Thanksgiving Leaf Place Cards

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays.  I love relaxing in my parents' warm house, with the company of family and friends and the delicious aroma of food!  This year I made place cards for the table by using natural leaves.  Take a look! 

Materials: 

leaves

paper, tape, scissors

twine and ribbon

paper towels

cloth napkins

Method:

1. Gently clean the leaves in soapy water so that your family and guests can rest assure that their place card is clean.











2. Lay the leaves on paper towels to dry.

3. Meanwhile, write the names of your guest on thin strips of paper, or print the names on the computer and cut it into thin strips.

4. When the leaves have dried, cut the name strips so that there is a little overlap with the stem.

5. Pinch the paper to fold around the stem, and secure it with a small piece of tape.

6. Using a piece of twine, tie a knot around the stem and paper. (Cut off the excess.)

      

7. Fold the napkin into a rectangle.  Using a ribbon, tie a bow around the napkin, and insert the name card under the ribbon.

We'll be using chocolate brown colored napkins (this is just an example).  I'll post a picture of the complete place setting after Thanksgiving!

     Here are several of the ones I made.

I hope this project inspired you to add a creative touch to your Thanksgiving table!  Have fun picking out the leaves! There are many beautiful ones to choose from.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!