I want to share with you my Thanksgiving Invitations for Scandinavian Menu. The decoration scheme for my Scandinavian Thanksgiving was all about earth tones and metallics. I used copper baskets and lights, moss, gilded eucalyptus leaves and seeds, and brown and green glass milk balls to set the scene for my Scandinavian Fall flavors theme. Long before guests arrived, my planning was underway. I started menu prep in August, as I always do. Testing started in September and then of course it was time to make the invitations. I used stamps and wrote out by hand the custom invitations and sent them out weeks in advance to try to ensure maximum attendance. The muted paper let the acorns and oak leaves pop on the page and the blue oak leaf was my little nod to the Swedish influence. I love taking the time to make homemade invitations every year. It’s usually a rainy afternoon’s work, but I love letting my guests know that they’re being invited to a very special event. Of course, if you’re not up for all of that, even using a stamp on the back of the envelope of a store-bought envelope can set it apart and make it feel very special. 

Since I have gorgeous exposed beam ceilings and pipes running throughout my apartment, I like to draw attention to it with the decor. I used white lights down the pipes and then draped them with copper garlands, moss ribbon, and hung jewel toned milk glass balls from the pipes. It created a festive atmosphere and added extra light, since I opted out of using candles this year. The effect was unusual and magical if I do say so myself. I also liked the look so much I left it up through December.  Here’s another little tip. I love buying plants, rather than just using cut flowers. Not only do they last the whole fall season, but they also make the week leading up to big events like Thanksgiving easier, since they can be purchased ahead of time and you aren’t trying to cut and arrange flowers the day of the party. Nor do you have to worry about when to pick up the flowers, they will already be at your house and looking gorgeous. I put these small orange berry plants in copper vases. I loved the oxidized blue color and the warm browns with the bright orange berries and green foliage.

Instead of using candles this year, I used small battery operated lights hidden beneath moss in baskets and vases. I used wrapping paper as the runner. This worked well because it made the plain white linens pop, but it was cheap and disposable so guests didn’t have to feel guilty when they runner was inevitably spilled on. After all, there were 25 guests.I also spray-painted some eucalyptus leaves that I let dry to be shiny gold. They were interspersed between the baskets and glasses. The tables were long and no matter where you sat there was something special and interesting to look if you weren’t staring at the gorgeous stemware on my Thanksgiving Table. Now that you can see what I did to prep for the party, wait until you see the finished look when I share my Thanksgiving Table Decorations in all their glory.