A Trio of Trays and Tarnished Silver. . .

A Trio of vintage trays was the inspiration for this years Thanksgiving mantle.



After I sat them in place I thought why not carry out more of the tarnished silver.

Lucky for me, I have a few pieces!

An old blue canning jar holds tarnished silverware I’ve picked up at thrift shops here and there.  The tall compote and the little silver dish are recent yard sale finds.





It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without our favorite recipes handed down from generation to generation.  Although I do have my moms old black cookbook, which I cherish; these did not belong to my family.  Still had fun browsing through the bottom one and seeing handwritten recipes.



This small urn is not really tarnished silver, just painted to look like it. The white pumpkins add a subtle softness.



This sweet tray is not in the best of shape, but it was only $2 and I loved the color and flowers!



Both the flower and turkey trays are new finds.  I just love that red and aqua on the turkey!!



Isn’t this little tarnished bud vase cute?  $1.50 at a thrift shop.  And Roses in November?  Unheard of in UT!  The other day I was standing at my kitchen sink, looked out the window and saw this beauty in bud and getting ready to bloom.  I had to go out and snip it.  The large rose actually bloomed and was so pretty, but just this morning it started dropping petals.



This mantle was so simple and took all but 10 minutes to pull together.  Didn’t even use a garland this year.  But I’m loving it’s simplistic beauty!



See the touches of sunshine coming in through the window?  Oh how I love it!

Happy November!!

hugs,
Jann

I will be sharing with these lovely parties:
The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home
Shabby Art Boutique for Shabbilicious Friday
Rooted in Thyme for Simple and Sweet Fridays
French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday
Thoughts From Alice for Sundays at Home
Bella Rosa Antiques for Let's Talk Vintage
Vintage Inspiration Party

Share Your Cup Thursday #125

Hello and welcome to Share Your Cup, (SYC for short).  The party where you share the things that make you happy.

It’s what I call, filling your cup.

I want to say thanks to all of you for the well wishes after my surgery!  I am recovering so well.

Hard to believe that October has come and gone and we are now into November.
There are so many fun posts shared at SYC each week.

  I appreciate you taking the time to link up.  Remember, if you want to be featured at some time please provide a link back to the party.

Here’s the features from SYC #124:

Karen from Somewhat Quirky Design shared this fabulous free find that she turned into a real piece of art.



Pam from Every Day Living shared a beautiful Thanksgiving tablescape she put together at her friend, Patti’s home.



Dayle Allen Shockley shared some gorgeous photos from a road trip she took with her husband.



Diana from Adirondack Girl @ Heart shared these cute bags she made for her Mums.  You won’t believe what they are!



While most of us are headed for Winter weather Sandra from De Oude Huize Yard is sharing her gorgeous blooming Peonies.



Halloween is over, but I just fell head over heels in love with this little shoe created by Betty Jean from Shabby Tea Party.



Thanks everyone for sharing, and please grab my button if you were featured.



After you link up, please come back and leave a comment. They fill my cup!

Don’t forget to hop over to my  facebook page to see who is featured there.

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Please remember to pin from their site and not mine!!

Now let’s get this party started:1. I would love for you to be a follower of Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson.
2. Link up a particular post and not your entire blog. Please limit your links to no more than three and please do not link up the same thing you linked up last week.
3. Please have a link back to this post. That way others will know where the party is. Feel free to grab my button on the sidebar if you’d like. Only those with a link back will be featured.
4.  Please find time to visit at least two other participants. It’s a great way to find new friends!

Tuesday’s Tour. . .Let’s Talk Chairs

Hello my friends, this weeks tour is just a little bit different.

If you know me, then you know that I have a bit of a chair fetish.  What can I say?  I just love them!

You have to agree, that when you walk into a room nothing steals the show quite like a fabulous chair.

I will be taking you on a tour of our local Home Show and sharing some show stoppers.

But before I do that take a look at these beauties that caught my eye from One Kings Lane’s Pinterest Board.



