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Transform your Thanksgiving table into a festive feast with simple decorations that work for both large gatherings and intimate lunches. Whether you’re hosting a simple Thanksgiving meal or a grand celebration, DIY centerpieces, creative place settings, and charming decor will elevate your celebration. Use our easy-to-follow ideas create a welcoming holiday atmosphere.
Magnolia Leaf Place Card
Showcase your DIY calligraphy with these elegant place settings. Use a metallic paint pen to inscribe names on the underside of magnolia leaves and place them on neatly folded white linen napkins for a polished look.
Magnolia Table Garland
Better Homes & Gardens / Marty Baldwin
Replace your traditional table runner with a DIY magnolia garland that radiates seasonal charm. Use fresh greenery and accents like clementines to assemble your garland. This centerpiece is best made on the day you use it, but you can also refrigerate it overnight.
Farmhouse Thanksgiving Table Decor
Better Homes & Gardens / Jay Wilde
Add a touch of whimsy to your Thanksgiving table with plaid pumpkin soup bowls at each setting. This nod to farmhouse style effortlessly infuses rustic charm without a major shopping spree. Set the mood with multiple candles in rustic holders and a simple, neutral centerpiece.
Gratitude Garland
Carson Downing
Celebrate Thanksgiving with this interactive table decoration that highlights the essence of the holiday: gathering and giving thanks. Create a runner by attaching cardstock leaves to twine-wrapped wire stems. Provide additional leaves for guests to jot down what they’re thankful for and attach them to the garland.
Woodland Creations
Carson Downing
Gather acorns on your next nature walk to craft these charming napkin rings. Simply paint and glue the acorns to a natural wrapped wire, forming a tiny wreath to place atop each napkin. Enhance the woodland theme with toadstool napkin ties by covering wood mushrooms in crepe paper. Drill small holes in the tops of these mushroom forms to thread twine through. As a bonus, these wreaths and mushrooms make delightful take-home gifts.
Tabletop Greenery Garland
Better Homes & Gardens / Adam Albright
Wow your guests with this stunning DIY greenery garland. It’s an easy Thanksgiving table decoration that adds a pop of freshness. Create bundles of eucalyptus and other greens, and attach the bundles to each other with floral wire to create a long garland. You won’t believe how quick and easy it is to create this beautiful Thanksgiving centerpiece.
DIY Planter Box
Better Homes & Gardens / Marty Baldwin
This Thanksgiving, create your own spin on a cornucopia. Style a DIY planter box with your favorite fall bounty. Use dried flowers, gourds, pumpkins and Spanish moss to create a showstopping centerpiece.
Leaf Table Settings
Carson Downing
Refresh your table with a fall-inspired look featuring green and yellow leaf shades. Use these colors to craft versatile table linens for year-round use. Make your custom linens with DIY adhesive foam stamps and fabric paint by cutting leaf shapes from craft foam. Then, attach them to wooden blocks to create stamps. Use them to pattern ready-made linens or craft your napkins and place mats from cotton or linen fabric, leaving edges frayed for an effortless, no-sew finish.
Shimmery Gourds
Carson Downing
Transform dried gourds into a luxurious table setting with a golden touch. Decoupage dried gourd bowls with gold paper for a dazzling centerpiece, then insert a flower-filled vase. For elegant table accents, apply gold leaf to mini dried pear gourds, and use cardstock leaves as name place markers for a personal touch.
Decorative gourd bowls for crafting can be found online. A straight top ensures the flowers will sit right in the opening.
Use Dark Thanksgiving Decorations
Better Homes & Gardens / Greg Scheidemann
Surprise your Thanksgiving guests by shifting from traditional reds, yellows, and oranges to a striking dark palette. Dark and moody tones are trending this season and make a stunning impact. Gather dark paper decorations in assorted shapes and arrange them across the table center. Enhance with paper leaves or pumpkins for added seasonal flair.
Pair a dark-hued table centerpiece with dark dishes for cohesion. Add a pop of orange or gold to really give your table a moody Thanksgiving feel.
Wine Cork Place Card
Better Homes & Gardens / Adam Albright
Create a rustic Thanksgiving tablescape with this Thanksgiving craft for adults. To make these adorable wine cork place cards, cut a horizontal slit across the top of the wine cork and slide in a place card. To make the place card stand on its own, cut a thin slice from the bottom of the cork so it sits flat on the tabletop. Finish your Thanksgiving place setting with printable cards designed by artist Esther Clark.
Use Gold Accents
Better Homes & Gardens / Kritsada Panichgul
Give your next Thanksgiving gathering a sense of luxury with glittering gold elements on your table. Use a cake stand to showcase mini white pumpkins with painted gold stems. Arrange a garland across the table with natural elements and painted gold accents to tie the look together.
