Thanksgiving Napkin Ring Holder/Name Card Tutorial

Yesterday I shared with you my dining room all ready for Thanksgiving.  

If you missed that post, you can check it out here.  

When setting my table for any of the holidays, I like to have name tags and I like to have napkin rings.  I decided to create a napkin ring that combined both.

I ordered fabric a while back and this is the roll the fabric shipped on.  If you have ever ordered fabric, you know that these rolls are super sturdy.  You could also use a paper towel roll or toilet paper roll, it would not be as substantial as this, but it would still work fine.

  I needed twelve, so I marked off the roll in 2" increments.  Like I said, this fabric roll is solid and my husband had to use a saw to cut through all of the pieces.

Once all of the pieces were cut, I used my Silhouette machine to create the acorn name cards.  I printed them out onto cardstock, to make them as strong as possible.

Then I used a glue stick to adhere each name to the napkin ring holder.  It was that simple.

You could easily change these up from holiday to holiday too.

Now that my table is set, it's time for me to finish getting ready for Thanksgiving.

Can't wait to hear what you think of my Thanksgiving acorn napkin ring holders.

Don't forget to stop back tonight at 8pm EST for my Fall into Fall link party.

Hope to see you there!

-Judy

Thanksgiving Table 2013

We host Thanksgiving most years, and to help make it as stress-free as possible, I like to set my table early.
 This way I can take my time setting the table and cross one more thing off my list of things to do.

This year I drew inspiration from a table runner I bought a year or so ago from Pottery Barn.

I love the soft brown, blue and cream in the runner and wanted to also add a touch of a mustard yellow, to pick up on my new serving platter from Sur La Table (which I got on sale plus was able to use a 20% off coupon). 

I alternated brown and white dishes around the table.   The pattern is the same for both colors.  I got these dishes on clearance from Bed Bath and Beyond over the weekend.  Originally I wanted service for twelve in the brown dishes.  However, they only had eight of the brown dishes left and only had eight of the cream dishes left.  That's when I decided I could alternate the dishes on the table.   For service for sixteen,  I paid only $45!  So why sixteen you ask?  I figured now I have service for 8 of two different sets of dishes, which makes more sense than service for 6.  

The candles are flameless from Pottery Barn and the candle sticks are from Pottery Barn as well.

 The candles look better in person than on camera all lit up.

The table also has pumpkins in the same color scheme along with my turkey salt and pepper shakers.

I made the acorn napkin rings/place cards.  

Be sure to stop by tomorrow to check out this easy DIY project.

You can check out how I made the pillows on the end chairs here.  They coordinate perfectly with my Thanksgiving tablescape color scheme.  

Now all I need is the turkey!

Can't wait to hear what you think of my Thanksgiving tablescape.

-Judy

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Thanksgiving Mantel 2013

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so I quickly switched out my Halloween mantel and put together a Thanksgiving mantel.  

I start decorating for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving, so this mantel decor only has a few weeks to be displayed.  I wanted something a bit more simple and this is what I came up with.

I love my Luminaire candles I got for Christmas last year.  You couldn't do this with real candles.

My birch covered candles from Pottery Barn several years ago are still one of my favorite things to decorate with.  

I finished the mantel off with my Thanksgiving Blessings sign I made a few years ago.  The other side of this sign is a Christmas saying.  It makes for less storage making the sign two for one.

I'll be starting to get ready for Thanksgiving this weekend.  Be sure to stop back for some tips and tricks to stress-free Thanksgiving entertaining.

-Judy

Fall into Fall - It's a Party #143

Welcome to this week's Fall into Fall party.  

Last week's party was filled with so many great ideas and inspiration.  

Here are this week's features:

HOME DECOR:

BebeandJ shares some great tips and entertaining ideas for Thanksgiving.  

FURNITURE TRANSFORMATIONS:

Create Inspire transformed a vanity and created this gorgeous harlequin design.

CRAFTY CREATIONS:

Life Love Larson shares a great knock-off project.  This is on my list of to-do projects for Christmas.

TASTY TREATS:

Red Cottage Chronicles shared her recipe for chocolate truffle tarts.  Wow these look yummy!

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DIY Give Thanks Pillow - A JoAnn Fabric Celebrate the Season Craft

Thanksgiving is right around the corner.  I like to add touches of Thanksgiving all over my home.  I put together a Pottery Barn inspired pillow using supplies I found at JoAnn Fabric and Craft store.  

To create your own DIY pillow, you will need the following:

- light or white fabric

- ink effects paint

-in effects base coat (if using a fabric with more than 60% cotton)

- coloring book pages
-small paint brush

I went online and found these Thanksgiving coloring pages.

I found this cool product at JoAnn Fabric and Craft called ink effects.  You can transfer anything you can draw onto any fabric.  

Using a small artist brush, I painted each of the coloring book pages and used black ink effects paint to paint over all of the black lines.

This is what it looked like after I was done painting.

Next I prepared my fabric.  I was using some left over drop cloth fabric I had.  I wasn't sure of the cotton content, so I used the basecoat just in case.  

Then I printed out the words "Give Thanks" using word and creating the mirror image.  I then painted this using the black ink effects paint too.  Remember whatever image you use, it will be the mirror image once it gets ironed onto the fabric.  

Next, following the directions on the ink effects box,  I ironed on the painted coloring pages onto my fabric.  It transfers in under a minute and can be transferred multiple times onto additional fabrics.

I added detail using embroidery thread.

A pretty addition to my foyer decor to remind us what the season is truly about...giving thanks.

As a special thanks to all of my DIYbyDesign readers, 

JoAnn Fabric and Craft is providing this 50% off coupon.

Hope you will all stop by JoAnn to check out other Thanksgiving projects. Hope you will use the coupon to create your own #turkeytablescapes Thanksgiving craft.

-Judy

** Disclosure ** This post is a part of Joann Fabric and Craft Stores Celebrate the Season holiday campaign.  I received compensation in the form of a gift certificate to buy the supplies for this post.  All words and opinions are my own.

And the winner is...

The winner of the $25 Target gift card giveaway, according to Random.org is...

Mami2jcn

Congratulations!!!

-Judy

Fall into Fall - It's a Party #142

Welcome to this week's Fall into Fall party.  

Last week's party was filled with so many awesome ideas and inspiration.  

Here are this week's features:

HOME DECOR:

So Much Better With Age shared her bee-utiful new focal wall in her bedroom.  

I am in love with this stencil.  

FURNITURE TRANSFORMATIONS:

Restoration Redoux transformed this buffet using chalk paint.  What a beautiful makeover.

CRAFTY CREATIONS:

Just a Little Creativity gives a great tutorial on how to create mercury glass pumpkins.

TASTY TREATS:

Sewlicious Home Decor shares her recipe for buttermilk apple pie pancakes.  Yummy!

If you were featured, please grab an "I've Been Featured" button (you can now find my buttons by clicking on the buttons tab right under my header).  Now let's get started with this week's party.  I can't wait to see what you have been up to.  Link up anything you have been working on...home decor, sewing, crafts, organizing, baking, recipes etc.   I will keep this link open through Friday.

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3.  Please enter the link to your actual post, not just a link to your main blog page.

4. Please visit others who have linked up.   Everyone works hard on their projects and blogs...let's show each other some love by visiting each other.  Let's have some fun and hopefully make a few new friends along the way.

Ok...Let's Party

-Judy