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Jive Turkey: Kid’s Art Turned into a Seriously Cool Thanksgiving Centerpiece
Do you have a lot of leftover kid’s art hanging around the house? Because I sure do. I don’t even have any kids and my place is littered with gobs of their paintings, drawings and doodles. People just...
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$3 Wreath: Thanksgiving at the Mexican Circus
As mentioned earlier, I set out to make a beautiful, traditional, autumnal style wreath. It came out looking like something I won at a booth outside the Mexican Circus. Not that I’m complaining. In...
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Magical Paper Turkey Feathers
My mother liked to use the term charm bracelet as a verb. That sounds weird but it’s actually a handy thing. You can use it to describe anything that accumulates with purpose over time. I’m going to...
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Kiddo Art as a Thanksgiving Garland
Last year I made this feather garland for Thanksgiving, the idea being that I could add a few more feathers each year. This year I did just that, but instead of painting some fancy paper myself, I used...
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Turkey Sunglasses
In 1620, when the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, you have to wonder what sorts of thoughts came to their mind; Will we find food? Will we survive the winter? Will our descendants remember our...
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Kid Art Luminaria
As a kid, I did not like Thanksgiving. Not that I disliked it, I just didn’t see much in it for me. As far as I could tell, turkey could be served any Thursday, what was so special about this one?...
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Color Me Thankful
If you have been following this blog for a few weeks, you may have noticed a common thread: kid art. That seems an odd thing for someone who has no kids (ahem, don’t tell the cat I said that), but, I...
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Horn of Plenty (of Peaches)
My friend Kiki keeps a beautiful horn of plenty on her dining room table. It looks very festive and fallish and her cats like to chew on the basket, just like the pilgrim kitties did at the first...
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Pimp My Gourd
Now is as good of a time as any to tell you that I watch ice dancers on youtube late at night and sometimes I get really angry that they are not wearing enough bling. I mean, the hell? If you can’t...
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Painted Chargers for a Holiday Feast
I have been toying with the idea for painted holiday plates for a while, but I’m not patchouli enough to hang out at the local pottery shop wearing Tevas and tube socks. Since Thanksgiving is upon us,...
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