Garden Place Cards

These personalized miniature place settings are a sure way to dress up the table.

By: Melissa Caughey

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Fall Inspired Place Setting

Give thanks to nature's beauty with these beautiful garden-themed table place settings.

Seek Inspiration

Try using terra-cotta pots, dessert dishes, mason jars or tea cups—whatever you have on hand—for your place setting vessels.

Gather Your Supplies

You will need:

This Squirrel template

Cardboard

Vessels

Potting soil

Moss

Succulents

Mini Gourds

Newspaper

Chalkboard spray paint

Chalkboard Marker

Scissors

Squirrel Template

Print out a copy of the template and enlarge it so that it is approximately three inches from the tip of the nose to the back of the tail. Trace it onto cardboard and cut it out. Make one for each of your guests.

Painted Squirrels

In a well-ventilated area, spread out newspaper and spray your cardboard squirrels with chalkboard paint. Allow them to dry.

Add Dirt

Fill each vessel with potting soil.

Add Life

Plant a few succulents on the edge of the vessel.

Moss Filling

Cover the remaining soil in the vessel with moss.

Gourd Topper

Place a gourd in the center of the arrangement.

The Finishing Touch

With the chalkboard marker, add the guest names to the squirrels, then tuck them into the place settings. These can be made a few days ahead of your get together.

Garden Place Cards

Related To:

Shop This Look

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Seek Inspiration

Gather Your Supplies

Squirrel Template

Painted Squirrels

Add Dirt

Add Life

Moss Filling

Gourd Topper

The Finishing Touch

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