Winter Mantel 2018

I love creating seasonal mantels.

Winter gives me a chance to come up with natural, #rustic tones for my living room #mantel.

With this year’s winter mantel decor…

I used items such as a shipping crate panel, a woven placemat…

a bushel basket lid, a mixed media art piece I’ve been working on…

and I made these cute little berry branch trees.

And of course, I had to add outdoor elements such as the pine cones and cut wood!

I also added some winter wheat and berries to an old milking bucket along side an antique crock.

All those elements created lots of yummy texture that I love!!

Thanks for stopping by and hope everyone stays warm this winter…

it’s been a cold one!

 

Christmas Mantel 2015… Immanuel

 

 

The First Noel, the Angels did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep
On a cold winter's night that was so deep.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Born is the King of Israel!

They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the East beyond them far
And to the earth it gave great light
And so it continued both day and night.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Born is the King of Israel!

And by the light of that same star
Three Wise men came from country far
To seek for a King was their intent
And to follow the star wherever it went.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Born is the King of Israel!

This star drew nigh to the northwest
O'er Bethlehem it took its rest
And there it did both stop and stay
Right o'er the place where Jesus lay.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Born is the King of Israel!

Then entered in those Wise men three
Full reverently upon their knee
And offered there in His presence
Their gold and myrrh and frankincense.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel

Born is the King Of Israel!

This is my ‘Immanuel Mantel’ for Christmas 2015!

I know Jesus wasn’t born in a wood pallet barn,

but it was all I had to create the illusion of shelter!

I added creek rock to give it a more rock like appearance.

And baby Jesus?

Well,

I used my very first baby doll from when I was a little girl

to be baby Jesus!

To read of the precious birth of Jesus… see Luke 1 & 2!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Wishing Everyone

a VERY

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Mantel with Lattice Christmas Trees

I had this huge sheet of lattice... you know the big sheet you buy from Lowe's... that we had been using in my mom's antique booth/my art space!

However...

we didn't need it anymore.  So, I brought it home wondering...

what am I going to do with a sheet of lattice?

It was around the same time I had been thinking about my Christmas Mantel and had no clue what to do this year.

And then the light bulb went off in my head and I came up with...

Lattice Christmas Trees!

So… here is my latest Christmas Creation for this year’s

Christmas Mantel!

All I did was take my big sheet of lattice and find the shapes I wanted & marked them out with pencil. 

I suggest that you either staple or glue the parts of the lattice

that are not stapled together… 

If you don’t… it will all fall apart as you cut it and you may lose the pattern! 

And just remember that you have to cut through it… so watch out for any metal from the staples and cut around them!  I used a jigsaw to cut my triangle shapes out.  I cut different size triangles.  Next… I would glue to together my shapes… back to back… and glue a strip to the bottom of the triangle to finish framing it.

Then,

I chose to stack them and glue them…

one on top of the other… to make it look like a tree.

Here is the rest of the my Christmas Mantel…

I simple propped the Lattice Christmas Trees on some stacked cut wood rounds that I have used on several of my mantel displays and leaned them against the wall.

Lights were strung up behind them to highlight their diamond shapes more…

and to make it look really Christmas-y!!

It’s like having my own little Woodland Christmas Tree Forest!

I saw these CUTE tall plaid reindeer at Target today for $15 each

(but didn’t buy ).

Thought they would look cute standing by the Lattice Trees!

Hope you enjoyed my Christmas Mantel 2014

with

Lattice Christmas Trees!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Luke 2:1-20

Links to all my Seasonal Mantel Displays can be found HERE.

Linking to:

(12 Days of Christmas Party)

Songbird: Christmas Mantels

Remodelaholic:  Homemade Christmas 

 

Winter Mantel 2014

Happy New Year Everyone!

That means the Christmas décor is gone and my Winter Mantel is up!

This year’s mantel was created with a few thrift store finds…

along with some things I already had… which makes for some very

inexpensive décor.

Natural, Textured, Artsy, Rustic Winter Mantel 2013

 

Is that title loaded or what?? LOL! 

Anywho… I finally finished my winter mantel!  Yay!

I was in the process of working on it when my neighbor called me up about a week ago and asked me if I wanted a big shipping crate.

Of course, I said yes and started devoting all my time to it (post coming soon)… Soooo, I had to put the mantel on hold.

But… finally… I got back on track and finished it up.

I love this mantel display because I actually had to create some art for it…

which is always fun to do!!

So… here is my Natural, Textured, Artsy, Rustic Winter Mantel!

Let’s start with the woven art I created for my display…

Rustic Winter Mantel

I finally got the Christmas decorations put away!

How about you?

I usually DON’T decorate my mantel… EXCEPT for Christmas.

And normally…after Christmas…

I stick this huge single canvas painting up there until next Christmas.

BUT THIS YEAR…

I decided to have a little RUSTIC FUN with my mantel!

It took me a couple of tries to get it where I wanted it.

This was my FIRST attempt:

BUT… NOPE…

it didn’t sit well with me.

Maybe a little too country?  I don’t know.

((Soooo))

Here’s the second attempt for my Rustic Winter Mantel… 

((with a little living room staging involved!))

Recognize the Game Board?

(I borrowed the table top from my old crate table)

I love texture…

so I tried to create texture in my display by combining

woven placemats, old & new metal, old wood, twine and winter wheat.

So… now for a little staging fun…

This is a more of a simple look… I like it!

BUT…

I had to have a LITTLE more fun in my “play time”

by adding a few pieces!

My cat has the right idea here!

Yeah… I could see myself cozying up to the fire with a

hot cup of coffee, a snuggly blanket and a good book!!

(SIGH)

So much fun to play around with décor… isn’t it?!!

Well Folks…

there we have it… 

My Rustic Winter Mantel.

Thanks for Stopping By!!

Hope everyone had a safe New Years and will be greatly blessed in 2012!!

Now go get warm… it’s cold outside!!

 

My Christmas Barn Mantel

 

So… it hit me…

Why not bring the outdoors in…

by BUILDING an OLE RUSTIC Christmas Barn…

For my Christmas mantel this year!

Since I didn’t have any scrap wood, I had to take a trip to the hardware store.

I found some light cut wood and came up with a plan.

Here… I’ve cut and glued some of the pieces together as you can see.

Now… it’s starting to take shape with the beginning stages of FAUX PAINTING.

Remember… I wanted RUSTIC!

After the faux painting was done, I cut some strips and added that ole barn door.

with a little BLING, BLING!!

Ready for the WHOLE finished barn?

DrUm RoLL PLeASe…

TA DA!

I LIKE!!

Now…

Here’s some Christmas Barn Mantel photos for you to enjoy…

 

Notice the snowy branches?

They came from flocked scrap branches at a nursery…free! 

 

I added some stacked wood around the barn for an outdoor feel.

The lights all around the barn make it real nice and cozy at night!

And that’s my 2011 Christmas Barn Mantel!

What’s great about this piece is that I can use it anytime of the year.

OK…well…

Next up… the Christmas Tree!

I did something this year… I’ve never “had done” before!

Hope your Christmas Season has been Merry and Bright!!