Last year we had the opportunity to host Thanksgiving dinner at our home and the former wedding planner in me had just a tad bit of fun with the Thanksgiving decor – so I wanted to share some Thanksgiving decor ideas with you.
All the things I did were easy, and inexpensive, so if you are in the position to host Thanksgiving at your home this year, maybe some of these decor ideas might come in handy.
Free Printable Thanksgiving Banner
If you search “Printable Thanksgiving Banner” on Pinterest, you will find a ton of cute ideas. I found this free DIY printable Thanksgiving banner on Digimamas.com.
All you have to do is print the banner on white card stock, cut out the letters, and then I punched two holes in the top of each letter and strung them together with cooking twine.
My buffet in our dining room was a perfect place to hang. On top of our buffet I used very cheap glass cylinders and alternated white pillar candles and stacked mini pumpkins.
Thanksgiving Tabletop Decor Ideas
And then there comes the tabletop, which is my absolute favorite. I opted not to use a tablecloth since my dining table is a very dark wood, and instead used a burlap runner I found at Michaels, along with fall-themed placemats I have had for a long time.
When cruising around Michaels, I got inspired when I saw these Wooden Plaques that looked like the real inside of a tree trunk! I am a fan of using multi-dimensional decor on tabletops, so I thought these would be the perfect way to add a bit of height and dimension. In the store, there were a few different sizes, so I got a mix.
I also snatched up a pack of cute letter tiles that reminded me of Scrabble pieces to glue gun to the side of the wooden plaques with phrases like “Be Thankful” “Grateful” “Family”.
The rest of the Thanksgiving tabletop decor was a mix of gourds and mini pumpkins from our local grocery store, fall colored flowers and a collection of fall colored leaves my little ones helped me collect which I put in the bottom of the large votives.
I also picked up cheap mason jars from Michaels to use for vases because mason jars always remind me of fall.
Gourd Succulents
And thanks to my handy hubby who loves to grow succulents, he hollowed out a selection of gourds and then planted mini succulents in them to all to the Thanksgiving tabletop. It was also a great conversation piece!
Pinecone Thanksgiving Place Cards
And last but not least were the place cards. When creating a tabletop design, I think it is really a thoughtful idea to make each person at the table feel special. Each year I try to think of new ideas for Thanksgiving place cards and last year I decided to go with pinecones, because again, I was in love with the natural fall tabletop theme!
Have you heard of free photo editing site PicMonkey? [Affiliate links]
Well I am in LOVE and use it for most all of my graphics now. I use it all the time, so I have the Royale Membership, which is only $33 for the year, and gives you access to a ton of cool fonts, graphics and is ad-free.
But the main interface is FREE for anyone to use.
You can use it to edit photos or to create fun place cards like these for Thanksgiving….
Basically all you do is select “Create” and then 8 x 10, and it will give you a blank 8 x 10 canvas to work with.
The “T” to the left is for text -and you can chose from fun fonts.
I think it is cute to put “We are Thankful for…guest’s name” for the place card.
Then click on the Butterfly icon on the left, and scroll down to Nature to see all the fun graphics you can insert like leaves, twigs, trees, etc.
PicMonkey is really user friendly. I absolutely love it! And if you are a graphics lover or love playing around with photo editing, the Royale Membership is completely, totally worth every penny.
I printed my pinecone place cards out on card stock, cut out, and then glued to a natural color gift tag from Michaels, that I then tied to the pinecone with raffia ribbon.
I hope you found some fun Thanksgiving Decor Ideas here! Do you have any ideas to share? Please comment below!