Funny DIY Thanksgiving napkins were a must when I made my Thanksgiving Friendsgiving party this year. I made these turkey napkins that look like the butcher pictures for cows! At a glance, they look like regular turkeys until you see the detail. It’s good for a giggle especially on a Thanksgiving table. How to make…
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Kids’ Thanksgiving Table: We Are So Thankful!
Around November, visions of turkey, pumpkin pie and andoille sausage stuffing start dancing through my head. The whole month, we start look forward to the time spent around the dinner table with those we love. And nothing says love in my family like good food – unless it’s a beautifully set table. In years past,…
Thanksgiving Photo Transfer Ornaments
Thanksgiving should put all of in the mind frame of being thankful for the things we have–whether that is family, health or wealth. Around this time of year, I’m especially thankful for the people in my life that are my nearest and dearest. When I’m setting the Thanksgiving table this year, I’m adding a little…
Top 10 Thanksgiving Kid Tables
The kids’ table has become a new tradition in many households. It makes sense. The adults want to eat and enjoy the chatter and company in peace, and the last thing the kids want to do is feel left out because of the adult conversations going on around them. Having a “kids table” made just…
Thanksgiving Tree of Thanks Free Printables
Years ago–six to be exact–I posted up one of the first ideas for a kid’s table at Thanksgiving. This was pretty new ground back then — and boy how far we’ve come! I still love that table–the ideas were simple and easy to do among all the cooking and cleaning that seems to trail the…
A Gluten-Free Thanksgiving: Gluten-free side dishes
It’s about that time again where we start digging out the traditional recipes for our holiday meals and start preparing for the feast! Our family recipes need a bit of altering now that we have a gluten-intolerant family member, so I set out to make everything we usually do, but so they still taste awesome…
Fun Family Thanksgiving Activities
The days leading up to Thanksgiving when the kids are out of school and Thanksgiving day itself tends to be a bit chaotic in my house. I’m usually cooking up a storm, and my kids are doing their best impressions of tornados as they zip through the house creating the biggest mess they can so…
Your Family Will Want To Gather ‘Round
Inspirations for your home and Thanksgiving table that your family will love. Bringing in the colors of fall adds a warmth to the season! 1. Thanksgiving Printables by Frog Prince Paperie 2. Painted Berry Stemware 3. Tangerine Napkins 4. Golden Wishbone 5. Gold Turkey Salad Plate 6. Harvest Table Runner 7. Rustic Pumpkin Soup Bowl 8. Acorn Tiny Taper Holders 9….
Fun Fall Crafts for Kids
While everything is still quite green here in Florida, I hear the leaves have turned spectacular colors throughout the rest of the country. Since we don’t have brilliantly hued foliage, we kinda have to make our own fall ambiance–and the result is a few fun fall crafts that you can do at home with the…
Party Inspiration by Evite
We’re down to the last days before Halloween…and if you’re anything like me, you’re still looking for ideas for that last little gathering or class party idea that wins you the mom of the year award. I’m sure you’ve heard of the company Evite unless you’ve been living on the moon or in a cave…
Chic Chair Tie Backs with Fabric Rosettes
A dinner party detail that is always so easy to do but really makes a bit splash at parties is the decoration on the back of your chair. There are so many ways to makes these, and just as many to accent them. For our “we are so thankful” kids’ thanksgiving, I chose to make a…
Thankful for YOU! {Free Printable}
Before we start gearing up for Christmas, I want to take a moment and recognize a very important holiday–Thanksgiving. We all have so much to be thankful for, me especially, I hate that it doesn’t get the press that other holidays do. Last year, I did a series on preparing a place for kids a…
{Real Party} Fall Little Pumpkin Baptism
This party by Brittany at Grey Grey Designs is so perfect for fall–September through November. She took her design cues from the current ombre trend and wove it throughout the beautiful luncheon she held for her little boy’s baptism. If you’re looking for some unique inspiration for a Thanksgiving table, I think this party has…
{Tutorial} Painted Leaves Thanksgiving Napkins
When I look at all the fancy tables out there, it’s almost always the little details of the design that I marvel over. The hostess that goes just that little extra mile to show her guests how special they are to her are the ones that leave an impression. For my kid’s table, I added…
Giving Thanks – A Thanksgiving Kids’ Table
Growing up, Thanksgiving dinner with the extended family always meant being banished to the dreaded “kid’s table.” From a kid’s point of view, all the fun stuff went on at the well dressed adult’s table and that’s where I always wanted to be! So when I started thinking about Thanksgiving this year, I thought about…