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Double-Duty Decorating: Thanksgiving and Christmas

Decorate once to dazzle twice. Assemble one of these four fall displays, and with a few simple switches, you'll have a fresh look for winter.

orange vegetable arrangement
 

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For a fall display that lasts through Thanksgiving, group small vegetables such as squash, miniature pumpkins, artichokes, tomatillos, small red cabbages, and Brussels sprouts onto a fall platter. Carve holes into varied veggies to serve as candleholders and vases.


fancysmit says:
The veges are Unique! The others are Common!! Anyone can do a cake plate or a hurricane lamp. Thi......
The veges are Unique! The others are Common!! Anyone can do a cake plate or a hurricane lamp. Think outside the box!!!
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Midwest Living, December 2003

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fancysmit wrote:

The veges are Unique! The others are Common!! Anyone can do a cake plate or a hurricane lamp. Think outside the box!!!

11/18/2009 02:49:21 PM Report Abuse
lovingbears wrote:

not crazy about the first veggie/candle ones, but view 3-6 and 11-14 are very classy looking,easy to change out to the different holiday colors

11/4/2009 06:51:05 AM Report Abuse
lovingbears wrote:

not crazy about the vegetable/candle ones, but love the cake plate one and the ones under 10 thru 14

11/4/2009 06:48:28 AM Report Abuse
lovingbears wrote:

This one is very classy looking! Easy to change out to christmas colors as well!

11/4/2009 06:45:13 AM Report Abuse
lovingbears wrote:

lovingbears2, I like quite a few of these, some of the first ones, not so much, but the upside down lamp shade on the cake plate, and this one look very nice!

11/4/2009 06:44:00 AM Report Abuse

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