One of my goals for this new school year was to make more crafts….and so far I have failed miserably. I love to be crafty, even though I am not the most talented crafter out there. But despite my lack of talent in the crafting department, I do enjoy being creative. It’s therapeutic for me. Somehow, though, I’ve let my busy-ness take over and I haven’t made time in my schedule for crafts.
When I noticed that it was time for another Creative Hop challenge, I knew that I could easily come up with a Thanksgiving/Fall-related recipe, but I really WANTED to figure out a unique craft to make. I ended up heading to Michael’s for some inspiration. I gathered a few supplies with a general picture of what I wanted to create in mind….and then spent most of the rest of the day with a huge mess spread out over my kitchen table.
I love the end result! They’re a festive reminder to give thanks all season long.
Note: I’ve linked below to the supplies on Amazon. These are affiliate links. It doesn’t cost you anything extra, but if you make a purchase through one of my links, I could earn a quarter!
Supplies Needed:
- {10} 2 x 2 inch unfinished wood blocks
- Wood craft letters (smaller than 2 x 2 inch)
- Fall-themed colored paper (6 different prints/colors), cut into 1 3/4-inch squares
- Sand paper
- Mod podge
- Foam brush
- Tacky glue
- Buttons, optional
- Felt fall leaf stickers, optional
- Wax paper
Instructions:
- Sand all edges of the wood blocks so they’re smooth.
- Place wood blocks on a large sheet of wax paper. Working one colored paper at a time, spread each of the 10 wood blocks with an even coating of mod podge and press a colored paper square onto the wet mod podge. Rotate each block in the same direction (ie, flip blocks over one turn to the right) and repeat with a new color of paper. Repeat, adding a new color to all empty sides of the squares. If you have time, I recommend that you glue a few papers down and then let dry instead of trying to do all 6 sides at once. I didn’t wait and it got a little messy.
- Once the blocks are dry, generously but evenly spread mod podge over the side where you would like to place your letter. Note: I like to mix up the sides that I put my letters. I laid out the plan before I started gluing anything down.
- Spread mod podge generously and evenly over each of the remaining sides, letting sides dry between applications as needed.
- Add buttons to the top squares of the G – I – V – E blocks (note: do not add buttons to the tops of the T – H – A – N – K – S blocks as you won’t be able to stack the blocks if you do). Add leaf stickers to the back sides (opposite the wood letters).
- Display and enjoy the seasonal reminder to Give Thanks!
For more Thanksgiving and fall recipes and crafts, visit a few of my favorite bloggers:
- Hot Spiced Cranberry Cider by Confessions of an Overworked Mom
- Coconut Cream Pie Recipe by A Mom’s Take
- Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole by Mom Does It All
- Pumpkin Lebkuchen Donuts by 2Boys+1Girl=OneCrazyMom
- Turkey Sweet Potato Chili by Home And Garden Cafe
- Peanut Butter Cup Cake by Simply Southern Mom
- Heaven’s Delight Pineapple Marshmallow Thanksgiving Dessert Recipe by Pretty Opinionated
- Delicious Chocolate Genoise Recipe by OurFamilyWorld
- Easy Thanksgiving Centerpiece by Upstate Ramblings
- Family Gratitude Journal by Day by Day in Our World
- How to Make Pumpkin Gnocchi by Jennifer Sikora
- Fun Turkey Cupcake Idea by Kids Fun Reviewed
- Fall Harvest Pins DIY Fall Harvest Craft by Blessed Elements
- Hearty Chicken and Vegetable Soup by Sweet Lil You
- Soft Baked White Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies by Savvy Saving Couple
- Mini Fall Leaf Decorated Cookies by How Was Your Day?
- Homemade Apple Muffins by Momma D Jane
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What a great idea!! I would love to have you share at my new link party: https://craftymomsshare.blogspot.com/2015/10/crafty-weekends-paper-pom-poms-other.html
Oh my, these are so super cute. I am definitely going to make some of these with my daughter!
This craft is really cute and my son would enjoy making these with me!
I love this craft that you did and it is so pretty to have out for Thanksgiving. I want to make this awesome craft idea!! Thanks for sharing.
You did a great job on these! They turned out super cute. I love crafts but don’t do them as much as I would like to.
This is such a cute project. It would be so fun to make and put on my kitchen table. Thanks so much for sharing!
I love this! What a cute Thanksgiving craft idea!