Thankshallowxmas Decor
Thankshallowxmas is the perfect opportunity to showcase all your favorite holiday decor simultaneously. From festive pumpkins and dancing skeletons to jolly santas and prancing reindeer, there are no decorating rules here. Keep scrolling to find inspiring decorations that will transform your space, from the everyday to an enchanted Thankshallowxmas wonderland.
Tablescaping
Tablescaping is the linguistic blend of the words table and landscaping that involves the setting of themed dining tables in artful, decorative ways for social events. The term was coined in 2003 by American TV cook and author Sandra Lee, however the practice has been around for some time. According to Atlas Obscura, competitive tablescaping has been a Los Angeles County Fair tradition since the 1930s and typically has a waiting list for entrants. Thankshallowxmas tablescaping does not have to be a competitive sport as long as you "scape" with love and care. Below are some of our favorite tablescaping tips and ideas to inspire your imagination and broaden your decorating palate.
Tablescaping in 5 Simple Steps
- Pick a Theme. It can be as simple as a color, a movie (think It's a Wonderful Life or National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation), or, in our case, the Halloween, Thanksgiving, Xmas combo.
- Choose your linens. Treasured family tablecloth? or Festive placemats? Matched napkins or an eclectic mix?
- Choose your tableware (i.e. plates, glasses, silverware). Match to your theme (or not). Include one of those holiday poppers as part of the table decor, just for fun.
- Fill in the center with flowers & candles and conversation-starter items.
- Finish with drinks. Colored-sugar-rim your glasses, add sprigs of rosemary to your seltzer, or splash some maraschino cherry juice in your water glasses. Make it festive.
Accessorize Your Table
A Thankshallowxmas themed tablescape can range from the totally bizarre (think live white mice, psychedelic pumpkins, and drunk santas ) to formal classy elegance (all black or white with candelabras and hand-lettered menus). Here, jumbo cartoon glasses, tiny hats and superhero signage (KaPOW!) function as festive tablescape items that are also fun accessories and props for group photographs. They make awesomely goofy giveaways as Thankshallowxmas favors as well.
Re-Purpose Those Family Heirlooms
Creative tablescaping doesn't have to break the bank. You know those quirky cocktail glasses that are impossible to drink from? Fill an inch with colored water, float a votive and surround with tinsel and garland for an interesting centerpiece. Or, the family heirloom wine glasses that are too chipped to use but you can't seem to throw them out? Place a drop of glue on the chipped areas, sprinkle some glitter, and voila, you have the foundation for a lovely tablescape.
Vampire Teeth Napkin Holder
Give your Thankshallowxmas place settings some real chops using cheap plastic vampire teeth for nifty napkin holders. They also provide entertainment for after dinner conversation as it's really hard to resist trying them on. Vampire selfies definitely do not suck.
DIY Thankshallowxmas Decor
Turkey Leg Place Setting
Turkey Leg Place Setting
Turkey Leg Place Setting
Materials: Brown paper lunch bags, White paper, Tape, Halloween Candy
1. Cut each paper bag in half and fill each bag halfway with candy.
2. Twist the top of each bag to form the shape of a turkey leg and seal with a piece of tape.
3. Cut the white paper in 2”x2” squares, fold in half and cut halfway down in ¼ inch sections.
4. Wrap the white
Materials: Brown paper lunch bags, White paper, Tape, Halloween Candy
1. Cut each paper bag in half and fill each bag halfway with candy.
2. Twist the top of each bag to form the shape of a turkey leg and seal with a piece of tape.
3. Cut the white paper in 2”x2” squares, fold in half and cut halfway down in ¼ inch sections.
4. Wrap the white paper (folded section up) around the handle of the turkey leg and secure with tape.
Turkey legs also make the perfect place card, simply write names on each bag or decorate them with letter stickers. After dinner (or even before dinner), let everyone rip into their turkey leg to find the sweet treats hidden inside. It is like a personal piñata without the work or the mess
Personalized Platter
Turkey Leg Place Setting
Turkey Leg Place Setting
Painting your own pottery is a fun, creative, do-it-yourself experience. Visit your local studio and choose a ceramic piece from their selection. Helpful studio assistants provide instructions and guidance to paint your project using special kiln-fired glazes. Painted with the help of nieces and nephews, our turkey platter was created t
Painting your own pottery is a fun, creative, do-it-yourself experience. Visit your local studio and choose a ceramic piece from their selection. Helpful studio assistants provide instructions and guidance to paint your project using special kiln-fired glazes. Painted with the help of nieces and nephews, our turkey platter was created to commemorate our second Thankshallowxmas. All the Thankshallowxmas elements are there in visual form, from the turkey dinner to halloween activities and gifts from santa. You may choose to personalize cups or plates for your own holiday table that double as take-away souvenirs.
