If you’re feeling abundantly thankful this Thanksgiving, take your inspiration from the the pomegranate—a symbol of abundance. A brush of gold paint and a decorative bowl makes them a holiday-ready centerpiece with a few flowers and other fruits in darker tones. (Other options? Building a burnt orange table around butternut squash, or a green table around the acorn variety.)
What You’ll Need:
- Golden Leaf Template
- Heavy paper (gold shown here)
- Regular paper for tracing with
- Scissors
- Colorful, hard-rind fruit (in this case, pomegranates)
- Metallic paint
- 1-inch paintbrush
- Fruit that’s a shade darker (here, plums and grapes)
- Flowers in the color palette (we used burgundy dahlias)
Step 1 Download and print out Golden Leaf Template onto regular paper. Cut out leaf shapes
Step 2 Trace leaf shapes onto heavy paper and cut out, set aside.
Step 3 Paint a stroke of gold along each fruit as desired.
Step 4 Arrange fruit, paper leaves and flowers in bowls along the center of the table.
Thankful Pomegranates
You and your Thanksgiving table can show your thanks in abundance with these paper pomegranate “thankful cards.” Use gold pencils or pens for an extra special touch.
What You’ll Need:
- Paper Pomegranate Template
- Scissors
- Heavy paper (wine-colored cardstock shown here)
- Gold paint and paintbrush
Step 1 Download Paper Pomegranate Template and print onto colored paper (you can also print onto regular paper and trace shapes onto colored paper)
Step 2 Cut out pomegranate shapes
Step 3 Swipe a dab of gold paint at the pomegranate’s “stem” and set out on your table for guests to fill out.
