I am a big believer in function before form, so even when I am designing a place setting for Thanksgiving I want the decorative elements to be useful too. These printable Thanksgiving utensil holders add charming decoration to your holiday table while serving a purpose! I created a design that allows you to make your own Thanksgiving utensil sleeves quickly and easily. You already have enough to do to make your Thanksgiving dinner a success — decorating your table should be easy and fun!
THANKSGIVING UTENSIL SLEEVES
CREATING THANKSGIVING UTENSIL HOLDERS
First, you will need to download the Thanksgiving Printables PDF to your computer. I recommend using heavier stock printer paper so the utensil holders have a little more heft to them. Each 8.5 x 11 printable makes two utensil holders. Cut the printed paper down the middle vertically with scissors or a paper trimmer. Then fold the bottom part of the utensil holder up, creasing on the light grey line.
Finally, add a small bead of glue along the two sides inside the utensil holder to create a pocket. Allow the glue to dry. You could also use an adhesive roller or glue dots depending on what you have on hand.
DOWNLOADING THE PRINTABLES
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HOW TO USE PAPER UTENSIL SLEEVES
Slip the silverware into the pocket of the utensil holder and add it to your Thanksgiving place setting. To turn these utensil holders into place cards, simply write your guests’ names to the bottom corner of each holder with a colored pen.
THANKSGIVING UTENSIL SLEEVES
Equipment
- Thanksgiving Printables
- Printer
- Heavy printer paper
- Scissors or paper trimmer
- Glue
Instructions
- First, you will need to download the Thanksgiving Printables PDF to your computer.
- Cut the printed paper down the middle vertically with scissors or a paper trimmer.
- Then fold the bottom part of the utensil holder up, creasing on the light grey line.
- Finally, add a small bead of glue along the two sides inside the utensil holder to create a pocket. Allow the glue to dry.
- Slip the silverware into the pocket of the utensil holder and add it to your Thanksgiving place setting.
- To turn these utensil holders into place cards, simply write your guests' names to the bottom corner of each holder with a colored pen.
FREE THANKSGIVING PRINTABLE
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- Thanksgiving Printables
- Printer
- Heavy printer paper
- Scissors or paper trimmer
- Glue
This post originally appeared on Crafts By Amanda.
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