Three Simple Thanksgiving Craft Projects the Whole Family Can Make
Posted by admin on September 17th, 2009 filed in Steam Engine Kits
The World Wide Web is chock full of free Thanksgiving images that have terrific potential. They can be used to impart a traditional Thanksgiving feel on websites or blogs, or for one of my favorite things: Thanksgiving crafts. As an example, crafts made from vintage Thanksgiving cards are easy-as-pie, because vintage images are both versatile and very effective at getting a point across. Because of their age, these images can also be downloaded and used without fear of consequences stemming from copyright infringement.
Doing a quick Web search for “vintage Thanksgiving cards” will give you a huge selection of free vintage images from which many cool crafts projects can be made. And if you’re not a fan of vintage, contemporary Thanksgiving clip art or autumn clipart can also be used to produce beautiful craft projects.
Here are some examples of simple projects virtually anyone can make by using free images found on the Web:
* Thankful Garlands *
Making Thanksgiving garlands is as simple as having guests or family members jot their blessings on leaves cut from construction paper. Then, just print some vintage Thanksgiving cards and with the help of tiny clothespins, join the vintage cards and the leaves, alternating them onto a long piece of ribbon or yarn. In the absence of clothespins, you can use paper clips, colorful clamps you can get at the office supply store or tape to hold everything in place. If you want, you could also use contemporary Thanksgiving clip art instead of the cards to alternate with the leaves. Once the garland is completed, hang it from a windowsill or a mantelpiece to show off everyone’s good work!
* Handmade Thanksgiving Greeting Cards *
When you’ve downloaded the Thanksgiving image you’d like to use, paste it into a word processing or PowerPoint document. You can size the card using the software’s settings. Position the image on one half of the card, so it can be folded in half once it’s printed. Print the card on sturdy stock, fold it and use a little glitter glue to make it sparkle. You can also make your own envelopes or just get some at the dollar store.
* Thanksgiving Table Place Cards *
The Thanksgiving dinner table is much prettier when you use table place cards. Fortunately, these can be made quite easily using vintage cards or free clip art images. Just download the image or images you want to use and insert them into a table in your word processing or other type of program. Make the table two columns by six or eight rows, depending on how tall you want the cards to be. Paste the art into every other cell, making sure there’s enough room on the cards to write people’s names. Then, print onto heavy card stock, cut them out using a paper cutter or a ruler and craft knife and just fold them in half. Voila! That’s all it takes. Your holiday table will be that much more festive.
I hope you have a great time making these Thanksgiving craft projects and that you have a happy Thanksgiving!
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