- Hey friends!

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Here we inspire, create,and just be ourselves.

I don't know if you'vebeen out shopping lately,

but the holiday buzz is in the air.

The sounds of the season are happening.

The smells of pumpkin spice lattes.

And turkeys are on sale everywhere.

Yup!

Thanksgiving is approaching quickly.

And maybe you are part ofthat stress mode right now.

Well, today, we wannahelp take your stress mode

to prep mode with some amazing, fun,

time and money saving inspirations

that will wow your Thanksgiving table.

So let's look at a couple ideas

that will help zhoozh up thisyear's Thanksgiving table.

We're gonna start out with a napkin.

Sure, you can lay your napkin out

and put the silver on it,

but why, that's kinda boring,

so let's take it up a little notch

with this simple DIY that anybody can do,

even your kids.

And I know that you have found these

in your bathroom before.

An empty roll of TP

and instead of tossingthem, we're gonna DIY them

and it's this simple.

You just cut your DIY oryour toilet paper holder

in half like this, so easy, voila,

and you're gonna find some burlap,

which I have laying around all the time,

but you can get a quarter of a yard

at your local fabric storefor just a dollar or two

and then we're justgonna match it on there.

It's this simple.

You don't even have to measure.

You can just eyeball it.

Take your glue gun, whichevery house needs a glue gun,

and you're gonna glue it right on there,

and it's really good whenyou're working with a glue gun

is to use a low temp.

It saves your fingers in the long run

if you want to invest in one.

We're gonna simply put iton there, roll it around,

and voila, you see thattook simply a few seconds

and you can take your napkins like so,

pull it through, and it's a great way

to display a super cute holidaynapkin for just pennies.

Isn't that adorable?

So now we're gonna scoot over here

and nothing makes your guestsfeel more special and wanted

than a personalized place setting holder.

And these are so easy, they are free.

Just take a walk outside,grab some pine cones,

find some card stock or paper

that you have laying around in your house,

write their name, lay it on here,

and voila, put it infront of the table setting

and you have a simple DIY

that makes your guestsfeel like they are wanted

because their name is on the table.

And now, I have saved the best for last.

And when you see this,

you're gonna be making these for everyone.

These are a DIY pumpkin

that you can use as a centerpiece

for your Thanksgiving holiday season

and this will totally wow your guests

and I'm gonna show you how to make it.

And it costs barely anything.

The first step that you have to do

is go shopping in your closet.

Look around.

My husband, I haven't seen himwear this shirt for a while

so I just went ahead andstarted to do the DIY with it.

So you're gonna use thesleeve of an old shirt

or a sweater or whateveryou have laying around

and we're going to simply lay it out flat.

It doesn't have to be measured perfectly.

You just eyeball it like that.

Gonna get rid of that part.

And you can make it as big or as small

as you are feeling.

So this one's about this size

so I'll keep that here for you.

Look out.

We're gonna take our shirt over here.

So now, you have your shirt sleeve

and the next thing thatyou're going to need

are some rubber bands, okay.

So just go into the junk drawer.

We all have them in there.

And we don't even knowwhy we keep rubber bands

in the junk drawer, but this is why,

because for this DIY.

So you're gonna take your shirt sleeve

and turn it inside out like so.

So it's inside out

and you're gonna find theend, gather it at the bottom,

and then take your rubberband and twist it around

the bottom and you aremaking an end like that.

So easy, right?

So then we're gonna turnit right side right again

and now you have alittle pocket like that.

So are you feeling thepumpkin coming to life here?

So here we are.

And now, you need some polyfill,

and actually, I was out of polyfill,

so you know those old pillows

that you have layingaround that you just keep

and you don't even knowwhy you have those pillows?

I cut it open and bam, therewas my polyfill right here.

And we're gonna take some polyfill

and you are gonna stuff this guy like this

and just move it aroundinside to give it some form

and we're gonna make him a little full

but he is so cute.

And we're going to justdo the same thing now

at the very top, like we did on the inside

and you see, we'recreating a little pumpkin,

little brother for our little friend

and we're going to rubber band this part

and while we're rubber banding this,

I'm gonna tell you about oneother thing that you need

and that is some jute or twine.

And they have that atyour local Dollar Tree,

but I actually just wentinto my garage and found some

in my husband's little workbench.

So I'm gonna take my jute

and find the end and youare going to just simply

keep your glue gun plugged in

and you are going to glue the part

on the top of the pumpkin

and you see how fast this is

and you see how it'sbecoming a little pumpkin.

