Nature's Bounty - The Cornucopia
If images of a cornucopia jump into your mind when you think of Thanksgiving, why not create a cornucopia or two of your own for your Thanksgiving decorations?
Find the Perfect Location
Of course you can place your cornucopia on your dining table as a centerpiece, but if you are going to have a lot of food on your table, or are using your turkey as your centerpiece, there just might not be enough room. You can use other areas in your home for the perfect place for your Thanksgiving cornucopia.
Do you have a window that is begging for some Thanksgiving decorations? Perhaps the front of a fracture or other similar furniture in your entrance area needs some decoration. Every body will be perfect.
The Base
Start with the base: the drum-shaped horn. Unless you are a horn-shaped basket of them to be creative and make your ownversion with a different base. You can use a shallow round-shaped basket.
Fun tip: If you want to create individualized cornucopias for your guests, you can use waffle cones. This individualized concept is unexpected, and can allow you to customize each cornucopia for each guest!
The Filling
One of the most important things to keep in mind when choosing what to put in your Thanksgiving cornucopia, is color. Take advantage of the beautiful reds, oranges, golds, yellows, greens, browns, tans and burgundies of fall.
Here are some ideas for filling materials for your cornucopia:
Indian Corn
Yellow Corn
Small Gourds (As many different colors as you can find!)
Small Orange & White Pumpkins
Red, Yellow, & Green Apples
Pears
Purple & Green Grapes (Synthetic grapes are recommended.)
Green, Red, Yellow, & Orange Leaves (Depending upon where you live, you can use what leaves are still on your trees, or you can use synthetic leaves.)
Fresh Cranberries or Other Berries
Acorns
Fun tip: For individual cornucopias in waffle cones, you can customize what items you place inside. Here are some fun alternatives for an individual Thanksgiving cornucopia filling:
Individualized Name Cards - This means your cornucopias can double as name cards!
Crayons Paired with a Turkey Hand Cutout for Decorating - If you have children attending, this will give them a fun activity!
Spiced Pumpkin Seeds - Great for snacking!
Spiced Pecans or Nut Mix
Candy Corn or Candy Pumpkins
Caramels
The list goes on. Don't be afraid to let your creative side out!
Assembling Your Thanksgiving Cornucopia
Tip: If you intend on moving your cornucopia, place a single piece of fabric or a flat tray underneath it for easier transportation.
Place some of your leaves on the area underneath and around your cornucopia.
Begin stuffing the inside of the horn-shaped basket (if that is they style base you are using) with either tissue paper or newspaper, or something similar.
After the basket is nearly full with the stuffing material, begin placing your larger, firmer items in the basket like apples, pears, and pumpkins.
Keep adding other large items like the Indian corn to the basket, allowing them to gradually pour out of the basket. Make sure the softer items like grapes are placed around the outsides so they don't get squished.
Finishing Touches
For the finishing touches, add cranberries (or other berry of your choice) and acorns to fill in the gaps between the other items in your Thanksgiving cornucopia.
Fasten a bow to your basket for a great finishing touch.
Add a few of the colorful leaves amongst the items.
Fun Tip: Adding a tuft of pampas grass or Chinese lantern plant can provide an interesting touch to your Thanksgiving cornucopia.
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