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Thanksgiving Craft — easy, beautiful, Stitched Place Cards

Oh, how I love the autumn. It’s my favorite time of year, and not just because of all the eating and drinking. Though you might not believe it, even here in sunny Southern California the leaves change and the weather gets crisp.

I have a “thing” for leaves. Friends call them “my motif.” Some people love hearts, some suns or fleurs de lis… I love leaves. They’re natural, beautiful, readily available and ephemeral.

I have been tutoring a young girl in sewing the past few weeks, and came up with this idea after my first class with her. I had her sewing on paper to practice, and realized that the results were pretty versatile and well suited for paper crafting.

Stitche Place Card

So for this easy craft, I combined leaves and paper. Here is all you need to make these lovely place cards!

Score and fold cards, if necessary.

Scored cards

Punch or cut leaf shapes from patterned paper. I use between 3 and 5 leaves per card.

Leaf cut outs

Use a glue stick to lightly stick the leaves to the card. Take care not to use a large amount of glue, as it will gum up the needle.

Sew cards

Once all the cards are glued, sew to secure leaves.

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Using a swirly stitch pattern suggests wind-swept leaves.

Stitched place cards

Hand write names or print on computer, cut out and glue onto cards.

Cute Stitched Place Cards, The Tamara Blog

Stitched Cards

Leif's card

Stitching on Paper

The Tamara Blog -- Stitched Placecards

Think of the possibilities for all types of cards… perhaps a Christmas gift follow-up is called for? Stay tuned, and have happy holidays!

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