So we're starting the glue there

and we are going to twist this baby around

and this is going tocreate your pumpkin stem.

And I'm gonna do it pretty tight

so you can see how we're rolling it here

and this guy is taking form

and he is so adorable.

Okay, so now we're at the end, as you see,

and I'm going to take my glue gun,

but before I do that,

there's just a little kinda,

just a little patch on the end there.

I'm just gonna trimthat right off like that

and then I'm gonna cut my twine.

So you see I didn't use hardly any twine

and I am going to glue the top

to keep the end in spot

and because it's a low temp glue gun,

I can hold it there andit doesn't even hurt.

So there we go.

Oh my gosh!

Look how cute this is!

And so, now we're gonna garnish it

and you can garnish itwith whatever you want.

I found a cute thing of eucalyptus.

I love eucalyptus,

but on this one, we'regonna do a little fall leaf

and I'm gonna glue itright on there like so,

so here we go.

We're just gonna put a littledab of glue on our leaf

and put it on the stem of our pumpkin

and hold it there for a second

and then you have the most amazing

little pumpkin centerpiecethat your guests

have never seen beforebecause it is a one of a kind,

because it's dedicated from your husband

because it's his shirt.

So he'll never know it's even shirt.

So if we just line themup together in a row

for our Thanksgiving centerpiece,

it will totally wow your guests

and it's so easy, so fun.

The kids can do it, you can do it,

and it's just about free.

So I wanna take you to myfavorite room of my house

and that is the dining room

where we will be setting up Thanksgiving.

Let's go.

Remember when dressing atable for any occasion,

think of it like the little black dress.

You start out super basic

and then you add your accessories

to zhuzh it up either way.

Whether you wanna goglamorous or laid back

and that's exactly how we'regonna look at our table.

We're starting out our Thanksgiving table

with a $1 roll of brown packing paper.

It's just $1, you unroll it,

and now it will be your table cloth.

It makes a super easy setup

and there's a couple other fun ideas

that we're gonna talk aboutthat you can do with it.

Next, we're gonna lookat your table runner.

And sure, you can put atable runner on there,

but why not think out of the box?

Here, I am using an oldpiece of barn siding.

It's super cute.

It goes with the farmhouse vibe these days

and if you can't finda piece of barn siding,

just go to The Home Store.

They'll cut a piece of wood for you.

Just give them an extra smile

and they might even sand it down.

And if you don't evenhave time to do that,

take a walk out to your garage.

You might find a piece of wood out there

that was from one ofthose unfinished projects

that the hubs was going on

and I promise you it will not be harmed

in this table setting.

Next, you want to find your centerpieces

and this is where our super adorable

DIY pumpkins comes into place.

I make 'em with shirts and sweaters

and I just lined themup, all on top of our

piece of barn siding.

Added a little bit of flowers and leaves

and voila, I think this is so festive,

so one of a kind and so unique.

I absolutely love it.

Now, we're going to look at

a way to make your guest feel very special

and like they are wanted at this table,

and that is a personalized table setting.

Now, this is where I did spend some money.

$3, to be exact.

I really splurged.

I have a $1 charger, a $1 plate

and then I really splurgedwith some really cute leaf cups

that just add that extra little touch.

And we're gonna garnish these plates

with our really cut burlap napkin rings

that we made earlier.

Put a little leaf in there,

and it's really fun and festive.

And another way to makeyour guests feel important

are our DIY pine cones

as you can see right here.

We just take our pine cone,

lay it down in front of the plate

and everyone knows where they sit

and that they are wanted and special.

Now, if you didn't have time to go out

and find your pine cones,

this is another easy idea

to take advantage of your brown paper.

Just get the old Sharpie

and right where everyone is sitting,

just go ahead and write their name

right on the brown paper

and it just is a reallycute addition to the table

and they know right where to sit

and I just love how that looks.

It really stands out.

And another idea to rememberwith your brown paper

is grab a little container of crayons

and just set it on thetable for all your littles

that get antsy towards the end of dinner

when the parents still wanna hang out

and talk a little bit.

So these are all reallyamazing, wonderful ideas

and so remember, once the table is set

and the dinner is prepared

and all your guests have gathered around,

there is one more thing

to make your Thanksgiving table amazing

and that is giving thanks.

So you take the lead.

Say what you are thankful for this year

and then give opportunity

for others to share whatthey're thankful for.

So I am so thankfulthat you joined me today

and I am counting myblessings this Thanksgiving

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and remember, a home is a place

where you can express yourself.

So you be you and I'll be me

and I'll see you nexttime at Home with Heather.