Couldn’t fit this one into the collage, but it’s my fav!!



They have so many wonderful  Accent Chairs.  Hop over for great inspiration!

Now let’s start the tour:

Are these chairs fun or what?



Another well known fact. . .I love red!



Hard to get a good picture with the sun, but had to share it.



So simple, but boy does this baby ever pop against that white floor!



And yes, there is more to life than just red. lol!

Love these mustard chairs with the blue in this fun game room.



This will have you saying, “a little more mustard, please!” With a touch of grey on the side.



What a great little accent chair for this bedroom.



And how fabulous is the wood on this beauty?



That’s it for the tour, but I’ll leave you with my newest chair.  Really wasn’t in the market for a chair, but when I spied this ‘sweet tweet’.  Had to have it!

Here it is in our bedroom when I first bought it.



But now it’s found it’s way into the living room.  Don’t you love it when you can mix things up a little?  Gives you a whole new look



Come to think of it, that’s how I’ve bought most all of my chairs.  Just happen upon them, and instant love!

Anybody out there with a chair fetish besides me?

hugs,
Jann
I will be sharing with these fun parties:
Your Turn to Shine

In the Dining Room

Hello my friends, today I am sharing the Thanksgiving décor in my dining room.

 

But first, I have a confession to make. . .I don’t actually have a formal dining room.  This is the dining area that connects my kitchen and family room together.

 

Because I want to join Nancy from A Joyful Cottage for her Every Room in the House-Dining Room party for all purposes today it is a ‘dining room’. lol!

 

There are two black chairs with wood seats at each side of the table and a parson burlap chair on each end.

 

Pretend you don’t see that kitchen island. Hee-hee!

 

 

Small berry wreaths hang on the back of the four black chairs.

 

 

I chose the drop cloth table runner I made a couple of years ago for the center of the table.

 

 

It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without Tom Turkey.  I love his subtle color.

 

 

I placed him on my green reproduction jadite cake stand ( a gift from a dear friend), and added some dried Hydrangeas.

 

 

Next to it is my French mug rack from Décor steals.  It holds white gravy boats and other smalls.

 

 

I picked up all three of these gravy boats at a recent estate sale for $8.  SCORE!  Only one is old, but for the price I couldn’t resist!

 

 

I placed a thrift find Johnson Bros. bowl on top.

 

(I stand on chairs just for you)

 

 

I found two of these dark brown transferware teacups at a thrift as well.  The little brown pitcher I bought years ago at T.J. Maxx.

 

 

I found this sweet Johnson Bros. pitcher at a thrift two years ago.

 

 

Then last year after Thanksgiving I found this bowl with the same covered bridge pattern.

I filled it with more Hydrangeas.

 

 

I love how the green cake stand pulls out the soft green color in this bowl and pitcher.

 

 

 

The most recent change that I did in the dining room is to turn our built in desk area into a china cupboard.

 

This is what it looked like before.  As you can see it just stored medicine and mainly ‘junk’.

 

 

I took the doors to a cabinet shop and had seeded glass added and I painted it white.

 

 

I’m not showing the bottom because well, here comes confession #2.  I haven’t finished painting the drawers.

 

I love it and it’s the perfect spot for highlighting my seasonal dishes.

 

 

The cupboard on the right displays my recent $4.50 find of green Pyrex bowls, a small bit of my wheat collection, and wheat Pyrex.

 

Found all of the transferware at thrifts and a yard sale.  Oh happy day!

 

 

The turkey plates and little bowls are from T.J. Maxx.  I love mixing old with new!

 

 

There you have it my Thanksgiving ‘dining room’.

 

 

if you look close you can see the unfinished drawer on my desk turned china cabinet.

 

 

Happy November!

 

I love this time of year.

 

hugs,

Jann

I am also sharing with these great parties:
Thoughts From Alice for Sundays at Home
My 1929 Charmer for Sundays Best
The Dedicated House for Before and After Wednesday