Sometimes we focus too much on the Thanksgiving menu and (oops!) forget about the decorations. If you're facing a last-minute decorating dilemma, try these quick tabletop crafts.

A quick paint job on sweetgum fruits adds a pretty touch to napkins.

Embellishing store-bought metallic napkins is the perfect excuse to experiment with your sewing machine's programmed decorative stitches. If you can't decide on just one stitch, mix and match them.

Sateen gold napkins (similar to shown), $5 each, crateandbarrel.com.

This accent can be completed in less time than it takes to make gravy.

Forage for centerpiece materials like twigs and branches in your own backyard and scatter across the table for a surprising alternative to flowers.

Strike the perfect balance between sparkly and elegant with silver-sprayed corn husks that unfurl at each place setting.

Bust out your sewing machine to craft place cards with an embellished edge. Trim metallic paper to desired place-card size, and then run cards individually through the machine.

Mirror Board, in Silver, $15 for ten 12"-by-12" sheets, hyglossproducts.com.

Anchor gold candles in shot glasses (with Stick-Um candle adhesive), and place them in hurricane lanterns. Then line the length of a table with them.

Follow Kevin Sharkey's lead and take crocheted doilies from granny to glamorous with a simple coat of metallic glitter.

Peek inside your fridge to grab supplies for this last-minute votive holder.

A quick brush of paint on glass cylinders warms up any table in an instant. Most of the twenty minutes is spent waiting on the paint to dry!

This trivet can be made in several different sizes to accomodate everything on your table, from teapots to hot casserole dishes.

Forget to plan a centerpiece? Work with what you have. Seasonal veggies like chard, cabbage, and artichokes will work just as nicely as flower arrangements.

Wrap bare branches in traditional fall colors -- or any other color that matches your decor -- in minutes using wool roving. The roving sticks right to the branches, so there's no gluing involved.