Howdy Peeps! Have y’all made your Thanksgiving grocery list yet? Did you go through the pantry and look in the freezer to see what you’ve got instead of spending more money on food you already have? I did. We have a bag of frozen corn that I’m pretty sure is about 3 years old and a sack of potatoes that won’t last another 2 weeks. So it’s a full list for me.
The Mister and I were talking about ordering one of those pre-made smoked turkey’s and having it delivered. Has anyone done that? I’d love to hear about your experience and whether or not it’s a thumbs up or a don’t-waste-your-money kinda deal.
Having all that turkey talk made me think of the crowd of attendees we’ll have this year. Then I started counting how many chairs we needed. That made me remember “the kids table” that I never cared for which led to how nice it will be to have new family members mixed with the regulars. Then I started wondering if the family would sit next to familiar faces or branch out and get to know someone they hadn’t talked to before. Goodness gracious, that’s a lot of thinking – over thinking really! But all that brings me to today’s post – Quick and Easy Place Card Ideas!
I found all of these ideas on my Pinterest Board. There are some great ideas for the holiday’s on there. If you’d like to follow along, click here.
Quick and Easy Thanksgiving Place Card Ideas
Sweet Tea and Porch Swings shows a simple leaf with gold lettering on the back. So easy!
This cute idea from Crafts Unleashed would still be adorable if you didn’t have time to fancy it up.
Tracery Interiors posted this idea.
This idea is perfect for glass plates. You could simply handwrite the full name if you have multiple people with the same initial.
These little place cards from The Kitchn would smell so nice!
Now if the kids table looked like this… I’d be happy sitting there. It’s by Lemon Thistle. Love it!
Here’s a simple bur sophisticated idea. This one was found on Magnolia Instagram. Who wouldn’t love their own personalized floral arrangement?
I am amazed how Pier 1 has grown in their selection of goodies. I used to never find anything in there I liked. Now, it’s hard going in without wanting to buy all the things!
Whether you are casual like us or fancy shmancy, these ideas can make your guests feel special.
Who knows, by strategically placing these name cards, someone might possibly step out of their comfort zone and find out something totally unique about their neighbor.
These are all such cute ideas! Perfect inspiration for that last minute planning. I am hosting thanksgiving at my house this year, and have nothing planned yet. Thank you for this inspiration!
~Emily
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I am positive Emily that what ever you plan and put together is going to be phenomenal. Thanks for visiting! Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
You are so thoughtful, i don’t know which i will choose but, i am not fancy. Have a great week.
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Thoughtful? Ha! I think I’m quite selfish. Not a good thing for sure. Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you have a great week as well.
So cute! I love the creative ideas!!
hugs,
Jann
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Thank you Jann. There are some seriously creative people out there! 😀
If you decide to order a turkey get one from Burge’s turkeys of Lewisville, Arkansas. You will not be disappointed! Family business for years and they do great turkeys! I was a college friend of their daughter’s and have continued eating their turkeys for 40 plus years now.
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Oh my that is a serious endorsement! Thanks for letting me know. ❤️
Cindy these are all so pretty, it would be hard to choose! I have always sat at the kids table -even as an adult! Its WAY more fun! lol
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Hahahaha Tammy! The kids table is more fun NOW only because we are older. 😜.
Okay…I LOVE all those ideas for place cards. Not sure how many we are going to have or IF we are going to be here. With my MIL’s recent surgery, we may be traveling to Alabama to see about her! BUT, if we are going to stay here, I’m definitely going to “borrow” one of these great ideas. We were considering ordering the cooked turkey as well from Brookshire’s, but I’ve not heard any reviews on it. Hmmm…. let me know if you find out anything! Love and hugs!
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I think I’m going to use the leaf with the gold writing on the back. We have a Magnolia tree that will be perfect. I’ve heard there a couple of places that ship but not any grocery store reviews at all. We’ll most likely end up doing the same old thing. At least it’s yummy! Hope y’all and your MIL have a nice Thanksgiving.
Thank you so much! I hope you guys have a wonderful Thanksgiving also! Love and hugs to you!
Such cute ideas!! I don’t host Thanksgiving, but I do host Christmas! I normally don’t do assigned seating but perhaps this year I will – once I figure out how many guests I’ll have, that is!
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This will be our first time to have assigned seating. I want the family to get out of their comfort zone and sit by someone new. We are usually a buffet-grab-n-go family. 😂. Happy Thanksgiving!
Cindy, thank you so much for the inspiration for name tags. All are so very cute. Now I am wondering which ones I want to use. I think the pre-smoked turkey is the way to go! I have a list a mile long also! Have a great day!
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My pleasure Terrie! We have a Magnolia tree out back and I think using a gold pen on the back of the leaf would be perfect! Better get crackin’ on that list! Me too. :/ Hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving!