A centerpiece can be extremely simplistic, or very elegant, but either way it will always catch the eye of each and every visitor. Thats because guests will flock to the foods, and when they do, theres the centerpiece - right in the middle of the table. You want the guests to notice the centerpiece but that doesnt mean it has to be expensive. Make your own from a dinner plate and youll have an eye-catching decor piece for any holiday or occasion.
The type of plate you use is not that important. It can be a plate of china, a heavy ceramic piece, or even a disposable plate. When using a disposable plate make sure you choose lightweight embellishments that wont cause the plate to buckle. If you have a small table you can use an inverted saucer rather than a full size dinner plate.
Make a Halloween centerpiece from a plate by first turning it upside-down. Glue or tape on real or artificial autumn leaves. Cover the plate completely in the leaves then build a dilapidated house from popsicle sticks. Glue on handmade mini tombstones, a pumpkin patch or other Halloween embellishments. Create a fabulous Thanksgiving centerpiece by covering the overturned plate with colorful leaves and mini pine cones. Or, glue potpourri in fall colors, all over the plate. Purchase a paper or ceramic turkey to set in the center or create your own from foam, cardboard, Styrofoam or other craft supplies. Make the arrangement as elaborate or as simplistic as you wish. There are many different designs you can create for Christmas. Cover the edges of the plate with a length of garland then cover the bottom of the plate with white cloth. Set a miniature pine tree, and mini people, or just mount a tree with mini presents all around it. A different design is created when you cover the entire plate with garland then glue in pine cones, fake apples and mini fake candies. Or, purchase a mini Nativity scene, cover the plate in raffia, then set the manger and characters on the raffia. Youll find lots of embellishments at dollar theme stores, which will help you create something that looks expensive, but actually costs little. You can create the dinner plate scenes for Easter, Valentines Day, Independence Day - or any special occasion. Use embellishments like fake grass, mini trees, wooden heart shapes, plastic animals or characters, flags, foil, fabric images, and any number of craft store novelties. If you want, you can add mini lights to your dinner plate centerpiece. Just make a hole in the tablecloth to push the cord through, so that the wire is hidden. Use a disposable tablecloth if your centerpiece will be lit. You dont want to poke a hole in your nice lace tablecloth! There are unique tricks you can use, to make a different centerpiece each year, using the dinner plate technique. Create a holiday scene on an inverted saucer, then place a clear drinking glass over the top of it. Set the scene on an upside-down dinner plate then cover it with a clear glass bowl. Make something similar by using an inverted bowl, rather than a plate, to make the dinner table centerpiece. When using a bowl you can set a scene under the bowl then another on top of the bowl. Or, you can cover the bowl with fabric by using decoupage adhesive to affix the cloth. You can do the same thing with the dinner plate or saucer. Who would have thought that an odd plate could become something so beautiful? It can - and youre the one that can make it happen. Look around the house to find things you can incorporate into the holiday centerpiece youre making. Beads, decorated bottle lids, silk flower pieces, bells, empty candy wrappers, buttons and other items around the house can all be implemented in the centerpiece design. Have fun with this project that can perk up any holiday or special occasion!
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