The cornucopia, that traditional symbol of fall's abundance, assumes a stately presence, thanks to a coating of shimmering floral spray and a wreath of gold-leafed oak leaves and acorns. The stems of pale gourds are given a burnished sheen as well, and gold-rimmed dessert plates and Venetian glassware reiterate the palette. A caramelized apple spice cake, rich with pecans, is frosted with a brown-sugar-meringue buttercream and adorned with marzipan pumpkins and acorns dusted with luster to complete the glowing scenario.
We used faux gold leaf for this project, but metallic floral spray also works well. A large sheet of gold leaf covers about 6 leaves and 8 acorns. If you paint, omit the liquid adhesive, gloves, gold leaf, and brush.
im so glad they added the "enlarge image" links!!! nice work marthastewart.com!!!
UNDER the photo it says ENLARGE THE IMAGE, just click on that to enlarge it.
I know, I REALLY wish they would make the photos clickable to enlarge them!
Does anyone know what the plate pattern is with the oak leaf napkin ring photo? It has a gold leaf pattern around the edges.
Is there any way you could make the photos larger?
I am thrilled to see the salt dip in the picture above . I have a small collection, along with crystal spoons and get very excited when I see other varieties. I also like the use of gold and silver in the same setting. So elegant.
The ideas in the November 2007 issue make this volume a keeper. The table settings are just lovely, and I can't wait to incorporate some of those ideas into my own table settings.