Creative Christmas Decorating with Fruit

For a simple door decoration, hang a juicy red pomegranate from ribbon. Create a hanging loop by pushing the ends of a short length of florist's wire into the pomegranate. Thread red ribbon through the loop and tie in a bow at the top of the fruit.

This topiary features kumquats and roses, the fruit theme echoing in the bowl of cranberries, oranges, and pears. Use wooden picks to push flowers or fruit into foam shapes to create your own handcrafted centerpiece.

Add a sparkling centerpiece to your holiday buffet with a bowl of sugared fruit. Elevate the arrangement in style by using a pedestal compote, then fill the bowl with sugar and arrange the colorful fruits on top.

An elegant fruit-covered sphere provides a warm, festive welcome for holiday guests. Key limes and cranberries are fastened to a 3-inch foam ball with heavy-duty floral picks. The sphere rests upon a wide green ribbon and the stair railing is festooned with an evergreen garland.

This staircase gets the holiday treatment with chic citrus spheres suspended by shimmering ribbon. To create, fasten kumquats to 3-inch foam balls with wood picks; suspend with wire concealed by wide ribbon.

A grandly appointed entry sets a festive tone for a home. Here, a stately urn is filled with fruit, flowers, and branches to create a stunning holiday focal point in the foyer.

A pewter platter holds ribbon-wrapped candles surrounded by pears, white cherries, and figs. The rich color combinations of seasonal produce add warmth and beauty to table settings and centerpieces.

Adorn your front hall with garland, vases, and wreaths all intertwined with fresh fruit. The bursts of color enliven decorations without overpowering them.

A playful, inexpensive twist on tradition, this pear place-card holder extends a personal welcome to guests but takes just seconds to create.

A mantel provides the perfect stage for a holiday spectacular. This festive garland is made up of kumquats and cranberries. Use thin floral wire to thread the fruit and then twist these smaller strands into a larger rope.

This festive display adds color as well as spicy citrus fragrance to your holiday home. To make your own, press cloves into clementines and arrange them in a bowl of cranberries garnished with a few sprigs of rosemary.

An opulent dining room deserves impressive holiday decorations. Commanding fruit-filled containers crown the sideboard, adding height and color to the sophisticated space. The impact is doubled in the mirror's reflection.

Decorative fruit arrangements can brighten the exterior of your house, too. Just place brightly colored fruit around your existing plants to create a spirited look for your landscape or entry.

Add sunny colors to your Christmas greenery by threading citrus fruit through thick wire. Intertwine the fruit with your traditional garland.

Simple serving dishes become dazzling displays when you outline them with holiday greenery and fruit. Bind the greenery in place with twine or wire concealed by holiday ribbon.

Make a statement with a large flower arrangement surrounded by smaller candles. This dramatic display includes amaryllis plants, evergreen boughs, and small red pears hanging from ordinary branches.

This chandelier is decked out for the holidays with crab apples and cut branches. Use faux greenery to avoid falling needles.