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Thanksgiving Turkey with Oil and Herb Marinade {recipe tutorial}

thanksgiving turkey

This post brought to you by Carapelli Olive Oil. All opinions are 100% mine. When you think of olive oil you think of fields in Italy, right? At least I do. So it makes sense that great olive oil comes from Italy. So I was so excited when Carapelli sent me three bottles of olive oil to sample. Carapelli Olive Oil has been making their olive oil since 1893 and they are Italy's number one … [Read more...]

Great Ideas — 20 Last-Minute Thanksgiving Ideas!!

candy cornucopica

Last Minute Preparations are happening all across the United States for a VERY thankful HOLIDAY. Families are preparing for relatives to arrive, lists are being made and checked off.   ...And Tatertots and Jello is no exception we are busy checking out the FABULOUS link ups.  Let us help you finish up those last minute decorating ideas with quick, easy, fast ideas.  Be sure to check out the … [Read more...]

Make a Thankful Jar Centerpiece {Thanksgiving Jars}!!

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While I am going through the awesome link-ups in the Weekend Wrap Up Party this week, here's an easy, inexpensive centerpiece for your Thanksgiving this year -- Thankful Jars: Here's a last-minute Thanksgiving centerpiece idea. You can make this for next to nothing. The first thing I did was I took some spaghetti jars and took the labels off Then I poured a small amount of paint in … [Read more...]

Great Ideas — { 23 DeliciousThanksgiving Recipes}

chocolate pilgrim hats

This might be the most DELICIOUS time of the year. Can you believe there is less than TWO weeks until Thanksgiving?? There were amazing recipe link-ups this week-- be sure to check them out for Thanksgiving culinary inspiration!!!     Chocolate Pilgrim's Hats @ The Gunny Sack Indian Corn Cupcakes @ Reading Confetti  Pumpkin Spice Cookies @ My Computer is my Canvas Pumpkin Cupcakes @ … [Read more...]

Great Ideas – - {28 Thankful Projects}

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Ooh, the preparations that are currently happening in our homes!  Some of us are busy preparing for Thanksgiving while some of us are preparing for Christmas.  Either way, it is the busiest time of the year.  With so many things occurring it is easy to forgot what the true meaning behind both of the holidays are!  Make sure you STOP and appreciate the little things, because life, my friends, … [Read more...]

{{Gobble Gobble}} Thanksgiving Pillow tutorial

gobble gobble pillow

Here's a little Thanksgiving project I made up this morning. {Kind of fun for this time of year.} {Gobble Gobble Pillow} I made it with my Silhouette and Heat Transfer Material. But you could print out the letters and make a stencil too, then stencil the words on your pillow with fabric paint. I used the other side of my Pretty Witch Pillow -- I'm frugal like that. They are cotton Ikea … [Read more...]

DIY Rustic Branch Holiday Place Cards and Faux Wood Printable Cards!!

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Welcome to month TWO of the Holiday Headquarters Entertaining series. I am so excited to be sharing HOLIDAY ENTERTAINING Ideas with nine other wonderful bloggers. Today we are sharing all kinds of fabulous ideas -- from food and drinks, to decorating and etiquette ideas.  Today I am sharing : Holiday Wood Branch Place Card Holder PLUS Faux Wood Printable Cards!! It snowed here a … [Read more...]

Thanksgiving Countdown Bunting Tutorial {and 28 grateful activities}

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It seems like Thanksgiving gets a little bit overlooked in the rush to Christmas crafts and ideas. This year I decided that I want to focus more on Thanksgiving and helping my kids be grateful for all of the blessings and good things in their lives. I had two ideas that I wanted to do, and then I thought -- why not combine the two?? A Thanksgiving Countdown Bunting. I think my favorite part of … [Read more...]

Fall Project — Make a Tree Button Shirt! {with free pattern}

tree shirt

Hi there fellow TT and J'ers, I'm Jen from My Own Road, and I'm so excited to be guest posting on Tatertots and Jello today! Thank you for having me, Jen! I'm a working mama of 2 who squeezes crafting in afterhours. My blog is a little of this and that, but you can usually find me making clothes for my two kids (who are growing out of clothes faster than I can make them lately!) Today, I … [Read more...]

Make a Thanksgiving Countdown Tree {holiday printable activity}!!

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 Wow am I excited to be here today! Most likely I will be looking at this page all day and doing a little happy dance. I LOVE Tatertots and Jello, so thank you so much Jen for having me!!! I'm Jamie from... THE LETTER 4 My three sisters and I run this little blog together. It's our place to keep in touch and share with each other now that we all live in different places. Each sister has … [Read more...]