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Last year I was asked by Houzz.com to put together a Hanukkah dessert table. It was, of course, my pleasure, and a year later I am still really happy with how it all came together! I hope you'll enjoy too, and pin away...

Tutorial for creating this light-up sign is here.

To see more elements, keep reading!

This sprinkle station is for decorating your own donuts! The olive oil bottles are filled with honey and sweetened condensed milk, which gets poured on top of the donut, and then the sprinkles go on top. Scoops are in our shop! 

I made these cookies just by punching a small circle out of the center of the cookie before baking. Striped straws are always fun!

Oh, here's the decorated donut I was talking about before! With one of our celebratory forks! 

These were all things I baked and little elements I put together. I had so much fun creating the blue ombre tray of cupcakes, and it was pretty quick. 

There is pudding inside of those little "menorah" glasses!

Ok, that's it! Hope you have lots of great ides and have fun this year at your Thanksgivukkah, I mean Hanukkah, celebration! (If you are looking for more on Thanksgivukkah, see our post about ideas for a Handmade Thanksgivukkah, and also visit our Thanksgivukkah Pinterest board, we have lots of fun things going on over there!)

The Sweater Post

Because who doesn't love a good sweater? We even created sweater utensils! Sound weird? It's not! They're adorable! Check them out, and our other fuzzy faves...

Phone Case | Sweater Dress | Tote | Leggings | Pillow | Forks 

Hot Chocolate Stirrers

It's just about time for... hot chocolate stirrers! 

 I went for a swirled effect above, using white chocolate and milk chocolate. Love the way they turned out!

Don't forget about this easy and fun gift!
Here are some of my favorite links for instructions and packaging for hot chocolate stirrers:

Hot chocolate and mocha spoons
Peppermint stirrers
A variety of ideas
How to temper chocolate to get that shiny smooth look

Thanksgiving Table Tags

What are your favorite decorating items for Thanksgiving? Coming up with something original isn't always easy, but it can be fun to reinvent the classics!

Photo by J. Pollack Photography

On our table we simply used twine to wrap up our utensils. We've got lots of free printables, recipes and tabletop ideas on our Pinterest board, so head on over!

Almost time for an early Haukkah

Where can you find these crafts and recipes? Here!

Martha Stewart || Catch My Party || Design Megillah

As for Sucre Shop, we have pin boards for Thanksgivukkah, and Judaica!

Thanksgivukkah Decorating

I am thrilled to participate in the Thanksgivukkah Progressive Dinner! A group of bloggers have gotten together and planned out appetizers, drinks, sides, entrees and dessert for Thanksgivukkah, and it's up to me to provide my favorite thing... decor! 

I put together 4 ideas I think you'll love! At the end of this post you'll find links to all of the other bloggers participating in this event. 

DIY

Keep reading to find DIY instructions and 3 other projects!

I put together a new DIY for Thanksgivukkah, which you could really use every year, that'll look great on your table; the jar with the dreidel on top is a pretty match-strike (you strike the match against the reactor strip under the lid!), and instead of bringing a matchbook to your table, and a pretty jar to hold your candles.

Materials List: 

Glass Jar

Large box of matches

Dreidel

Turkey (mine is a Schleich)

2 glass jars with silver lids

Chrome spray paint

Hot glue gun

Instructions:

1. Cut a section off the side of the matchbox, as big as will fit inside the lid of your jar, and using hotglue, glue it inside the lid.

2. Spray paint the dreidel and turkey. Place a big drop of hot glue in the center of your lid and place the dreidel there at an angle. Do the same with the turkey and your second lid. Hold it for 30 seconds or until dry.

3. Turn all matches the same direction so they look nice and neat in your jar.

SET THE TABLE

It's not going to be easy to mash up Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, but let's do the best we can! I love the elements of Thanksgiving and just don't want to pass them by. Some wheat here, and "Happy Thanksgivukkah" utensils there and we are on our way!

CARVED PUMPKIN

If you haven't yet discovered what amazing things you can do with a linoleum cutter, it's time. It is just the best pumpkin carving tool out there! With so many pumpkins left in the pumpkin patch, I thought I'd save one for Thanksgivukkah and write a little message. I think it'll be a great centerpiece for a buffet table!

SUCCULENTS

If you're straying from a traditional Thanksgiving or Hanukkah decoration, why not go with the flow and decorate with succulents? Grab a few varieies of plants, and add some touches of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah to your planter to create an earthy decoration. Use them on your dessert table, or give them as gifts to send home with your guests!

Check out those amazing planters! They are from the plumbing section at Lowe's. And the Turkey in the planter? It's a spray painted lollipop.

These terrariums were made by Jill Crane, of Simcha's Events. She is a wedding plannerand good friend, and I just love to go to her with my vague ideas and see what she comes up with! She is a true visionary in transforming a space for an event. I am so grateful to Jill for helping create a beautiful Thanksgivukkah post!

And thanks to Stef from Cupcake Project for putting this Thanksgivukkah Potluck together!

The links to the other potluck participants:

Thanksgivukkah Tzimmes (Tsimis) Pie from Parade Magazine

Potato Latkes Topped with Turkey and Cranberry Chutney from The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen

Chocolate Cranberry Cake with Gelt Glaze from What Jew Wanna Eat

Candied Sweet Potato Latkes from Everyday Maven

Butternut Squash Puree with Honey and Smoked Paprika from The Lemon Bowl

Sweet Potato Noodle Kugel from Rhubarb and Honey

Pumpkin-glazed Cronuts from MotherWouldKnow

Flamingo's Mulled Wine Cocktail - Hot & Cold from Flamingo Musings

Thanksgivukkah Decorating from Sucre Shop

Onion Bagel and Bacon Stuffing from Very Culinary

Sweet Potato Pie Doughnut Holes from Cooking for Luv

Challah Cranberry Doughnuts from Food is my Love Language

Challah Stuffing with Turkey Sausage, Leeks and Cherries from The Little Ferraro Kitchen

Pumpkin Cranberry Maple Kugel from Farm Fresh Feasts

Pumpkin Challah from Labna.it

Thanksgivukah Pumpkin Tsimmes from {fork & swoon}

Turkey and Sweet Potato Latkes from FoodieTots

Homemade Manischewitz-flavored Marshmallows from Cupcake Project