Fall & Thanksgiving Centerpieces
Pumpkin-filled Thanksgiving Centerpieces are gorgeous on your table using bright fall-colored squash, pumpkins, flowers, and greenery.
Cost: $30
Materials
- 1 bunches assorted Fall flowers
- 1 block wet floral oasis soak in water
- 1 knife serrated blade
- 1 pair garden clippers or good scissors
- 2-3 wooden skewers
- 3-5 pumpkins Sugar Pie pumpkins
- 3-5 squash Kabocha, Acorn, or Mark's Stripe
Instructions
floral oasis
- Soak one brick of the flower oasis in a bucket of water. Push it down under water, and it will begin to soak it up.
carve the pumpkins and squash vases
- For the pumpkins, you can cut the top off just like a jack-o-lantern, save the tops. With the squash try laying them on their side to be sure they will sit firmly and not tip over, then cut a hole in the top so the squash, keep the lid.
- Scoop out all the pumpkin and squash seeds, and save in a bowl. These make fantastic Roasted Pumpkin Seeds which are a perfect snack or on a salad. You can wash and freeze extra seeds in zip-top bags for roasting later.
- Save the tops of the pumpkins, and you can add these to the arrangements.
- Push a small piece of the skewer into the pumpkin and squash tops and push down into the centerpiece to secure, this looks so cute!
- Once the oasis is soaked, use a knife to slice it into pieces to fit into the pumpkin as you go. Place down into the pumpkins and squash.
- Cut the flower stems shorter and push them down into the oasis one by one. Keep trimming until they look nice and not too tall. Try to use leaves to cover fill in the area so the green oasis is hidden.
- Have fun using different materials, you can even use your own garden clippings, flowers, and greenery. I like to use bright Fall colors, yellow-orange roses, daisies, sunflowers, eucalyptus, and greenery like lemon leaves.
Notes
My Top Project Tips
- Use pumpkins left from Halloween to use as your Thanksgiving table decorations.
- Decide which way to use the pumpkin or squash as the "vase" so it sits flat on the table and doesn't roll or rock around.
- Make the flower arrangements the day before your party and keep them either chilled in the fridge or a cool part of your home.
- Refill the water in the oasis to keep the flowers hydrated.
- Use flowers you can find locally, and look in your garden. You will have tons of things to clip and snip to use.
- Buy just a few roses and use more inexpensive flowers and greenery.
- Over the years, I have used some dried materials like wheat, fall leaves, and other dry floral pieces.
- Buy different color and shaped pumpkins and squash, they all look so interesting together on the table.
- What I love about these arrangements is they are fun, playful, and not too tall.
- You can easily move these arrangements as the table fills, or place some over at the buffet or by the drinks.
- You can add bows by tying pretty ribbon on skewer pieces, and stick into the arrangement.
- My favorite tip is to give them to family, friends, and guests before they head home! They will not last more than a few days, so have them keep them on a plate and not on a delicate surface.