Giving Thanks

Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks and to show your gratitude by spending time with your loved ones and sharing a nice meal together, hopefully with lots of laughs and good times. It's not always picture perfect as you may hope it will be. Families at times, drift apart and life happens. But for that, you have to be thankful for the people in your life that make you smile. So on this day, give thanks to your loved ones and do something special for a stranger, you might just be making their day. And I'm sure they will be thankful for your kindness. Enjoy the goodness of the day!

To make your loved ones feel extra special, you can make these name settings using bud vases or small mini bottles and leftover herbs. There has never been a holiday where I don't have leftover herbs. In this vase you have sage, rosemary and thyme but don't you have to limit yourself to just those herbs, you can use parsley, cilantro and oregano. First begin by taking a small stick, trimming it as needed and tie a knot on one end using twine or fancy ribbon, depending on the style of your Thanksgiving Day table. Measure out how high or low you want your name place card to be and tie a knot on the other end of the stick, almost making a necklace for the bottle. I saved the rosemary stems and used them for the stick to hang the name on. Next, cut a rectangular piece from a paper bag, measuring in relation to how wide your vase is and fold in half. Next, you can write your loved ones name on the outside or stamp it on. On the inside you can write a special note on why you are thankful for them in your life. Hang your little name place card over the stick and add in your herbs and water. It makes the table smell so nice and makes your loved ones feel special. Happy Thanksgiving everyone, hope you have a day where memories are made and lots of laughs are shared and feelings of gratitude run deep and heart felt!