Great Last Minute Thanksgiving Decorations - A Pictorial

We're counting down to the big day where many will be spending time with friends and family, either at home or away.  If you are into the seasonal decorations for the home, many can be done in a matter of minutes.  Others may take a while and worth keeping around for a while.

Using actual plant and food items are real nice and sort of adds some warmth to the house. 

Beautiful use of pumpkins.  Make sure you preserve your pumpkin to keep it fresh.  

Find out how to do it simply by clicking here.

I love the smell of citrus candles.  I bet this real orange (or tangerine) 

peel will really enhance the scent. 

 

What about some simple tea light candles in a bed of cranberries?  

Should be pretty and smell great.

 

Fall leaves and birds and candles and grape vine pumpkins and all sorts of fun stuff. 

Lots of work and worth leaving up for a while.  Why not add some red bows and a bit of pine for the Christmas season also?

Mini pumpkins and votive or tea light candles - cute and easy

Any bowl will due to make this festive center piece

This is sort of odd to me, but I kinda like different and odd

This may look busy and a bit complex but it really is just a nice assortment of mini gourds

 and goodies. Some real and some not.

Love the country look.  So warm. 

Dried beans, peas and cracked corn - adheared or melted on to candles,

 gourds and pumpkins - great look.

What a great assortment of decor ideas.  Love this bunch. 

Not too late to add a bit more decorations for Thanksgiving.  

It's OK To Be Cheesy For Thanksgiving

No way is Thanksgiving a cheesy holiday but you can be the cheese champion if you just be a bit creative with the cheese. Some of these ideas are simple enough for a four year old. Others may take someone just a bit older. They are all cute and unique holiday kitchen projects. Just start with you favorite recipe and let your inner artist surface.

I don't know for sure what makes up this turkey but it definitely starts with a cheese ball and nuts. As for the feathers - I think I will start with a rye cracker and do the trimming with cream cheese, a thick pesto, cheese (hate to say it but I think the cheese from the can would work great) and maybe a bit of carrot and beet paste. Guess I am thinking I want to add a bit more color. Anything would work. Let your imagination go wild.

Here's a couple of cheese ball turkeys that shares it's plate with the veggies. What a perfect combination of treats. Add a yummy cracker or two and you could most likely fill your guest or co-workers with this plate alone.

Bite size cheese snacks for the office, school or as an appetizer. A little bit of time involved here to shape the balls but oh so worth it.  Add your pretzel and a bit of greens and you are done. You can't deny that it's a great idea.

The is such an impressive piece. Simple and could be a perfect center piece. Of course, you could use some greens  for trim and a bit of texture instead of nuts if you have food allergies in your group. I would switch it up and use almond slivers. It may be a good concept to use for that new cheese ball recipe. There are some great ones out there. If you haven't check them out, click here and see what might be perfect for you.

Gettin' Ready For Turkey Day

This is a great little project for the kids around the big Turkey Day.

So a few gum drops, in a couple of sizes, and tooth picks voila' you can build a turkey.  For the accents you can adhere the small pieces with a dab of frosting or a mixture of flour and water (to make a paste)