Decorate with Jewel Tones
Typically, warm colors are used to decorate for Thanksgiving. Switch things up this year by adopting a jewel toned palette with blues, greens, and purples. Use natural seasonal elements—like kale, mini pumpkins, and flowers—to create a show-stopping centerpiece.
Floral Napkin Ring
Better Homes & Gardens / Marty Baldwin
A quick trip to the crafts store is all it takes to put together these faux floral napkin rings. Style your finished place settings with neutral plates, napkins, and dishware so the flowers are the star of the show.
Clementine Place Card Holder
Marty Baldwin
Add a pop of traditional fall color to your fall table decorations with this adorable clementine place card holder. Cut a slit in the top of a clementine and add the place card. To prevent the card from becoming soggy, fold a piece of clear tape across the bottom of the card before inserting into the fruit. Tie the look together by adding orange slices to your favorite holiday sangria recipe.
Mini Pumpkin Place Setting
Marty Baldwin
A mini pumpkin makes big impact when filled with fresh seasonal flowers. To create your own pumpkin place setting, slice off the pumpkin’s top, scoop out the seeds, and fill with soaked floral foam. Insert cut flowers like roses, mums, and decorative berries so they fall loosely over the top of the pumpkin. Finish with a small chalkboard sign.
Tassel Napkin Rings
Better Homes & Gardens / Jacob Fox
Match each place setting to your existing decor with this easy Thanksgiving craft. Buy yarn or string in a color that matches or compliments the rest of your tablescape. To make the tassel, cut several long pieces (make sure they’re all the same length) and fold so all of the ends face downward. Tie the top loop off with an additional piece of string, and attach to a small braid for a pretty napkin ring.
Succulent Napkin Ring
Better Homes & Gardens / Steven McDonald
If you’re going for a less traditional look this Thanksgiving, consider succulents! Real or faux, these pretty plants bring a pop of greenery with a modern spin to Thanksgiving table decor. To make succulent napkin rings, simply cut a wine cork in half and attach a few faux succulents with hot glue.
Pumpkin Centerpiece
Create the ultimate Thanksgiving centerpiece by using pumpkins to spell out a fall phrase. Use paint and alphabet stencils to add the letters to the pumpkins of your choice. They can be orange, white, or a mix of both. Then various faux fall leaves around the tops of each pumpkin to add more color to this classic white and black motif.
Succulent Pumpkin Centerpiece
Better Homes & Gardens / Matthew Clark
A gorgeous succulent centerpiece will be the star of the show this Thanksgiving. Plus, this pumpkin centerpiece craft is easier to create than you might think! Since succulents can last for years if well taken care of, make this ahead of time to enjoy all season long.
Rosemary Napkin Ring
Better Homes & Gardens / Tria Giovan
Pull inspiration from natural elements and make rustic Thanksgiving table crafts this year. A full wreath of rosemary around crisp napkins will add a pop of nature to your tablescape this year. Plus, it smells amazing!
Acorn Napkin Ring
Better Homes & Gardens / Marty Baldwin
Add some fun to Thanksgiving dinner this year with a set of felt acorn napkin rings. This easy Thanksgiving table decoration is the perfect way to incorporate a little color while still keeping the decor seasonal. To make the acorns, brush glue onto the tops and attach a pom-pom, then attach to a wood napkin ring.
Cupcake-Liner Turkeys
Better Homes & Gardens / Ryan Liebe
Your kids will love making this easy Thanksgiving craft that doubles as a fun place card. Attach small white cupcake liners to larger pattern liners to create a fun paper turkey. Glue to brown paper place cards and use markers to add the turkey’s feet and your guests’ names.
DIY Copper Napkin Rings
Marty Baldwin
Give your Thanksgiving table decor a polished style with napkin rings made from copper tape. These luxe napkin rings are one of our favorite Thanksgiving crafts for adults! Use our free pattern and instructions to make your own in minutes!
Acorn Pom-Poms
Better Homes & Gardens / Ryan Liebe
Have fun with your Thanksgiving table decor. Create a festive fall napkin ring by hot-gluing pom-poms and ribbon to the top of an acorn. Tie the ribbon around cloth napkins for a quick and easy place setting.
Paper Name Tag
A simple place card helps make this bold napkin pop. To create your own, write a name on a plain paper gift tag. Use twine or string to tie it around a printed cloth napkin.
Try making your own hand-dyed napkins—it’s a great way to dress up white cotton or linen.
White Pumpkin Centerpiece
This easy pumpkin centerpiece echoes the classic colors of fall. Wrap white pumpkins with real or faux bittersweet better vines and secure with hot glue. Display the decorated pumpkins on a bold plaid table runner. Try to find one with rich orange tones to match the vines.