Now that Halloween has passed, have you started making plans for Thanksgiving? For many families it’s one of the biggest gatherings of the year, so you definitely want to plan ahead! Greet your guests with these festive, candy-filled favors made out of clear vinyl gloves, designed by Morena at Crafts Unleashed. You could even use them as place cards at the table! [how to make Thanksgiving turkey treats]

Project estimate:

• Clear gloves, $1 and up
• Candy, $1 and up
• Fabric tape or washi tape, on hand or $1 and up
• Googly eyes, on hand or $1 and up
• Thanksgiving foam stickers, $1 and up

Total: $3 and up

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I always pick up at least one bag of these fabric leaves at Dollar Tree each year.  They’re such a pretty, inexpensive product to craft and decorate with.  Last year I let my kids scatter them on the table for decor, and we used some as tail feathers for our paper turkeys.  This year, I decided to give them a metallic finish to create a more luxe look.

Project estimate:

• Fabric leaves, $1
• Gold paint, on hand or $1 and up
• Dimensional Magic, on hand or about $3
• Mirror, $1
• Glue, on hand

Total:  $2 and up

Step one:  Paint both sides of the leaves gold.

Step two:  Drop a small amount of Dimensional Magic on the leaf, and use a brush to paint the front of the leaf with the DM.  This makes the leaves a little stiffer and gives them a beautiful sheen.

Step three:  Arrange the leaves as desired around the mirror, and glue them in place.

It makes a gorgeous mirror, but if you don’t want to hang it up, you could set it on a table to create a pretty centerpiece.  I think it would look beautiful paired with the cracked glass votive that I showed you how to make recently.

I liked the leaves so much that I painted a few more to make myself a pair of earrings.  Pretty, don’t you think?  I can think of so many ways to use these pretty gold leaves:  place settings, napkin rings,  or to embellish cards.  Have fun crafting and creating!

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A sweet little place setting can add so much personality to your Thanksgiving table, and place settings can even double as activities for your dinner guests. Some thoughtful homemade place settings and just the right DIY centerpiece can really make Thanksgiving supper feel a lot more special.

1. Pilgrim Napkin Rings – These simple napkin rings are simple enough to make with kids but don’t look like a kid craft when they’re done.

2. Thankful Placemats – My favorite part of Thanksgiving is going around the table saying what we are all thankful for. Save those lovely sentiments by incorporating them into your Thanksgiving table!

3. Gratitude Place Cards – These wine cork place cards are another “what I’m thankful for” place setting idea. Each person can write their thoughts on the back. No forgetting who wrote what!

4. Silver Platter Chalkboards – OK, I know that these say Merry Christmas, but the beauty of these is that you can personalize the message for the Thanksgiving table or any other special event! Hit the thrift for an eclectic mix of platters, and you can set one at each place.

5. Scrabble Place Cards – This is another fun chalkboard place setting idea that’s easy to customize.

6. Candlestick Places – Are there some family members who you wish could be at the table? This is such a sweet, clever way to include loved ones that you’re missing.

7. Book Page Feathers – Tuck a personalized paper feather into your napkin rings at each place at your Thanksgiving table.

8. Pumpkin Place Settings – Are you sad that Halloween is over, because now you have no excuse to buy tiny pumpkins? Be glum no more! You need them for your Thanksgiving table.

9. Grocery Bag Napkin Rings – I love the layered look of these simple, recycled napkin rings that double as place cards.

10. Minimalist Thanskgiving Table Setting – Tuck your silverware into these little envelopes and invite your guests to write down what they’re thankful for.

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Project estimate:

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The ol’ handprint turkey is a classic Thanksgiving craft, and lately we’ve been seeing some fun variations on it!  This one comes from Lia Griffith, who came up with a pinecone-and-felt turkey that is so incredibly cute!  You can work these into a Thanksgiving centerpiece or other vignette, or you could even attach slips of paper with names on them to turn these into fun place cards for Thanksgiving dinner!  [how to make pine cone turkeys]

Project estimate:

• Pine cones, on hand
• Felt, on hand or $1
• Googly eyes, on hand or $1
• Glue, on hand

Total:  Free and up!

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Yes, you can make this beautiful silk Thanksgiving centerpiece and use it for years to come!

Today’s tutorial comes to us from Terrie, our forum moderator at the Dollar Store Crafts Facebook group where we invite our readers to share what crafty things they’ve been up to.  If you love dollar store crafting, be sure to join the group to see lots more great ideas like this!

