Thanksgiving Centerpiece

So, as I have said, it's my year to host the Thanksgiving Day celebration.  I wanted to make a nice table centerpiece for the table that will easily be moved when lunch is served.  Now, I also have a piano in the dining room.  We are going to create a 'cover' of sorts to make a buffet type thing.  I am hoping we can get that done this weekend. I will post photos of it as we go along.
For now, I want to share my centerpiece idea.  It's not fancy.  It's rather simple.  But, man, it caused me a LOT of stress.  So here we go.

This is what I started with.    The flowers do not come off.  We tried sanding, scraping, nothing worked.  I tried painting it, paint came off.  I tried Distressed Ink, didn't stick.

 Here is the holder without the candle.

 I thought that wrapping it would be a good idea.  Hot glue does not stick to glass, no matter how much you sand it.  And, this was just too "Christmas-y" for Thanksgiving.

 So, when the hubby got home last night, I announced we HAD to go to WalMart!  I found these adorable votive candle holders for .60 cents each.  We got 4 of them.

 Aren't they just too adorable?

We strolled over to the Scrap book area and found these beautiful Fall leaves.  See how they sparkle?  These cost $2.00.

I already had these little Fall leaves in my stash of goodies at home.  FREE!

And here is the finished product.  I washed the holders in hot soapy water, dried them with a soft lint free towel, and just began sticking on the leaves in a random pattern.

 Another photo of the candle lite this time.

 So, I got a framed mirror that I had left over from my daughter's wedding, a cut vase and left over Fall flowers, and moss.  I put the moss in the vase, and added the flowers.  I put the vase, and the candle on the mirror. 

 The table runner is also from my daughter's wedding.  It's a deep red and goes great in the dinning room.  

The finished product.  Nothing fancy, rather simple.  But the impact is amazing in there!  Creating, crafting doesn't have to be fancy nor does it have to cost an arm and a leg.  The total cost for this, $4.81!  Use what you have.  When it's closer to Thanksgiving, I'll gather a few real leaves from outside and scatter around the table.

Have fun creating.