DIY: Thanksgiving table decor
Want to spruce up your table with some festive decor this Thanksgiving, but don't have the extra cash to spend? Steven's got a few DIY solutions to help beautify your dinner table.
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Want to spruce up your dinner table with some festive decor this Thanksgiving, but don't have the extra cash to spend? You're in luck! Steven's got a few DIY solutions to help beautify your table. Follow these easy steps, and you'll have 2 gorgeous centre-pieces ready before the turkey even comes out of the oven!
"Rope It In" candle holder
What you'll need:
- Various sizes/thickness of jute, rope or twine
- Cylinder glass vases
- Hammered thumbtacks
- Hot glue gun
- Small strip of leather
Directions:
- Using your hot glue gun, attach jute or twine to the vase, starting at the bottom. Wind around vase to about ⅓ of the way up. Alternate with another type of jute or twine, as desired. Go back to using the original jute you used to start, until the vase is ½ covered. Make sure the jute/twine all end at the same point on the vase, so you have a 'seam'.
- Cut a strip of leather the desired width (approx 1.5"). The length should be the same height as the rope detail on the vase. Using hot glue, cover the seam with a leather detail.
- Remove the "pin" from the thumbtack, so you are only left with the head. Hot glue the head onto the leather detail. Add multiple heads in a straight row down the length of the leather, as desired.
Pumpkin ice bucket
What you'll need:
- 1 pumpkin
- Large knife to cut off the bottom
- Tools to clean out pumpkin
- White acrylic craft paint
- Foam brushes
- Cloth to wipe away paint
- Twine to wrap stem
- Hot glue gun
Directions:
- Draw an oval on the side of the pumpkin. It should be large enough to fit a wine bottle in it. Cut the top of the pumpkin and clean it out.
- Cut away a small amount of the bottom of the pumpkin so it sits flat on the table.
- White wash the pumpkin: mix one part water to two parts white acrylic paint.
- While paint is still wet, wipe excess off with clean cloth.
- Do additional coats until you get your desired look.
- Using hot glue gun, attach the twine to cover stem.
- Place wine bottle inside pumpkin, and then add the ice. Voila!
How'd yours turn out? Show us a picture of your beautified Thanksgiving table on our Facebook page.