Thanksgiving Themes

Autumn Colors can Help you Develop your Theme

Proper use of color can help any host set the mood of the party. Thanksgiving themes can be started and brought together with good use of color. Autumn colors are warm, inviting and relaxing. They will help you set up a relaxed mood that will help your guests get in the holiday spirit and have fun. Perfect autumn colors are amber, brown, tan, burgundy or bordeaux, beaujolais, and orange. Keeping these colors in mind as you are decorating will set the tone of your party.

Mix the Fresh with the Dried

Your turkey will be the centerpiece of your table during dinner, so it’s a good idea to get it together beforehand. Dried flowers and fresh flowers can really bring a table to life. Your local florist will be able to help you choose the flowers. Get Gerber daisies in the mix because they are available in a great selection of pastel colors and have a wonderfully silly look to them that helps to enliven a dried flower placement. Other great flowers to toss in the mix would be roses, which you can find in yellow, orange and red.

If you happen to live someplace where pine cones are readily available, collect some then arrange them around the base of your centerpiece for decorative effect. As an alternative go to your local crafts store and pick up some foam balls sometimes called floral balls or floral spheres. Just about anything you like can be glued to these versatile balls. Just spray the floral ball with a light adhesive and roll it in whatever fits your Thanksgiving theme. Some decorative moss, art paper with an autumn theme or color scheme, raffia, and even old dried leaves collected from the park would be other good choices. You can use these decorative spheres as the base of your centerpiece or place them in bowls around the house as a delightful seasonal touch.

A visit to your local farmers market will provide you with small decorative gourds and pumpkins. Placing these in a bowl with the decorative spheres you just made will give your room a traditional look but with a fresh twist. While at the market look for seasonal fruits that need to be ripened at room temperature. Persimmons are a good example of fruits that will fit your color scheme and add a seasonal look to a setting. When ripe, will be ready for your guests to enjoy. Set them in a bowl with some pomegranates and clementines for a delightful combination of colors, textures and flavors that perfectly compliment the season.

Thanksgiving Themes

A lot of our Thanksgiving traditions involve things that are easy to find in the American Northeast since this is where the holiday was first celebrated. Thankfully there are crafts stores and Internet outlets that will supply whatever is not regularly on hand. Keep a couple of wreathes on hand for both outdoor and indoor use. You will find that most craft stores will carry wreathes of plain branches that you can embellish to your taste. As mentioned before, a mixture of dried and fresh flowers and other components will bring life and color to an otherwise dead looking wreath. One wreath on the front door and then one in each room will help establish your decorating theme.

Keep alternating fresh with dried flowers along with new and traditional ideas, and your home will have a vibrant holiday look that is refreshing and comfortable as it is fun.