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your treasure.
Consider edible table décor
Fall is the perfect time to load a pretty bowl, crock or basket with the warm tones of red and
golden apples to create a simple
and edible centerpiece for your
table. Apples will shine up easily
with a soft disposable dust cloth
and will not add any chemical
residue to the fruit, so it is still
edible. Be sure to have a few
extra on hand to make up for the
ones that get swiped and eaten
from your basket. Also, don’t put
the spare ones in the refrigerator
as that will cause them to sweat
when you bring them out for your
centerpiece.
After Halloween and before
Thanksgiving an edible
cornucopia can be fun and
attractive. Visit the grocery store
and choose potatoes, red and
green peppers, a couple of carrots
and a turnip or two and you have
the perfect fall harvest arrangement. Purchase a single sprig of fall colored leaves from a local
floral department such as at the Dollar Store, Dollar Tree, or Wal-mart. Cut the leaves off the
main stem and scatter them around your arrangement for that extra pop of fall color.
If your arrangement has to be moved at meal time, consider putting it together on a large platter
or tray, so you can pick it up and move it at any time.
Regardless of what you do to bring some color and life into the fall season, be sure that you
are decorating for yourself. Pick the things that
you enjoy, and don’t get caught up in what others
are doing, or what the magazines tell you is
“fashionable.”
Whether it be whimsical or silly, or stylish and
sophisticated, the best decoration will be the one
that is a reflection of your personality.
STORY BY
Nila Smith