Thanksgiving Tablescape

Happy Thanksgiving!!  

Our Thanksgiving is laced with tradition, from the pies, turkey, and mash potatoes to the stuffing (which is not stove top!!  wink wink mom!! :)  My mom makes kick ass stuffing in the bird from my grandpa's recipe.  I may have suggested I could just make stove top....and that's the story of how I almost ruined Thanksgiving :)  Just kidding!

-Make your life beautiful!


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Thanksgiving Checklist part 2

Thanksgiving Checklist

This is a list of crap I would like to accomplish by Thanksgiving.

1.  Trim Painted in Living Room
2.  Dining Room Chairs Painted
3.  New Microwave and Dishwasher
4. Doors in Living Room and Dining Room Painted Black
5. Back Door Painted Red
6. Reupholster Living Room Chair


Well, I've gotten a lot done.  Not sure the dishwasher and microwave is going to happen...we'll see.  The back door is definitely not getting painted red before Thanksgiving.  I forgot to buy the paint.  I have however cleaned and cleaned and then cleaned some more.  I loathe cleaning.  LOATHE IT!  I hate cleaning crap over and over again. Especially when I am the only one who does it!  

I did however get the desk area cleaned/organized and prettified!  More on that tomorrow!

 
I believe that is all for now.

-Make your life beautiful!

Thanksgiving Ideas and Cranberry Salad Recipe

So, I totally need to start decorating...this weekend!
First, I have a cranberry salad recipe that will knock your socks off!  Promise!
I can't stand the gelatinous muck that comes out of the can.  Gag.  {to be fair, I have never actual tried it, but it gives me the willies!}

I made this recipe up a few years ago to avoid looking at the can crap.

Cranberry Salad with Cream Cheese Topping 

1 lg can of Mandarin Oranges (drained)

4 Apples(I use Fuji, you'll want sweet apples to balance the tart cranberries)

1(12oz bag) of fresh cranberries

1 (3oz) pkg of strawberry jello (raspberry and cranberry are good too)

1/2 c Sugar

Pulse the apples and the cranberries in the food processor.  Drain oranges and toss with apple and cranberries.  Toss sugar and jello into fruit mixture and stir.  Refrigerate for 2 hours.

Cream Cheese Topping 

2 pkg cream cheese (room temp.)

1c Powdered Sugar

2 tsp vanilla

1 lg can crush pineapple drained

4c cool whip

1 c chopped pecans

smash cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla.  cream together until smooth.  stir in pineapple. fold in Cool Whip. mix thoroughly. add pecans .  You can make this ahead of time and let it sit for about 20 min before serving or just make it when needed.

It's so delicious!!  Try it!!

Now on to Thanksgiving Inspiration from Pinterest:

-Make your life beautiful!!

Thanksgiving Checklist

This is a list of crap I would like to accomplish by Thanksgiving.

1.  Trim Painted in Living Room
2.  Dining Room Chairs Painted
3.  New Microwave and Dishwasher
4. Doors in Living Room and Dining Room Painted Black
5. Back Door Painted Red
6. Reupholster Living Room Chair

I believe that is all for now....I better start working!

Here's the big checklist:

Red is what I have finished/am currently working on! Blue is what I have done!
An update of the my checklist!!

Living Room

1. Paint the trim white- this is almost done, I have around the doors and windows done!

2. Make curtains and "Curtain Rod" 

navy and white stripe I think.....

3.  Make square nails-just used what I had

4.  Decorate...I know super vague

5. Make pillows for couch

6. Do something with front closet

7. Putty the corner with the broken drywall tape

8.  make baby gate--baby proof Gonna need to start this soon-Audrey is mobile!!

9. Tile entryway- decided to do wood floor instead.

10. Paint walls-COMPLETE!

Front Bathroom-DONE!!

1.  Make Shower Curtain

2.  New shower rod

3. Celebrate because everything else is done!!!

4. Tile-COMPLETE!

5. New Vanity-COMPLETE!

6. New toilet-COMPLETE!

7. Paint walls-COMPLETE!

8. Paint Trim-COMPLETE!

9.Remove popcorn ceiling and paint-COMPLETE!

Dining Room

1.  Paint trim white- working on it! (2 more coats)

2. Paint walls Cobblestone by Ralph Lauren

3. Decide on Art

4. Picture Wall

5. Grocery Sign

6. Baby Gate for big stairs

7.  Put up a new door with windows we scored @ H4H

8. Paint the Floor

Kitchen

1.  Paint trim white-

2. Paint walls Cobblestone by Ralph Lauren

3.  Rearrange Cabinets-started this

4. Paint Cabinets

5. Tile countertop with granite and marble tiles

6. Install Farm sink

7.  New Dishwasher-must happen soon old one is dead

8. New microwave-also dead

9. New Faucet 

10. Paint the Floor

 

Laundry Room

1.  Paint trim white

2. Paint walls Cobblestone by Ralph Lauren

decide if I want a pattern on walls

3.  Add Cabinets on pantry side

4. long for sexy front loader W&D

Master Bathroom

1.  Paint trim white

2. Add Board and Battan

3. New shower rod

4. Make shower curtain

5. Tile the floor

6. Paint vanity

7. new toilet

8. new faucet and sink(scored an awesome sink at the thrift store for $20!!!)

9. round mirror

10. light

11. new countertop

12. Paint walls-COMPLETE!

Master Bedroom

1.  Paint trim white

2. Make curtains for sliding glass door

3. Art?

4. Paint closet

Hayley and Morgan's room

1.  Paint trim white-COMPLETE!!

2. Paint the walls

3. make headboard

4. paint dresser

5. Paint desk

6. closet redo

7. art for walls?????

8. Curtains

Audrey's Room  

1.  Paint trim white-COMPLETE!

2. Paint Walls-COMPLETE!

3. Art---only a little more

4. Rehang curtains and fix them so they are long enough!

Whole House

1.  flooring

2. new doors

3. get rid of popcorn ceiling!!!!

-Make your life beautiful!

Too early for Thanksgiving?

I can't wait for Thanksgiving!  I know Halloween is on Monday, but as soon as it's over....Thanksgiving decorations!  I kind of sort of did a half ass on the Halloween decorations...I was trying to rule the world do the projects for Crafting with the Stars...lost track of time.  But, we did carve pumpkins and the porch looks cute...just no table decor and very very little inside Halloween decor.  Pics of Halloween stuff tomorrow :)

PS  did you see who won Crafting with the Stars?!?  The Real Housewives of Buck County...like I had a chance!  They were on Nate Berkus twice this season!  Today they won a trip to Mexico from Nate for an amazing 24 hour challenge...they are freaking awesome.  My blog wants to be like theirs when it grows up!

Congrats Monica and Jess!!

The girls have a three day weekend starting Friday and I'm thinking we may need to do a few crafty projects :)

I'll give you one guess where I found all of these...did you say Pinterest?!?  I bet you did!!

-Make your life beautiful!!