Today's One Minute Tip comes from Maggie Battista, with some ideas for using kraft paper to spruce up your holiday get togethers!

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You've invited the guests, planned the menu and picked up the supplies. Now for the fun part — dressing up the dining table! To get your creative juices flowing, we've rounded up 20 projects and inspiration posts all focused on one thing: the centerpiece. More

Where to splurge, where to save, when pulling together a table for two or feast for a dozen? Here are six tricks of my trade to help you set a perfect, and lushly layered, table.

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Most parents I know get concerned around Thanksgiving with making gratitude organic and meaningful for their kids. And while teaching kids to be grateful isn't something that happens only once a year, Thanksgiving presents a special opportunity to create special traditions surrounding giving thanks. More

You've probably had your Thanksgiving menu planned out for a few weeks, but have you thought about what your kids might do all day? Hopefully you'll have a merry crew of children together - siblings, cousins, friends and neighbors - and they'll create their own fun. But it is a long day and you might want to have a plan in mind for those parts of the day that lag. I've collected 18 ideas for last minute craft projects, games and decor your kids can help with. These are all simple ideas that use common materials you likely already have at home.

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My mama told me that a guest should never show up empty handed. Rather than scramble at the last minute when you're invited to a party, we're going to help you plan ahead. Stroll around these ten shops, pick up a few gifts for future parties and the only thing left to do is RSVP.
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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because it's the one perfect holiday gathering that combines food and decor equally AND can be shared by all. While your turkey recipe is important (see our top recipe here from Emma), table setting is equally important in telling the story of Thanksgiving, and it's all about gratitude for those around you and having food on your table as the winter sets in. More

When I saw these napkins, handmade using Liberty of London fabric and inspired by first class airline napkins, I thought, "So pretty and ingenious! But who would ever use them?" Here's the thing: I don't think I've ever seen an adult eat with a napkin tucked into their shirt in real life. Have you? More

Thanksgiving is almost here! Rather than concern myself with such trivialities as, say, cooking and cleaning, I've been looking into the fascinating world of Puritan names. What child born on Thanksgiving wouldn't love to grow up with the name Sorry-for-sin Coupard? More

Last week we shared twelve inspiring Thanksgiving kids' tables. For those of you who don't have time to hunt for the perfect placemats, here are ten products that would make for a lovely little table.

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