Pretty Pies and Pie Crusts

Pies are just about the easiest things to dress up, about a million times easier than a cake, and tell me who doesn't like extra crust with their pie. 

Actually, don't answer that.  Because I will have to judge you if you don't like pie crust.

Here are some fun ideas for dressing up your Thanksgiving pie!

Country Living:

A little sugar dusing makes it even prettier!

Martha Stewart is always full of beautiful ideas:

I like this idea from Take A Megabite too:

You can use leafs cut outs, or you can use the dough you cut the leaves out of:

And if you aren't a pretty pie crust crimper, you can ditch it all together and use one of Paula Deen's sneaky tricks:

There are about a million ways to dress up your pie.  What is your pretty pie trick?

Cinnamon Roll Pie Crust

Cinnamon Roll Pie Crust from Taste for Adventure

Decorative Pumpkin Pie Crust

The Greatest Pumpkin Pie from Will Cook For Smiles

Pie Crust Primer

Pie Crust Recipe from Bake at 350

Fall Leaf Pie Crust

Pie Crust from The Story of Kat