Okay, you might think this project is weird. And that’s OK, because yeah, it’s kind of weird.
See, I know that Pilgrims are such an important part of Thanksgiving, but I find them kind of stodgy and boring. That’s why I decided to make these funky Pilgrim silhouette vases for Thanksgiving! My Pilgrim friends are now fashionable with a diamond necklace and a feathered cap! They’re ready to P-A-R-T-A-Y!
I cannot emphasize how easy these little fellers were to put together. All I used in the way of supplies were:
- Glass cylinder vases
- Black scrapbook paper
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Spray Adhesive
- Rhinestones
- Glue
- Pilgrim silhouette outlines from The Lady Wolf
Alright, so I got these awesome Pilgrim silhouettes from another blogger, The Lady Wolf. She has them for free on her site, so please visit her if you’d like to download a copy. I downloaded them and found they were an .svg file, which is a file type I don’t know how to use. Thus, I “printed” the file to a PDF. Then, I copied and pasted each Pilgrim into a Word document as an image. I resized the image to fit my cylinder vases and printed out my paper. 
Next, I cut out the silhouettes and traced them on to black cardstock. 
After I cut out my Pilgrims, I sprayed the backs of each with spray adhesive. Then I carefully stuck each to the front of a vase. 
Next, I cut a tiny feather out of some colored scrapbook paper, and I glued that to my male Pilgrim’s hat. I then glued some rhinestones around my female Pilgrim’s neck so that she could have some bling bling. 
These Pilgrims have style, don’t you think?!?
I popped them up on my mantel with some faux gourds inside and I just know they’re as happy as the Pilgrims were when Squanto helped them learn how to farm all those delicious pantry staples to get them through the winter. 
Party like a Pilgrim, y’all!
– Bre
Amy | Club Narwhal says
I smiled the second I saw these! What a fun and whimsical update to classic silhouettes 🙂
Bre says
Hi, Amy – thank you so much! BTW, congrats on joining such an awesome link party, too! Have a wonderful day!
Ginger says
Pilgrims with bling – love it. Thanks for linking up at Show Me Saturday. Hope to see you there again this week!
Bre says
Ha – thanks, Ginger! They are sort of weird . . . but that’s OK sometimes I guess! Have a great day!
Emily says
These are super cute! Thanks for sharing with us at Your Designs This Time!
Emily & Erin
Bre says
Hi, Emily & Erin! Thank you! Love sharing at your party each week. Thanks and hope you have a wonderful weekend!
lorraine williamson says
love the pilgrims but loving the painting on the mantel even more so cool thanks for sharing visiting from tatertots and jello have a great weekend
Bre says
Hahaha, thanks, Lorraine! That painting was our first big purchase for our home!! I wish I painted it myself but I do not have anywhere near the talent for that! Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a great weekend!
Christina @ I Gotta Create! says
Whimsical and fun! Pinned ’em!
<3 Christina @ I Gotta Create!
Wildly Original link party is open
Bre says
Hi, Christina! Thanks so much for stopping by and for pinning my strange little Pilgrims! 🙂 Hope you have a great weekend!
[email protected] says
These are so fun! Love the quirky-ness 🙂 Happy Thanksgiving
Bre says
Hey, Cindy! Thank you so much! 🙂 Hope you have a beautiful Thanksgiving!
Michelle from Weekend Craft says
These are too fun! Thanks for linking up last week at Creative Spark Link Party. Hope you stop by again today to link up bit.ly/CSLP29
Bre says
Thank you, Michelle! Pilgrims like to have fun, too! 🙂
Kelley @Miss Information Blog says
Not weird so freakin cool it’s one of my favorite features at this weeks Cook it! Craft it! Share it! up at 8:30 tonight!
Bre says
Hahaha, Kelley, you’re awesome! Thanks so much! That is such an awesome surprise!!! I really appreciate it. 🙂