Thankful Tree

I think I pinned a picture of a thankful tree about three years ago and always hoped I'd get around to putting one together.  It never happened until this year!!  It was the perfect time - our yard was full of sticks and they were perfect for my thankful tree.

Gather sticks, nuts, pinecones and other Earthy things.

I chopped a few tiny branches off trees in my yard that still had leaves on them.

They were SO pretty that I knew they had to be incorporated into my tree!!

*warning: your cats will be very interested in the sticks.

I used a scalloped circle punch and some yellow paper to make my tree "leaves".

I put polka-dots on mine, left Kevin's blank and put a tiny O on Olives.  I wrote out things for her which ended up being her favorites - Daniel Tiger, bath time, goldfish crackers, etc.

I keep a tiny envelope of new circles next to the tree so we can continue to document our things to be thankful for until Thanksgiving.

I put a pea size of hot glue on the back and then pressed them directly onto the twigs.  I've seen cute tags before that people tie on, but I didn't have the patience or time for that.

If you choose branches with leaves, I'd definitely recommend assembling your tree outside.  I had leaves all over the patio so I was glad I did it outside.

 This tree was nearly impossible to photograph inside...

here's the best I could do :)

Hooray for finally making a thankful tree!!