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7 Finishing Touches That Will Wow Your Guests This Thanksgiving

by on Nov 25, 2014

Brit + Co

It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is almost here, isn’t it? And if you’re hosting Thanksgiving dinner, odds are you’ve spent a lot of time reading cookbooks and looking at recipes online. But there are a few things that you might not have thought of. Like serving salad in teacups. Or dressing up your brownies using lace. Click through to see what I mean.   

7 Finishing Touches That Will Wow Your Guests This Thanksgiving

1. Make your cocktails memorable by serving them with smoked garnishes. Head over here for a full tutorial (and please be careful!). [Photo: The Jewels of NY]

2. Put lace doilies on top of your baked goods and then sprinkle them with confectioner’s sugar… here are the instructions. [Photo: Party Frosting]

7 Finishing Touches That Will Wow Your Guests This Thanksgiving

3. Take a few extra minutes to bring your pie from good to great using these instructions. [Photo: The Story of Kat]

4. Wrap some birch bark around glass jars for beautiful, rustic candle centerpieces. [Photo: Via Dishfunctional Designs]

5. There’s something about this black and white chalkboard wreath that I just can’t get enough of. Here’s the tutorial. [Photo: Design*Sponge]

7 Finishing Touches That Will Wow Your Guests This Thanksgiving

6. Here’s another chalkboard idea… a wooden cheese serving board. Here is the tutorial. [Photo: Faith Towers]

7. Consider serving food in unusual receptacles… like teacups! Head over here for some other genius ideas. [Photo: Brit + Co]

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