Give Thanks

After the Halloween mantle came down, I must admit, I was a little sad. I had to hit Pinterest and get some ideas to transform it for Turkey Day. I always loved the phrase, Be Thankful, so that's were I started. I printed out a font that I liked on the computer and put a piece of burlap over it. I then took a sharpie and traced the letters and framed it. I also found a great printable to define Thanksgiving, along the same font and on a burlap background. I just printed it out and framed it as well. Finally, I found some pumpkins I had used in the past, and put them on candle holders. I pulled the whole thing together and really like the finished product!

Block Art

I found these blocks in the Halloween decorations last year. The front says Happy Halloween with a witch in the middle. I thought they were so cute, I wanted to keep them up a little longer...so, I turned them over and painted the black ones brown. I modge-podged some scrap book paper and found some great copper glittery letters. Give Thanks is a little shorter, so I improvised and added some leaves and a bird. Now I can keep them up a little longer, and appreciate that I recycled store-bought decor into a craft of my own.

Count Your Blessings

Last year mom and I embarked on a evening of Wine and Design at the pottery studio.

The instructor walked us through each part, from taping the edge to get a clean line, to tracing the letters to make them perfect. I then used some puffy paint to help add some dots and character.

It was a great evening and I walked away Count Your Blessings plate (well, after they fired it for me!). I was so excited this year to break it out for display after Halloween. It's a great reminder that we should be thankful for all we have!