Fall Centerpiece Ideas

Are you having your family over for Thanksgiving? Do you want to jazz up your dining room table a little bit without purchasing all new decor? Well I thought I could help with some neat, inexpensive decor ideas.

Natural Table Runner

For a pumpkin patch table runner look, arrange a line of miniature pumpkins or gourds in the center of the table and weave double-faced ribbon around them. Add some bittersweet stem for a blaze of color and you have a very simple & easy design.

If you do not have a long table for the runner look, arrange the pumpkins & gourdes at different heights on pillars, plates & stands. Weave the ribbon around them & add the bittersweet for a similar look.


Pumpkin Candle Holders

To create these festive votive & candle holders place the bottom end of the pillar candle on the top of the pumpkin, tightly trace the perimeter of the candle's bottom with a marker. Cut a hole inside each pumpkin with a utility knife, and then carve out space for candles with a melon baller. If desired, stack 2 pumpkins/gourds on top of one another and secure from inside hole with straight pins. Wedge the candle securely inside. If necessary, keep the candle from tipping by wedging one end of a vine in between the candle and the cut edge. Tuck in a few leaves and sprigs of vine around the base of the candle to add some color. This is wonderful for a table arrangement as well as decorations around your home and it is really easy!

Do you have a centerpiece that you love, but it needs something added to it? Try these two candle ideas.

Corn & Candles

For a fall ambiance at your next thanksgiving feast, pick out some autumn scented candles & some glass votive holders. Make sure that when you put the candle in the holder that there is some room around the candle. Fill the space around the add some dried corn or acorns. Lite & enjoy!



Fruitfully Candles

Warm up your holiday table with a this fruitful centerpiece complete with dried oranges, lemons, and limes. Thinly slice the citrus fruits about 1/8-inch thick. Place a wire cooling rack on a cookie sheet, and then arrange the sliced oranges, lemons, and limes on the rack. Put the cookie sheet and rack in an oven preheated to 250 degrees for approximately two hours, or until all moisture is removed. Using a glue gun, connect the citrus slices to each other, forming a band around the base of each candle. Do not glue them to the candle. Once your candles are decorated, cluster them in the center of your Thanksgiving table and weave berried branches throughout to create a cohesive centerpiece.

I hope this helps to WOW your family & friends!