Give Thanks Wall Art

I love doing projects with Cutting Edge Stencils! My first project using their product was my Pallet Dandelion , next I went a little more adventurous and did an Accent Wall and now I did an easier and quick Thanksgiving project! 

 Material

Lily Scroll Craft Stencil

Stencil Brush Set

Dense Foam 2" Roller with Handle

paint

paper plate and paper towels

Give Thanks vinyl from Silhouette

 I already had my wood painted in yellow and I used my Silhouette to cut the words Give Thanks. I wanted the words to be in yellow that is why I painted the wood in yellow first and then I added the letters. 

After that, I used white paint to cover the entire wood. After the paint was all dried, I applied orange paint using the Lily Scroll Craft Stencil and peeled off the vinyl letters. 

I really love the way it came out!

 Cutting Edge Stencils has a great tutorial on How to Stencil on their site. It is worth to check it out before you start any stencil project!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving Hostess Gift and Blog Hop

I can't believe we are in November already! Here is a quick and easy Thanksgiving Hostess Gift idea that can be used for any occasion. 

 Supplies:

• Bird's Party Thanksgiving printable
• fabric paint
• A leaf stamp
• Paintbrush
• Flour sack towels
• ribbons and no sew glue

Directions:
1.Add the fabric paint to the stamp  in thin layers.

2.Stamp onto the flour sack starting in the middle and working your way to the outer edge reloading the stamp with paint in between each stamping.
3.add the ribbon using the fabric glue.

 What hostess wouldn’t love a handmade THANK YOU gift?

Hope you like this gift idea!  If you need more ideas to make your Thanksgiving extra special, hop on over to all the creative and crafty blogs below to get some more inspiring ideas for your own celebrations. 

Pecan Pie Muffins - Creative Juice

Salted Caramel Apple Recipe + Favor Idea - Bird's Party

Thanksgiving Cookie Favors - Haniela's 

Colored Thanksgiving Popcorn Jar Favors - Play. Party. Pin.

Handmade Hostess Gift - Crissy's Crafts

Kid's Bread Basket Turkey - The Party Wall

Turkey Feather Place Card Cookie - Frog Prince Cake and Cookie Design

Flowers made out of corn husks

I had some corn husks left over from our Fall Feast and it was the perfect excuse to try to make some of the flowers that I used to see in Brazil. I love the way it came out!! Perfect to embellish some Thanksgiving or Christmas gifts!

 Material:

Corn husks, scissors and glue gun

cut different sizes of flowers and circle/rectangle out of the corn husk

 To make the middle of the flowers, cut a a long and thin piece of the corn husk and roll it and secure it with hot glue.

glue the middle of the flower to the circle and start to glue the petals around it. I started from the outside.

 After I glued all the petals, I trimmed the petals and the circle.

Just love it!

Fall Feast

I threw a small Thanksgiving get together for my children and 4 of their friends. My inspiration was my native country of  Brazil where corn is a big part of our fall celebrations. We have a celebration called Festa Junina where corn is part of many of the sweets and decorations. I used corn husks  to dress up the water bottles and  to display and serve the food. Sweet treats included caramel and kernel popcorn, corn bread, cookies, jello treats and candy corn. To complete the look of the party, I used the free Fall kit from Paper Glitter. The kids each had a place mat for coloring and made Gooble Gooble paintings using their thumbs and finger tips. 
I also want to have a “green” party using recycled items to serve and display the food. I was able to use tin cans to serve the popcorn, glass jars for the jello treats and TP roll for favors.

For the back drop, I used a simple curtain panel{clearance for $2.50} tied with some raffia and sunflowers. The decorations were very simple; I picked some brunches and lightly sprayed with orange spray paint to make our Thanksgiving tree. I added some baskets from Brazil made out of corn husk, small scarecrows, and silk leaves and pretend corn around the tables to complete our Fall theme.

Since it was a small party, I was able to use the cupcake toppers from Paper Glitter as “names” for the kids. For example, each child had their own unique place card, let’s say it was the picture of a corn on the cob, so he/she knew that the water bottle, the popcorn tin and the jello treat that had the corn on the cob label belonged to his/hers.

I had a lot of fun designing this party and fits right with my blog motto: Fresh ans Easy crafts on a budget! In this case Fresh and Easy party ideas on a budget! ;) Happy Fall!

Tutorials:

Gobble Gobble Painting {Kids Craft}

Jello Fall treat

Paper Glitter Free Fall Kit printable

Gobble Gobble Painting {Kids Craft}

At our Thanksgiving get together, the children made mini Turkey paintings using their  thumbs and finger tips! 

It came out so so cute!

I found the mini canvas/easel at Walmart(2 for $$3.40). We used the children's thumbs for the turkey's body and the finger tips for the feathers.

For the bigger kids paintings, they painted their entire hands!

Happy Thanksgiving!

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