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Dazzling DIY Thanksgiving Decorations For The Home Or Table

October 30, 2019 by Jackie Leave a Comment

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and it’s my favorite holiday. Every year, it’s fun to explore what dazzling DIY Thanksgiving decorations I could put together for my home and table. If you’ve come here looking for new ideas for your Thanksgiving home and table, you’re in the right place. Let’s explore together!

DIY Thanksgiving Decorations For Home Or Table

My Thanksgiving table is never complete without the addition of plenty of candles. Candles provide an extra boost of warmth and ambience you need at this cozy time of year. This DIY Thanksgiving decoration idea involves a stop at Dollar Tree for some simple glass votives. Next, cut squares of yellow felt into flower shapes, or purchase felt flowers to fit the width of your votives. Place the felt flowers in the bottom of the glass votives, with a lighted tealight on top. The faux ladybug here is a nice touch, but not necessary.

Kids like to help with DIY Thanksgiving decorations. Why not let them help you make some of these adorable toilet paper tube Pilgrims and Indians? All you need is assorted colors of construction paper, glue, and a Sharpie. They are pretty self-explanatory!

I love this DIY Thanksgiving decoration idea! Paint a pumpkin with a Thanksgiving motif, and set it anywhere you want to add a festive touch–your front porch, your fireplace hearth, or even your Thanksgiving table.

When you host Thanksgiving dinner, it’s nice to do a tablescape that’s easy but elegant. Try an idea like this one! Cut stems from your own yard, or pick up a fall bouquet at the grocer’s. Add apples and pears with stems and leaves still attached–just scatter them down the center of the table. Beautiful!

Here are a few more easy but elegant DIY Thanksgiving decorations for your home or table. Burlap is a simple table runner, but add plenty of pinecones, fall leaves, tiny pumpkins and fall flowers and it looks rustic but amazing. Tall candlesticks add the finishing touch.

For more dazzling DIY Thanksgiving decorations, check out these 15 DIYs perfect for your Thanksgiving table.

Fall Porch And Home Decor: Are You Using Your Gourd?

September 11, 2019 by Jackie Leave a Comment

When it comes to your fall porch and home decor, are you using your gourd? In other words, are you using all those fabulous fall gourds in you decorating? You should, because gourds are amazing! They’re each so unique and fun that there’s no reason not to put them to use in both your fall porch and home decor.

Fall Porch And Home Decor Ideas For Gourds

What Are Gourds?

Gourds are part of the cucurbitaceae family of plants that produce fruits. Incidentally, these fruits also include pumpkins and squash. Generally, the hard shelled fruits of plants in this family are the gourds, while softer-skinned and edible fruits are squashes and pumpkins. There is a Bitter Gourd which is edible, but gourds are used mainly for decor.

Did you know that gourds have been around for centuries? Gourds that were hollowed out and used for water and cooking vessels have been discovered in numerous archaeological digs. They’ve also been used for tools, musical instruments, and religious objects. Gourds really are quite fascinating!

Amazon has an assortment of natural and faux gourds for all your fall decor needs!

How To Use Gourds In Fall Porch And Home Decor

Here is an amazing example of using gourds in home decor. These richly painted gourds in varying shapes and sizes are perfect for fall decor. Hang an assortment of gourds from a wooden rod to make an interesting piece of wall art.

One of the easiest ways to use gourds in fall porch and home decor is just to choose a variety of your favorites. Then grab a wooden crate or rustic basket, and use it to display your gourds. Include a few faux fall leaves in rich colors. This display is perfect for fall porch decor, or inside as a dining table centerpiece.

More Ways To Use Gourds In Fall Decor

An assortment of large gourds and pumpkins is a simple way to deck your fall porch. Even if you use nothing else, your porch still screams fall!

Choose a favorite gourd and include it in a grouping with pillar candles and your favorite houseplant. All you need is a pretty tray to hold it all. This gourd is one of my favorites. It’s been converted to an amazing oil lamp!

Small gourds look fabulous paired up with apples, pears, berries and fall leaves on a festive fall wreath.

For more fall decorating ideas, fall under the spell of this magical fall porch decor!

12 Free Cut Files for Fall!

October 19, 2017 by Jackie Leave a Comment

You saw that right, today we have 12 FREE cut files for your Fall craft projects! These cut files are high-quality files you are sure to enjoy using in various ways. Just click on the links listed throughout the post to go right to each site.

Do you need a new Cricut? Purchase one here!

1.Don’t you just love this witch hat cut file from Hey, Let’s Make Stuff? I think they’re so cute!

2. I could totally use the free cut file to make a mug like this one. Visit Pitter and Glink for the free download.

3. Pumpkin spice and everything nice on a t-shirt? Sign me up! Thanks to Dream a Little Bigger for the free cut file!

4. Also from Pitter and Glink, this cut file rhyming verse that’s perfect for a Fall throw pillow.

5. You could do a lot of things with this free Halloween cut file from Chicfetti. Put it on a wooden sign, a pillow, or make chalkboard art.

6. Bring out your inner {good} witch with this spellbinding free cut file from By Dawn Nicole.

7. With this hand lettered cut file from Kimber Dawn + Co, any plain brown bag becomes an awesome trick-or-treat bag!

8. At Cutting for Business, you can download this free ‘Fall Sweet Fall’ cut file.

9. There are lots of uses for a Fall leaf cut file from One Creative Mommy.

10. It isn’t Fall without football! At this site you can choose from 32 different {all FREE!} football-related cut files.

11. This just might be my favorite of the bunch! Yes, girls do love Fall! Thanks, Scarlett Rose Designs!

12. Go to Little Luxuries Loft to download the free cut file for a latte stencil like this one.

12 of the Best Fall Decor Ideas and Projects

October 10, 2013 by Jackie

One of the prettiest seasons of the year is upon us: Fall! With the temperatures dropping and the color’s changing, even Mother Nature is revamping for autumn—you can too! Deck out your indoor and outdoor surroundings with these great fall décor ideas:

Switch out the throw pillows on your living room furniture for fall ones in deep, rich colors like red, orange, and brown.

Adorn your front door with an autumn-inspired DIY wreath. Find a plethora of ideas Six Sisters Stuff.

Create a wall display with framed, pressed autumn leaves. Here is a cute one from All You.

Dangle streamers of beautiful golden leaves from your dining room chandelier to act as a centerpiece. All you need to create the streamers is a bunch of silk or natural leaves, fishing line, and a hot glue gun. Full tutorial from HGTV.

Display faux fruit in dishes to represent the season of the harvest. Pumpkins are also a favorite to display during the fall, faux or real, inside or out. One great fresh idea for pumpkins: decoupage a faux pumpkin with cute fabric.

Create a fall garland using decorative corn—hang outside over the entryway or inside over the hearth. Tutorial Martha Stewart.

Decorate with pine cones—plain or spray-painted gold or silver. Like these cute ones from Fitnessista.

When your flowers start to die away, fill your planters with mini pumpkins, gourds, and corn husks instead. You can also carve out the mini pumpkins and gourds to act as vases for the last of summer’s flowers.

Pine cones aren’t the only things you can paint. Look at this beautiful pumpkin display! Tutorial from Thinking Closet.

These toilet paper roll pumpkins will definitely make your bathroom, or anywhere more festive. And they are super easy! Get the tutorial from Organize Your Stuff Now.

DIY natural room scents. These look great and make your home smell like the holidays! Get the tutorial from The Yummy Life.

Super easy centerpiece with popcorn kernels and dried wheat! Cute idea from Faithful Provisions.