Morning Show Project by DAZ
Pumpkin, Mini Corn & Gourd Centerpiece
Monday, October 7, 2002


Supplies:

  • Assortment of mini pumpkins, indian corn & gourds
  • 10" grapevine wreath
  • Terra Cotta bowl (I used a Hibiscus bowl)
  • Terra cotta saucer to match bowl
  • Package of preserved Oak Leaves, or several silk stems
  • Bittersweet
Instructions:
 1. Turn the saucer upside down and use as a base.
 2. Set grapevine wreath on top of saucer.
 3. Place Bowl in center of wreath.
 4. Divide the oak leaves into pieces that are about 6" long and have some stem left on them.
 5. Now start inserting the stem of the leaves into the grapevine wreath. Place them in a random manner so that there are some on the top, some in the middle and some towards the bottom of the wreath. You want to do this all the way around the wreath, leaving small areas of the wreath exposed. You can glue the leaves in if you like, but they stay pretty well without it. It is easier to reuse the wreath later if you don't use glue.
 6. Place newspaper or something similar in the bottom of the bowl as filler.
 7. Place a few leaves around the edges in the bowl.
 8. Now place your gourds, pumpkins and such in the bowl. If there is a particular gourd you like make sure to place it on top.
 9. To use your centerpiece for Halloween just place some artificial spider web and a few fake spiders in the gourds or on the wreath.
Have a good time making the centerpiece and don't forget to plant something in it next Spring! Happy Fall, DAZ
 
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