Centerpiece

[Cathymac]

I'm sort of thinking about doing something different for a centerpiece this year...I've done pumpkins and candles and fresh fruit and mums....all pretty, all inexpensive, all work! I'd like to have something different this year. I bought an amber colored hurricane globe with wheat etched on it at Kirklands...I'm thinking I'd like to use it, but it's very tall (on a stem of sorts-kind of like a giant hurricane glass!) so it might not work on the table-you want guests to be able to see each other across the table.

Any suggestions??? I'm kind of leaning toward traditional, but a little bit more upscale. Any ideas?

 

[Cathymac]

Great ideas here!

http://www.bhg.com/bhg/category.jsp?categoryid=/templatedata/bhg/category/data/sc_1372.xml

Since I have a lot of pumpkins in my garden that are just now getting ripe...and several more at the farm, along with a huge variety of gourds, I'm leaning toward orange roses, yellow mums and some filler in a pumpkin, with small arrangements to mirror it throughout the house. Hmmm....decisions, decisions!!

 

[christmascreations]

I don't usually keep the centerpieces on the table when we begin to eat. The family all see the centerpieces before the meal and then I remove them when it is time to eat. We have a large family so every inch of the table is used!!!

 

[ChristmasRose]

Just a suggestion, Cathymac. Since you have a lot of pumpkins, how about trying the pumpkins and winter vegies with dried leaves, wheat, acorns, and nuts? You might try to work in a pillar candle or three, depending on how long your table is.

 

[Scarlett]

Why not elevate your hurricane on a platform and cluster the pumpkins around the bottom since it is tall. Take a box and place a piece of fabric or table runner over it. Place it in the center of the table. Put the hurricane on top with the other decorations. It may make it easier for your guests to see "through" the centerpiece.

 

[Cathymac]

Great ideas! Of course, I usually change my mind at the last minute and do something different from what I'd originally planned! LOL! The current issue of Woman's World magazine (told you I was a magazine junkie!!) shows a beautiful arrangement using pumpkins painted gold. I did that a long time ago, and I DO have a new package of craft paint with gold, silver and copper paints....sprinkled with clear glitter....on a bed of leaves.....with the amber hurricane (elevated-Thanks, Scarlett!) on a pumpkin colored tablecloth or my ivory tablecloth with the fall leaves and battenburg lace type cutouts....hmmm....yes, I think so!! Thanks all! If it turns out, I'll post pics!! LOL! ilgrim: