Turkey Day decor shopping can quickly consume your time and budget. Besides, your Thanksgiving decorations will inevitably end up in storage for most of the year or in the trash, making it tricky to justify spending much on them.
Skip the stress and spend less with these easy Thanksgiving decoration DIYs:
Garland
A seasonal garland decoration is the ideal accent for Thanksgiving tables and fireplace mantels. Swing by your local craft store to grab a few essentials. Once you’ve gathered the materials, the garland comes together in minutes.
How to Make a Thanksgiving Garland Tutorial
Colorful Leaf Porch Decor
Don’t forget to spruce up your home’s exterior for the holidays. A front porch is the perfect blank slate to add festive touches for fall.
Forage some colorful foliage from your neighborhood or local park to liven up the front of your home. This decor idea costs little to nothing but makes a huge impact.
Fall Front Porch Decor That Can Be Grown or Gathered Tutorial
Framed Leaf Wall Decor
This Thanksgiving, give your home a touch of understated elegance with these framed leaf wall hangings. You might already have the items to bring this art project to life. Otherwise, you can find everything you need at the dollar store.
Elegant DIY Thanksgiving Decor Tutorial
Glittered Fall Leaves
Elevate your Thanksgiving tablescape with glittery fall leaves. This simple craft project requires only four items and minimal time. Everyone will think you paid big bucks for the expensive-looking decor pieces.
Glittered Fall Leaves DIY Tutorial
Advent Calendar
Christmas isn’t the only holiday that deserves a festive advent calendar. This craft project is an adorable way to count down the days to Thanksgiving. It’s a cute and family-friendly reminder to stay thankful throughout November.
Thanksgiving Advent Calendar Tutorial
Painted Wood Slice Pumpkins
Why spend money on pumpkins that will eventually go bad? Tap into your creative side and DIY these pumpkins made of sliced wood. You can reuse these painted faux pumpkins for years.
Painted Wood Slice Pumpkins Tutorial
Place Cards
If you’re hosting a Thanksgiving feast, having place cards for your guests is essential. Thankfully, making them at home is deceptively simple and fun. Break out the paintbrushes to create custom watercolor cards with glamorous gold accents.
Watercolors + Gold Leaf Place Card Tutorial
Centerpiece
Every Thanksgiving table needs a stunning centerpiece. Store-bought options can be expensive, so save your money by making one from scratch. Transform a few medium-sized pumpkins into flower vases to instantly brighten your space.
Easy Thanksgiving Centerpiece Idea Tutorial
Placemats & Napkin Rings
These Thanksgiving placemats and napkin rings will make your home feel like a fancy restaurant. They have a high-end aesthetic but cost next to nothing. The best part is this craft repurposes paper grocery bags, making it environmentally friendly.
Free Thanksgiving Diy Placemats & Napkin Rings Tutorial
Table Runner
Complete your Turkey Day setup without a festive, fall-inspired table runner. The good news is that you don’t have to overspend to impress friends and family. Make this wallet-friendly table runner with a few basic materials for under $10.
How to Make a Fall Table Runner Tutorial
Pinecone Topiary
This pinecone topiary DIY perfectly embodies the farmhouse chic aesthetic. It uses pinecones, a foam ball, a pot, and hot glue. Keep things simple, or let your imagination run wild by incorporating paint and twinkle lights.
DIY $1 Farmhouse Decor Pine Cone Topiary Tutorial
Pressed Flower Pumpkin
Pumpkins are a staple for any Thanksgiving celebration, so shake things up by decorating them with pressed flowers. This fun, hands-on craft is surprisingly affordable, but it looks like you purchased it at a chic bohemian boutique. You only need pumpkins (real or fake), pressed flowers (store-bought or handmade), Mod Podge, and a brush.
Make a DIY Pressed Flower Pumpkin Tutorial
Wreath
Adorn your front door with a handmade fall wreath. Use a colorful variety of faux foliage to create this one-of-a-kind decoration. With this easy DIY, you’ll have the cutest house on the block.
Easy Fall or Thanksgiving Wreath DIY Tutorial
Twig Votive Candle Holders
Spruce up traditional votive candles using twigs gathered from your backyard. For a glitzy touch, use metallic paint to turn the twigs gold and silver and glue them to the candle holders. The lit candles add a cozy, rustic element to your holiday party.
DIY Twig Votive Candle Holders Tutorial
Decorate your home for fall without blowing your budget
Sprucing your home up for the season doesn’t have to hurt your wallet. These inexpensive fall decor ideas look much pricier than they cost.
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Elise Armitage is an entrepreneur and founder of What The Fab, a travel + lifestyle blog based in California. At the beginning of 2019, Elise left her corporate job at Google to chase her dreams: being an entrepreneur and helping women find fabulous in the everyday. Since then, she’s launched her SEO course Six-Figure SEO, where she teaches bloggers how to create a passive revenue stream from their website using SEO. Featured in publications like Forbes, Elle, HerMoney, and Real Simple, Elise is a firm believer that you can be of both substance and style.
