My Handcrafted Ornaments for the Thanksgiving Tree

When Halloween is over

some like to go

straight to Christmas.

But for me it's still a little early.

It's no wonder people complain of 

getting sick of hearing Christmas music 

when they start the day

after Halloween.

I like to observe Thanksgiving.

Fall leaf garlands and burlap

that gave way to Halloween decor

have gone back on my tree.

What says Thanksgiving more than
turkey and pumpkin pie!

Then there are pilgrims, cornucopias...

oh...and I saw these 
Indian corn on Pinterest
aren't they the cutest!?

Adorable

Let me show you what I've been working

on to add the Thanksgiving element

to my office tree.

First I went to the Dollar Store and

purchased a package of paper party plates.

There were several with a turkey theme.

I chose this one....

I love everything about this turkey,

the shape, size, colors.

So, I just cut them out,

 punched a hole,

inserted a wire hanger 

and voile....instant tree ornament

...and 8 for $1.19 

what a deal!

Next...Cornucopias.

They had to have some texture,

that woven look.

Oh... I know!

 one of those round placemats

I cut it into wedges like a pie.

Then to prevent fraying of the cut threads,

 I ran a line of hot glue along the edges.

I planned to curl the wedge into a cone.

But to get the narrow end to turn up like

a cornucopia I first applied another

line of hot glue and laid down a

piece of wire so it would be able to

hold it's shape.

So here's one after it's been rolled into

a cone, the seam along the top secured with

more hot glue 

and then shaped with the narrow end turned up.

A piece of foil leaf wire 

and a little glittered pumpkin

are just the finishing touches.

I love how they turned out!!

Perfect little tree ornaments for the 

Thanksgiving Season.

In my next post 

I'll share my

pumpkin pie ornaments.

Stay tuned....

Update:  See my next post here

to see how I made the pumpkin pie ornaments.

Hugs,

BettyJean