Last Minute Thanksgiving Centerpiece Ideas

For those of you who do things last minute for the holidays or just plain forget than you are in luck with a couple ideas I have for your Thanksgiving table this year. I just whipped these up with a little help from Better Homes and Garden magazine from October.
This one I did myself with no help, hopefully it is not that obvious..LOL. We went to a pumpkin patch last month and gathered up all kinds of pumpkins some of which we used for pumpkin carving for Halloween and the rest we strategically placed throughout the house.
So, what I did was
1. Grabbed one of the pumpkins that I already had
2. Put it on a decorative plate that is displayed in our house throughout the year
3. Used a vase that I already had and went outside in my very sparse backyard (we live in Colorado), grabbed some mulch and rocks, added a pinecone and nut mixture that I use for my Christmas decorations
4. A very large candle that I purchased at Walmart for $1.99 last month.
5. As the final touch I used some fake leaves that I purchased also at Walmart for $3.99.
I am kind of proud of myself for this because it cost me less than $7.00!
It's not the most fancy centerpiece I have ever seen, but it works!

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This next one I was inspired by the cover of Better Homes and Gardens last month. I don't know if any of you saw it, this is not an exact replica but pretty close and I thought it came out pretty good.
What I did:
1. Used a tray that is displayed in my house all year long, it serves many functions..love it.
2. Bought a bag of Fall ghourds at Albertson's last month.
3. Used some fake leaves that I purchased at Walmart for $3.99.
4. Cored out two small pumpkins and filled them with two candles that I purchased at Walmart for $.59/each last month.
5. Wrapped some raffia around the candles and tied them in a bow.
That's It! Pretty cute huh?

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Ok, so I hope this proved that you (and I) CAN make a very inexpensive Thanksgiving table centerpiece using things you already have and purchase some things for very little money. I know we hear that all the time but usually I don't believe it untill I do it myself.