Celebrating Thanksgiving is all about spending time with family and friends over delicious food and drinks. Decorating your dining table with beautiful homemade Thanksgiving crafts can add to the festive atmosphere and create lasting memories. A simple yet effective way to jazz up your table this year is by making Thanksgiving garland with leaves, gourds, and other autumnal decor.
Materials Needed
- Dried corn stalks
- Fake and/or dried leaves (maple, oak)
- Wheat stalks or hay
- Pinecones
- Gourds
- Dried orange slices
- Acorn caps
- Autumn botanicals
- Twine or yarn
Basic Garland
The easiest Thanksgiving garland is a string of autumn botanicals and gourds threaded onto twine. Simply pierce holes through gourds, leaves, and other items and slide onto the twine. Tie knots between each item and space them out evenly along the twine. Once done, hang the garland along the edge of your dining table or over the mantle.
Leaf Garland
Dried leaves make for an attractive and low-cost Thanksgiving decoration. Simply collect Maple and Oak leaves in fall, allow them to dry, and punch holes near the stem of each leaf. Thread twine or string through the holes and knot between each leaf to create a beautiful garland in warm autumnal shades.
Cornhusk Garland
Cornhusks add rustic appeal to any Thanksgiving decor. Soak dried cornhusks in water for a few hours until they are pliable. Wrap twine around the base of cornhusks and tie tightly. Attach cornhusks to the twine spaced a few inches apart to create a corncob garland. You can also pierce holes in cornhusks and string directly onto the twine.
Wheat Garland
Dried wheat stalks, wheat bundles and hay impart natural charm when used as Thanksgiving decorations. Tie wheat stalks, hay or dried bundles of wheat to twine or string at regular intervals to create an easy wheat garland to hang along your table or mantel.
Pinecone Garland
Drill holes through the base of pinecones and thread twine through. Knot the twine between pinecones and hang the garland from your dining table chandelier or kitchen cabinet handles. Use different sized pinecones to create visual interest.You can even spray paint the pinecones in autumnal shades of red, orange and yellow before stringing them.
In conclusion, simple Thanksgiving garland made from natural materials like leaves, wheat, corn and gourds infuse a rustic and warm aesthetic to your holiday decor. Get creative by experimenting with different textures, colors and fall botanicals to craft the perfect garland for your Thanksgiving table! Enjoy bringing the autumn harvest indoors this Thanksgiving with your own homemade garland.
FAQs about Thanksgiving Garland
Some fun Thanksgiving garland ideas include fall leaves, owls, turkeys, pumpkins or squash, pilgrim hats, tepees, or cornucopias.
Think fall foliage in nature’s beautiful hues. Turkeys, pumpkins, and gourds should abound, and if you’re into super-traditional, even Pilgrim figurines are appropriate.
Affordable DIY Thanksgiving Decoration Items You Can Find:
candle votives.
twine.
burlap.
fake flowers.
pumpkins.
plastic fruit (you could use these to make cornucopias)
Fall leaves.
glass vases
jars
acorns
Pumpkins are such a strong symbol of the fall season and they can be incorporated in a large variety of accents. They are also a great decorative item to keep up through Thanksgiving because they match well with the holiday.