We’ve made a FREE printable for you that is perfect for adding to your harvest decor this year.  Simply download the PDF file below and print it out on your computer or send it off to your local copy store.  It’s perfectly sized to fit into an 8×10 frame.  This month, we’re giving you two color options, white and sepia.

White looks great in homes with bright colors or gray-ish walls.

Sepia has the look of aged paper, making it really pretty in rooms with warmer tones.  Both have “give thanks” written in gold, so they look fantastic with gold or brass accessories!

Just select the file you want below and save it to your computer:

Give Thanks Free Printable (White)  |  Give Thanks Free Printable (Sepia)

Click on the highlighted words right above this to download or print the PDF files for your own use.  I had a lot of fun practicing for my Thanksgiving buffet table decorations with mine.

Are you looking forward to a few calm weeks in between Halloween and the Christmas holiday season?  It’s a good time to take a deep breath and count your blessings.  We’re definitely thankful for all of you, and hope you’ll be able to use and enjoy these printables.

Just in case you missed it up above, you can click on the highlighted text below to download the PDF files for the printables right here:

Give Thanks Free Printable (White)  |  Give Thanks Free Printable (Sepia)

If you are still in Halloween mode, click HERE to view and print a black-and-white printable for Fall.  

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I was looking for a cute, quick little Thanksgiving something for a pre-snack on Thanksgiving Day and found this pin from Dollhouse Bake Shoppe.  I have seen variations of this pinned many, many times and this was going to be the perfect thing that I was looking for.

But on to the instructions. They called for two different ways to soften the sugar cone and I opted for the microwave version as I thought that would be the quickest. Gathering up my supplies, I started off.

You will need:

Sugar Cones

Fall colored M&M’s or Reese’s pieces.  I chose Reese’s

Clear Cellophane

Your choice of ribbon.

First instruction?  “Place one sugar cone in the microwave, open side facing down on top of a damp paper towel.”

Check.

Next is to “Microwave on HIGH in 5 second intervals for 10-20 seconds, depending on the wattage of your microwave, until the tip start to get soft and bendable (you may have to do this on 50% power if your microwave has a higher wattage ,so the cones don’t burn).”

I am going to give you a sneak preview and let you know that I neglected to read the sentence in the parentheses.   Can you tell what’s coming?

I microwaved for 5 seconds.  Again. And Again. And Again.  Until?  Until my cone started to burn. Just like the directions said. {Sigh}

Lowering my wattage, I microwaved again.  But again, the cone didn’t soften real well.  So I changed direction and decided to steam the cone as stated in the second option of how to soften the cone.

The directions said to place the cone, open side down into a steamer and with the lid OFF steam the cone until softened.  This time I made sure to read ALL DIRECTIONS before beginning. So placing my cone, exactly in this position, I attempted to steam my cone.  After a few seconds, still a hard cone.  Few more seconds, still a hard cone.  I was beginning to wonder if I had bought INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH sugar cones! Geezo Peezo! I even checked the box to make sure I had gotten just regular sugar cones. Seriously, I mean how hard could this be?  But nope, I had regular sugar cones from Kroger’s.

Relieved that I didn’t have sugar cones that could be used to build an armored car, I turned the cone sideways and….don’t tell anyone…..I put the LID ON.

Checking after a few seconds…. VICTORY!  The cone was soft enough to bend.  I held it in place until it cooled down and re-set.

Filling with Reese’s pieces and tying a ribbon on was a breeze and I was very happy with the result:

Now that I have my Thanksgiving treat all planned out, I’m off to run wedding errands!

Here Comes the Bride and Happy Holidays!

This Pin Rocks!

We are excited to be linking up to these sites today!

 House of Hepworths

Fireflies and JellyBeans

 The 36th Avenue

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A lil dash of Diva

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