Thanksgiving 2015 Tablescape

white large pumpkin-Hobby Lobby painted with Country Gray by ASCP silver cake plate- Bed, Bath, & Beyond (wedding gift) chalkboards-old frames I turned into chalkboards (see below for tutorial) wicker chargers-Stone Creek Club & Spa gift shop (Royal Standard brand) linen napskins & tablecloth- Pottery Barn white plates-Pottery Barn silver dipped feather-Hobby Lobby dipped in Silver Leaf (tutorial below) pheasant feathers-Hobby Lobby deer sheds- found in the woods greenery & pine cones- cut from the woods small white pumpkins- Dollar Tree painted with Country Gray by ASCP stems in CoCo by ASCP silver goblets-Bed, Bath, & Beyond (wedding gift)

These little chalkboards use to be mirrors that I bought as a set of 3 from Paul Michael years ago!  They were red and I painted the frames with Country Gray by Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.  To turn the mirror parts into chalkboards, I used Chalkboard Paint from Target (craft section) and wiped the glass down with alcohol and a cotton ball before applying….

I haven’t decided what I’m going to do for place cards yet this year so for now I just placed a feather with a silver tip on each napkin….

 To make these I bought a pack of natural feathers from Hobby Lobby for $2.99 and dipped them into a small jar of Liquid Leaf in Silver (also from Hobby Lobby).  I only dipped them down in the paint about 1 inch.  (can you dip further if you prefer a larger painted area)  Make sure to allow the feather to finish dripping off all of the excess paint into the jar before moving it.  I set them to dry outside on some newspaper for about 10 minutes.  Quick and easy, and so not messy!