas! Yes, we bloggers work ahead! Okay, let’s party!…
ON THE MENU 208
Lancaster County is known as Pumpkin Land in the fall. Just today Bobby and I went to a darling little boutique brewery for lunch and passed by so many pumpkin patches. I love October where I live! The trees are a bit behind as far a color this year but the fields of corn and mums and pumpkins are just magical! And don’t get me started on the farm markets and stands for scrumptious fresh fall produce! YUM! …
DOXOLOGY PRINTABLE
This beautiful doxology is a familiar song of praise sung in churches crossing denominations and languages and cultures and nations around the world. But most of us know little about these beautiful verses that are so familiar to us today. I’m sharing a printable suitable for framing up to an 8 x 10 print. Hoping that you will print it out and sing it out as well! But first, let’s look at where we got this treasured doxology that is a part of so many of our lives….
100 FABULOUS PUMPKIN IDEAS, PART II
Let’s talk pumpkins… AGAIN! I do love them and I bet you could have guessed that. Last week I shared the first part of 100 FABULOUS PUMPKIN IDEAS and today I’m sharing part 2. It’s a pumpkin palooza! I hope you will find lots of ideas and ways to decorate with pumpkins this fall!!! So, let’s get started……
CARING FOR MUMS INDOORS
Mums are spectacular fall plants that can be brought indoors and used for decorating. Caring for mums indoors is easy and with only a few tips you can keep a mum plant healthy for three to four weeks. They are a big bang for your buck as they are less expensive than most bouquets of flowers. Let’s talk about taking care of mums indoors!…
ELEMENTS OF DESIGN… SPACE
This is the second edition in a series about the elements of design. We are going to talk about space and how it effects and works in decorating. Space is something we think about without really thinking about it. It is part of our unconscious make up. But as a decorator being aware of the space we live and work and decorate in is VERY important. Let’s discuss this important element of decor….
DECORATING 101- 10 ELEMENT OF A VIGNETTE
Vignettes a big part of creating a beautiful home. If we could only have a fool-proof way of styling one so it would look fabulous every time. Well, we are in luck. Designers know some tricks and tips that help them create masterpiece vignette and you can too! Here are 10 elements that beautiful vignettes should incorporate. With a little practice, you can style a vignette like a pro too!…
THE SCOOP #407
Welcome back to The Scoop! Did you know October is my favorite month of the year? Here in Lancaster Co October dresses up in the most beautiful colors. Pumpkins and mums and dry corn stalks dot our countryside and the weather is gloriously cool! And I love to decorate for fall, and cook from our fall bounty! If you like October you will love The Scoop! So many fall inspired posts. So let’s get to it!…
OUTDOOR DECORATING WITH THE COLORS OF FALL
Let’s get outdoors and decorate for fall. I love the colors of fall so today I’m celebrating the saturated, brilliant colors that are distinctive of my very favorite season. I’m teaming up with Balsam Hill and Thos. Baker to create a cozy spot by the fire pit on my patio. Come on over and join me……
ARE YOU A STANDING STONE?
