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A roundup on the latest inspirations for fall centerpieces.
Take a step away from traditional fall colors and try a metallic palette. For a shiny silver centerpiece, arrange mercury glass candlesticks on a silver serving tray. Spray-paint small pumpkins and gourds with metallic silver paint and place on top of the candlesticks. To add candles, hollow-out the center of each pumpkin just wide enough to securely hold the candle upright.
This elegant blend of pumpkins and candlesticks makes a handsome buffet backdrop -- or use a scaled-down version for the center of the Thanksgiving table. The silver pumpkins in the mix are real ones spray-painted silver and, in some cases, carved out at the top to hold candles.
A dish of fruit, real pumpkins, pears, and fall leaves line up along the center of this holiday table. The graduated display (high in the center of the table, low at the ends) is a nice way to stretch a centerpiece along the full length of a rectangular table. The peak of the centerpiece, a pumpkin created from orange mum flowers, becomes the focal point.
What better way to celebrate the Thanksgiving harvest feast than by creating a centerpiece using gorgeous green vegetables. To make the asparagus- and green bean-wrapped candles, stretch two sturdy rubber bands around a white pillar candle, then insert vegetable stalks underneath the band. Cover the bands with a circle of satin ribbon and decorate the platter with a few white mums and coffee berry sprigs.
Another view of the previous centerpiece shows the place settings, white tablecloth , and pewter cups filled with tiny white mums. Your guests will be enthralled!
Elevated cranberry spheres create a colorful arrangement. Cut toothpicks in half. Skewer one cranberry onto the end of each toothpick (without sticking it all the way through). Poke cranberry-laden toothpicks into a crafts foam ball. Cover each foam ball completely with cranberries. Place the balls on glass, silver, or mercury glass candlesticks. Add more fall panache by weaving curly grape vines through the arrangement of cranberry topiaries, or sprinkle acorns around the bases.
With a straw wreath for a base, this pomegranate and prairie grass ring makes a pretty frame for a field of candlesticks dancing center stage.
Rich plum and amethyst purples are a striking addition to traditional fall hues. Try a purple table runner, lined with elegant glass bottles, orange accessories, and sprigs of greenery . Incorporate more of the hue with clear purple glasses -- inexpensive melamine ones will do the trick.
Dried ears of corn and shocks of wheat pay homage to Thanksgiving's rustic roots -- but can be artfully arranged to suit the modern table. Here, dried wheat shocks are inserted into the sides of a cylindrical piece of florist's foam and topped with colorful dried ears of corn. The arrangement is placed on a footed compote for elegant elevation.
For a seasonal vase, cut off the top of a butternut squash (about 1/4 of the squash height) and scoop out the flesh. Add water and arrange dahlias, sunflowers, zinnias, or other autumnal flowers in the vase. For a Thanksgiving table, line several squash vases along the center of the table, setting some on footed plates for height variations.
Create a table runner using camel-color wool flannel or felt, cutting to size with a pair of pinking shears. Lay coordinating ribbons along the center of the runner and secure with double-stick tape or a dab of fabric glue, if necessary. Set a compote or cake stand in the center and scatter leaves, mini pumpkins, and pears down the runner.
Purchase small grapevine rings to use as a base, or make your own by bending a piece of coat hanger into a circle. Next, wire on small stems of berries, leaves, and flowers using thin wire wound tightly around the base. Use fresh flowers for a one-time-use decoration. Or find pretty silk blooms for a longer-lasting design.
Seasonal rosehips are the highlight of this elegant wreath that hovers just above the table by satin ribbons. Start with a grapevine wreath base, and wire on rosehips, late-blooming roses, and other seasonal blossoms, berries, leaves, and colorful twigs.
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