Easy Thanksgiving Centerpiece

Thanksgiving Pumpkin Flower Center Piece

Fall is such a beautiful time of year.  I just love all the leaves changing colour, they are so colourful and vibrant.  So, here is a great way to bring some of that colour into your home to enjoy.

This centerpiece is so easy and looks great, just follow along.

What You Will Need

• pumpkin
• potted plant
• ribbon
• bowl (approximate size of the flower pot)
• sharpie
• knife
• spoon

Thanksgiving Pumpkin Flower Center Piece

Step One
Position the bowl on the top of the pumpkin.  Make sure it is centered and even, as this is where your potted plant will go in.  When you have it in a good position, trace around it with your sharpie.

Making Pumpkin Center Piece

Step Two
Cut along with line with a sharp knife, making a complete circle and remove the top.

Making Pumpkin Center Piece

Step Three
Scoop out all of the inside of the pumpkin, making sure you get all the seeds and stringy pumpkin guts (oh yes this is my official term) out.  Make a very nice a clean inside.  You might have to scrape the sides a bit in order to get a nice smooth inside.

Feel free to separate out the pumpkin seed and dry them out.  They make a wonderful snack and are very healthy for you.

Making Pumpkin Center Piece

Step Four
Now check to see if the plant fits, you might find you need to trim a little more.  Now depending on the size of your plant pot it will either sit on the bottom of the pumpkin or you will want the top of the pot to fit firmly in the opening.  Just make sure the plant itself is not squished and cramped looking.

Step Five
Once you have the right size hole in the top, here is a little trick for you to keep the pumpkin for getting moldy.

Swish around some bleach inside the pumpkin.  Make sure you cover the entire inside of the pumpkin, the spill out any left over bleach out.

Note:  you might want to air it out for a few hours before putting it all together and placing on table to get ride of the bleach smell.

Step Six
Fold over the wrapping of the plant so it is even with or slightly below the top of the pot.

 I like to keep the wrapping on as it holds in the water for the plant, making sure you do not have a puddle of water growing in the bottom of the pumpkin.

Them fit in the plant, tucking in the wrapping so it is not visible and finish with a ribbon bow.

Making Pumpkin Center Piece

Now that's Creative!

Miracle Laundry Whitening Solution

Have you ever heard of the MIRACLE LAUNDRY WHITENING SOLUTION?  

Well, I came across this great web site One Good Thing by Jillee, and there are a number of amazing home remedies I was just couldn't wait to try.

So, after a few friends were over one night and wine and cranberry juice was spilled, I quickly wiped it up and threw the towel in the laundry room, to find it a few days later and it looked like this!

Remembering this great site, I decided to try her MIRACLE LAUNDRY WHITENING SOLUTION

HOT HOT HOT water
1 cup of laundry detergent
1 cup powdered dish washer detergent
1 cup bleach
1/2 cup borax

Mix together and add as little as possible of very hot water (I used boiling water from the kettle) as you are looking for a concentrated cleaning solution, aim for barely enough water to cover the article(s).

Let soak over night (or at least 2 hours) and wash as normal.

I was very impress.  As you can see it really works!

Now that's Creative!