Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving Wishes(22nd November 2007)
From 101lifeStyle.com

Thanksgiving Craft Ideas: Turn your Thanksgiving into a fun-filled affair with these easy Thanksgiving Craft Ideas:

Turkey Ornaments:

Materials Needed:
For each one:
1", 2" and 3" x 6" colorful cotton fabrics for tail (cut upper long edges with pinking shears); Walnut in shell for body; 3" of sisal rope; Scraps of red and yellow felt; Dried cornhusk, fabric or paper for wings; Black fine-point marker; 12" thin dowel or skewer; Mod Podge glue; brush; glue gun; Pinking shears; aluminum foil; drill (optional);
Method:
Brush Mod Podge on fabrics, working over foil. Stack fabrics with largest on bottom, side and lower edges matching. Coat front lightly again with Mod Podge. Let dry. Fold tail accordion-style in 3/8"-wide pleats. Hot-glue pleats together at bottom, inserting top of dowel (or drill hole and glue dowel into bottom of walnut, which will be the body). Fold 3/4" end of rope forward and glue to form head and neck. Cut a 1/4" x 1 1/2" strip of red felt for wattle. Glue to front of head. Add small yellow-felt diamond for beak. Dot black eyes on rope above wattle. Hot-Glue walnut, with pointed end up, to front of tail. Glue neck/head to front of walnut. Cut two 1 1/2"-long diamond shapes for wings from husk, fabric or paper. Glue to sides. Insert turkey in a vase or potted plant.

Squash Candles:

Materials Needed:
Acorn squash; Knife; String for wick; Paraffin; Upholstery needle; Newspaper for working surface; Putty.
Method:
Cut the top off an acorn squash. Remove the seeds and inside flesh. Use this hollow squash for a candle mold. Thread a wick through the bottom of the squash using a long upholstery needle or other large needle. Seal the bottom with a bit of putty. Stand the squash in a large glass to keep it level. Pour your melted paraffin, remembering to keep some in reserve to fill the shrink well as the candle cools. You may have to do this several times, poking a small hole along the wick to relieve any trapped air. When your candle is fully hardened, cut away or peel away the squash shell and you are left with a wonderfully shaped unique candle. The flesh of the squash will leave a rustic patina on your candle as well. Flatten the base of your candle by rubbing it in on an old frying pan on low heat.