5 Minute Thanksgiving Centerpiece

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 & 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 5 minute 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. Volante Floral made an incredible wispy flower arrangement that I’m still in love with!

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

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

1. Gather. Find your foundation – a platter, bowl, cake stand & what you want to fill it with.
2. Create a base {I used antlers in opposite directions to give it height & balance} 
3. Add your “filler” – I always start with the most inexpensive elements, in this centerpiece it’s pinecones. 
4. Add your next layer of filler/color – I selected gorgeous apple pears, which add color & interest because you don’t see them often. 
5. 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!

Julie