Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Festive Thanksgiving Placecards

We were asked to bring placecards for Thanksgiving dinner this year, and Emily thought these turned out so cute! She cannot wait to show them to all our family and friends. If your child is old enough to write, this is a great way to get in some handwriting practice. Emily enjoyed learning how to spell all of our relatives names.


I found votive candles (both the candle and the glass votive holders) came in packs of 12 at Big Lots for $6. They were intended to be used for weddings, but I thought they would work perfectly for Thanksgiving dinner too.

We used card stock in fall colors, and Emily wrote out the names with black marker.


Then, she wanted to decorate the names to make them look fancy!


I used pinking shears on the edges, and a hole punch at the top. Threaded through some ribbon and they were done!

Simple and easy! We cannot wait to see them all lit up around the table!

Wishing everyone a very safe and happy Thanksgiving!!

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very cute idea! I wish I'd thought of that for OUR wedding, and too bad Canadian Thanksgiving is over...
And I Love the writing! Very neat and creative :)

Stephanie Griffith said...

Those are so cute! I love them.

Elise said...

Hi Valerie

They will look beautiful on the table - so festive. They are extra special because Emily wrote out all the names and she made them look very fancy.

Christy Killoran said...

I really like this idea. Thanks for sharing.

maryanne said...

Very cute.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Anna said...

Happy Thanksgiving Valerie -- hope you have a great day!

Petula said...

Those are really cute and unique. I'm sure they'll look beautiful on the table.

Anonymous said...

What a cute idea! I think I'll use it at Christmas time, just change the colors!

The Domestic Contessa said...

Once again - great idea! These would make great Christmas holders, too - guests could take them home for small gifts or favors, too! I've linked to you!

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