Creating A Magical Christmas Mantel

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This year, I wasn’t going to decorate for Christmas until we move in a couple of weeks.  Yes, we are moving.  I haven’t said much about it because we’ve been waiting and praying and waiting and praying. I’m thrilled with the prospect of moving into a 1950s home that needs updating. There are many projects to share with you. I’m so thankful that I can bring you along on this exciting remodeling/DIY journey! 🙂

Back to Christmas decorating…

When I saw that four of my favorite home decor bloggers – Layla, Sarah, Rhoda and Kate – were hosting a Holiday Home celebration, I couldn’t wait to participate.  But I decided that it would be too late because of the moving rig-a-ma-roll…

…Until this morning, when I caved and decided to decorate my mantel for Christmas!

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{swoon}

This year, I used everything that I already had on hand.  I “shopped” my house and my garage for everything that you see here.  I’m literally *in love* with my pine cone and book page wreath. Stay tuned for a wreath tutorial coming in the next few days!  Shh…don’t tell, but it cost me less than $10!  🙂

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I love all the neutral colors!  I’m considering phasing out the red and going with all neutrals, but I haven’t fully decided yet.  My homemade hurricane vases are great for every season – I love them filled up with ornaments!

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I strung ornaments {that I got at Walmart last year} on ribbon and taped them {yes, thank you Scotch} to the picture frame.  Perfection!

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Poofy red stuff that I’ve had forever. I love it!

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More fabulous {cheap} ornaments that I hung on my $1.00 yard sale window.  This window has been sitting in the garage just begging to be used.  I’m excited that I finally found a home for it!

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One of my cigar boxes that I snatched up at a yard sale for next to nothing.  They are wonderful and SO versatile!

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{stockings}

I found these last year at Hobby Lobby for 50% off!

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I love Christmas decorations!

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{beautimous}

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One last peek at my Christmas mantel. I was going to turn on the fireplace for an extra cozy photo, but the pilot light is out and I’m a bit petrified of blowing up the house. So, I’ll just wait till my hubster gets home from work.

Just imagine a beautiful, warm, roaring fire.

What is your favorite color to decorate with at Christmas?

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  3. Beautiful! Just what I needed for a little kick to get mine done today. I too have red, at least for 1 more year, then I might decide to phase it out. Congrats on the move…moving this time of year is crazy-we did it twice! But you have to have a little bit of holiday cheer in the midst of the craziness!

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    1. Thanks Rebecca for your sweet comment! I’m not thrilled about moving, but I’m SO excited to be moving into a house that needs some TLC! 🙂

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  5. OH my word! It’s GORGEOUS! Ummmm…can you come over and help me please I am so decoratively challenged ugh! Thank you for the up close pictures – I might just try one or two of these things – I have the greenery with a ribbon wrapped on it – but all the hanging bulbs I would never have thought of – it’s beauitful!

    Thanks for sharing and inspiring!
    Courtney
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    1. Girl, you know I’d LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE to come help you decorate! Oh my word how much fun we would have! 🙂 Thanks for your sweet comment!

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  10. it looks beautiful!

    i’m not sure what is my favorite. i love the ornaments on ribbon, but i think the frames (windows?) help stage the entire setting. (even though they aren’t christmas-ey) i think the frames set the stage for the entire look.

    gorgeous.
    we live in an 1920’s home…it is so fun to decorate/remodel an older home. but, i like old. 😉

    stay warm & dry. we are getting tons of rain in TN too.

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    1. Thanks so much Stephanie! 😉 Okay, so I feel like such a dork for being so busy and not getting back with you about your kitchen. Can we still be friends? {blush} xoxo

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  14. We’re decorating in blue, green and silver again this year. These colors appeal to my teens more than the traditional ones, but I still slip in the red and green. I love the window frame with the ribbon/balls hanging from it! Now gotta go clear my mantel!

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  15. This is just gorgeous! Really and truly looks like a magazine cover! I absolutely LOVE the traditional colors….red,green,gold silver…so,so festive! Now I have inspiration for mine. I was already going to have balls on ribbon hanging from a chandelier. I got the idea from a Crate and Barrel catalog, where they were selling expensive “kissing balls.” Couldn’t afford them, so I went to the Dollar Store and they had quite large Christmas balls. Love what you did!

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  18. Myra, I just adore your mantel!! Love that you shopped the house, I did some of that too. Fun to bring all those ordinary elements together for a blingy Christmas look. The window and hanging ornaments IS magical!! Great job, my friend.

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    1. Allison, I have a secret…I just use the wired garland branches to hang the stocking with. Now, it won’t work if you put a bunch of stuff in the stockings, but for “looks” it works just fine. 🙂

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  21. Myra!
    It’s beautiful! I am so glad you decided to do it, so we could enjoy its wonderfulness. 🙂
    I love the windows and the wreath. Heck, I love the whole “feel” of your mantel. Gaw-gess!

    Traci

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  26. I absolutely love the lantern light thingie. 🙂 Your mantel is simply gorgeous and it’s totally OK to decorate even if you are moving soon. We moved into our new house a year ago just seven days before Christmas. I had the previous place decorated and somehow managed to deck the halls in our new place in between unpacking. 🙂 Christmas deserves it! 🙂
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    1. Thank you so much for your encouragement. It’s so hard to know what to do, but I’m thrilled that I decorated. 🙂

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  29. Um, Jealous.. Love the mantel. Gorgeous. I love the ornaments hanging on the frame. Great idea. I have a few extra frames hanging out I can do that with. Have a great day.

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  30. I love the “poofy red stuff”! It adds so much color. I really like to accent a lot of our Christmas decorations with gold, too, so I also enjoy the gold touches. Great job!
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  39. aww–LOVE the mantle! and, I was CRACKING up about the blowing up thehouse comment. I’d be scared, too.

    I can’t wait to decorate – it’ll have to wait till we get home form DISNEY WORLD — our daughter’s cheer team won first place everywhere, and are competing at Nationals next week, but you gave me so many good ideas… and I have a few windows in the garage waiting for some love! LOVE the hanging ornaments- might try that with a few of our “special” ones that I won’t put on our tree this year since we have 2 new, crazy kittens! Only plastic for us this year!
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  42. I love how you did some of the balls going down the frame and the others across, little details that add up to lovely! I joined Layla’s mantle party, too! Lezlee

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