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Thanksgiving Table Decor


I get to have two Thanksgiving's this year! One two weeks early and one on Thanksgiving. My mom and cousin and I had a blast finding free and frugal ways to make a beautiful and stylish Thanksgiving table.


First off we have these super cheap place cards:
1) I cut rectangles out of thick card stock. 
2) I chose 4 crayon colors ( gold, turquoise blue, brown, and orange) and just filled in the white.
3) Fold it in half
4) Use a Sharpie and write each person's name.
5) Find small leaves in your yard (these are from my  mom's pear tree) and hot glue them on. 



Place settings and table clothes:
A. Use a white tablecloth (or in our case old curtains) and colorful dishes
B. Use a colorfull tablecloth and plain dishes in white, cream or some neutral. 

1)We used a variety of four plate colors and a simple white tablecloth. 
2) Plain paper napkins with two corners folded in
3) taper candle laid across napkin and plate
4) name card straddling the candle.
 - if the name cards are bigger you can put them above the plate and turn the candle and napkin pointing up instead. 





Centerpiece:
1) large bowl, bucket or other low lying hollow object. Keep it natural, wood, galvanized metal, basket, etc...
2) fill with nature (we used corn husks, corn and leaves) 
3) Pillar candle and base to raise it above foliage. 
4) Place greenery directly around base of the centerpiece for a bigger statement. 




Table Runner:
1) Starting from the centerpiece and working each way make a runner down the table with weeds. Get a variety, brown, green, golden, fluffy, prickly, berries, leaves. etc... (we found ours in our barnyard and along the road. you might need to go to a park or stop along a country road)
2) place real or fake fruit (preferably brown or golden pears) down through the weeds. 
3) place mismatched candle holders throughout as well making sure each person can reach one. 
 - we used small jars and filled them with beans when we ran out of candle holders. 


What are your Thanksgiving traditions? Who does the decorating?

Sarah 

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