Festive Thanksgiving Table Setting Ideas for Every Budget

Entry #745, November 6, 2011

Every Thanksgiving, the main attraction is the dinner and the beautiful settings. Today, see beautiful table setting ideas. From floral to crafts, and a variety of table settings to fit every budget. Look at some of my favorites from Martha Stewart.

Feathered Friends

These handsome place-card gobblers add a burst of holiday cheer.

How to Make the Turkey Place Cards

Fun crafts can make memorable table settings

Tabletop Collage

Display autumn leaves beneath a sheer tablecloth, and the dining room will look as brilliant as the maple in the front yard. Place leaves between paper towels or waxed paper inside a phone book for a week to dry and smooth them. If needed, use double-sided tape to attach foliage — in any grouping — to a standard white tablecloth. Then place a sheer cloth, such as organza, on top.

Unique tablecloth idea that you can create from leaves in your yard!

Speckled Place Cards

Flecks of paint on paper foliage mimic the mottled appearance of real leaves

How to Make the Speckled Place Cards

Speckled place settings are easy and inexpensive, and look great!

Paper Pilgrims Thanksgiving Table

Create a Mayflower centerpiece for the kids’ table by lashing a watercolor paper sail to wooden dowels and anchoring it in a small, pebble-filled pail. Paper pilgrim hats and bonnets are easy to craft with the help of our printable templates.

Kids table idea

 Festive Foliage Placemats

Large trivets in leafy shapes add seasonal style while protecting your dinner table from piping-hot plates.

How to Make the Festive Foliage

Thanksgiving placemats create a beautiful backdrop to the table

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