DIY Pine Cone Door Decor

This is a little overdue, but I blame JoAnns for running out of ribbon. I had to wait until they got more of this wired dusty teal burlap/linen ribbon back in stock to finish the project. It was mostly done before Thanksgiving anyway....

This is a simple Thanksgiving or Christmas DIY door decoration. It cost me about $5. The ribbon I got at JoAnns with coupons, and I bought some circle screw-in hooks, that's it. The fabulous giant pine cones came from Ryan's grandparent's yard. They have a sugar pine tree (or two) that drop these giant pine cones and they are kind enough to share.

I considered dipping the pine cones in white paint for a more modern look, but they are pretty sappy and earthy, and for this I think I prefer them au natural.

If you want to try this yourself, its super easy.
1. Just use a small drill bit to drill a hole in the top of your pine cones.
2. Screw in your little circle hooks.
3. Tie on the ribbon.
4. Make some bows and glue them on with a hot glue gun, and away you go.

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Thankful Tree

I love love love this idea of a Thankful Tree for the month of November. I want to start this tradition in my family, though little A isn't old enough to understand any of it yet. Click here for the full scoop. Pin It

DIY Pumpkin candle holder

Head on over to Twig & Thistle to check out their instructions for a DIY pumpkin candle holder. Fabulous possibilities for both Halloween and Thanksgiving. They've got lots more photos too.

I'd like to make a black glitter one for Halloween--make sure you paint the pumpkin black before you black glitter it, if you decide to go this route. And with a black or purple candle inside, ooooh, love. Oh, Oh! Or you could do a purple under painting with black glitter—that could be quite nice! Pin It