14 Dollar Store Thanksgiving Decor Crafts To Add Fall Flair on a Budget

Something to be thankful for this year: Your Thanksgiving decorations don't have to break the bank. Refresh your fall decor and your harvest table with dollar store finds (and some creative crafting). Your guests will never know you spruced up your home for the season on the cheap.

First up, these so-chic yarn pumpkins. Reimagine plastic or foam pumpkins with the warmth and texture of chunky yarn. (Yes, you can buy yarn at the dollar store!) These warm-and-fuzzy gourds will have visitors thinking you splurged on seasonal decor.

No centerpiece necessary! Add seasonal color to your Thanksgiving table with these fall leaf streamers. All you need are a few packages of faux leaves, fishing wire and a hot glue gun.

You can upcycled jars to create plaid vases, or pick up glass canning jars and other shapely vessels at the dollar store. Use spray paint for an opaque base, then create the simple gingham pattern with acrylic paint and washi tape.

Don’t fret about waste; we have the perfect idea to use the leftover lids. These adorable, rustic pumpkins are made from canning jar lids and are so easy to make — no crafting skills required.

With only a bit of twine, glue and spray paint, turn budget-friendly plastic Easter eggs into Thanksgiving tabletop decor.

Terra-cotta pumpkins make for pretty autumn decor, but they cost a pretty penny. Luckily, it’s simple to recreate the handcrafted look with just a few materials (starting with a plastic pumpkin from the dollar store) — for a fraction of the price.

Instead of paying a premium for stylish chargers, buy cheap gold ones and give them a color-blocked look. Using painter’s tape and chalk paint, color a small portion of the dish in a complementary hue. (We love this fresh, robin's egg blue, but a more traditional fall color would work, too.) The result: A beautiful modern charger that looks more expensive than it is.

Turn a basic foam wreath form (available at dollar stores and craft stores) into a woodsy fall wreath. All you need are foraged pinecones and acorns, burlap or brown ribbon and hot glue.

Ensure your guests know where to sit the moment they see the table with these adorable framed place cards. Just buy mini gold picture frames from the dollar store, slide out the sample pictures, flip them over and write your guests’ names on the backside.

Add some harvest hospitality to your entry by covering the front door in craft paper (or a roll of any fall-themed wrapping paper from the dollar store), faux fall leaves and hand-lettered words of welcome. It's fall, y'all!

Turn a blank wall into a seasonal statement with an assortment of dollar store picture frames. You can fill the frames with downloadable art, pressed leaves or printed fall sayings. The best part: You can swap out the contents of the frames after Thanksgiving and create a holly-jolly display.

Upgrade a standard pillar candle from a discount store by writing or drawing on the outside using a gold paint pen. We chose to enscribe ours with the word “thankful” to nod to Thanksgiving.

A few coats of chalk paint and a rope border take a dollar store trick-or-treat bucket from cheap to chic. Fill the bucket with marbles or beads, then arrange fall faux florals inside for an autumnal centerpiece on a budget.