If your friends invited you to thanksgiving this year and you’re looking for something to bring, or if you’re looking for an exciting, low-cost centerpiece, try making your own arrangements with glassware from Goodwill. You’ll find inspiration from the variety of vases, jars, and containers stocked on their shelves; and regardless of what you find, it’s guaranteed to be more interesting than your standard florist arrangement.
What you’ll need
-Vase, bowl, or other interesting containers from Goodwill
-Fruit, evergreens, sticks, or greenery
If you find a nice bowl at Goodwill, try a fruit arrangement. Pile up your fruit of choice into the bowl and begin adding greenery, branches or other decorative elements until you have a variety of textures, sizes, and colors (or play with one color scheme for a little more drama). You can find interesting twigs, bark, and evergreens in November to supplement your arrangement. You can also spray paint twigs to add a more artistic look to your arrangement.
If you choose a bigger vase, you might need to use a vase liner to contain your arrangement. Use another smaller vase, or cut the top off of a juice bottle and use that. Next cut up lemons, limes, or oranges and arrangement between the vase and the vase liner. Then fill the vase liner with water and add greenery for a fresh, easy arrangement.
It’s best to take inspiration from the plants you have available, so go foraging and see what you find. Regardless of what kind of arrangement you make, your friends will be thrilled, and will be sure to invite you back next year. By thanking your friends you’ll also give thanks to your community by shopping at Goodwill.