Holiday DIY Ideas

Halloween:We don't decorate too much for Halloween, but I at least want to do a centerpiece and something for the front door. I don't think I want to carve pumpkins this year, because Aiden still can't do it and I hate how fast they go bad once you cut them.

Luminaries. You can either use acrylic paint or mod podge tissue paper. but This would look cute up and down the steps with those battery tea lights.

Since we have those sliding glass doors in the front what's better than candy corn garland?!

LOVE this table decoration! How simple, festive, and inexpensive! Just have to keep hands from eating them/

Thanksgiving:
I saw this idea on Parents.com and fell in love! This is a must for our table centerpiece. It's cute and a good way for each one of us to express what we are thankful for. Perfect!

How to make it:
1. Cut a 1-inch sliver off the bottom of a 9-inch polystyrene ball. Wrap sphere neatly in thick dark-brown yarn, covering surface completely; knot on bottom.
2. Make a 4-inch ball from light-brown yarn and attach to body with a wooden craft stick. Create simple facial features using felt: white circles (approximately the size of a quarter, with 1/8-inch pom-poms for pupils) for eyes, yellow triangles for the beak, and long red felt teardrops as the wattle.
3. Cut feather shapes from colored craft paper and bend in half lengthwise to create seam. Glue wooden craft stick to the bottom third of the feather and insert in a fan shape on turkey body.

This would be cute decor. A "Be Thankful" banner.

I will have to post about Christmas later because it's ALOT. I think I want to have a small adult Christmas party for our friends, so I've got lots of food ideas.