Hi there Just Us Four readers! My name is Laura and I blog over at The Experimental Home where I share my everyday creative experiments. I believe that I can create anything with just a little experimentation and you can too! I am so excited to be guest posting today on Thanksgiving eve. I am also excited because in two days, our Christmas decorations come out of the attic and it is time to deck the halls! I am not one of those people who totally replace my seasonal decor every year. For me, the best part of Christmas decorating is all the wonderful Christmas memories that the decorations hold. However, each year some decorations get retired and new ones take their place. This year, I know I need a new wreath for my front door. I wanted to create something simple and modern with classic Christmas style. I have been loving the color-blocked look this year, so I decided to experiment with a paint dipped wreath. It was super-simple to make and I just love how it turned out!
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Christmas Burlap Bell Wreath
I took my first trip to Hobby Lobby a few weeks ago and I was so excited. A store finally opened that was within an hour of me so I carved 2 hours out of my schedule to give myself plenty of time to check it all out. While I was there, I fell in love with a burlap wreath that had bells on it. I didn’t love the price tag though and was convinced I could make something similar for less. Luckily, being in Hobby Lobby, it wasn’t difficult to find the supplies for my Christmas Burlap Bell Wreath.
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Guest Blogger: Thanksgiving Wine Glass Charms
This holiday season, I am giving you the gift of new blogs to read! Yep, throughout the holiday season, I will have guest bloggers come here and share a little bit of their awesomeness so you will have fun new blogs to read for the new year. Today, we start with our first guest blogger, Katie!
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Hello Just Us Four readers! I’m Katie from Snap-On Buttons and I am so pleased to be a guest blogger! Thanksgiving is perhaps my favorite holiday and if your like me, there’s always a full house. I’m here to show you how to make these super cute Thanksgiving wine glass charms.
I hate always having to second guess where I put down my drink at parties. That’s where wine glass charms come in handy. Using my Silhouette Cameo, I cut out charms using their Thanksgiving charms. I really liked these charms because their subtle and inexpensive.
I cut out the same charms in different card stock colors, so guests have more options and diversity among the charms.
To make the rings for the wine charms, I used gold wire since it matches my Thanksgiving decor the best. However, it could easily be customized to match yours as well. Using wire cutters, I cut wire about 2 inches long and wrapped it around a soda bottle cap.
Slip the charm onto the wire and you have a super cute, easy, and practical craft for Thanksgiving!
I wish you and yours a wonderful holiday season! I hope you’ll stop by Snap-on Buttons soon to see what I’ve been up to!
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Those charms are super cute! I know I always hate losing my glass at parties too so this is definitely an idea I would use. Thanks so much Katie!
Be sure to visit Katie and see all the other awesome ideas she has to share!
Eggnog and Pumpkin Mousse – Layered Desserts
I’m a sucker for an individual sized dessert. Make it layered and pretty and serve it in a small dish and I am all in. That is the idea behind my layered eggnog and pumpkin mousse cups. I wanted something that could easily be served individually but also looked pretty. Of course, tasting good was a must too.
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Christmas Decorations: Frames of Joy
Decorating for Christmas is something I love and look forward to from about November 1st. I always wait until the week of Thanksgiving to actually start putting out Christmas decorations but I definitely dream about them long before that. This year, I wanted to add a few new items to our home and I decided to start with some framed words. Joy and Noel are two of my favorite “words of the season” so I picked one of those. 
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Christmas Tree Advent Calendar
Christmas is my absolutely favorite time of year. From mid-September, I start dreaming of my Christmas decorations and start to think about what this year’s Advent Calendar will look like. Last year, our Advent Calendar was a frame with little envelopes for each day. I wanted to do something a little different this year and, after a brainstorming session with Mathlete, we came with the idea of a Christmas tree Advent Calendar.
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Black Friday Survival Kit with a Printable
Guess what will be here in a just over a week? Sure, there is Thanksgiving but there is also Black Friday! Are you a Black Friday shopper? I definitely am and look forward to it every year. If you are too, I am here to help you with your black Friday preparation with tips on creating a Black Friday Survival Kit {and printable}!
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Vegetable Quinoa Soup: Progressive Thanksgiving Dinner
Welcome to the virtual Thanksgiving dinner! I’m sharing a delicious Vegetable Quinoa Soup recipe for my part before moving on you on the next course: salad!
Today, I am sharing a delicious vegetable soup recipe that will be right at home on your Thanksgiving table. Of course, be sure to pair it with other delicious dishes you will find at the rest of this progressive dinner.
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Thanksgiving Recipes – Pumpkin Cheesecake Bites
As you are preparing for Thanksgiving, I’m sure you throwing around ideas of what to have for dessert and the standard apple pie or pumpkin pie comes to mind. We’ve even been known to do a little early Christmas baking and have cookies for our Thanksgiving dessert. How about breaking from the norm a little bit and doing pumpkin cheesecake bites instead? They are single serving making them easy for a dessert table and on your waistline on a day full of eating.
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50 Amazing Thanksgiving Recipes
Thanksgiving recipes are always easy to find. But these 50 Thanksgiving food ideas go beyond the traditional turkey and mashed potatoes. I guarantee you’ll find at least a few that will go on your holiday menu.
Thanksgiving is fast approaching which means families are starting to think about just what they want to eat on the holiday. I know I always start planning out my Thanksgiving menu at least a week or two in advance so now is the perfect time to start pouring over recipes. To help you with you menu planning {oh, and myself too!}, I have gathered up 50 amazing Thanksgiving recipes that would be perfect for your holiday table.
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