Thanksgiving Sharpie Craft

I've had three small white plates that I've been debating on what to do with forever.  I found them at
Walmart for a dollar or so each.  They are about 5x5 in size. I decided to doodle on them with Sharpie's.  This is what I came up with:

The nice thing about Sharpie art on ceramic, is that if you make a mistake, you can just wipe it off with rubbing alcohol!  I drew the outlines of my designs with a fine black sharpie first, then colored them and then re-outlined them with the sharpie again.  Once I had everything done, I put them in an unheated oven and then set the temperature to 350 degrees and baked them for 40 minutes.

My Pilgrims:

 My Turkey:

And, my Native American's:

Super easy and fun!

Thankful Banner

I adore banners.  I decorate my hutch for every season and holiday and banners just seem to complete it, so I try and make one for every holiday.  This is my Thanksgiving banner:

I used chipboard triangles for the backing and then picked out 8 different Fall/Thanksgiving related scrapbook papers to use for each triangle and letter.  I then embellished each with cute leaf, acorn, pine cone stickers, burlap flowers, rhinestones, jute and ribbons.

The T:

The H:

The A:

The N:

The K:

The F:

The U:

And, the L:

I sanded and inked the edges and tied them together with jute.  Easy as can be and I love the way it ties in with my Thanksgiving Hutch:

Linking to:
craft-o-maniac-monday

2 Ways To Decorate Ceramic Pumpkins

Hello there!  Happy Monday!  My life has been crazy lately but I was finally able to get some Thanksgiving crafting done over the weekend.   I had these two ceramic pumpkins:

I decided to cover one in orange glitter and the other in orange burlap.  Here is how they turned out:

I painted both orange and the stems green.  Then for the glitter one, I covered it in Mod Podge and sprinkled glitter all over it, then used aerosol hairspray to seal it.  I have found that this works wonders at sealing the glitter on and still allowing the glitter to sparkle. I then topped it with an orange bow and a gold strand to finish it off.:

I cut strips of orange burlap to fit into the grooves of the pumpkin and then Mod Podged them onto it.  From there, I glued jute down each groove and then finished it off with a material bow, some jute and raffia:

They look darling on my antique dresser!:

Easy as pie!

Linking to:
craft-o-maniac-monday
made-by-you-monday

Old Wood Scarecrow...

I love old wood, I tend to hoard it and therefore I have a huge stack of it.  I haven't used any of it to make Fall decorations so I decided that I needed to!  Here is what I came up with:

I adore scarecrows!  For me, they totally symbolize Fall and everything about it.  I painted the top part of the board brown as well as an old plank for the hat and hat brim, the rest white for his face, then I painted his cute face on.  Then I glued raffia on the hat brim and stapled it to the hat.  Finally, I added the sunflower, leaves and bow and that was it.  The entire decoration took less than 40 minutes and most of that was drying time for the paint.

I love him!

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2x4 Thanksgiving Crafts...

Hubs has been recovering from surgery, which means that I've lost my wood man.  He is the one that normally cuts, sands and preps my wood.  I was dying to do some Thanksgiving crafts, so I headed out to our scrap pile and found a few discarded 2x4's that didn't need any cutting.

First, I made this darling Pilgrim boy:

Then I made a Turkey:

                                                        I used a balloon for his gobbler :)

Finally, I made an Indian boy:

All 3:

I love them, they are perfect for Thanksgiving!
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& get-schooled-saturday
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& mad-skills-party
& craft-o-maniac-monday
& homemakeronadime

A few November Decorating Ideas...

I love decorating for Fall!  Pumpkins and scarecrows make me happy :)  My November Hutch:

Table Centerpiece:

And one of my three fireplaces:

Happy Fall Ya'll!!!

Fall Subway Art....

My new Fall Subway Art Plaque.  I initially did it in Orange and tan and just didn't love it.  I hate it when that happens!  I decided to redo it in these colors and definitely loved it!

Fall is such a fun time of year to decorate for!

