Thanksgiving Tablescape Using Yard Sale Dishes

How many of you have a group to feed at Thanksgiving but not enough matching dishes to set the table?    That has been my problem for years.......30 guests and a serving for 8 set of dishes that are alike!  
We always have more than one table....who has a table to seat 30....lol!    So,  I have each table set different.    But sometimes I also don't have a service for 8 that match.

I have done several posts with different tablescapes this season and I want to show you how they can all be combined

But first I want to show you how I dressed my deer for Thanksgiving.    I made a pretty bonnet out of newspaper for her and I bought a Pilgrim hat at a party shop for $4 for him.

I also want to share how I made a simple centerpiece for the table.    My ceramic carrot cake was a yard sale purchase several years ago.    I don't remember how much,  but I don't normally spend over $5 for my "food"

I added a brass deer.....a white turkey....and a couple of candle sticks to complete the centerpiece.  

I wanted to give you a close up of the "pedestal" that my carrot cake is on.    I bought the round copper tray at a yard sale last week end for $1 .   I sat a copper metal candle holder in the center and placed my cake on the top.   I bought the copper candle holder at the same yard sale...also a dollar.

Now to the dishes!     Yard sale dishes are never complete sets,  but they are cheap.    In this pattern I have 6 plates ......1 saucer....3 teacups... 4 small bowls  and 5 dessert plates that are alike.   

I bought some pretty paper plates at Tuesday Morning to add some layers to my tablesetting and  to stretch my few dishes to make a table to seat 6 people.

I was able to make 2 setting alike for the heads of the table,   2 sets alike for one side,  and 2 sets alike for the other side.

Here are the 3 different settings.    Notice how they all have different glasses,  napkin rings,  deer heads,  bowls, saucers, and pumpkins.   I only have 3 tea cups,  so I put 1 at each end and packed the other one back up.
  I think it all works!

Now on to the  tables that you  have set up for the other 24 guests!      

By keeping the color scheme's alike......

All of the place setting look similar....but not alike!

If you want to see more of the other two tablescapes ,  

 click here    http://penny-pennystreasures.blogspot.com/2015/11/plaid-and-copper-thanksgiving-tablescape.html

    and here    http://penny-pennystreasures.blogspot.com/2015/11/thanksgiving-tablescape-and-owl-tree.html

I have all my Thanksgiving tablescapes planned ......now it's time to think about the food!

When Thanksgiving is over,   I will pack away all the owls and decorate the tree for Christmas!


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