Thanksgiving Table Decor & Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner

Can you believe it's November already? Where did October go? As I was thinking about what I could create and share for this week's Mad Scrapper post, it just seemed crazy that I'm already thinking "Turkey Day!" Here's what I came up with....

I thought it would be awesome to create an "interractive centerpiece" if you will. In our family, it's tradition before we eat our Thanksgiving meal to take turns going around the table and expressing what we're grateful for. That's how the idea for this "Blessings Tree" came. All I did was covered a tall, empty Pringles can with Chocolate Double Dot cardstock. Then I drew out the tree-top (I've provided the pattern below) and glued it to the top of the tree trunk. You can't see the seams of the paper because it's hidden behind the orange Double Dot ribbon I used to wrap around the tree and tie a bow. I also created a heart that says "So very blessed" to add to the front of it. The leaves are a ton of fun to make. (I've provided the pattern for this and the heart below also) I cut them out of several different colored fall papers then inked and sanded the edges before crinkling them to make them look realistic. You can create many of these to lay out as part of your Thanksgiving table decor. Then, as each person takes a turn saying what they are grateful for.... they can write it on a leaf then attach it to the tree. FUN!!!




Supplies used: Chocolate Dot, Gingerbread Dot, Orange Citrus Double Dot ribbon, Delilah Cut-outs, Delilah Pretty, Delilah You & Me, Delilah Promise

Then I also created a fun place card using Bo Bunny's Falling 4 U stamp. Just Stamp the image on some double dot cardstock then using a craft knife, cut around the top of the tree so it pops up off the cards when you cut them out and fold them. Easy peasy!

Supplies: Falling 4 U stamp and Chiffon Double Dot cardstock

Okay..... I'm sorry it's taken so long to announce the winners of a few of my previous Monday posts! But here they are!!!!!

Double Dot Cardstock giveaway.....
Denise said...
It looks fantastic!!! I'm constantly reaching for beige. It just goes so well with all the colors.

Noel Card Kit giveaway....
Ronnie said...
I love to mix it up, but traditional just does something to me that is all about the meaning of christmas.

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