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Step 1
Collect fallen branches and twigs. Notice how branches from different kinds of trees have their own unique appearance. Think of them as a bouquet of flowers and stick them into tall containers, either with no further embellishment or perhaps just a wide burnt orange ribbon tied around the container.
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Step 2
Create miniature "trees" from branches. Fill a clay flowerpot with a few rocks and add sand to the top. "Plant" the branches in an attractive arrangement. Just before your celebration, find freshly fallen small orange and red leaves to set among the branches. If you need to, you can use florist's wire to attach the leaves.
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Step 3
Look for tall grasses and wildflowers to display in a watering can and stoneware pitcher.
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Step 4
Find a tall glass container and fill with green hedge apples and a few sweet gum pods. This will make a striking centerpiece in itself, but you might accompany it with a couple of smaller glass containers filled with pine cones. Several glass candle holders with brown candles could complete the arrangement, although you might like to scatter some fallen leaves on the middle of the table as well.
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Step 5
Stop by a farmer's market for colorful fall finds. A large basket heaped with gourds of all kinds makes for an instant centerpiece, as does one filled with a dozen miniature pumpkins. You might set a large pumpkin on the center of the table and ring it with fall leaves on which you place clusters of pine cones and acorns.
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Step 6
Find an orchard where you can pick your own apples and bring them home for both eating and decorating. Pile a cake stand with a pyramid of apples or make a row of them parading down the center of the table. You might also like the way a pile of apples looks in a copper pot or a ceramic mixing bowl.
