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Make this simple Pottery Barn inspired thankful tree to help count your blessings this Thanksgiving!
Learning to have a thankful heart for everyday blessings (as well as the more miraculous ones) can make a huge difference in our outlook on life.
I think it’s very profitable to focus on thankfulness as a family, and the month of November seems like a natural time to do that.
One tool we’re using to nurture a spirit of gratitude in our home is the thankful tree. It’s such a fun and simple project to make. The tree we made this year cost us nothing. We already had everything right here in our home and yard!
To begin, I took a walk in the woods behind our house to gather some twigs.
Pottery Barn Inspired Thankful Tree
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- Branches
- A jar or other container to hold the branches (depending on the jar you may need rocks or other material to hold the branches up)
- Cardstock
- Hole punch
- Scissors
- Leaf template
- Twine
- Chalk ink marker
How to Make It:
First, put the branches in your jar or other container. You may need to trim some of the lower branches.
Next, use fall-colored cardstock and trace around the leaf templates. After cutting the leaves out, we wrote things we were thankful for on each leaf.
Then we simply punched a hole at the top or side of each leaf and tied them to the tree branches.
I didn’t get a picture of one yet this year, but we always have a leaf or two dedicated to “candy,” “ice cream,” and other things like that. 🙂
Our pottery barn inspired thankful tree sits on a dresser right by the dining room table.
The dining room is a great place for a thankful tree since we congregate there together regularly. It’s a natural time to talk about all of our blessings and each thing and each person we’re thankful for.
Have you ever made a thankful tree or something similar?
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Joy, I love the idea of a thankful tree and it’s so great to get the kids involved in this project. I’m delighted to feature your post this week at our Tuesday Turn About Link Party! Hope to see you there!
Thank you, Michelle!
It’s beautiful! We did a thankful tree one year, then simplified it with a thankful jar. The tree is much more fun! Thank you for sharing with us at #LiveLifeWell
The thankful jar is a great idea too!
Love it! Yours is very beautiful.
Thank you, Janine!
I was wondering, the chalk ink marker you used, is it made in the USA? Love the idea of this DIY project!
Hmm, I’m not sure. It’s been several years since we did this project.
Love this idea, so simple and cute, but has a great impact for the whole family. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, and I'm so glad you stopped by, Mrs. Bishop!
Oh this is so wonderful. I tried something similar but had a major Pinterest fail, oh my! I had these beautiful branches from our backyard but they didn't get along with the glass jar I had with them. : / I think I'll try your approach with the single sticks in a jar, I might have better luck! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
Christy, your comment made me laugh! If you only knew how many "Pinterest fails" I've had the past few years! Our first tree wasn't that great because I used a bigger branch, too. That's why I moved to the single sticks this year. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment!
I put up a harvest tree with fall colors, but have never seen a thankfulness tree. Such a cute idea for kids to be involved with!!
It is great for the kids—they think it's fun! Thanks for stopping by, Karen!
I love this! What a great centerpiece. One year we had a lot of company. Over our festive Thanksgiving tablecloth, I put a wide runner of brown paper (a roll from the Dollar store) down the length of the table and supplied everyone with pens and crayons so they could write on the paper what they were thankful for. It also gave the younger kids a great place to color. I think this year, I'll try your idea. You always inspire. Thank you.
Thanks, Carol! I love your idea with the brown paper—perfect idea for younger kids to have something to do while they wait for the food! 🙂 And thanks so much for your kind words. ♥
This is beautiful! I have been feeling like I am letting November get away without enough thanks! I am doing this tonight!!!
Thank you, Stasia! Have fun! 🙂
I love this, so cute! Thanks for the idea!
Thanks, Tori! 🙂