Project estimate:

• Cardboard, on hand
• Assorted gourds and pumpkin, about $2
• Fall leaf garland, $1
• Faux berries, $1
• Pine cones, free
• Piece of felt, on hand or about $0.25
• Hot glue, on hand

Total:  about $4 and up!

I used an oatmeal box which wasn’t very sturdy so I used the front and back and glued them together.

Glue the felt on the cardboard so that it covers one side of the cardboard completely. Notice I folded it over about an inch and cut the corners at an angel so they weren’t so bulky.

Cut some leaves off the garland and randomly glue them on the edges of the cardboard. When you cut the leaves, do so to where they don’t have stems. I used the leaves off two different garlands for a better assortment.

Place the largest pumpkins and/or gourds in the center of the cardboard so that they are touching one another. DO NOT use glue yet. Once you have them in the position you like, making sure your centerpiece is pretty on all sides, you can glue them in to place. Pick each one up, add hot glue to the bottom and put it back in place.

Collect all smaller items along with some extra leaves and place them evenly around the centerpiece. Once you are satisfied with their placement, glue them one by one until you are done, just like before. Note: be sure to cover all the felt.

You’re finished! Your entire centerpiece is ready for the dining table, coffee table, wherever you need a touch of autumn.  You can make these in different sizes and shapes, this one is round because our cardboard was a square. If you want an oval centerpiece, make your cardboard rectangular.

To store, because it is literally one piece, you can slip it into a clear plastic bag or box and place it on a shelf for next year and years to come.

Designer Tips:

• Although pizza boxes are ideal to use, do NOT use one that has been used. The pizza aroma will linger in the cardboard for a very long time.
• Before you use pine cones “from the wild” bake them for one hour in the oven at 175F. This assures that they will be insect free.

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Now that Halloween has passed, retailers are sure to take a hard turn toward Christmas.  And as much as I love Christmas, that makes me sad because I also really love Thanksgiving!  So does Amanda from Crafts By Amanda, who used recycled cardboard tubes to make these Pilgrim-inspired napkin rings!  They’re as easy as they are cute, and chances are you already have everything you need to make them tucked away in your stash.  [how to make Pilgrim napkin rings]

Project estimate:

• Cardboard tubes, on hand
• Scrapbook paper, on hand or $1
• Buttons, on hand or $1
• String, on hand or $1
• Glue, on hand

Total:  Free and up!

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I have a ton of faux leaves in fall colors hiding in my stash, and yet every year I find myself buying more of them.  Have you ever found yourself wondering what to do with a pile of fake foliage?  Colleen at Vivint’s The Neighborhood used some to create a pretty leaf bowl.  It would look great as part of your Thanksgiving tablescape, or anywhere else you want to add a pop of fall color.  You could even try adding a coat of spray paint over the finished bowl to give it an entirely different look – I think it would look amazing in gold!  [how to make a faux leaf bowl]

Project estimate:

• Faux leaves, $1
• Balloon, on hand
• Mod Podge, on hand

Total:  $1

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Give thanks for Thanksgiving! Here’s something to give thanks for: free printables from Smilebox, a cool service that provides new cool graphics weekly that you can print, share, and more. This week, they are offering Free Thanksgiving printable party decor, including some really cute Thanksgiving paper chain (write what you are thankful for on each link!).

There are also Thanksgiving fill-in cards, place cards, and a printable Thanksgiving quote.

You can always get some printables for free, but if you want full access to 2000+ images plus new fresh images weekly, and a bunch of other perks, you can get a monthly membership for just a few cents a day. You can even try it for free! Print invitations, photo cards and collages right at home with Club Smilebox. Sign up for your free trial today!

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Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays because it brings together my entire (and very large) family for some quality time.  And while the traditional Thanksgiving dinner scene shows a family all sitting around one table, our family is so large that not only do we not all fit at one table, we also don’t fit in one room!  For this reason our holiday meals are served buffet-style.  This also means that we don’t have fancy place settings – but that doesn’t mean we can’t still make everything pretty!  Over at Mom Endeavors I shared my contribution to this year’s festivities, a cute little bucket to hold all of the rolled silverware.  It’ll look so festive sitting next to the plates at the beginning of the spread!  [how to make a decoupaged Thanksgiving silverware holder]

Project estimate:

• Metal bucket, $1
• Silk leaves, $1
• Letter stickers, on hand or $1 and up
• Mod Podge, on hand
• Silverware, on hand or $1
• Napkins, on hand or $1
• Curling ribbon, on hand

Total:  $2 and up

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