DIY:: Leaf Place Cards

 

 These leaf place cards are some of my favorites to create this time of year, when setting my fall tables... Being able to set your table around creativity is always a must!! 

 These leaf place cards are easy to make. Choose your colors for your table, with Behr paint swatches. I was inspired by a leaf that I found in a parking lot!(I know its the small things). I traced the leaf pattern on to the swatch, placing it with the color variation that I wanted. Then I cut from there..Write the name and you have yourself the perfect color leaf!!

These are the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving table..

Thanksgiving Table:: "Be Thankful"

Is it really that time of the year again? Man did this year fly by!  I can't believe we are getting ready for the Holidays.. There is just something about setting the table in my home that makes me giddy this time of year.  I love pulling out pieces that I don't get to use that often and getting creative.

 My first table of the season was inspired by warmer tones and natural elements. It all started with these gold toned napkin rings from my mother- n-law and birch wood candle holders.  When prepping a table I like to start with mt inspiration, then build from there. I also love setting the table with a simple white plates and then piling on texture and details. With this setting, I brought in pumpkins and natural elements with wood candle holders, antlers, and flowers for that pop of color. I also used a simple white wrapping paper in the center of the table to add a layer.

I placed cards on every place setting, that read "Be Thankful" for guest to write what they are Thankful for on back. These were done with black card stock from Hobby Lobby.

 

 

Also place cards where made in the shape of leaves, which I will share the DIY in another post for these fun Holiday place cards....

I hope you are inspired to go set the table for the Holidays. It's always nice to dress up your table and entertain!!!

Set The Table:: Simple Thanksgiving

Since I am hosting Thanksgiving, I like to keep it simple and just enjoy time with my family, relaxing, eating and more eating. I hope you are getting your table ready for some yummy food and lots of Thanks with family and friends. Pick up a bundle of blooms from your local market and pair them with your simple white china and you can't go wrong.

Here's a few snapshots of my my table.  Now, I hope to spend my day baking a couple of cakes and convincing the hubby to take out some Christmas decor.  Happy Thanksgiving! Have a blessed Holiday!

 

Thanksgiving DIY: Paint Swatch Leaf Place Cards

Are you still trying to figure out ways to get creative with your Thanksgiving tablescape on a budget?  For a recent Thanksgiving table that we created for a local news segment I decided to use paint swatches for place cards. Paint swatches is an easy way to bring in color. I cut leaf patterns from paint swatches and glued them to small bamboo sticks and placed them in the mini pies.

Paint Swatch Leaf Place Card:

Grab paint swatches from  your local hardware store
Trace a leaf pattern with color desired, then cut

Glue one edge of the leaf to a stick or hole punch and add ribbon

Makes for a unique and colorful place card

Xoxo~ Nycia

KXAN:: Thanksgiving Table On A Budget

Pinch me if you may!  I am still in awe, after doing a Thanksgiving segment on KXAN news on Saturday morning.  When I was contacted a couple of months ago and asked to share a budget friendly table setting for Thanksgiving,  I wanted to jump over the moon with excitement!  As the day arrived I felt a lot of nerves, anxiousness and overloads of excitement all in one! (Now that's definitely an emotional bunch that I haven't felt in a long time).  It was completely a surreal experience and with the help of my two sweet assistant planners, Shalyn and Tori we pulled it together and came up with such a fabulous Thanksgiving table for the segment done for $60.00.


I am so blessed to be given this opportunity. Thanks to Catenya from KXAN, I am still smiling from ear to ear...... 

                                  Shalyn snapped a shot as I put the finishing touches on the table,

                          (hints my phone in the photo)..

                                                   Thanks to the lovely Shalyn for all the photos

 I love this photo of us! From the left, Tori(assistant planner), Catenya(news anchor), Shalyn(planner & creative photographer) and Me.

Thanksgiving decorations on a budget: kxan.com

Xoxo~ Nycia