Dress up your holiday table with these 10 Thanksgiving centerpiece ideas, ranging from easy to moderate in skill level and from rustic to modern in design.
Decorating your table with seasonal fruit is an easy way to celebrate fall’s bountiful harvest. Put a rustic spin on the classic edible arrangement by wrapping pears in twine or attach jute cording to pear-shaped light bulbs with a glue gun to create this nonperishable Thanksgiving centerpiece instead.
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How about a side of confetti with your turkey and mashed potatoes? The secret to this paper bag turkey is the stuffing — tiny squares of neon tissue paper confetti. Serve this bird on a gold charger for a playful Thanksgiving centerpiece that’s perfect for the kids’ table. Just wait until after dessert to pop it!
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If your holiday shopping list calls for canned goods, you can upcycle those recyclables into a fashionable Thanksgiving centerpiece — after they’re thoroughly cleaned, of course. Choose paint that coordinates with your table decor and fill with your favorite plumes: traditional pheasant feathers, exotic ostrich feathers, or luxurious peacock feathers.
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Extend the life of your Halloween pumpkins by covering them with crocheted doilies for your Thanksgiving table. The perfect complement to vintage or eclectic decor, these lacy centerpieces look extra lovely when paired with votive candle holders atop leftover doilies.
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Gourds go glam for Thanksgiving! Give winter squash a shiny makeover with rhinestone bling, gold Sharpie doodles, and glitter glue accents. Tacky glue will keep your centerpieces sparkly from the big turkey dinner to multiple leftover lunches.
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A ring of mason jar lids looped together with twine transforms into a pumpkin thanks to coat of orange paint. This reusable centerpiece can be adorned with spray-painted faux leaves, fragrant cinnamon sticks, or even rustic branches.
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If you’re not into typical tabletop decor, skip the florist and head for your scrapbooking supplies to create this globe topiary. Mini buckets topped with gold-painted rocks serve as the base for this ornamental centerpiece crafted with fall-themed pattern paper.
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Set the kids up with colorful feathers, googly eyes, and construction paper and let them craft this clever centerpiece while dinner is cooking. Decorative gourds and butternut squash become silly Thanksgiving turkeys thanks to a little glue and a lot of imagination.
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Looking for a last-minute centerpiece idea? Forage for fallen branches or trim some twigs from your trees to create this minimalist Thanksgiving sculpture. Color-blocked sections turn nature up a notch, whether in a traditional fall palette or an unexpected combination of paint.
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With a hot glue gun and some tiny twigs, you can transform clear votive holders into a fall-themed table centerpiece. Spray painted gold and white, these rustic candle holders add warmth to your Thanksgiving table, even if the votives are battery-operated.
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