| You have purchased your turkey and all the | | | | pumpkins, pine cones, cranberries, firs, wheat, cat |
| trimmings. The house smells of fresh baked pies | | | | tails and a candle or two. |
| and the family is ready for a feast they will not | | | | Do not forget you can also use colored leaves |
| soon forget.There is only one thing missing or shall | | | | and a bow! Once you decide what type of |
| we say in need of replacing - that cornucopia filled | | | | flowers and the colors you want to use and have |
| with mangled flowers has played host to the | | | | made them. Assemble your centerpiece so that |
| Thanksgiving table long enough. It is time to | | | | there is very few if any bare spots. The fuller the |
| replace it with a beautiful crepe paper flower | | | | better. You do not want to be able to look |
| centerpiece. | | | | through the paper flower centerpiece; you want it |
| If you can remove the old flowers and | | | | to be low enough to the table so you can look |
| decorations from the cornucopia and give it a | | | | over it. |
| washing and maybe a dusting off you can use it | | | | If you use a candle a fat round short one is best. |
| to place your new paper flowers in. If you prefer | | | | If you use the tall thin ones then be sure to |
| you can choose a vase or another type of | | | | space them out far enough so know ones view is |
| container for the flowers. A Plastic or glass | | | | obstructed. The best container for this style |
| pumpkin will make a great festive crepe paper | | | | centerpiece is a flat 6 inch thick piece of green |
| flowers holder too. | | | | Styrofoam. You will need to make your flower |
| The first you need to do after deciding on what | | | | stems shorter to accommodate this as you do |
| type of holder you want to use for your paper | | | | not want the flowers towering over the table. If |
| flowers is decide what type of flowers and what | | | | you are new at making flowers then just make |
| colors you want to use. Most people use fall | | | | one flower and insert it into the Styrofoam to |
| colors such as red, yellow, brown, orange and a | | | | measure how much of the stem will need to be |
| rust color. You can choose any flower(s) you | | | | cut off. Remove the excess stem and use that |
| would like using crepe paper you can turn a rose | | | | flower to measure and gauge the height of the |
| into a beautiful orange or yellow flower to grace | | | | flowers you will be using even if a few will be |
| your dinner table. But let us at least look at some | | | | slightly taller than the one you use to measure |
| "Thanksgiving" flowers before you decide. | | | | with. |
| Sunflowers, lilies, mums, tiny carnations and mini | | | | If you stick to the basic you will be able to create |
| dianthus are perfect flowers. | | | | and finally replace that old centerpiece with |
| You may also decide to add a few decorations to | | | | beautiful and vibrant crepe paper flowers for a |
| the centerpiece which could include; small | | | | brand new thanksgiving centerpiece. |