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Funky Pilgrim Silhouette Vases for Thanksgiving

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!FUnky Pilgrims Vases for Thanksgiving

I cannot emphasize how easy these little fellers were to put together. All I used in the way of supplies were:

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.  Vases - Printed Silhouettes
Next, I cut out the silhouettes and traced them on to black cardstock. Vases - Trace Silhouettes
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. Vases - Spray Adhesive
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. Vases - embellish
These Pilgrims have style, don’t you think?!?
Vase - Female Pilgrim Closeup 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.  Vase - Male Pilgrim Closeup
Vase - full mantel

Party like a Pilgrim, y’all!

– Bre

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Comments

    • Bre says

      Hi, Amy – thank you so much! BTW, congrats on joining such an awesome link party, too! Have a wonderful day!

    • Bre says

      Ha – thanks, Ginger! They are sort of weird . . . but that’s OK sometimes I guess! Have a great day!

    • Bre says

      Hi, Emily & Erin! Thank you! Love sharing at your party each week. Thanks and hope you have a wonderful 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!

    • Bre says

      Hi, Christina! Thanks so much for stopping by and for pinning my strange little Pilgrims! 🙂 Hope you have a great weekend!

    • Bre says

      Hahaha, Kelley, you’re awesome! Thanks so much! That is such an awesome surprise!!! I really appreciate it. 🙂

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