Have you started thinking about Thanksgiving yet?
I’m participating in a Thanksgiving Tablescape blog hop soon so,
I’ve been thinking about how I’m going to set my table
Today I’m sharing ideas for you to make
for your late Fall and or Thanksgiving table or vignettes
Here’s a super simple idea
Use a pretty leaf, like a magnolia leaf,
to add a sentiment to the place settings
I wrote Blessings on the leaves with a gold paint pen
I realize that not everyone has a magnolia tree in their yard,
you can also use faux magnolia leaves, paper Autumn leaves or
make your own leaves with watercolor for a colorful pop
Pumpkins and Pilgrims Tablescape
They are easy to make and you don’t have to have mad art skills
Paint a piece of watercolor paper with water
and then drop in red, orange, yellow and green
and let the colors mix into an abstract collage
When the paint dries, draw various leaf shapes and cut them out
Punch a hole and insert a piece of twine or ribbon
See the complete tutorial here
You can also draw a turkey and put him on place cards or a printed menu
You can design place cards and menus with PicMonkey
or a photo editing site
To draw the turkey
Start with a bowling pin shape,
then add a beak and a wattle,
then feathers, legs, and a pilgrim hat
Go over it with ink, erase the pencil lines and color with markers
You can make small menus to print out and put at every place
or a large one for a sideboard or buffet table
Indian corn would be pretty on place cards and menus too
You can download a free printable
of this Indian corn drawing here if you want to use it
How about a painted bottle with Indian corn
for a Thanksgiving decoration
You can also paint a turkey on a board or canvas
I painted this little board to hang in the center of a fall wreath
You can see the complete tutorial here
You can paint turkeys on glasses too
Just a few simple strokes and a turkey is born!
You can see the complete tutorial here
Here’s another fun idea,
paint the turkey’s body and head on a vase
and fill it with feathers, flowers or wheat for his tail
Gobble Gobble
Be Fearless!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs
Sundays on Silverado/ Happiness is Homemade
What’s for Dinner / Love Your Creativity
Between Naps on the Porch /Turn About Tuesday
Wednesday Linky Party / Karin’s Cottage Linky Party / Creative Crafts