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Easy Thanksgiving Craft: Tabletop Trivets
Sometimes, trivets can really be the downers of a beautiful Thanksgiving table. In our house, we tend to use assorted pot holders and mismatching trivets from the kitchen drawer to protect the tabletop from damage by the hot dishes. Suddenly, our lovely tablescape goes from fab to drearily functional in a heartbeat. This year, I wanted things to be different. So, I came up with this easy way to make decorative trivets that add to the table design instead of detracting from it.
In decorating this table, I kept it simple. I topped a glass cake plate with a quick and easy grapevine pumpkin. Then I placed assorted gourds around the bottom. I added white miniature pumpkins to dessert cups and wrote each guests' name on pieces of scrap booking paper and tucked them into the dessert cups. Then I placed the tree trivets on the tabletop. I topped them with more gourds until they were ready for use. Decorating does not have to be stressful or complicated. Sometimes less is more!
These tree slices can come from your own backyard. You can cut them to your desired shape and width. Just take care to make sure that they are bug free. If you don't have any trees available, you can find the supplies for this craft in the woodworking aisle at your local craft store.
Supplies:
- Tree slices
- Crafting paper/Newspaper
- Four wooden disks per trivet
- Butcher Block Sealant
- Foam brush
- Wood glue
Now take a peek at the gallery below to see how simple it is to make these trivets for your next get together.
