Thanksgiving Pilgrim Hat Decor

Happy Thanksgiving 2013

Hello All!

Well, November is upon us.
Which means to come...

Good Food and Family and Gratefulness :)

What a great combination!

Have you officially packed away your Halloween decor?

If so, get it back out! 

My cute, little daughter has come up with a genius idea...

A black Witch's Hat easily turns into a Pilgrim Hat!

Just take the peak of the witches hat, turn it inside out, then push
the peak back inside itself halfway to create a round shape.

This particular hat has a little structure to it, so it holds its shape pretty well. The more satin-y witches hats may be a little more trickier to form the round shape.

I added a felt 'strap' and a foil buckle

Fold foil into a square-type shape and cut the center out.

Using pre-cut felt rectangles, cut (2) length-wise strips
the width of the buckle hole.

Sew the (2) strips together and trim the excess from seam

Wrap felt around hat and adhere. I just used the
reusable blue tacky gummy stuff :)

Adhere foil buckle and you're done!

If I had had ribbon, I would have used that, however the felt worked out just fine. Plus, I used a little blue tacky to adhere the hat to my faux mantel. 

Linking to: Fall Party at Posed Perfection, Posed Perfection Blog Hop, Crafts ala Mode. Made in a Day, Crafts ala Mode, The 36th Avenue, Tatertots and Jello, Loves Grows Wild

Thanksgiving Wreaths & Garland

  

So, I tried something different for my indoor wreaths. (Even after I said how I liked having a wreath with a simple item hanging in the center that could be easily changed for the season - haha!)

I used the orange satin ribbon from my Halloween trio and tied it horizontally. The small pumpkins are a find from Hobby Lobby last year, I believe. I didn't glue them down; just tucked them in the grapevine wreath. For this wreath, I printed 'grateful you're here'.  It hopefully gives a welcoming feeling to those who enter my home as well as using a word that fits the season. This wreath hangs on my coat closet door close to the the front door.

I like to take the curly Qs from grapevine wreaths and and tuck them in as well to the felt pumpkins. Too cute! Use either adjacent curlys or cut some off.

I so wish I could link back to the blogger where I first learned that you could print on fabric just from your paper printer! But I don't remember and could not find it trying to search online. Sorrry :/      

                                     

(I made this garland using the same printing technique)

Anyway... this is just plain ol' muslin fabric that I printed on.

It's easiest if you print your quote on regular paper, cut a piece of muslin and tape it over the printed quote and then send the whole thing through the printer manually. 

*** caution, paper can get jammed, so be careful ! ***

And I think I used the bold feature on this print and not the other?? 

It looks darker. I think it looks better, so do that  :)

For this wreath, I used a scripture from the Bible, Matthew 9:37. 

It's not really in context here, but I was looking to use the word harvest. 

I have this hanging on my pantry door. 

I think it is a great way for my family to celebrate and be thankful this

Thanksgiving Season

for all our food behind that pantry door. 

And really... all the 'plenteous' blessings we have been given.

Linking to: Sewing Barefoot & Somewhat Simple & One Creative Mommy & Lil Luna & The 36th Avenue & Blissful Bucket List & Craftberry Bush & Tatertots and Jello