Make a Thanksgiving Wreath or Candle Ring with a few simple supplies and a lot of imagination.

Materials
* wooden craft ring 12″ size
* pine cones
* cranberries
* plastic or fabric ivy from the craft store

You can spray paint the craft ring gold or paint it hunter green or any other color you like. Hot glue the ivy around the ring. Then using your hot glue gun, place pine cones and cranberries around the circle. You can also add some sparkling beads or any other fanciful item you can think of.

For a wreath, it’s a great idea to make a bow out of ribbon to attach to the top or bottom of the wreath. If you like, you can also place this on your table with a pillar candle in the middle for a centerpiece. If you plan to light the candle, be sure it isn’t too close to the ring for safety and employ all the usual candle safety rules.

A quick gift for teachers or grandparents or for a favor at your Halloween party. All you need is some orange tissue paper, glue, a paintbrush, a black permanent marker and a glass jar.

Cut or tear tissue paper into stips. Paint a layer of glue onto the outside of a clean, glass jar. Place strips of paper over the jar onto the glue. If you want to make a layered texture, repeat the process by applying a little glue to the existing paper and placing more strips of paper. Stagger the strips in subsequent layers to enhance the textured effect.

Using a black marker, draw a jack o’lantern face on the jar. Fill with candy corn or other holiday candy.