This is a tradition in the Phillips house! We’ve done it every year since our son was born! It’s our way of giving thanks. Our Thanksgiving tree tradition continues on with our first Thanksgiving in our fifth house.
We decided the best place for our tree was in the foyer. While I would have loved a tall (maybe 11 ft.) tree in our vaulted foyer, I really didn’t want to spend the moola to get one this year. Instead I turned a planter upside down and used it to add some height to my little 6 footer that I bought at Big Lots 6 years ago for $10! Then I used a throw I already had as a tree skirt.
I already had the majority of the decorations I used to trim this tree; however, to give it a new look this year, I spray painted the pumpkin and gourd picks white.
I also used a little chalkboard paint to make some fun new ornaments for our tree that we can use at Christmas time as well. These little wood cut outs were $.79 each, and I already had the chalkboard paint. I used Kilz spray primer first and then brushed on a couple coats of chalkboard paint. (You can get chalkboard spray paint, but I just used the paint I already had on hand for this little project.)
Then I just hot glued some raffia (already had it) to the back.
Then I prepped the surface like I did here, added some fun little sayings, and hung them on our tree of thanks!
So that’s us giving thanks for all of our blessings and continuing on with our family traditions! What are your Thanksgiving traditions? Do have a tree of thanks too?
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