Christmas Mantels

It's the most wonderful time of the year...........

I always bring out every piece of my decor from their containers and lay them out to start the process. Every year is a bit different..This mantel is very simple and clean...needed for my small family room.

Thought the mantel needed a little boost-so I added a sewing box drawer I had painted and sanded a few months back and started playing with it......here is what I came up with.....

 The poinsettias are from the dollar store-and the burlap bag was something the United Way gave me in Ambassador training!  I knew once I saw the burlap it would be reinvented.... I still need to add a ribbon to it and fluff and play with it a bit...My stools are dollar finds from auctions painted and stenciled...The trick there--go to the tools part of an auction--i always seem to find cool boxes and stools that the men are not interested in!

The little mittens were on a package a few years back and I keep reinventing them each year.....Enjoy....I am linking up to Layla's Mantel Party http://theletteredcottage.net/holiday-home-linky-party-our-christmas-mantel
Take a peek at all the mantels there......