"Give Thanks" blocks

I have a ton of Halloween decorations...and a TON of Christmas, but hardly any Thanksgiving.  So, I Googled [is that even a word?] some and found one I liked.

I'm not as fancy as the person who made that one [nor am I patient enough to make it look perfect] so tweaked it just a bit.

First, I had to find a spot to put this craft [my house is small and therefore I can't make lots and lots of cute little crafts to fill it with...I have to limit my crafts-so this one is special since it gets a spot in my house;)], so I found my spot, measured and went to The Home Depot (love that store).  I bought a 1"x4" piece of wood for around $2.

Then, I headed over to my grandpa's house who is so kind to help me cut all the pieces [he is amazing and has nearly every piece of machinery to make any word crafts].  We cut 2 10" pieces, 4 4", 2 5" and a couple 3".  Then, since I needed to blocks to be approximately 16"wide total, we had to cut each block to 2 3/4".

Blocks cut and ready for paint. 
 I laid them out how I wanted them to look when finished...
It took me a couple minutes to figure out the layout, but I liked this one the best.

Next: painting and sanding.  I had all the paint already so that didn't cost me anything.  I painted them, let them dry and sanded the edges.

then I added vinyl letters that I cut from my Cricut.  Unfortunately I don't have many fonts, but I thought this one worked okay.  I added some acorns for effect.

So, there you have it.  I think it turned out pretty cute!

Total cost: $2.13

Total time: 2 hours