2 weeks of Thanksgiving, Day 3 ~

Sorry for the wait, internet was down all day yesterday at my house.

Create a fall welcome sign in a few easy steps. Hot-glue a small pumpkin on top of a slightly larger pumpkin. Print the word "welcome" on a piece of cardstock. Fold a ribbon in half and attach it (and the cardstock) to the pumpkin with a corsage pin, as shown in the picture. These even make great place cards or make as a take home gift.




Don't forget to check out today's recipe, roasted vegetables and chickpeas

2 weeks of Thanksgiving, Day 2 ~Wrapped Votives

Place your favorite harvest-scented candles inside glass votive cups and wrap the vessels with tamale-making husks (available at grocery stores). Soak husks in warm water for a minute to make them flexible. Tightly wrap a husk around a votive cup and hold in place with a rubber band. Trim excess husk at the top and bottom. Twist a thin length of husk and tie it around the center of the candleholder; remove rubber band. Don't for get to stop by and check out today's recipe, make ahead stuffing.

2 weeks of Thanksgiving, Day 1 ~ Trivets

Sorry I forgot to get this started last night. Been busy, busy, busy preparing for the holiday's and such. So without further ado I give you your crafts.

Thanksgiving Trivets

Make custom Thanksgiving trivets with glass candle coasters and paper designs that you attach with decoupage glue. What you need:
• heavy glass coaster or trivet
• paper design
• decoupage glue
• felt
• scissors

How to make it:

1. Decide on a design. Choose a favorite image from a magazine or old calendar, highlight your favorite photo, or print out one off the web.
2. Cut design to fit the bottom of the coaster or trivet.
3. Attach design to the back of the trivet with decoupage glue. Tip: Choose glue that dries clear and is intended for use with paper, such as ModPodge Paper.
4. Cut felt to fit the back of the trivet. Glue the felt to the back of the design. 
5. Let dry and enjoy the oohs and ahhs you get.

Makes great Christmas, newlywed, housewarming, and birthday gifts.

 Looking for a great dish idea to place on your new trivets? Check out this yummy Chutney - honey glazed ham

Spooky Still Life

Make ordinary objects a little creepier with a coat of black paint. Just a few simple steps and this discarded tree branch becomes a scary perch for menacing ravens. Find a tree branch (the more twisted and gnarled, the better) and spray-paint it black. Once dry, insert the branch in an urn or pot. Finish by placing a few black ravens on the branch.  

Pretty Paper Pumpkins

This stylish pumpkin decoration can be put together in minutes from strips of scrapbook paper. Cut 1-inch strips of patterned paper, form the strips into a circle as shown, and attach using a brad at both the top and the bottom. Hot-glue a wine cork to the top for the pumpkin's stem, and add a green felt leaf and some curled black pipe cleaners to finish the decoration.