Cranberry-Carnation Centerpiece

YOU’LL NEED:  

• 2 clear glass bowls or flat-bottom vases, about 3" deep. (One should be several inches smaller in diameter than the salad plate you’ll use in the pyramid; the other should be several inches smaller in diameter than the saucer.) 
• 1 pound frozen cranberries
• Dinner plate 
• Salad plate 
• Cup and saucer
• 24 to 36 red carnations 
• 12 to 15 miniature apples, real or faux ($9 for 15; crafta.com)

Fill both bowls with cranberries until they’re ¾ full. (If you don’t have enough cranberries, place a wad of clear plastic wrap in bowl’s center, then add cranberries around it.)

Place larger bowl on dinner plate; stack salad plate on bowl, and set smaller bowl on salad plate.

Add saucer and top off with cup to finish tower.

Trim stems from carnations; arrange flowers as desired on plates and in cup. Tuck apples in between.