Creative Thanksgiving Décor: It’s a Work Glove Turkey

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tiffanymwindsor

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A decorative turkey made from a painted glove, perched on a small pumpkin, surrounded by hay and colorful gourds.

Looking for a creative Thanksgiving craft that’s both easy and adorable? This project turns an ordinary work glove into a clever Thanksgiving turkey! With just a few simple supplies and a little imagination, you can transform something practical into a festive decoration that’s perfect for your holiday table or kids’ craft time. In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through the simple steps and share a few tips to make your turkey truly one-of-a-kind.

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Materials

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Work gloves (I purchased mine for $1.97 at Home Depot)

Aleene’s Decoupage Glue

Aleene’s Felt & Foam Glue

Scissors

Wire (to wrap bottom of glove)

Wood skewer

Tissue paper: white, brown and fall prints

Craft foam: red & orange

Wiggle eye

Close-up of a pair of work gloves with a yellow and blue design, placed on a table alongside white tissue paper and decorative green patterned paper.

The work gloves I used for this project were inexpensive woven and rubber coated.

Close-up of hands arranging blue and yellow work gloves on a table with tissue paper in the background, demonstrating a Thanksgiving craft project.

I used the white tissue paper to stuff the fingers and palm of the glue. Keep stuffing until all the fingers and hand are full.

A person demonstrates how to assemble a Thanksgiving turkey craft using work gloves, showcasing the process of manipulating the gloves.

Push skewer up middle of glove.

A person stitching a blue work glove while inserting a wooden skewer through the glove's base.

Secure with wire at wrist area.

A person applying decoupage glue and patterned tissue paper to a work glove, part of a Thanksgiving craft project.

Tear tissue paper into small pieces. Working the 4 fingers (feathers) first, use your finger to apply decoupage glue, piece-by-piece onto the fingers and press tissue pieces into the glue. Immediately apply more glue over the tissue. Don’t overwork as the tissue can tear. Keep your finger moist with glue. NOTE: I know that some people prefer to use a brush to apply glue and that works fine too! Use a very soft brush and keep it moist with glue. I have found that the finger method goes much faster! Remember you are covering both front and back of the glove with tissue.

A close-up of a person's hand applying brown tissue paper to a green, glue-covered glove, which is being transformed into a turkey for a Thanksgiving craft.

Apply brown tissue to the hand and thumb areas using the same technique. Let glue dry.

A person is cutting a piece of lace while working on a craft project using a painted glove, which is being transformed into a Thanksgiving turkey.

Use scissors to cut away excess glove below wire.

A person assembling a Thanksgiving turkey craft using a decorated work glove, colorful paper pieces, and a skewer.

Glue wiggle eye in place. Cut and glue beak and wattle in place. Let dry completely.

A creative Thanksgiving craft featuring a handprint turkey made from work gloves, surrounded by colorful flowers and a decorative pumpkin.

Use skewer to poke turkey into pumpkin or straw base.

A festive window display featuring hand-shaped turkeys made from gloves, accompanied by colorful paper flowers and the words 'GIVING THANKS' in large letters.

I created several pumpkins and teamed them up with a straw bale, pedestals, paper flowers and a big GIVING THANKS sign in my studio window.

Colorful promotional graphic for a weekly craft demonstration event titled 'Cool2Craft Pajama Party' featuring information about time zones and platforms.

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