7. Easy Look, Fancy Payoff
In no time you can put together a centerpiece for your dining table that will earn a big "wow" factor. Fill basic glass cylinder vases with glass beads and jewel-like berries, and settle an African violet into each one. Relax the look with pomegranates that you've cut in half and placed in the center of square silver trays. (Insert a chef's knife just into the top of the pomegranate, and rock the knife until the fruit splits open.) Fill in the trays with vivid clusters of kumquats, limes, and lemons, and then scatter votive candles throughout the centerpiece for added glow.