Graphic Silhouettes
Turkey Leg Place Setting
Flora Plastica
Martha! Martha! Martha!
The one and only, Martha Stewart's Living magazine (and website) has amazing holiday craft and decor ideas for every holiday, well with one exception (hint, hint). Utilize her silhouette templates for halloween, thanksgiving and xmas to Thankshallowxmas up your holiday home.
Flora Plastica
Flora Plastica
Flora Plastica
Flora plastica is a classier name for artificial flowers and greenery. Our Thankshallowxmas elves are fond of adding festive flora plastica to the pots of houseplants in order to elevate the Thankshallowxmas atmosphere. Here, a feathered vulture from Oriental Trading Company mixes with Fall frillies and a flora plastica poinsettia to ad
Flora plastica is a classier name for artificial flowers and greenery. Our Thankshallowxmas elves are fond of adding festive flora plastica to the pots of houseplants in order to elevate the Thankshallowxmas atmosphere. Here, a feathered vulture from Oriental Trading Company mixes with Fall frillies and a flora plastica poinsettia to add just the right holiday touch to our Thankshallowxmas decor.
Ya Gotta Have a Wreath
Flora Plastica
Ya Gotta Have a Wreath
Made from fir branches, holly, and ribbons, holiday wreaths are a relatively late addition to traditional decorations. With their origins in the ancient world, connection to the pagan holiday Yule and the symbolism by 16th century Lutheran Protestants, wreaths were a way of celebrating victory or protection. Today, holiday wreaths are o
Made from fir branches, holly, and ribbons, holiday wreaths are a relatively late addition to traditional decorations. With their origins in the ancient world, connection to the pagan holiday Yule and the symbolism by 16th century Lutheran Protestants, wreaths were a way of celebrating victory or protection. Today, holiday wreaths are often found adorning front doors decorating rather than protecting. Our Thankshallowxmas wreath utilizes all traditions both pagan and christian. Enhance your own holiday wreath with your own Thankshallowxmas themes.
Champagne Top Chairs
Flora Plastica
Ya Gotta Have a Wreath
If you celebrate Thankshallowxmas with champagne at dinner or morning mimosas (and who doesn't!?) save the bottle's wire top and metal cap to create table setting placeholders or to hold a fancy chocolate, a scratch off lottery card, or an inspiring quote. Go here for an instructional video on how to create these easy breezy champagne chairs.
Drunken Bar Scene
It's a Wabi-Sabi Miracle
It's a Wabi-Sabi Miracle
The bar is a go-to enclave at many Thankshallowxmas gatherings, so why not add decorations. These holiday "revelers" were purchased from a miniature Christmas village section at a major retail chain. We named our guys Charlie and Ralph and created interesting narratives for them in this arrangement for our bar. If this made you chuckle
The bar is a go-to enclave at many Thankshallowxmas gatherings, so why not add decorations. These holiday "revelers" were purchased from a miniature Christmas village section at a major retail chain. We named our guys Charlie and Ralph and created interesting narratives for them in this arrangement for our bar. If this made you chuckle, check out the artist Slinkachu, who specializes in clever miniature "conversation" pieces.
It's a Wabi-Sabi Miracle
It's a Wabi-Sabi Miracle
It's a Wabi-Sabi Miracle
Although no holiday gathering proceeds exactly as planned, a good host is able to transform unplanned and unforeseen events into Thankshallowxmas gifts with the art of Wabi-sabi, the traditional Japanese notion of flawed beauty. Broken toilet seat? No worries, just perform a wabi-sabi miracle and voila, you’ve just created a unique one-of-a-kind Thankshallowxmas decoration.
Presents with Pizzazz
It's a Wabi-Sabi Miracle
Presents with Pizzazz
The Xmas in ThankshallowXMAS indicates presents. Make your gift giving (as part of the Dirty Dice Game or for your xmas) special with a personalized package. Our Thankshallowxmas elves like to wrap presents in white paper and decorate with colored markers. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Thankshallowxmas," or "I'm Dreaming of a White Than
The Xmas in ThankshallowXMAS indicates presents. Make your gift giving (as part of the Dirty Dice Game or for your xmas) special with a personalized package. Our Thankshallowxmas elves like to wrap presents in white paper and decorate with colored markers. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Thankshallowxmas," or "I'm Dreaming of a White Thankshallowxmas" phrases next to drawings of xmas greenery, thanksgiving turkeys, and halloween pumpkins add to the overall holiday decor.