Thankful Tree

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This year, we have *hopefully* started a new tradition in our family… The Thankful Tree.  This project has a very simple but important concept: counting our blessings.  It also makes for a nice  holiday decoration.

thanksgiving decoration


The tree form is made out of brown vinyl.  I freehanded the shape, cut it out, and adhered it to the wall.  I did not take a picture of the tree on the wall without the leaves but you get the idea.  You can also use a fancy cutting machine for this step if you have one.


For the leaves, I drew a leaf shape and traced it on red, yellow, and orange paper. 

thanksgiving decoration


I sat down with my daughter and she came up with most of the blessings and wrote them on the leaves.

thanksgiving decoration


Then we just taped the leaves to the tree

thanksgiving decoration
I love the way this turned out.  It is a nice addition to our dining room decor right beside my DIY Chalkboard.
thanksgiving decoration

thanksgiving decoration
I personally think “desserts” is a nice choice!

thanksgiving decoration

Now whenever we sit down to eat, we are reminded that we have a lot more to be grateful for than just our food.

Have you made any “thankful” decor for you house?

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