Comments on: Thanksgiving on a Budget: Decorations from Paper

By: Anjanette

Anjanette — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:47:30 +0000

Thanks so much for showing us those silhouettes!! I used them to make thanksgiving trivia flash cards for the kids at our dinner to quiz the adults with and they loved them!!

By: Joy

Joy — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:25:34 +0000

Thank you Monica! I did discovery that I was missing the updated Adobe Acrobat (the day after Thanksgiving!). I might print them out to save for next year though. I loved the ideas. Joy

By: Monica

Monica — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:38:20 +0000

Hi Joy – My first guess is that your computer needs an updated version of Adobe Acrobat. Most of her templates are uploaded as PDF files. Adobe Reader is usually a free download that you can find by simply doing a Google search for “free Adobe Reader download” If that doesn’t help – I wonder if perhaps there is a security setting on your computer which is blocking you from viewing the pages? After that, I might just try a different computer and see if that works easier.
Enjoy!
Monica

By: Monica

Monica — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:24:29 +0000

By: Joy

Joy — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:00:09 +0000

I loved the ideas but had a computer question. When I go to Martha Stuart and click on the template link I get a blank page with a icon in the bottom left corner of the screen, above the start button. The icon is a page with a yellow triangle with an exclamation point in it. I’ve had this happen a few times with different things. Does anyone know what I need to download to see these type of pages? Thanks, Joy.

By: Cidny

Cidny — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:22:56 +0000

What wonderful ideas. I’m excited to start making things this week!

By: DiaryofADINK

DiaryofADINK — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:56:16 +0000

Thank you Monica. I love the idea of sharing a “thankful” breakfast with a special family in our lives each year!

By: Chrissy

Chrissy — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:03:19 +0000

I love the tablecloth idea. I have been wanting to do something special for my table and this just might be it. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful ideas.

By: Rose

Rose — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:46:51 +0000

This are all wonderful ideas! Since we will be traveling this year (for the first time!) I won’t have “charge” over the table, but I’m definately going to make the turkey coloring books for the kiddos and put some treat bags together – thanks sooo much for the ideas!

By: clarice

clarice — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:20:21 +0000

So many great ideas. Perfect for my black and red Thanksgiving. Thank you Clarice

By: jennifer

jennifer — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:22:22 +0000

My kids and I do a lot of our own decorating crafts, check them out on my blog,
http://jennwa.blogspot.com

Thanks for all your great ideas, we will have to try some your too.

By: LANA

LANA — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:20:48 +0000

Great post, thank you! The table cloth idea is similar to the one we use on Earth Day. On April 22nd (Earth Day), we put a roll of brown craft paper on the table and decorate it with pictures of nature and color it in. We then enjoy lots of veggies and Earth Day cake!

By: Brandi

Brandi — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:50:37 +0000

Thank you, Monica and Crystal for some great ideas! I’m looking forward to doing some of these with my kids!

Blessings!
Brandi

By: Monica

Monica — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:09:17 +0000

Hi Mary – I just reread your question about the ink. You should be fine with any ink sold near the stamps at a craft supply store. I would go with colors you like or that will show up on the paper you’re going to use.

By: Monica

Monica — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:53:13 +0000

Hi Mary in MN: I bought those stamps at a Stampin’ Up party – they were part of a Country Living promotion last year. However, Michael’s, Hobby Lobby, AC Moore and even thrift stores are great sources for stamps!

By: Joelle

Joelle — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:43:52 +0000

These are such cool ideas. When I lived at home, my mom usually had a “litany” or “responsive reading” that she wrote about the blessings from the year. She printed them of into little “booklets” (usually she uses colored paper) and then we glued 5 kernels of dried corn to the front of the little booklets – as a tradition of the Pilgrims who at some point only got 5 kernels of corn. It reminds us to be thankful! After Thanksgiving dinner, we usually had our guests go around and sign each other’s booklets with their appreciation for each other. Makes a nice keepsake from year to year!

By: Tracey McBride

Tracey McBride — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:37:50 +0000

Monica,
What a lovely collection of charmingly frugal ideas! I am a huge fan of Homespun Hearts and always love to see your ideas and read your good thoughts.
Warmly,
Tracey
P.S. Loved the post on your blog regarding charity.

By: Mary in Mn

Mary in Mn — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:32:43 +0000

Hi Crystal,

Just a quick question… I am very uncrafty (to say the least!). But I LOVE the stamps you used on your tags. I do love to make up tags and such…. but what brand of stamps are those? Can I just buy those at a Michael’s? And what type of ink would I use? Thanks for letting me know. Take care and thanks for all the Thanksgiving posts, they’re great!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:12:48 +0000

Hi,
I can’t seem to find the link for the silhouette tablecloth – help! I love it and want to do it. Thanks!

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Money Saving Mom here: Oops, sorry about that, Lisa! The links were incorrect. I’ve fixed them now. Let me know if for some reason they don’t work for you still.

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:48:05 +0000

Thank you for the wonderful ideas!!!! Thanksgiving is my FAVORITE holiday! I especially liked the un-popped popcorn as a stabilizer in a jar… so many possibilities with this one! I think I will make some napkin rings with my kids. The ABC’s of thanks is GREAT!

One thing that we have done several times is make a “Thanksgiving Tree”: I use a long length of brown craft paper and draw a bare tree on it. Then I cut out leaves from colored paper. Every night at supper we then each write something we are thankful for on a leaf and tape it to the tree (or on the “ground” under the tree). By the time thanksgiving comes we have a tree full of thanks. On Thanksgiving we each read things off the tree.

Thank you again for this series!
Heather