Thanksgiving

Craft for a Cause: Pine Ridge Reservation

November 20th, 2009 at 08:30am Under Christmas+ Sites We Love+ Thanksgiving

Around the holidays, it’s easy to focus on the excitement surrounding family gatherings and gift giving; hoping Santa brings you exactly what you wanted this year. And in the crafting world, it’s easy to focus on the crafts we’ll create for our loved ones – for grandma, sister and best friend. Naturally, we focus our [...]

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Don’t Miss This eBook: Creative Ideas for the Holiday Home

November 17th, 2009 at 05:00am Under Christmas+ Thanksgiving

Creative Home Arts Club has supplied us with a beautiful collection of holiday craft projects in the Creative Ideas for the Holiday Home eBook. This eBook is free to download and print. You will find 20 craft projects, including 10 Christmas Crafts and 7 fall craft projects perfect for Thanksgiving decorating.

Included in this eBook:
MetallicĀ Leaves Wreath [...]

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35 All-Purpose Thanksgiving Crafts

November 12th, 2009 at 12:19pm Under Thanksgiving

We’re coming up on mid-November already and I find myself wondering how we got here so fast! If you’ve had time to check out the FaveCrafts Thanksgiving crafts, you might have noticed that there are quite a few to choose from. We have a bit of everything crafty for Thanksgiving including: centerpieces, wall decor, kids [...]

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How to: Make a Thanksgiving Gift Basket

November 11th, 2009 at 12:29pm Under Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a couple weeks away so you need to hurry up and make those decorations. I always love bringing something to my Aunt’s house to share with everyone, whether it’s a dinner treat, dessert or a home decor craft she can keep. I hear Thanksgiving gift baskets are popular; if you’re making it for [...]

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What to Bring to Thanksgiving Dinner

November 11th, 2009 at 05:00am Under Thanksgiving

Wondering what to bring to Thanksgiving Dinner? When you attend a Thanksgiving feast at a friend or family member’s home, you should bring a gift for the host(s). A little gift recognizes the hard work involved in cooking for a group and thanks the hosts for the effort. Lucky for you, these Thanksgiving host gifts [...]

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New Pattern Monday: Mary Lyon Crafts with Outdoor Treasures

November 9th, 2009 at 09:30am Under Christmas+ Thanksgiving

In this week’s installation of New Pattern Monday, we’re featuring the crafts of Mary Lyon who contributed three lovely and easy to make Christmas crafts and a cute Thanksgiving decor project.
Mary is known to her friends as “The Crafty Mom,” and is a regular columnist for L.A. Parent magazine. She was seen regularly as the [...]

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How to Make an Edible Thanksgiving Craft

November 4th, 2009 at 03:27pm Under Thanksgiving

I can just smell the turkey roasting in the oven at my aunt’s house. The butter melting and turning the turkey crisp, the mashed potatoes heating up while all the kids are running around the house. I love this holiday as it’s the one time of year I can see my extended family. The house [...]

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Decorative Fall Towel

November 4th, 2009 at 11:10am Under Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving you can decorate your home and your kitchen to fit the needs of the holiday. The fall colors, the cool breezes and the smell of the turkey roasting in your oven. All these things are great around Thanksgiving. LeeAnn Christenson of christensoncreations.etsy.com and kitchencreations.artfire.com has sent in a great project. While you’re cooking [...]

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Guest Feature: Wax Painting Thanksgiving Cards

November 3rd, 2009 at 01:30pm Under Thanksgiving

I came across a crafting blog by Artists Helping Children – they feature tons of great kids’ craft projects on their blog and web site. This one Thanksgiving kids’ craft really stuck out to me. I love its simplicity, yet creativity at the same time. No two projects will look the same, and a child’s [...]

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Kid-Friendly Thanksgiving Crafts You’ll Love

November 3rd, 2009 at 07:57am Under Thanksgiving

If you’re looking for kid-friendly Thanksgiving crafts that will look great around your dinner table come November’s end, you must investigate the proper materials. Instead of having your child color something that will turn out scribbly (though we love that) use colored felts that are easy to manipulate with scissors and will look great in [...]

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