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Thanksgiving Decorating Ideas
Outdoor Thanksgiving
Decorating with Pumpkins
Mini Pumpkins are
just what you need to bring the Thanksgiving spirit to your
outdoors. Be it a yard or a garden or the front porch steps, a
couple of mini pumpkins placed among fall foliage will add easy and
natural flair to your outdoor Thanksgiving decorations.
A Flash of Orange
Add
these little orange delights to any part of your garden or lawn and liven
it up. Look around and choose suitable spots where a flash of
orange would bring holiday cheer.
Even the
front steps can be decorated by placing little pumpkins on each
step.
Hidden Spots
A walk around the garden will help you identify little
observed secluded corners where you can add mini pumpkins near the
foot of a tree or a thick bush. What a surprise for anyone who
decided to walk around your garden while waiting for other guests
to arrive!
Adding Fall Elements
You can 'spice up' things by introducing other elements such as
fall flowers, dried flowers, crude 'Giving Thanks' plaques made
using tree bark etc. but keep things simple
 and follow the 'natural
and seasonal' theme throughout. Fallen leaves, a piece of tree
bark, a dried branch, twigs etc. will all add to the rustic, fall
look without seeming too made-up.
Pumpkin
Luminarias at Night
At night, turn your miniature pumpkins into luminarias. Hollow the
top center of mini pumpkins just to fit in votive holders. Place
votives in the hollowed space and light the candles at night. Light
up your pathway or just the steps. You can also keep these
luminaria pumpkins somewhere near your porch railing to give them a
shelter and protect the candle from getting blown out.
Thanksgiving Pumpkin Carving
That's right. Pumpkin Carving is not just for Halloween. If you can
lay your hands on one of the larger pumpkins suitable for carving,
carve fall and Thanksgiving patterns onto them. Motifs like fall
leaves, turkeys etc. will look beautiful. Light candles inside the
carved pumpkins just as you would do for Halloween. You can
decorate with these illuminated pumpkins inside out.
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