Harvest Blessing In My Treasure Box: April 2012

Food, Favors and Decorations ~ Thanksgiving ~ Pink Saturday 11/26/11

Food, Favors and Decorations ~ Thanksgiving ~ Pink Saturday 11/26/11:

Thanksgiving Day!

Over the river and through the woods to my brother's house we go...

Our family traditionally has pot-luck style holiday celebrations. Everyone brings a dish. My brother and his wife hosted Thanksgiving dinner again this year for 12 family members. We took an apple pie, a pumpkin pie, potato filling, napkin rings, and cornucopia favors. Here are some photos of the pies, napkin rings and the cornucopias.

I used scrapbook designer papers to make the cornucopias. A few faux autumn leaves and a pheasant feather are hot glued to the top of each cone. I punched holes in the sides and added a jute cord hanger. They are filled with gold wrapped chocolates and pistachio nuts.

The napkin rings were made with craft paper. I inked the back of a real leaf and rubbed it onto the craft paper. I applied a coat of Mod Podge to the print. I cut out the shape, punched two holes in the center area of the leaf and added a ribbon to hold the napkin.

We spent the day feasting on delicious food, watching the parades on TV, having family fun, and thanking God for the abundance in our life.

I'm also tthankful for Beverly our Pink Saturday Hostess. Please click here to visit her and some other PS participants.

Now the preparations for Christmas begin!

Poetry And Other Materials On This Site Can Be Freely Used For Christian Bible Centered Non-Profit Ministries And must Remain Unchanged In Any Way. All Other Purposes Are With Permission Only. You May Make Requests At "treasurebox18@yahoo.com" All my poems with stories are both real and fictional designed to illustrate a biblical truth. All Rights Reserved. Please Include Site Name And Link Back To This Blog. Thank-You.

One Artsy Mama: Fall Flowers Wreath

One Artsy Mama: Fall Flowers Wreath: I'm really really excited about the fall wreath I made! Want to see? { thanks for humoring me } Here it is.....TA DA! I com...

Over The River

Over The River:

W E L C O M E F R I E N D S

We are absolutely loving the bright Fall days here at our place! Look what I "cooked up" this week to share with you.

It's true that I do like to get out of the kitchen and this is one of our favorite Thanksgiving traditions. Our youngest daughter and SIL were married five years ago and we made these pumpkin topiaries for their wedding. We actually used amazing fresh Fall flowers, fruits and vegetables with lots of bright berries, celebrating their special day.

Ever since then we have gone on a Fall scavenger hunt to find all the fixings. We have a natural little pond behind our home where we found cattails, dried weeds and thistle pods, wild roses and bushes with berries. Our SIL grew and shared the pretty little gourds with us, thanks Shane! The small green pumpkins were grown and contibuted by our new neighbors, Linda and Dennis.

We did buy the white and orange pumpkins, but that's all! The log bases are stored year after year. The pumpkins sit on oasis squares that I use to build the arrangements and I made the silk wreath more years ago than I can remember. I miss my dear friend Deby from Rexburg. She made the happy hanging gobbler for me, a gift I always cherish.