Live Floral Table Runner + Holiday Tablescape

I know Thanksgiving has passed and we are well on our way to Christmas, but we wanted to share this tablescape with you. Every now and then we will have an idea beforehand what we want to do on  our table for a party. But for this Thanksgiving we totally didn't know what to do. We had our new Hearth & Hand plates and knew we wanted to use those. When Casey went to buy flowers, all she could find were bright and colorful flowers. We were trying to get something with a neutral fall color vibe, but it wasn't working out that way.

Casey decided to get the colorful flowers. My first thought was something Rifle paper-esque. Then Casey said something about using a black table runner and it all clicked. We decided to completely cover the table with some black butcher paper that we already had. We couldn't decide if we wanted to cut the stems off of the flowers and make a pattern out of them or create a sort of table runner, but in the end we did the table runner. We really wanted to be able to put the flowers in a vase afterward and not just throw them away. Laying the flowers out was a process, but the result was magical!

We used these two World Market jars to create very short bouquets to put in the center of the table. We wanted to have a little height, but for all the flowers to flow together. Since we didn't have a big arrangement like usual, we used 5 candle sticks to create some upward interest. Plus lighting the candles gave the greatest ambiance.

We had a few Halloween pumpkins left over so we added them into the flower space to make it seasonally appropriate. You could definitely just leave these out for any other occasion.

Items in the tablescape:

- Cloth Napkins

- Jars/ Vases

- Sage Hearth & Home plates

- Copper Disposable Flatware

- Candlesticks

- Brass Candle Stick Holders

- Black Butcher Paper

I think this same arrangement would be great with some live pine greenery for a Christmas tablescape. Or you could only do flowers for basically anything.

Thank you so much for reading!

xo, Savannah

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How To Create A Boho Christmas Scene

Okay, guys. We are so excited to share our Christmas fireplace with y'all! We spent a good amount of time finding the perfect pieces to go together and to find the vibe we were going for. My brother and grandma were also in town while we were doing this, so props to them for their help and patience. We may or may not have gone to 6 different stores through it all. It all started with the idea that we wanted a lot of lights and garlands draped. The next inspiration came from two stockings we saw at World Market. One of them we bought and one of them we decided to recreate with things we already had at home. (That tutorial will be coming soon.) If you are a crafter, you will understand this.

Our fireplace works, but we don't usually use it for real fires. We decided to wrap the wood with copper lights so we still get the fire effect, without all the mess. Side note-I LOVE fires in the fireplace, they are just a lot of work and get messy fast. 

This scene is a little different from our usual decor as you can buy most of these things in store today. Usually we have more thrifted and DIYed pieces. I will say that when you buy new stuff, the process is a lot faster, but WAY more expensive. We did add two of our own projects. One you can see here and one we will be doing soon.

So here are the thing you will need to recreate this fireplace scene. I'm just going to link everything that we used below! Some things we had from last year, so I'll be linking to things very similar.

1. Silver Christmas Tree

2. Ivory Bottleneck Tree

3. Gold Star Candle Lanterns

4. Small Green Bottleneck Trees

5. Ivory Fringe Stocking

6. Colorful Pom Pom Stocking (DIY to come)

7. Snow Globe

8. Champagne Tinsel Garland

9. Fa La Freakin' La Print (DIY)

10. Snowflake Light Strand

11. Star Light Strand

12. Gold Wooden Bead Garland

13. Copper Jinge Bell Garland

14. Mini Fur Stockings (The tiny ones came from the Target $1 section.)

15. Geometrical Lantern

16. Paddywax Candle

17. Paper Star Lantern

18. Birchwood

19. Copper Lights

20. Furry Pom Ornaments

21. Stocking Hangers

22. Command Strip Hooks

23. Tea Lights

24. Disco Ball Ornaments

If you like this post, please share it on Pinterest and Facebook! We are so thankful that you choose to read our blog, and we hope you stick around for more Christmas goodness coming soon.

xo, Savannah

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Hiking at Long Hunter State Park

Casey and I have been hiking a little more lately because it is a form of physical activity that we enjoy. Also, we probably won't be camping anymore this year because of the colder weather. This is the same vibe as camping, but only takes a couple hours! Anyway, last weekend we went to Long Hunter State Park to do the 4 mile Day Loop hike.

I would say we did this hike in the prime time of the leaves changing. Thank goodness they actually changed this year!

This was our first hike in our new hiking boots. Usually we just hike in whatever tennis shoes we have, but we decided it was time to get the real deal. We both got the same boots (these), classic us, and so far we love them! I just felt like my feet and ankles were more supported (because they were) and I'll never hike in a tennis shoe ever again.

My favorite part of this hike was this lookout you can go down to see over the lake. You are as high as the tree tops, so it's a pretty cool little section.

We are thinking about doing a bigger hike in the Azores when we are there for my 30th birthday trip next year. It would be a trip where we would hike up and camp overnight, but we are still working out all the details on that! Over time we are going to do more mileage on our hikes, but for now we are just hiking around Nashville and getting comfortable.

Favorites from this hike:

- Sweater

- Hiking Boots

- Leather Backpack/Purse

xo, Savannah

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