# 9: Thanksgiving Centerpiece

Last year we had a big Thanksgiving meal for our friends and are planning on doing it again this year.  When I saw this Martha Stewart pin, I knew I wanted to make it for my centerpiece.  Last week the dried wheat was half price at Hobby Lobby, so I picked it up to re-create this pin.

The pin: 

Source: marthastewart.com Pinterest

Directions:

Martha describes it as a bouquet of dried grains and grasses, but the pin does not include any instructions on how to recreate it.

 

My Twist:

It's on the dining room mantle and not the table right now because the cat kept chewing on it...

I didn't see any similar looking dried grains or grasses, so I just picked up 4 bundles of dried wheat.  I trimmed the stalks to the desired length (about half), twisted the stalks so that they fanned out and had a friend hold it. I used floral wire to tightly bind all the stalks and then added a ribbon (actually the hunter green ribbon from Williams Sonoma packages). 

With them half price, the centerpiece cost $12 and took about 20 minutes to make.

Verdict:

I like it, but it was close to being a fail.  The key that we discovered was when you twist the stalks, be sure to twist and tie the floral wire higher up on the stalks.  We were trying to tie it at the middle, and it kept falling over or not staying fanned. 

I will also be on the look out for pretty dried grasses and grains to incorporate into it to truly recreate that Martha look before my Thanksgiving meal.