How to Create a Natural Thanksgiving Table Centerpiece in Minutes

Entry #762, November 15, 2011

Creating the perfect Thanksgiving table can be a tedious job. From choosing the style and size to colors and contents of the centerpiece! Today, Southern Living has a step-by-step guide for helping you achieve a beautiful natural centerpiece that will take less time than you ever could have expected!

Create a natural Thanksgiving table in minutes

Supplies needed:

Collect leaves, flowers and natural materials

• Florist or transparent tape
• Vegetable dish and rectangular platter
• 6- to 8-inch-long branches of fall leaves Our advice: Get the kids collecting leaves while you assemble the rest of the materials
• Scissors
• Three ‘Vintage Harvest’ hydrangea blossoms, halved (Dried blossoms work well too.)
• 12 ‘Amnesia’ roses
• 18 florist water tubes (A package of 24 sells for about $5.

Step 1

Tape the top of the vegetable bowl to form a grid. This will help hold leaves and flowers in place.

Choose a vase fitting for your display

Step 2

Insert branches of leaves through grid, hiding the top of the bowl.

Collect leaves in vibrant shades

Editor’s picks: red, sugar, and Japanese maples.

Other good options: hickory and sweet gum.

Step 3

To halve hydrangea blossoms, snip stems with scissors, leaving them 2 to 3 inches long. Cut rose stems to this length as well and remove any thorns

Water tubes will create a lasting centerpiece

Fill florist water tubes, and insert blossoms through slit in top

Step 4

Finish by inserting florist water tubes through leaves. To achieve the best form, start with the hydrangeas, and then use roses to fill in voids.

The finished centerpiece is natural and simple

For more Thanksgiving ideas on Stagetecture, click here.