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Yesterday, my family celebrated an early Thanksgiving. The kids and I had fun picking out new linens, dishes, and making easy place cards for our supper. I was surprised to see how much my daughter has matured over the last year as she was super eager to help in any way that she could. It was nice to have some help in the kitchen this year. I know as the two of us worked together side by side that we are making special memories.
I had a super brilliant idea this year and that was to make all of us place cards for supper. However, it had to be super easy and we wanted to keep everything about our Thanksgiving supper easy. The decorations would be simple, the craft had to be quick and easy, and our meal was of course was super easy.
My family loved the meal so much that I had to share how easy and delicious everything was. But first let’s get back to this super easy craft….
When I picked up my ingredients for my Thanksgiving supper, I snagged a bouquet of fall flowers too. I used one mason jar per person and filled with water, trimmed up the flowers and placed them equally into the mason jars. {I used these cute mason jars just to make it a little more interesting.} To make them extra special, use chalkboard sticky paper and chalk to write each person’s name on at their spot at the table. It was so impressive and took about 5 minutes total! Now that is my type of crafting….simple and easy.
This year, I’m thankful for my family and friends, getting my allergies under control, and all of the many other blessings God has bestowed on us this year.
What are you thankful for this year?
What a great early Thanksgiving!! I love the place cards!!!
I’ve only been to a Fresh & Easy once (since I’m not a California native), but I loved it (and one recently opened up in my town, too)!
I love your chalkboard placecards!
I absolutely adore your placecard idea….I’m totally pinning it! And love Fresh & Easy meals too…really great sides!
Fresh & Easy is always amazing.
Huge fan of Fresh and Easy!
Everything looks delicious, & I love the vases as name place settings.
I would love to try that Fresh & Easy Box!!! Beautiful table:)
I love Fresh and Easy. I shop there quite a bit. They have the best meat.
I think the mason jar place setting are awesome! Everything looked great!
Everything looks amazing! I would like to pull this off!
I could use this entire set!
love Fresh & Easy!
Love these ideas, especially the wine ; )
Your table looks so nice, but still casual, i love it.
I love the plates & the name placers on the glass jars
I’ve found that Fresh & Easy is perfect for my tiny household. I can buy family meals in just the right size.
I love the name places! Looks delish!
The table looks amazing! I love the mason jar idea.
Thank you, for the fabulous simple ideas!
The meal looks delicious and sounds so easy! Yum.
I love your place card ideas so simple! I a huge fan of F&E Holiday Meals… They are so delicious and very reasonably priced.
Looks great! I’ve never been to Fresh&Easy because it’s a few towns over but I’ve heard great things about it and have been wanting to go!
Love the mason jars with the chalkboard sticky paper, super cute.
i just realized today there is a fresh and easy by my kids school!dying to try it!
Such great ideas!!
Cute idea for place cards!
Love the table scape that you and your daughter created. I will have to incorporate the place card holders to my table this year. Great idea and the food looks delish!!
I love the mason jar place settings! They really dress the table up and serve more than one purpose. I might have to make some of these for family since Thanksgiving is at my house this year!
I love the sticky chalkboard paper! Great ideas.
Your table was set in an unconventional way with the knive on the left and the fork on the right. Was everyone at the table left handed? For right handed people, which the majority are, they hold the fork in the left hand to hold down the meat and the knife in the right hand to cut the meat. That is the normal table setting.
Yes, I’m aware, but my 9yo set the table so I left it. 🙂
What a cute idea! Those look like they could be easily adapted for every holiday!
Everything looks amazing Wendy! The place cards were a great idea and the photos of the box make everything look as delicious as it tastes. I am glad your family enjoyed the box and that it was a quick and easy way to make a special dinner!
– Lauren and the Fresh & Easy team