Homemade Thanksgiving Centerpiece in 5 minutes

Need a centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table, but short on time? Check out this Homemade Thanksgiving centerpiece that I made from items I found around my house!

I’ll be honest, I haven’t had any floral training, but I’ve always enjoyed working with flowers. For the longest time, I overcomplicated it and I would be disappointed in the end result. My friend Kelly of The Monarch Flower taught me the philosophy that anything is a vase, long before it became popular to use something other than a glass cylinder vase to work with. One problem I have faced when creating centerpieces is keeping the cost to a minimum. It’s easy to create a breathtaking centerpiece with $100+ of blooms, but I can’t justify that for dinner. When we’re having guests, I want to make our table feel special, especially for Thanksgiving! To create a homemade Thanksgiving centerpiece, I start by gathering. The first resource I look to is our home. What can I use that I already have? Last year, I found a beautiful brass pedestal bowl on Etsy.

My homemade Thanksgiving centerpiece was inspired by the unique & beautiful apple pear. The soft, fall color palette is perfect for Thanksgiving and works with things I already have – my flax linen napkins & soft green velvet pillows.

Here are the details to create your own 5-minute Homemade Thanksgiving centerpiece:

Gather. Find your foundation – a platter, bowl, cake stand & what you want to fill it with.
Create a base {I used antlers in opposite directions to give it height & balance}
Place your “filler” – I always start with the most inexpensive elements, in this homemade Thanksgiving centerpiece, it’s pine cones.
Add your next layer of filler/color – I selected gorgeous apple pears, which add color & interest because you don’t see them often.
Add your details – I inserted snips of berries & the wispy end of a floral stem. Next, I added blooms from the same floral stem.

Here’s the easy to pin image to save this tutorial for later:

I also created several Thanksgiving printables to coordinate! You may also like my 5-minute edible centerpiece & 5-minute floral table runner. I love seeing your creations! Tag me in your images on Pinterest, Facebook & Instagram so I can how you interpret these centerpieces!