Thanksgiving table decor and napkin rings

I added a little fall/Thanksgiving decor to the dining room table. I picked up new place mats when I got the Halloween mats. I picked some that will match my decor year round, but can be accented for the season. I purchased some sunflowers on clearance at Michael's and put them in the crystal vase that is always on the table. I added my dollar hurricanes that I made for Halloween and filled them with some small gourds and pumpkins. Remember my fall wreath and my pondering what to do with the leftover gourds and such? I found a use for them. I had to pick up another package and add to them but that's okay. The other package was on clearance at Michael's as well when I got them.

 I reused the thrift store napkins and made new rings. I made the rings from a paper towel roll, scrapbook paper and felt leaves cut with my Sizzix. The die is probably out of production but I'm sure they make another version.  Here is a tutorial for the napkin rings. I won't share mine - I did a little extra work and made it hard. It would be much simpler to just follow the tutorial I've linked. The end results are the same.

 

 

 

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Get Your Craft On

Funny how and when you get ideas. When I looked at the photos in this post, it struck me that I could have made my leaves a little fancier by doing some stitching and maybe even stitching on some seed beads. I won't be redoing them at this point, but maybe it's an idea for you if you make some.