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Fall Harvest Centerpiece

Add fruit and botanical elements to your holiday table with this elegantly simple centerpiece.

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Fall Harvest Centerpiece

Bring some fall flair to your table with this easy centerpiece.

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Getting started

What you will need: (2) 8 ft. fence pickets (1/2"x6"x96")/ handsaw or power saw/ 35-40 finishing nails/ 5 receipt holders/ 5 apples/ 20 cinnamon sticks/ twine/ floral foam/ 6 small plastic containers (we used empty deli containers)/ branch cuttings from your yard or foliage from florist (if no trees to prune)/ dried fall flower accents (optional)

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Laying out the pieces

Cut one of the pickets into two 48” lengths. Cut the other picket into 3 parts; one 46 7/8” and two 5 5/16”.

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Getting attached

To create the bottom/ends, lay the 46 7/8” board flat and attach the 5 5/16 boards to the outside edge of it using finishing nails. The grain of the wood should run horizontally.

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