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DIY Thanksgiving Candle Holder

The Meaning of Candles in Thanksgiving Decor

Candles play a significant role in creating a warm and welcoming ambience for the holiday season. But beyond just adding a glow to the room, candles hold symbolic meaning that enhances the spirit of thankfulness and gratitude that Thanksgiving represents.

In many cultures, candles are a symbol of light and hope. They are often used in religious ceremonies to signify purity and spiritual illumination. In some traditions, lighting a candle symbolises a prayer or a moment of reflection.

Thanksgiving decor and candles can symbolise the light of gratitude shining bright in our hearts. The flickering flame reminds us to be thankful for our blessings and to spread love and warmth to those around us.

Get Creative

You can get creative with candle holders and decorations to complement the theme of your decor. To evoke the flavours of the season, you can choose scented candles like cinnamon, pumpkin spice, or apple pie.

So let's get creative with a simple candle holder decorated with fabric leaves and dried flowers.

This is a quick and pretty Thanksgiving DIY.

DIY Thanksgiving Candle Holder

You will need:

A 7.5 x 9cm (3 x 3 1/2 inch) heatproof candle jar

A candle to fit the jar

Three fabric leaves 8 x 6cm (3x 3 inch)

Dried flowers and greenery

A white paint pen

Hot glue gun

To Make:

Glue the fabric leaves onto the candle jar.

Then add the dried flowers and greenery at the bottom of the leaves on the jar.

Use the paint pen to write your chosen words at the top of the jar in the gaps between the leaves.

I wrote Grateful, Blessed and Thankful.

Add the candle and place it in your Thanksgiving decor.

Don't forget to enjoy the moment as you create a homemade candle holder, to pause, reflect, and give thanks for all the good things in your life.

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DIY OLD Chair Upcycle

This old dining chair has been in the family for over 70 years.

It has worn its natural varnished oak, and it's been dressed up in white and then grey chalk paint in a French Country style, with the seat fabrics changing from tapestry, to butterfly embossed linen, then to tropical palms.

But now it is time for yet another upcycle!

But this time we will be completely funking up the colour palette.

This chair is going to be painted bright banana yellow.

The reason is:

My kitchen where this chair will reside is black and white.

There is a lot of black and white artwork on the walls.

I have a lot of art in my kitchen.

Think 'Kitchen Art Gallery'.

It's contemporary.

But that works well with this room's size and electric mix of furniture.

But that is another blog post where I will be writing about the other furniture and why I styled the room this way.

There are pops of yellow here and there and a touch of green too.

So back to the chair.

Here's the before photo.

After a sand, and prime.

The yellow paint was applied.

Then it was a serious matter of 'careful what you wish for!'

The yellow was BRIGHT!

(It looked good on the paint swatch!)

I had my little OMG moment.

Then sanded and repainted it adding white paint to the original yellow.

Better?

Maybe?

The yellow now has a lime-green undertone. Eeek!

I thought, well it will grow on me!

But it didn't!

Don't you love it when plans go wrong?

A hint of sarcasm there!

So then I added orange to the said paint.

Sanded and repainted yet again.

It's a better yellow colour now.

The seat was recovered with a cushion cover I already had in my stash.

Removing the layers of fabric and staples took some work before the new fabric was stapled on.

To become a yellow tropical-themed funky kitchen chair.

The chair now has a new lease on life once more.

And it may well last another 70 years with all that paint holding those joints together!

Though it is very likely in time the colour on this chair may change yet again.

The potplant in the photograph is a Spider Plant, and you can find out all about them HERE.

I love how the chair colour picks up the yellow tones in some of the smaller artworks.

Like this memorial watercolour, I painted of my sweet Maltese Gracie, who has been over the Rainbow Bridge for many years.

You'll find this artwork as a print and on other giftware HERE.

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Quick Omelette Roll Ups

Next time you are home, hungry and need a snack in a hurry make a 'Quick Omelette Roll Up'.

It's healthy, superbly delicious and filling.

And as said, QUICK to whip up!

It only takes about 10 minutes per roll up from start to serve.

The recipe is for a one-person serving for a brunch or lunch.

Or it serves two for a healthy snack.

So double the recipe if more roll ups are required.

Serve warm or cold.

All you do is:

Whisk the eggs in a small bowl or jug.

Heat a frying pan and coat with spray.

Pour in half of the egg.

Cook until set.

Flip.

Reduce stove element heat to medium.

Sprinkle the grated cheese on top of the egg omelette.

Pour over the rest of the egg.

Then top with the flatbread.

Cook for 2 minutes pressing the flat bread down with the spatula.

Remove from pan onto a clean board.

Add the sliced tomato.

Salt and pepper to taste. (optional)

The microgreens.

And finish with a dash of aoli.

Roll up.

Cut in half.

Plate and serve.

You can also add some shaved ham or thin sliced smoked salmon before rolling up if you wish.

Omelette Roll Ups

Spray oil

3 eggs

1 large flat Bread (I used one with spinach in it)

1/2 cup tasty cheese

1 tomato (sliced)

A small handful of microgreens

Aoli

To Make: