Thanksgiving inspiration

Hey guys!!! Michelle here with some Thanksgiving inspiration. Halloween has come and gone and now it's time to look onward to turkey day! So I've compiled some inspiration for you all...found on Pinterest (of course!). Everything is linked below!

Thankful

Turkey Leaf Lanterns - I've made a Valentine's day version of these and they are super fun (and easy!) to make with your kids!! We're going to collect up some leaves to make these for our Thanksgiving table.

Thankful Pumpkins - I've seen several version of this & love the idea!

Gratitude Board - Another great way to show what you're thankful for!

On the table 

Fall Table Centerpieces - I love using natural items like pinecones, pumpkins, burlap, tree branches, to decorate my fall table.

Kraft Paper Table Runner - Love this idea! I actually used this idea to do a waffle bar for the morning after my daughter's birthday party one year. Using it as a table runner for Thanksgiving is such a great option. You could even provide crayons for little one or even stamped images to color. Or if you have someone in your family who is good at drawing they could draw fall images at each person's place setting!

Wood table box - You could also use a long basket. I actually have one on my table right now.
 
Decor

Thanksgving Kids Crafts - Some fun things to do with your kiddos.

Footprint turkey - Easy craft that makes cute decor in your home! Pull out those past & present NM kits!!

Fall chalkboard - Chalkboards are awesome. The end.
 
Printables

Pumpkin leaves printable

Utensil holder printable

Thanksgiving printables

For more inspiration you can visit my Pinterest boards. I have Fall and Thanksgiving boards and I know I'll be pinning a lot to these in the coming weeks!

 

A Roundup!

You guys, I am so sad. It's time to move on from my beloved Tea for Two kit, and embrace the new Early Autumn kit. Which is totes adorbs (ha!) but sometimes you just get attached, ya know?

So to honor my favorite kit of all time, I thought I would do a little roundup of the projects I did with it.

I have to say, after focusing so much on Project Life style layouts for so long, it was so fun to tackle these more traditional layouts that I will be adding in to my Project Life album.

To get all geared up for the Early Autumn kit, I did a little Pinteresting and found some inspirational ideas that I plan to turn into projects for myself. Noel's Pinspiration Monday board is also a great place to get a little nudge in the right direction too, if you're looking for one ;)

I have had a blank six-pane vintage window sitting on the ledge in my living room for almost three months, just waiting for a little dress-up, and this cute little vintage window gave me a little inspiration for an Autumn-ee themed banner. Or maybe a few, draped perfectly over the window. Can't wait to tackle that one!!

This is a project I made a few years ago, and I am inspired to bring it back to new life with this kit!

And then there's this cutie. You could totally do so many different versions of it with the kit. Or even turn it into a dream catcher, instead. Now THAT sounds yummy!

This could be a fun Cameo project, too!

 

And here's my favorite pin from Noel's Pinboard yesterday! LOVE the color combo, and the rustic twine. So totally fall, just in a different color scheme!

 

That's all for me today! Here's another peek at the Early Autumn kit, in case you're interested. 

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Hello Happiness

Happy Saturday! I am here to show you my latest layout using the Tea For Two kits, with Noel's latest Pinspiration Board! Every Monday, Noel will be pinning lots of inspirational photos over on her Pinterest Inspiration Monday board, so be sure to check it out!

 This is my inspiration piece:

I love everything about it. Love love love.

 

Now, usually I don't use pink when scrapping about my son. It just feels a little odd. Call it gender stereotyping if you want, but there's just something about him that is so anti-pink. BUT. This layout is going into MY album, which is the very essence of pink and girly, and so very Tea for Two, that I couldn't resist pinking up these cute photos of him. And I looooove how it turned out!

I used my Cameo to cut out a couple of feathers that I stitched onto the page.

  

I threw on a couple more butterflies, that I just happen to have on the brain from my last layout and used the rubons to make some fake stitching down the center of the large one.

This layout has quite a few layers to it. I generally go with a white background on all of my layouts, but I loved that the polka dot on this one was subtle, and just enough green to neutralize the amount of pink I slathered around. I used lots of bits and pieces from both of the kits. LOVE those wooden heart stickers! I happened to grab a pad of 6x6 foiled vellum a few weeks ago, and I couldn't resist the gold foil heart sheet! I HAD to add that in!

This layout was supposed to be titled, "Boing!" because of the stuffed giraffe he's holding. It literally makes this loud and crazy boooooooiiiiiiinnnnggggg!!!! So naturally, he bangs it as hard as he can against the ground over and over and OVER again. Loves that thing. Anywho... "Boing!" looked really weird as a title, so I grabbed this wood veneer and did a little Gelato painting on it. Kind of an ombre effect. And for my first try at it, I'm pretty happy.

And that's all for me today! Be sure to check out Noel's Pinspiration Monday Board next week for more fun stuff!