The next time you shop the produce section of your favorite grocery store pick up your table decor.  Fall’s bounty is the perfect time to showcase fruits, veggies and nuts on your dining room table.  They’ll do double duty – table decor one day and a tasty dish the next!

Go Fruity

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Apples provide a decorative accent to a large pillar candle.

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Fill a harvest basket with apples and nuts for a seasonal accent to your table.

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Nuts surround clove studded clementines and kumquats for a  colorful and scent-sational centerpiece.

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Fill a glass bowl with water then add fresh cranberries and float candles.

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Shiny silver and glass containers filled with cranberries add a spark of color to the table and show guests to their seat.

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A bounty of colorful grapes decorate the table and the mantel.

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Kumquats add a pop of color to the natural decor.

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Turn your fruit bowl into a decorative bowl with a colorful mix of fruit shapes and textures.  Love the spirals on the limes!

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Red cranberries and crabapples paired with white flowers create an elegant centerpiece.  Cranberries will last longer than the flowers if you continue to change the water every couple of days – just add fresh flowers or greens as needed.

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The beautiful simplicity of a basket filled with pears sparks a neutral table.

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A single pear with a leaf shaped tag welcomes a dinner to their place.

Tasty Table Decor

With inspiraton from Mother Nature and the convenience of the grocer, you can create tasty table decor that feeds your soul and your appetite for fruit!  Have I whet your appetite?  Next Friday we’ll play with our veggies!

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