Thanksgiving Table Designs
by Ardith Beveridge, Tastemaker in Residence
The Thanksgiving table design is what finishes the tablescape, for an event, gathering of friends and intimate meal. The table looks lovely until the food comes out-then the flowers are taken off and set somewhere.
This year, place 4 of your pedestal glasses drinking side down on the table, set a cookie tray, pizza stone on the glasses, cover with a matching napkin, something to blend into the scape. Set the flowers on the top of the tray. You will have room for the food and the beautiful arrangement.
CORNUCOPIA
Cornucopias are traditionally the table centerpiece of choice. This design is putting a twist on the traditional, while still keeping it.
Take three cornucopias and attach them together with wire to form a tripod standing on each curved end. One open end can be filled with fun fruits, candy, little gifts, nuts, berries; the second with a seasonal or green plant and the third with fresh flowers and foliage. Permanent botanical flowers and foliage are an option, as are dried.
Put the same in all three, mix and match as your creativity soars.
Ingredients-supplies
3 cornucopia
Foam block - for fresh florals
Waterproof tape
Liners for each cornucopia
Wire
Optional: Styrofoam for permanent botanicals
Optional: Candy/nuts/dried fruits/little gifts
Ingredients-fresh
Variety of fresh seasonal flowers
Greens/foliage
Instructions
- Wet foam for 2 minutes and tape into a liner; secure in the top opening
- Take two stems of foliage and insert around the edges to cover the mechanics
GRAIN SHEAF
Make several, one for the center of each four people-
Ingredients-supplies
One package dried grain
One package bearded or any wheat
Instructions
- Wrap the wheat stems around the other grain stems.
- Twist into a spiral, tape in place.
- Cover tape with a ribbon, loops and streamers.
- Wet and tie the “Mini Deco Holder’ secure on sheaf with glue or use the ribbon openings.
- Insert small stem flowers and foliage into the mini décor holder for final touches.