Be Thankful

We are hosting Thanksgiving at our house for our friends that don't have family in the area.  It's turning out to be quite a big group!  Last year we had about 8 and this year we are up to 12.  I've been working on a few Thanksgiving crafts over the last few days.  My first project was to make a sign for the Fireplace.  I considered the phrase "give thanks" but decided I liked "be thankful" better.  It serves as a reminder to all of us to BE THANKFUL not just this week, but every single day!!

I decided on the size I wanted my letters (400pt) and printed them off on my home computer.  I cut them out and planned to use them, but decided I wanted thicker paper, so these letters ended up being used as stencils.

Here are the letters before adding the finishing touches...

 

Here is the finished project.  I'm happy with the results!

And here is our Thanksgiving table setting.  I'm thankful for warm food and good friends!

2011 Holiday Card Design

I had a lot of fun designing our Holiday Cards this year!  We enjoyed an extra long fall here in Portland and I wanted a card that gave a feeling of a little fall, winter and warmth.  Each card is made slightly different of course, but here is an example:

Thankful Board

I put together a Thanksgiving board for our buffet table.  All of our guests wrote what they were thankful for on the leaves.  I'll use the leaves as Christmas ornaments next month.

A Card for My Man

Aaron was out of town on a work trip for a few days and I was feeling a little creative.  We have a huge fig tree in our backyard and while we both love figs, there is only so much we can do with a million figs!  We've had fig preserves, Figgy pudding, figs with cheese and several other things.  I mean this tree is huge!  If you walk under the tree, chances are you will be hit in the head with a fig bomb.  Thankfully our Lab loves figs (she loves anything that is edible) and she keeps the ground fig free.

I'm happy with the Fig Card.  If I was a fig....he would be my newton!