Changing centerpiece

centerpiece for all seasons

© Mary Welling-Bonney

Oct 20, 2006
This time of year if feels like we are changing holidays so fast from Halloween to Thanksgiving to Christmas to New Years. Here is a time saver to lessen your stress.

Materials Needed:

  1. Grapevine-about 6 feet, more if you have a large table (artificial or real doesn't matter)
  2. One small set of christmas lights. You can usually find them now in various colors for the fall or just use white. If you can get the battery operated lights that is even better but not necessary.
  3. tablecloth or runner (If you keep your table cloth or runner somewhat neutral, you will have less fuss but use what ever excites you)
  4. optional-mini pumpkins, gourds, candles, flowers, different colored lights, new year horns and blowers, christmas balls, poinsetta garland, etc.

Lay out your table cloth or runner. In the center of your table drape in an oval fashion your grapevine. Weave into the grapvine the small strand of lights.

This is your base. Using your holiday spirit and a little imagination you can change out the center piece with a minimal amount of time and effort.

Now for Halloween you can use white or orange lights and add pumpkins, bowls of candy, spider webs, etc.

For Thanksgiving you can replace the Halloween decor with gourds and add fall leaves

For Christmas you can change the lights or leave them white. You can change out the garland for a poinsetta garland or leave it gravevine and add christmas balls, put a nativity in the center, add small wrapped packages or include candles and ribbons.

For New Year's you can replace the decoration with all things new year: horns, blowers, hats, streamers, etc.


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