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At the center of every Thanksgiving table there should be a colorful and festive arrangement. Using Autumn leaves, greenery, pumpkins, gourds, and fall flowers you can create a centerpiece with very little effort and at very little expense.

MIXED ELEMENTS PLATTER CENTERPIECE

Here is a simple centerpiece that you can arrange on a tray or platter in just a few minutes. You will need a small potted ivy or mum, a few small gourds or pumpkins, several miniature pumpkins, pine cones, a few apples, and some fresh or dried greenery such as moss, leaves, or parsley, and of course the platter or tray in which you will place your arrangement.

Place the live plants on dishes or saucers on top of the tray or platter to catch the drops when watering. Arrange the larger items first keeping in mind you want some height variations to make the arrangement more pleasing to the eye. Surround the larger items with the smaller materials, mixing and matching elements and colors. Stand back and go ahead and rearrange until you are satisfied with the way your centerpiece looks.

PUMPKIN FLOWER CENTERPIECE

To make a Thanksgiving centerpiece that includes all the symbols of fall, you will need a small glass tumbler, one very small pumpkin that has had the top cut off and the insides scooped out, six or more small gourds, a few dried leaves in various colors, a dozen or more fall flowers such as mums, a cup of fresh cranberries, and a shallow glass bowl that the pumpkin will sit in, and a round plate to put the bowl on.

After you have gathered your supplies, place the tumbler inside the pumpkin and fill it halfway with water. Arrange the flowers in the tumbler and set the pumpkin in the glass bowl. Be sure the bowl isn’t too big so you can see the pumpkin.

Place the bowl containing the pumpkin and the flowers on a glass plate on the table. Arrange the leaves, gourds, and cranberries in a random fashion around the pumpkin on the plate. Add a few small candles if you wish. You will have a beautiful centerpiece in just a few minutes of your time.

CRANBERRY AND FLOWERS CENTERPIECE

Choose a clear glass vase that you like. Cut white carnations to fit your vase, remove all the leaves, and arrange in the vase. Gently push the flowers to the side a bit and pour in enough cranberries to come up at least 3/4 the way up the vase. Now fill your vase with cold water. Readjust the flowers and voila! … you have a beautiful and inexpensive centerpiece.

Centerpieces that are imaginative, fresh, and creative are not difficult to make if you use these simple principles. Use lots of natural materials in warm, rich colors, and don’t be afraid to experiment with textures. Your Thanksgiving table will welcome your guests in grand style!

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