It’s that time of year to start thinking about decorating for Thanksgiving. I love decorating my house with arrangements and wreaths decorated with the colors of fall.  It’s even more important to me now that I live in a part of the country where the seasons don’t change like back home in Tennessee.

You may remember that recently I went shopping for a new centerpiece and couldn’t believe my eyes when I priced one that was $50. The floral pieces were just placed any way in the bale of hay and it really wasn’t very pretty.  So I decided to make my own.  It was fairly easy to do and I’m going to give some step by step on how I made it.

Most of the supplies can be found cheaply at Walmart or a dollar store. I never buy the really expensive bunches of flowers or picks. They can get quite expensive.  The supplies that you need to buy are:

A small bale of hay – these can be found at a craft store such as Michaels or Hobby Lobby – I paid $4.99 for mine.

Several bunches of fall flowers.  I like to vary the colors.  I bought 3 for mine.  Make sure to look at the bunch to see if there are any flowers missing from the ends.  You don’t want to buy a bunch that has a lot that has been pulled off and are missing.

Two picks of fall berries

A pick of berries and pumpkins

Floral wire

Wire cutters

Check back tomorrow for part 2 — How to Assemble the Centerpiece!

Till next time,

JT Locke
The Frugal Housewife

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