DIY’s Thanksgiving Tabletop Tips – Take Two
Written on November 19, 2009 at 4:40 pm, by Team DIY
Yesterday, we featured fun and creative was to dress up your holiday dinner table without pawning the TV. Today, seven more fabulous tips for wow-ing your friends and fam!
Better Bowls. Cut the tops off of acorn and butternut squash and use a spoon to scoop out the pulpy insides and seeds. Fill them with finger-foodie apps, like gourmet olives.
Mighty Menu. Post your T-Day dinner menu so guests can appreciate what’s to come. Another bright idea: Have recipe cards printed, signed, and ready to go, especially for the most popular dishes. Send them home (along with a plate of leftovers) with your guests.
Personalized Pumpkins. Use inexpensive stencils and acrylic paint to paint on a monogram for each guest at the table. Set the finished pumpkins inside soup or salad bowls for a pretty presentation.
Buttered Up. Way cuter than plopping a boring brick of butter on the table. Soften up a stick of butter and gently press it under plastic wrap to flatten. Use cookie cutters dipped in hot water to cut the butter into fall shapes. Set the shapes onto a saucer and cover with plastic wrap until serving time.
Delish Doggie Bags. Rather than enduring two weeks of turkey sandwiches, send guests home with leftovers. Have pretty ribbon and tags ready to go, and wrap recyclable silverware into a napkin for a nice touch.
Lovely Leaves. It doesn’t get much simpler. Tuck a single leaf into the napkin on each place setting.
Branch Out. Twigs and branches that clutter your yard look perfectly elegant on the table. Use them to highlight gourds and candles for a fab fall centerpiece.
Be sure to tune in tomorrow for step-by-step instructions and photos on how to set a formal dinner table and a buffet table!
Categories: entertaining | Tags: centerpieces, holiday crafts, tabletop, thanksgiving, thanksgiving decorations | 2 Comments
2 Responses to “DIY’s Thanksgiving Tabletop Tips – Take Two”
November 19, 2009 at 8:20 pm, by BeachBrights
Number 1: Can your pictures get any more beautiful? I have total picture envy.
Number 2: Can your ideas get any more clever, cute, thrifty, amazing (u get the point)?
Happy Holidays
XOXO
November 20, 2009 at 9:43 am, by Terree Cloth
Ditto on BeachBrights comments! I struggle cutting both acorn and butternut squashes. Maybe you have a tip for cutting them…? I try to bake them before cutting because they are so hard for me to cut–won’t work for those cute bowls! Happy Thanksgiving