AP9 Galleria USA Offers Festive Ideas on Dressing Up Your Table for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day is quickly approaching. By now the leaves have changed to brilliant shades of yellow, red and orange, and the temperature outside carries a certain crispness about it. To most, Thanksgiving Day is a time when family and friends gather around the table to celebrate life, give thanks and share in a feast of good food and conversation. However, preparing for such a celebration is no small task. AP9 Galleria USA, a membership discount program offered by Adaptive Marketing LLC^®, offers a wide variety of decorating ideas and savings that will make their home warm and inviting — just in time for the holidays.

In preparation of the Thanksgiving Day, AP9 GalleriaUSA members can take advantage of up to 20% savings at nationally known home decorating and retail stores across the country. With the temperatures dropping throughout the country, Thanksgiving Day is usually spent inside with people gathered in front of the television cheering on their favorite football team or in the kitchen snacking on appetizers while catching up on the latest gossip — so why not get everyone into the holiday spirit by adding little decorative touches throughout the house to make the holiday more memorable?

AP9 Galleria USA provides you with a few fun and easy table decorating ideas that are sure to get you a few compliments this Thanksgiving.

-- Centerpiece. Centerpieces don’t have to be expensive. Take three miniature pumpkins. Cut off the stems, and carve a hole at the top of each one large enough for you to insert a taper candle. Fill each hole with museum wax, and insert a taper candle into each one — you choose the size and color of the candles. Arrange the finished pumpkins on a plate covered in colorful fall leaves or glass stones. This is an easy project with an elegant outcome.

-- Placemats. For an inexpensive yet colorful way to dress up your holiday table, go outside and gather a variety of colored leaves. Then cut two equal pieces of wax paper — large enough to hold one place setting. On an ironing board or white towel, creatively arrange the leaves on top of one of the pieces of wax paper. Place the second piece of wax paper on top, and iron the two pieces together with the leaf arrangement in the middle. Cut the edges of your placemat by using a pair of decorative scissors for a finishing touch.

-- Table Runner. Purchase a yellow/gold, red or green table runner. Pick up some metallic fabric paints and a leaf stamp; actually, any fall-themed stamp will do — you could even use one that says, “Happy Thanksgiving.” Brush the metallic paint on to your stamp, and stamp away on the table runner. Before you start, you might want to practice a few times on the back of the table runner or on a plain piece of paper.

-- Place Cards. Give a personal touch to your holiday table by creating inexpensive place cards. Cut a plain or colored piece of cardstock into fourths. Fold each piece in half. On the outside, write the guest’s name, and on the inside, write a note telling your guest why you are thankful for them. You can use metallic pens to write the names and use a small stamp for embellishment. It will add a small but meaningful touch to the table.

In addition to receiving up to 20% off at popular home decorating stores across the country, members can also take advantage of up to 20% savings on flowers and gift baskets as well as significant discounts on today’s holiday apparel and excellent gift-giving ideas through AP9 Galleria USA.