3 Pie Crust Decorating Ideas

You know food is not my specialty...but decorating food is something I can totally get behind. So, we did what we do best and painted the town Matisse, stenciled some sugar, and dotted some pies to make some fun and memorable pies perfect for Thanksgiving. 
Last week while I was in NYC I attended the exhibition on Matisse's cut outs at the MOMA (after getting bummed I couldn't go to the Tate in London). I was inspired so we came up with the Matisse pie, of course. 
The Matisse pie crust The polka dot pie crust.
See below for the full tutorials.
Photography by Laura SumrakBaking and crafting by Victoria Riza, Carli Randolf, and Ashley Isenhour,
"Give thanks and eat pie" pie stencil

I love how simple yet impactful this one is. Ashley came up with the idea to apply a stencil to a pie...genius! This one is great for the Cricut or Silhouette machine.
Step 1: Simply download this file and cut it out on your machine or cut it out by hand. I used a piece of scrapbook paper to create the stencil.
Step 2: Set onto the pie. Not too firmly, it might take a layer of the pie off.
Step 4: Sprinkle powdered sugar on top with a sifter.
Step 3: Gently take the stencil with hands on either side so you pull it all off at the same time.
Voila!
The Matisse cut out inspired pie crustCarli came up with this brilliant idea to paint the pie crust with food coloring. It went on so smoothly and bakes brilliantly.
Step 1: Cover your pie with the dough to have a large surface to work with.Step 2: Use a paint brush to paint on your design. We looked at images from Matisses' paper cut outs.Step 3: Bake it in the over for 10 minutes. 
Voila!The polka dot pie crust
Victoria came up with this fun and easy idea of decorating your pie crust.
Step 1: Roll out your dough and use the back end of an icing tip to punch holes into the dough like a cookie cutter.
Step 2: Apply onto the top of the pie.
Step 3: Cook for 10 minutes.
Voila!
 How will you be making your pies for the holidays? Tell me!