| Someone recently shared with me a great, easy idea | | | | set several of the candle holders on the table and |
| for making a table centerpiece. All you need to get | | | | decorate with greenery from your yard, such as |
| started is several pounds of Red Delicious apples. The | | | | evergreen branches, leaves, berry sprigs, pine cones, |
| apples you can make into candle holders! All you have | | | | etc. Use your imagination. At Thanksgiving we had |
| to do is use a paring knife to cut a circle out of the | | | | several card tables set up and I set one apple candle |
| top of the apple (removing the stem). Then use a | | | | holder and a few pieces of evergreen on each table |
| spoon to scoop out enough apple to allow enough | | | | since there wasn't room for more decoration. You |
| room for a votive candle. If you want to use a larger | | | | can also set the candle holders around a room, like in |
| candle, you could scoop out more of the apple. The | | | | a bookcase, on the piano, on the china hutch. Just |
| top of the candle should be flush with the top of the | | | | make sure to set something under it in case the wax |
| apple. | | | | spills over. |
| Stand the apple on the counter and see if it's | | | | Some people think these candle holders look a little |
| standing straight. If it's a little lopsided, just slice a | | | | weird at first, because they're not used to seeing |
| little off the bottom of the apple so it will sit nicely. | | | | apples used as candle holders, but they look really |
| There's lots of ways you can decorate with your | | | | great and cost next to nothing if you have some |
| apple candle holders. | | | | apples and votive candles laying around. They will last |
| If you want to decorate your table, you can take a | | | | 2-3 days until starting to spoil. They give a warm, |
| pretty bowl and fill it with apples. Place 2-3 apple | | | | natural feeling to a home and are very attractive and |
| candle holders in with the other apples and light the | | | | easy to make. |
| candles for an attractive centerpiece. You can also | | | | |