This year, Thanksgiving was a my house, so I decided to make our well-worn dinner table & the six-foot folding table look fabulous!

We were seating 11, rather than our usual four.

This is a table setting that can be put together easily & inexpensively, yet look fabulous & festive!

The theme ~ a rustic holiday, since the first Thanksgiving was more than a little rustic! Same could be said for the first Christmas.

First order of business ~ tablecloths. I went with two brown damask tablecloths from Target.

Also threw in three sets of four plain brown cloth napkins – but they weren’t the matching set for the tablecloth…don’t want things to look too matchy-matchy.

I wrapped the silverware in the cloth napkins & tied them with twine.

For the placemats, I tore up brown paper bags, which were free for the asking at the local grocery story.

For the table centerpiece, I picked up two strands of pine cone & cranberry garland from Target. The garland was topped off with three fabulous handmade recycled glass beaded votive holders.

Since I don’t have 11 place settings of either of the two sets of dishes I own, I mixed & matched, which worked out well & was really cute!

The end result was a lovely table setting, which just about anyone could create a variation of for their table for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or just to beautify your table for winter.

But more important was the opportunity to sit down & have a wonderful dinner with my family. Now that’s something to be thankful for!