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Now what about centerpiece? I like this idea on About.com. Just has some greens and Fall leaves, candles…well, take a look: The Centerpiece, It's one where you can just remove fall leaves and replace with berries for Christmas. Saving time is what it's all about. Put up some wreaths on doors and over mantle. A simple grape vine with dried flowers in fall tones is nice. Use some wire ribbon to make a bow.
Put up plain candlesticks with fall colored candles and don't forget whole theme of Thanksgiving is giving thanks for our bounty. Use displays of fruit and gourds, pumpkins and mums. Get out an old watering can and fill it with leaves to place on porch, any old galvanized buckets? Put wheat or tall dried grass display in your bucket. Don't forget grapes. Take a nice glass pedestal compote and cascade different varieties.
If you have a garden, pile day's garden harvest into a wheel barrow at back door.
Just remember …you don't have to use all these ideas. You don't want to have to take all this down to prepare for Christmas that's just around corner. Complete Thanksgiving Menu and Recipes by Lorrie Ann Danner Copyright 2004 Caroline Shaw
Caroline Shaw holds a B.S. degree from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA in Secondary Education, English. She is a mom to six children and Editor and Publisher of Online Magazine,"A Mom's Love," with informative articles for WAHMs, their children, single moms, working moms, and more.