Thanksgiving Centerpieces With Upcycled Finds

Today's centerpieces are brought to you by secondhand shopping.

For the first one, I put coffee beans, popcorn kernels, and pinto beans into the bottom of three jars.
Then I placed a tealight candle in them.
I put them on a silver tray with a few artificial leaves.
Easy, but cute, huh?

Each jar has a little trim around the mouth-some twine and tulle.

These decorative branches came from my backyard.

I set the branches in the vase, then dropped artificial leaves to cover up the bottom.

I think this could be used for a thankful tree. 

All it would take it to have family members write on tags and then attach the tags

 to the branches with clothespins.

Tip: I found that the branches wanted to lean all over the place, so I tied them together

 with a piece of twine before placing them into the jar.

For this arrangement, I placed a pumpkin and some leaves in the top of a trophy.

I can't decide if it's cute or corny. :)

You don't have to spend lots of money to have cute centerpieces. 

For all these projects, I used
a large vase,
3 small jars,
a trophy, and a silver tray.
All were purchased secondhand.

I also used artificial leaves and a small decorative pumpkin
both of which were purchased at a dollar store.

Easy. . . and cheap!

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

Give to everyone who asks of you.

Luke 6:30

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Revisiting Fall Projects

I find it so hard to believe that November is half over.

Sheesh, where does the time go?

Before we officially say goodbye to fall and welcome winter,

I'd like to look back at a few fall-ish projects. . .

For this project, I turned a vintage rake head into a wreath.

Isn't it fun?

It's always good to take time to be thankful.

You can go here to see how to make this simple gratitude journal.

This fall wreath has flowers attached to clips that can be changed out with the seasons.

This wreath hangs on our front door and has different flowers for the different seasons.

Last year some friends and I incorporated vintage finds like scales

 into these Thanksgiving centerpieces.

This is another fall wreath I've made with rosettes on clips

 so they can be changed out with the seasons.

This hangs on a door in our hallway.

I hope you enjoy the pretty fall weather before it gets cold.

Have a lovely and cool weekend. :)

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression,

 but a good word makes it glad.

Proverbs 12:25

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Pumpkin Centerpiece

This centerpiece has a very fall-ish feel, so it would work for either Halloween or Thanksgiving.

I started with an artificial pumpkin, a candle and two fall floral sprigs.

I cut a circle around the stem using a sharp steak knife.

It was much easier than I thought it would be!

I stuck the fall sprigs in the hole and wedged the candle into the hole.

It's tight enough that the candle holds the foliage tight without having to use glue.

Then I arranged the leaves to space them out and make the candle noticeable.

Ta-da!

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

An excellent wife is the crown of her husband

Proverbs 12:4

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Beach-y Centerpieces

Here's a super easy centerpiece that is great for the summer.

If you've got a large vase/candle holder, some sand, a few seashells, and a tealight candle,

then you've got what you need to whip up one of these.

 Just fill the vase/candleholder about 2/3 full of sand.

Place a few seashells around a tealight candle.

That's it!

Pair it with a fishing net and you've got a whole lotta cuteness!

(I got my fishing net at the dollar store.)

Makes you want to go to the beach, huh?

Have a lovely weekend!

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, 

I will joy in the God of my salvation.

Habakkuk 3:18

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Patriotic Centerpieces with a Pop!

Ok. Are you ready for this?

I'm about to hit you with a whole bunch of patriotic cuteness.

What do you think about this centerpiece. . .made with empty soda cans?!?

Here's a second one with a different ribbon and different flowers.

I started by using a can opener to remove the lid from an empty can.

Then I washed each can with soap and water.

I used a long ribbon to tie three cans together.

After that all it took was adding three silk flowers and one flag to each can.

Here's the first arrangement with some red flowers added.

Simple. Cheap. Cu-ute!!!

I think the price is right on these.

I bought the sodas for a new BBQ recipe I'm trying.

The flowers and the flags came from the dollar store.

And I had the ribbon on hand.

Try whipping up a couple of these to set out at your Fourth of July festivities.

Thanks so much for stopping by and God bless.

Beloved, if God so loved us, 

we also ought to love one another.

1 John 4:11

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Centerpieces to be Thankful for. . .

This past weekend, I got to help decorate for the Thanksgiving lunch banquet at my church.

Two other ladies and I decided to go with a vintage autumn theme.

We brought in some vintage stuff from our homes and paired it up as centerpieces.

We incorporated projects that the Children's Church classes had made

(like the painted jars and pumpkins made from Mason jar lids).

We added artificial fall leaves here and there.

We used vintage book page table runners.

Come back on Monday to see more about those!

Who would've thought that scales look so cute as centerpieces?!?

The silver base here is a vintage film roll canister.

Old books work great to give height to different pieces.

Here's another film canister.

I brought my easy autumn mason jars (on the right).

Here are the doily topped pumpkins that I showed you here.

This is a chicken feeder filled with all sorts of vintage goodies!

One of the gals brought this from right off her dining room table at home!

I love how the oranges brought a little pop of color and added to the autumn look!

You can go here and see how I used jute, a leaf, and a book without a cover

 to create the book on top of this pile.

This jar is filled with lots of treasures including a cross stitch piece that one of the ladies' grandma started but never finished. I love how she displayed it in this jar!

See how we used the old crochet thread to sit out as décor?

Scrabble tiles always add to any type of décor if you ask me:)

Thanks so much for stopping by and God bless.

For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting,

 and His truth endures to all generations.

Psalm 100:5

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Mason Jar + Leaf = One Cute Project!

If you're wondering what to do for a centerpiece for Thanksgiving I've got a cute idea

that will take you about five minutes to put together. . .

 

 

these autumn leaf luminaries.

 

 

All you need is an old Mason jar, a leaf, and some twine or raffia.

 

 

You can use small jars or large ones.

 

Then just tie the leaf to the jar using raffia or twine.

I wrapped the raffia around twice before tying it.

 

Place a  tealight candle in the jar and you've got a darling candle holder.

 

It would look really cute paired up with this autumn project from Friday.

 

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

 

Your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

1 Cor. 2:5

 

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