LAST MINUTE TABLE CENTERPIECE

 So much happening around here! Been so busy preparing for Thanksgiving and Christmas shopping. 

Can you believe I am almost done? Yay! :)

I had to start early this year, everything has to be finished before the first week of December. After that, I am traveling to Spain to spend some glorious days in Madrid with my dear parents. Can not wait! :) I will be back home to Texas just in time to sit down for Christmas dinner, so all my holiday decor, meal planning and gift shopping has to be finished before I leave.

 And with all this going on, I forgot I had not pre-planned on any kind of centerpiece for my Thanksgiving table.

I did panicked a little and went out to buy something already made. There is only one tiny problem, you can NOT find any stores anymore that carry any Fall decorations. 

That is when I fully panicked. LOL

Thanksgiving is in a few days, I have many guest coming and I have no centerpiece for my table. Seriously? 

I had to come up with a plan quickly. Then I remembered the tablescape our dear blogging friend Lori at Dining Delight shared with us a few weeks ago. Her centerpiece was so easy to put together but with beautiful results.
Thank you, Lori! Here is what I came up with.

First thing I did was go to the Habitat center and buy a narrow, but long cabinet door. It cost me a whole dollar. :)

I brought it home, painted it and added to it two pretty knobs from Hobby Lobby.
Sorry, no before pictures. I forgot! LOL

I used two leaf stems I had and tied them together in the center with a burlap bow I made.
Everything looks better with burlap. :)

 And then I added some more Fall picks I had still leftover in my Fall tub.

At this point, I knew it needed something else, I wanted the little tea lights but the only place I could find them was Amazon and they were not going to be here on time unless I spent a horrific amount of money on overnight shipping.

A little frustrated and panicked at this time, I decided to just wait and I went to Dollar Tree to buy some Christmas wrapping paper and guess what I found there?
Yes! The little glass tea lights in three different sizes!

I just love them and I am so glad I did not rush and bought them online.
And here is my finished product. 

I am in the process of making a runner for my new dining table, which, BTW, I will share with you soon.
Meanwhile, I added some little felt feet to the bottom of the tray to prevent scratches.

What do you all think? Is it a keeper?

I hope it will work with the placemats I made for our Thanksgiving celebration.

  The next few weeks will be very busy and I may not be able to spend too much time on my blog. 

I have to finish all the Christmas preparations and decorate the house before my trip, but I will stop by as often as I can with a post or two.

I hope you all understand.

 See you all soon!