Leaves on the ground. Pumpkin pie. Stuffing. Family traditions. Thanksgiving is a wonderful time of year! I love Thanksgiving because it means I get to spend time with my family and some of my favorite food. This season is the perfect time to decorate your home to help remind you what Thanksgiving is all about! So I gathered some beautiful and fun free printables from some very talented people just for you. Let’s take a look at these 11 Happy Thanksgiving Images!

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1.  Love this wood placemat, it brings the outdoors right into your kitchen with a beautiful table decoration. Thanksgiving Table Setting Idea

2. Who doesn’t love pumpkins? Get some burlap and easily make the cutest pumpkin placemats! Apple Print Placemat

3. Have a bunch of kids over for Thanksgiving? Spice it up and have a tablecloth they can draw and color on, keeps them busy but also they have fun and stay mild. Draw Together Thanksgiving Set

4. Oh, I thought these were super cute and very creative, I love the look of Fall and the colors it gives us, so why not bring them inside and create a little craft for some new placemats and table setting? Kid’s Thanksgiving Party Ideas

5. What a cute way to dress up the dinner table, line it up with these adorable little pumpkins to match your placemats. Table Decorations

6. This is a cute, and crafty way to get your kids involved, all you need is paint and any style of leaf from outside. Fall Leaf Prints

7. Here is a cute idea to jazz up your house, and design it full of Fall colors just in time for Thanksgiving! Burlap Leaf Placemats

8. How about a nice turkey as your placemat? Check out these adorable turkeys  Turkey Placemat Pattern

9. A Kraft tablecloth can make clean-up fast and easy, while entertaining the kids during dinner and dessert! Kraft Paper Table Runner

10. Here is a fun way to get the kids involved, get some paint, make cute hand prints you can cherish these memories forever, and you’ll be set for Thanksgiving! Handprint Turkey on Burlap

11. Every kid loves to paint, check out this hysterical and fun way to make new placemats, and you can keep them for the years to come by making those memories with their little hands! Meaningful Mama

12. Everyone loves to see their names on the table or at least their initials, check out this clever way to design your dinner table and house! Kid-Made Placemats

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* We’re sharing our favorite links from last week’s party at the beginning of today’s party.  Check them out and then keep scrolling down for the link party.  Happy Weekend!

Thanks for participating in the Best Recipes and DIY Projects Party last week!  We’re thrilled to share some of our favorite links from last week’s link party with you.

Soooo many delicious recipes were posted this week!  If you haven’t checked out the party links yet, we highly encourage you to click over and get inspiration and a bunch of new recipes.  We spotted several fun ideas for decorating for Thanksgiving, too, and we just had to feature those, today.

Thanksgiving Garland from Life is a Lullaby

Edible Turkey Platter from The First Year Blog

Thanksgiving Florals from Simply Suzanne’s

Framed Pumpkin Art from Clover House

DIY Rustic Wood Table Runner from Blooming Homestead

Now, let’s get this party started!

 Happy Weekend, everyone! We’re delighted that you came to our party. The link-up is live and ready for you to share your recipes, DIY projects and crafts, just make sure you follow these guidelines:

1. When you link up, you are giving us permission to feature your project and pictures on our blogs and social media with a link back to you.
2. We’ll feature our favorite projects from this weekend’s party at the beginning of next week’s link party.
3. Weekly favorites will also be pinned to our Link Party Favorites Board on Pinterest!
4. Add a text link back to the host blog.
5. You can link up any post you’ve created during this past week.
6. We’re excited about your handmade items, but this link party is limited to blog posts only. Please don’t linkup your Etsy shop.
7. Share the love and comment on two or more of the other projects that are linked up. We all love comments!

This party starts every Friday at 5 P.M. MST, and keeps going until the following Tuesday evening. Feel free to invite others to join in the fun!

Thanks for participating! Your Hosts,

Ruthie from Cooking With Ruthie, Jeni from Bakerette, Mandy from Mandy’s Recipe Box, Dan and Chris from Live Dan 330, and Deb, Tracy, and Sheri from Made From Pinterest

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