Hey Y’all!
I decided to create a Fall Mantel this year!
I’m calling this one…
‘Cozy Cabin’
It was truly unbelievable the way this mantel came together.
You know when things just come together perfectly?
![Fall Mantel 2017 f Fall Mantel 2017 f](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMevSUBZiY3Yxq-42cjj5jfbWbWvQBjJ1xyyD3smAKWzgF6dnMsJGtfybVOPdq6QfFJfWhOtTV4mA7P4-EaBMMo6gYNVmOlXsrerzpuPiACTyw5DxiPhiU0mKhRlMnrZ-h7vRfzAlM3fx/?imgmax=800)
Like… it was meant to be?
Well, this mantel did just that.
We have chopped wood around our house for our fire pit in our backyard.
I simply grabbed a few pieces from the pile and started playing!
Next, I went up into the attic in search of my fall décor and there was huge pieces of cardboard that caught my eye.
![IMG_9018 IMG_9018](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZv2oCBt8FA72RmCIa9CSZpmVdDChJRSHe18FSOhlO_nFJNQSE-sCctwlx91ps-COddtsyhVnj-Fb-LDaEdsapYy3kIpA0pdQo8vzZXppOqm1p1qRvSTaVLecTELNmSV9kopGtdrPOLQbx/?imgmax=800)
I knew I would need a backdrop.
Now, only if I could find some metal for a roof!
And then I realized… cardboard is corrugated like a corrugated roof!!!!!
The bends in the cardboard was perfect for the bend I needed for a roof.
![Peeling 1st layer Peeling 1st layer](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Ak3EjnM0CkCePzIYJ2aAuvckT18OffRWbW8SIywTSIFO9dL0h81zzFJz_QhTopQ1qA4I4wZLSeWX9IyJU8yNWILJV4WE1FGeS0_nBGKKUYviakAGVJAjAVs0FLCIvedVs8bvQrvFeb7A/?imgmax=800)
I simply wet the first layer of it and peeled it off to expose the corrugation.
After I got it all peeled off and figured out all the pieces I would need,
I started playing and it all just came together.
![Fall Mantel 2017 Fall Mantel 2017](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOL2WBLNmmMGJWK9PMAla0GFLV6edUttVVN9mSHY8o-QpnQC3Zq5yFoDHSM0iEVs9Uxr3Bf0c61o2oANqBdJ5fw_9H1ETeYN7sjuHQZLMKyEXjeA16aCk5dDukzcINP__F7lBObvZhKFC/?imgmax=800)
I got a little crafty and made a door and window frames out of foam core and cardboard.
That’s when I decided to find or cut some twigs to frame them up so to speak.
![Fall Mantel before Fall Mantel before](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipD5AHb-qVCzj6Yj9keG6hv9z55i_c7LbpE-MaNLxC7ArGzn3VZKPJCjgNV3g84dilTqW441WcpektOGoaUpMc7o2av8C8PEFbuc71_D8jqFrKLGlE45fgu9ES4fdv8C3GANr1H7aVuipF/?imgmax=800)
You know… like those beautiful cabins you see in the mountains!!
![Fall Mantel 2017 e Fall Mantel 2017 e](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPcwOmOismUED8KJmZ9qjSqB_JVUoWDDZp1FYle5MKfv_ORIPQ7smIqqvV6YAG-rGBIObBhMSq3ubL1ybu7xC_HZUJ4bc_ZPphqIOBLX5GsTi7xXYcByaBUnUw_od5vynTRPQUQzCLbY7D/?imgmax=800)
Hot glue did the trick and voila!
It really did turn out like a cozy cabin.
![Fall Mantel 2017 c Fall Mantel 2017 c](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggHRF2ox2yz93nVSi7Hf9_Ah8JWDBib8dGZzRlKspLFAI8Llv_LcL4Y748elaY8Sai_9rjRfB6OvEOEXbM3IOpeQy-m-O6DXwm9kL1AjT35utXpx_9Y1sTLlnu8xwUjnWuT3MJn2Z0Vyl_/?imgmax=800)
I love the lights around it, too!
It gives our living room those cozy feels!
Here is one last look…
![Fall Mantel 2017 b Fall Mantel 2017 b](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTgrDuVj7E1AAJzgaNl3nVAm4kCStRWUxnxUrOdUQvHucla36H-NdhG-s4ETY2ssQ_yPeYGJj2wcDnXmoiruM7JWnrWq2zbvbJQKvYpmvTUOpfLdXtGVUQmz6CJyEEBDd1L-JOOX6NbYL/?imgmax=800)
Happy Fall Everyone…
I hope you have a blessed autumn season!