thanksgiving craft

Candy Cups for the Thanksgiving Table

by Marie November 12, 2009

Guest Post by Jodi of Pleasant Home Last year I had a Thanksgiving Table Ensemble published in a CK Special Edition magazine called Holiday Home. The projects were simple ways to dress up your Thanksgiving table. Here is a quick tutorial on how I made the leaves for the projects in Holiday Home. For my [...]

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Tasty Turkey Table Favors

by Marie November 12, 2008

I dolled up my post from last year’s Turkey Favors, by adding more flare to these cute little Gobblers. Different colored fabric tulle netting – red, orange, green and purple. Instead of just M&M’s, there’s Whoppers, Mike & Ikes, Tootsie Rolls, and Gumdrops. This time, I twisted the brown pipe wire for the turkey’s neck, [...]

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Crafts From Thanksgiving Past

by Marie November 11, 2008

Here’s what we were making this time last year! Have fun being crafty in time for Turkey Day. Thankful Banner using items mostly from nature. ~~~ Thankful Centerpiece, getting your guests involved at the table. ~~~ A few more Thanksgiving Crafty links: Cornucopia Lunch – snack on these while the turkey’s roasting Gratitude Can – [...]

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Counting Down to Turkey Time

by Marie November 1, 2008

We had so much fun counting down to Halloween last month, that we had to do it again for November (and I’m sure for December too!) We’re removing one feather each day, counting down until the turkey gets gobbled on Thanksgiving. Supplies for Turkey Countdown: Brown paper – preferably cardstock for the turkey’s body and [...]

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Can You Say, “Gobble Gobble”?

by Marie November 16, 2007

These fun little party favors are for each of your Thanksgiving guests. We used to make them when I was little. I loved putting them together before dinner was ready, as I got to eat a few of the M&M’s along the way. The idea came from my oldest sister, Nanette. I remember siting at [...]

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Pumpkin Pie Glass Etching

by Marie November 15, 2007

I’ve shown how to do glass etching before, but here is a new way to decorate a pie plate for the Holidays. Because you just can’t have Thanksgiving with out pumpkin pie. You can’t! For this pumpkin etching, I found a pumpkin image on the computer and printed it out. Then I traced the image [...]

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Pine Cones and Turkey Feathers

by Marie November 13, 2007

Oh, how pine cones and turkey feathers make a great combination. Here are some fun crafts for kids to make on Thanksgiving, keeping them busy until the food is ready. Martha Stewart has a beautiful pine cone turkey. It is perfect to use as a place holder on the table. Kaboose has a great pine [...]

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Gimme a T, Gimme an H

by Marie November 12, 2007

This Thanksgiving banner is fun to make and beautiful to look at. I found this idea on Martha years ago and it was a great project to do with the kids, letting them help get ready for dinner too. Cut colored paper into half sheets. In pencil, write one letter onto each colored paper, spelling [...]

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Getting Your Holiday Guests Involved

by Marie November 11, 2007

This is a fun way to decorate the Thanksgiving table, as well as getting everyone sitting at the table involved in the spirit of Thankfulness. To make the centerpiece, find a brown colored pot. It could be terra-cotta, ceramic, really any kind of flower-type pot. Then fill it with some type of filling. I used [...]

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