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creative-bloggers-party-hop
& creatingreallyawesomefreethings.com
& craft-o-maniac-monday

2x4 Scarecrow

I made a few new 2x4 crafts for my Fall decor this year:

How cute is he?!

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lil-luna-link-party
& whatever-goes-wednesday
& show-off-your-stuff-party
& hookin-up-with-hoh
& its-hodgepodge-friday
& whatcha-work-up-wednesday
& -no80-will-see-it-wednesday

Scarecrow Cookies...

We have a Thanksgiving tradition of doing a treat/craft with the kiddo's after we eat our Thanksgiving dinner. My sister and I always demonstrate while the kids make their own:

This year, I saw these cute Scarecrow Cookies on Familyfun.com:

They turned out darling:

It's a lot more fun than taking a nap after eating Thanksgiving dinner!

Moon Pie Turkeys....

Every year, my fun sis and I come up with a craft/treat for the kiddo's to make after we eat Thanksgiving dinner. Last year, we made "Moon Pie Turkeys":

They are super cute and easy!
What you need:
popsicle sticks
Candy Corns for the nose and tail feathers
M&M's or other round candies for the eyes
Chocolate Frosting for the glue
Nutter butters for the body
Hot Tamales for the gobbler thingy.

Just use your frosting to glue everything in place!

Appreciation Gift.....

The month of November is the perfect time to express our appreciation for the people in our lives, whether they be friends, neighbors, teachers or family. I made this easy "french fry" box of Kit Kat's for one of my sons sweet teachers:

There are so many people that do so much for me and my family.  It's nice to find a way to say thanks, even if it is just in the form of a simple handmade treat.  I made the french fry box using a free template that I had gotten years ago, (I believe you can find them online for free).  I used my bone folder to make the edges and glued the box together, then embellished it by inking the edges, putting the scrap paper band on it and then adding the stamped "Thanks A Bunch".  I threw in a couple broken up Kit-Kat bars for the "french fries" , wrapped it in cellophane and tied the cute ribbon around it.  The possibilities are endless with this one.  It just doesn't get any easier than this!

Linking to:
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& diy-thrifty-thursday
& somewhat simple

Thanksgiving Decor Items...

I've had several friends tell me that they don't decorate for Thanksgiving at all because, "There really isn't much to decorate with". GASP! Whatever! This breaks my beating heart! I love to decorate for Thanksgiving. I love to spend the month reflecting on all that I have to be thankful for and I absolutely DETEST that people jump straight from Halloween to Christmas. I do have more decorations for both Christmas and Halloween, however; I still deck the house out for Thanksgiving. Here is my November hutch:

There are all kinds of fun ways to decorate for Thanksgiving and Fall.  A few ideas would be:
Turkey's, pumpkins, leaves, pilgrims, Indians, scarecrows, corn cobs and even candy corns.  Don't overlook Thanksgiving in your decor!

Linking to:
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November Plate...

I make a "plate" for each month. This is my November "plate", and no, it's not technically a plate, I actually took a piece of tile and painted it:

Very easy to make and looks super cute on my counter!

Linking to: hookin-up-with-hoh
& crafty-soiree
& show-off-your-stuff-party-99.

Autumn Harvest Block Set....

Autumn Harvest blocks that I made for a friend:

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& katiesnestingspo-crafty-soiree
& .houseofhepworths-hookin-up-with-hoh 

Fall Wreath...

What's not to love about Fall? I made this wreath with some of my favorite fall decor items, Leaves, burlap and a scarecrow:

So much fun!

Linking to:
skiptomylou-made-by-you-monday
&  .madincrafts-mad-skills
& craft-o-maniac-monday 

Craft On!

Give Thanks...

Give Thanks blockies:

These look so cute on my counter!

Linking to:
trash-to-treasure-tuesday
& ta-da-tuesday
& thanksgiving-categorically-crafting

Thanksgiving Stacker......

My Thanksgiving Stacker:

Give Thanks.....

Give Thanks Blockies Version #2 that I made for some friends: