Here's some of our Thanksgiving table decor this year. A table runner (kitchen table cloth, folded in thirds, lengthwise), strewn with pumpkins (free last week at the local garden center) and pressed autumn leaves.
Last Friday afternoon, I went outside and collected a handful of wet leaves that had been blown off of our trees. I opened up a sheet of newspaper, and laid the wet leaves down.
After folding the newspaper closed, I stacked an armload of catalogs on top, and left the pile sitting on the kitchen vinyl floor for a few days.
The moisture was soaked up by the newsprint, and the leaves were flattened nicely.
I could buy a packet of craft leaves from Michael's or Hobby Lobby. But, you know, I think these leaves look more realistic! :-)
A 5-minute project. Cost? Nothing. Satisfying? Absolutely.
