Thanksgiving
To help you create decorative place cards for the Thanksgiving table, we're now offering free clip art. Download and print the place cards (cream or neutral-colored card stock will work best), cut along the dotted line, inscribe your guest's name, and score down the middle with a bone folder. You can also make a flat card with a border by using double-sided tape to affix the place-card design to a piece of card stock 1/4 inch larger than the place card. You can punch a hole in it and use twine to tie it to a napkin, or simply tuck it into the napkin.
. Holiday tablescape inpsired by nature. Houzz professional Lynda Quintero-Davids used a white spray painted branch as the centerpiece of this holiday tablescape. If you're having problems coming up with ideas for your holiday dinner table, try sticking to something simple like this. Sometimes nature provides all the necessary decoration — spray paint a few branches and accent with some found pinecones, and you're set.
. or scatter a few small bursts of succulents along the table. Another nice feature of these durable plants is that you'll have them long after the party's over!
Purchased cloth napkins Large pieces of paper Pencil Fabric markers Scissors Instructions 1. Decide what phrase to write (such as "Chew with your mouth closed," "Use your napkin," or "Use your manners") on the napkin. Cut a strip of paper the length of the napkin. Use a pencil to write the phrase on the paper, adjusting to fit if necessary. 2. Use the paper strip as a guide to write the phrase on each edge of the napkin using fabric markers. Print with neat strokes. At the end of each line in a letter, add a dot in a contrasting color.
Gobble, Gobble For these turkey treats, spread a dollop of vanilla frosting on a round cracker. Place a chocolate kiss near the bottom of the cracker. Add candy corn pieces above the kiss for the turkey feathers. Spread a small amount of frosting on one side of another candy corn piece and "glue" to the top of the kiss for the beak. Let frosting dry, then attach a caramel square to the back of the cracker with frosting to help the treats stand upright.
Thanksgiving Tree Send your kids outside on a pre-Thanksgiving treasure hunt to find a shapely leaf-free branch. Then help them transform their contribution into a memorable centerpiece. Wipe any dirt and loose bark from the branch. We taped off part of the base and spray-painted the top warm white for effect, but the branch looks great in its natural state, too. Stand the branch in a vase and fill the container with unshelled nuts for support. Print the leaf pattern onto decorative paper. Cut out the leaves, punch a hole at the top of each, and tie with ribbon or twine for hanging. Have kids write each guest's name on a leaf to use them as place cards before guests write blessings on their leaves and hang their thanks. Make extras so kids can make as many additions to the centerpiece as they'd like.
Put your name on it!
spray paint the little cuties!
pumpkin vases!
gluing flowers to pumkins is a great idea! You could do fake flowers to fake pumkins to make them permanent.
Striking
maroon flowers with the orange pumpkins make a beautiful arrangement
Cat tails!
mantel
pinecones
Great dishes.
Orange Arrangement As fall approaches and the weather starts to cool, entertaining makes its move indoors. Elevate your next occasion with a centerpiece inspired by the harvest season. A quick trip to the market yielded this fall centerpiece, an informal arrangement of kumquats, squashes, and a bell pepper in a ceramic compote. Use whatever orange fruits and vegetables you find, such as baby pumpkins, carrots, persimmons, and, of course, oranges.
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