I was speaking with a friend two days ago and she wanted me to post pictures of my place settings from Thanksgiving. So, sorry I’m late, but here they are. I used the Fall Whimsy stamp set for my theme. I didn’t get to do as much as I had wanted. Two of my sisters helped me plan and design everything, and had planned on helping me create them, but ended up couldn’t very much that week.
I made little charms out of Polyshrink. (sorry, we don’t sell it anymore- you’ll have to find it somewhere else) First I stamped the image with craft ink, then punched it out with a large circle punch and punched a little hole for the wire. (For the wine glass charms, at this point I turned the charm over and stamped the first initial for each guest in gold ink on the back with the Classic Alphabet.) Then, I put the charms in my toaster oven on about 350 degrees for about 8 mins (I think?). Just watch the polyshrink as it heats up. It first curls dramatically. It will shrink it about 30% of the original size. Then it uncurls and lies flat when it is finished shrinking. You can also use a heat tool to shrink, but it is easier for me in my toaster oven. After they cooled, I colored the edges of the charms with the Zig Painty pen. I put fall-toned beads on brass Wire Works and added the stamped charms.
At the last minute, I made place cards with our beautiful Really Rust cardstock. I typed each name in a Word document and used the Stampin’ Up! font CD.
While I was making my apple pies, I remembered those cookies Esther & I had stamped. So I thought, “Why not stamp on pies, too?” I used the same Fall Whimsy set. I pressed deeply (but not so deep that it cuts through) into the pie crust before laying it on the pie before baking.
It was a very nice dinner.
