Since my birthday and my favorite holiday fall around the same time every year, I decided to host a Friendsgiving to celebrate. I made my first stuffed turkey and the guests brought the rest! Since most of the cooking was delegated to other people, I got to have fun decorating and making party favors. While searching for homemade decoration ideas, I came across the Cuttlebug (a machine that does embossing and die cuts), which is one of my new favorite toys. I used the Cuttlebug as soon as it arrived to make decorations and party favors for my Friendsgiving.
Using another addiction, Pinterest, I found two yummy treats that I wanted to make into party. The first favors I made were Pumpkin Pie Truffles! These truffles were so delicious and easy to make. Here is the recipe: Pumpkin Pie Truffles Recipe. After making the truffles I created cute gift boxes for them to go into.
Materials:
- Jute Twine
- Maroon Ribbon
- Small brown gift boxes
- Printable Sticker Labels
- Fall colored card stock
- Cuttlebug (embossing templates and leaf die cuts)
- Candy cups (to put the truffles into: not pictured)
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| Gift Boxes (they come flattened and you put them together) |
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| Jute twine, maroon ribbon, and the leaves I made using my Cuttlebug |
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| The Final Product (truffle inside, obviously) |
I forgot to take pictures of the second favor I made, but they were just as cute. I stole the idea (from: HostessBlog), to make a Thanksgiving colored Chex Mix. It was delicious and a big hit! I did not package it like it is seen on the website. Instead, I used fall colored sheer bags and kept it simple in order to accompany the cute boxes above.
Aside from favors, I did a lot of decorating. However, I only remembered to take a picture of one thing (I'll get better at this picture taking thing...I hope). Below is a "Be Thankful" banner that I made using my Cuttlebug.
The final thing I made (and remember to take a picture of) was deserts! Like I said before, guests brought everything but the turkey, but I couldn't help myself when I saw these cute Pilgrim hat deserts. They were SO easy!
Ingredients:
- Reese Cups
- Icing (yellow and orange)
- Fudge Stripe Cookies
All I did was flip the cookies upside down, dip the Reese cup into yellow icing, and press it onto the center of the cookie until the yellow icing formed a hat rim. To finish it off, I used orange icing to make a buckle on the hat! And wa la!
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| Pilgrim Hat Cookie Treats |
Overall, I think the evening was a success and I can't wait to host it again next year!
