Be Thankful

My new hubby and I are hosting Thanksgiving this year. We spent the day buying amounts of food that make me ashamed of us, and then I spent the evening cruising the craft section at Meijer looking for inspiration.  I wanted to make a festive centerpiece, and decided to dress up some candles I got on clearance after last Christmas.

 

 For a total of about $7, I left the store with this: 

 

I cut the small burlap sheet into strips..... 

 

I hot glued the burlap around the candles, then topped it with some hot glued ribbon: 

 

 I put the pretty, dressed-up candles on my fancy cake stand, added the fall-ish mini pinecones and cinnamon sticks and acorns, and I've got a pretty Thanksgiving dinner centerpiece!

 

  

(P.S. This decorative burlap will need to be removed before it gets close to the flame... )

The cake stand was made for my wedding this past June, based on a Pinterest inspiration. We found the plates and custard cups at an Antique store in Saugatuck, Michigan,  on a Valentine's Day long weekend last year. Just added a little hard-core clear glue from the hardware store to the upside-down custard cup and stuck it to the plate. Voila, cake stand!  :)

  

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