When I think of Israel the color of the land comes to mind. It is so different than the bucolic farmland where I live. Because I studied there in the summer I think of the color of a bone… a dried bone. Bleached by the sun and exposed. Beautiful in its own way. Standing at Abraham’s well in Beersheba (Be’er Sheva) overlooking a vast expanse of buff-colored landscape with the thin rope of the King’s Highway winding through it could almost take your breath away. Ancient and impressive and monochromatic. …
100 FABULOUS FALL PUMPKIN IDEAS, PART I
100 fabulous pumpkin ideas! Is that really possible? Of course, it is because I L-O-V-E pumpkins!I’m smitten with pumpkins! In decor and cooking. I love the smell of pumpkins and their shapes. I have never seen a pumpkin stem didn’t want to take home. I stack pumpkins and paint pumpkins and cook in a pumpkin! This is my pumpkiny time of year! So, here are lots and lots of ideas to decorate your home with pumpkins!…
ESSENTIAL OIL RECIPES AND MY STORY
As many of you may know I’m obsessed with Essential Oils! I love essential oils! When I got my essential oil starter kit over three years ago I was smitten. The first thing I opened was peppermint! Oh! Then came Thieves! Now I use essential oils on my body, to cook with and in our home! Let me share with you why I love essential oils and some fabulous ways to diffuse and roll on blended essential oil recipes!…
BEAUTIFUL AND EASY CHINOISERIE PUMPKIN DIY
Chinoiserie pumpkins are a beautiful addition to fall decor and they are sooooo easy to make! You really don’t need to be crafty to make these blue and white mini pumpkins! All you need are three things to make them! Yup… three! Small faux white pumpkins, Mod Podge and cocktail napkins! In no time you can have a pumpkin patch of the most stunning chinoiserie pumpkins!…
A LITTLE BIT OF FALL MANTEL
This year’s fall mantel is quite different from those in the past. Instead of using my usual “big is better” and “less is more” philosophy when it comes to decorating I used smaller elements that look like they tumbled across my mantel. And I added a blue and white twist to fall this year! And what better place to show off a new-to-me style than on a fall mantel!…
THE SCOOP #406
I hope you are in fall/back to school mode by now. I LOVE fall! I wait every year for this, my favorite, season to begin! Actually, I start celebrating fall early. So HAPPY FALL! It’s now official! And you really don’t need a calendar to know it’s fall if you send any time on THE SCOOP! It’s brimming with lots of fall recipes and diy’s and house tours and decorating. So if you are like me you will be spending lots of time perusing this week’s Scoop!…
ON THE MENU #207
Happy Fall! On the menu this week we are eating great seasonal food. Our apple tree is producing and I’m making a fabulous apple dessert this week! You can find it at the bottom of the menu plan. Here are a week’s worth of scrumptious dinner recipes picked with you in mind!…
BEAUTIFUL FALL GRACE BEFORE MEALS PRINTABLE
As I was thinking of all the bounty of fall and its beauty I was thinking how gracious and creative and good our Father is. And how we need to be mindful that everything was created by and is a gift for us to enjoy. Today I created a Fall Grace printable for you. Such a touching prayer to say before your meals! You can print it out, frame it and enjoy it this Autumn season!…
OUTDOOR SMALL SPACE FALL DECORATING
You don’t need a lot of space to add pretty fall decor to the outside of your home. Outdoor small space fall decorating takes just a little imagination a few fall details and a pinch of creativity! I’m decorating a little corner of my porch and I hope this gives you the inspiration to add a bit of fall to the outside of your home no matter how small the space….
PUMPKINS IN VELVET
Are you a fan of pumpkins? I love them. Lancaster is a virtual pumpkin land! So pumpkins are a huge part of fall here at StoneGable. And these velvet pumpkins are the most beautiful I have ever seen! I’m sharing another centerpiece I made using HOT SKWASH PUMPKINS! This arrangement boasts Velvet pumpkins of many colors and chinoiserie!…
THE SCOOP #405
Hey friends, Welcome to THE SCOOP. I love that I can see hundreds of amazing posts by hardworking bloggers all in one convenient place. While I’m working hard at fall decor I’m also working hard on something else! I’ve been keeping a big secret! And I’m just about to bust so I’ll give you a little (or more than a little hint)…
VELVET AND CHINOISERIE PUMPKINS AND A $200.00 GIVEAWAY
Velvet pumpkins and Chinoiserie are a combination made in fall heaven. They both evoke a feeling of luxury and refinement. They make such a beautiful statement, especially together! I’m adding hues of browns and sable with the blue and white for a muted, soft fall arrangement. I’ll show you how easy it is to create one fabulous centerpiece for fall!…
ON THE MENU # 206
Does your menu change with the season? Mine does. Granted we can get delicious off-season food but I love to shop our local farm markets for what is being harvested right now. We still have a garden full of overproducing tomatoes and our leeks are amazing. So I’m serving tomatoes at almost every meal! Hopefully next week I’ll be sharing a beautiful leek and potato soup. YUM! for now here’s what’s on the menu this week……
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