Christmas Present With Alternative Wrap

In this untraditional method of wrapping Christmas gifts, you want to make the gift tempting to the other, even if you do not have time for the wrapping process. You can use fabric instead of paper, even a fabric sack will work well because it will create a warm and unique experience for the recipient. Just make sure to fully cover the gift and secure it with a ribbon. Add a bow if you want. Read the rest of this entry »

Ideas of Pilgrims Table In Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving always becomes a wonderful moment for most family, and that day is ready to come. There are many Thanksgiving activity can be follow with gratefully. And the one good thing is decorating a table. It can be fun and something the whole family can be included in. Decorating is the fun project for adults and children alike is making pilgrims from the pumpkins that didn’t get used through Halloween or for cooking. They make amazing table decorations!

The pilgrim can be used as the centerpiece and set on a dark green, brown or wine table runner or tablecloth. To make these lively pilgrims for your holiday table you will need the following: Read the rest of this entry »

Pilgrims Table Project Directions

After prepared the materials of Thanksgiving decorating project completely now you can start by painting your pumpkin. It is not necessary to paint the entire pumpkin with a base color. You can leave it natural and just paint the facial details. You will be using the whole pumpkin as the pilgrim’s head.

Begin with the eyes, allowing enough room to set a pilgrim’s black hat on the pumpkin’s “head”. In painting the eyes, use white paint to paint the shape of the eye itself. Next paint the iris with blue, brown or a light green paint. Use black acrylic paint to paint in the pupil and outline the eyes. Add eyelashes with black paint. Next paint the mouth with red acrylic paint. Read the rest of this entry »

Rectangle Rectangular Circle

Here we come to the next steps of Thanksgiving decorating ideas. Now, you can cut a rectangular shaped piece of felt the width you want the height of the hat to be. You can check by rolling the felt rectangle over to where the cut ends would meet to see if it’s the appropriate size before completely cutting the rectangle out of the piece of felt. For a large pumpkin the width should be 7-8 inches.

The length of the rectangle is going to be based entirely on the circumference of the pumpkin. Remember the circle you are going to make with this has to be smaller in diameter than the round piece you attached to the top of the pumpkin so the hat has a brim. Read the rest of this entry »

Last Step Decorating Thanksgiving Ideas

After done with all of the Thanksgiving pilgrim decorating steps, now you can finish by attaching the other end of the felt over the top of the poster board. The poster board insures the hat will stand up straight. Use the glue gun to join the ends of the rectangle to make a circle that is about 1 -2 inches smaller in diameter than the circle of felt you attached to the pumpkin.

Take the glue gun and carefully attach the circle you have made to the round piece of felt on top of the pumpkin. After the glue has dried, cut a circle out to fit on top of the hat and attach with the glue gun. This circle needs to be the same size in diameter as the body of the hat you created with the rectangle.

When the hot glue has dried the final step in your creation of a pilgrim is to draw a buckle with the metallic gold paint on the front lower portion of the hat just above the brim. Read the rest of this entry »