Turkey Table

As all of you know, I was incredibly excited for Thanksgiving this year. My entire family joined my boyfriend and I at our house and it was amazing. We don't have a proper dining area in our home, so I decided to rent a table and chairs for the day. I was shocked to find that renting a table and six chairs only cost $23! Why didn't I think of this before?

Here are some shots of my table.

Find the tutorial for the pinecone place cards here

The entire table design cost less than $100 including the rentals and received rave reviews from my entire family...well, they are a little biased.

A personal touch during the holidays

Along with all of the grocery shopping, I also have put together a couple of personal touches for our Thanksgiving table. Today, I wanted to share my pinecone nametags. These are incredibly easy to make. I went to Michaels and purchased their glitter paper (which is a heavier cardstock that is covered in glitter on one side and white on the other).

I then took a pair of curvy edged scissors and cut out rectangles. After cutting the rectangles, I flipped over the glitter and wrote each guest's name.

I then folded over each side and cut small slits so that I could fold over the top and bottom of the rectangle.

After getting all of the sides folded inward, I took my nifty glue gun and secured all of the edges. 

I took the finished nametag and inserted each card into little pine cones. This whole project cost under $5!  Quite the bang for your buck if you ask me.

Turkey Table

Words cannot describe how excited I am about this Thanksgiving. My boyfriend and I are hosting dinner at our house. My parents are flying in from Kansas City. My little sister is flying in from Dubai and my brother lives here, so he's just going to hop on the freeway. We haven't had dinner together as a family in more than 12 years, so this is EPIC.

Of course, I'm hoping to make this Thanksgiving so memorable that nobody has a choice but to come back every year. I am still in the planning phase for this whole shindig and I'm trying to pull inspiration photos for my table decor. I've reduced it down to these three looks. What do you think?

Better Homes and Garden

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