I love this idea of using large candle holders with vanilla-scented candles and lots of acorns layered around the candle for a warm hue. It adds a cozy element to any room or table with its rich color.
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Autumn Acorn Decoration
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Autumn Decoration: Harvest Planter
I love this idea to use the summertime flower garden window planters for fall harvest bounty. It would also be great to put these items in a basket or wooden bowl on tables for centerpieces!
Harvest Planter
From Martha Stewart:
When cold weather arrives, gourds, winter squash, Indian corn, and small pumpkins can fill the planters that once overflowed with flowering annuals.
Autumn Harvest Centerpiece
From: Martha Stewart Weddings
A table arrangement of grains celebrates the bounty of fall. In addition to wheat, which symbolizes a fruitful life, this textured display includes other dried grasses (available at crafts stores), so it can be made weeks ahead. The final flourish? A luxurious satin bow.
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Centerpiece How-To
To make each centerpiece, you’ll need about a hundred stalks (six bunches) of dried grass and wheat.
1. Bundle 15 or so stems together at a time (they’re easiest to handle if you secure bundles with floral tape about 4 inches below grain pods).
2. Hold between thumb and forefinger at an angle. Add bundles, in a spiral as shown, until all are used.
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3. Wrap with floral tape (choose a color that matches your ribbon). Trim ends with floral pruner (cut center tips shorter for a stable base). Tie a wide ribbon over tape.
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Tool for the Task: Colored Floral Tape
This handy tape, which becomes sticky only when you stretch it, and then adheres only to itself, is now widely available in a variety of shades. That means it blends beautifully into boutonnieres, bouquets, and centerpieces such as this one.