One of my favorite places to decorate {for any season} is the mantle. So many possibilities, that I like to change it up each year. This year we did a shimmery, copper/green theme. I found these giant ornaments on after-Christmas-clearance at Steinmart last year. I cut the strings off and used them to add a little funky-elegance.
I couldn't quite skip red altogether, so I added a few balls here and there, as well as in the glass/wire jar I found at Ross for dirt cheap.
Oh, you want to know about my white fluffy wreath? I thought you'd never ask!
My crafty daughter and I made it out of a hay wreath and coffee filters (call me crazy). She was the official folder and I was the official
burner of fingers gluer. Once we were done, I gave it a little hair cut:
It was such a fun and relatively easy craft. Just fold the filters (not the cone filters) into fourths and start gluing. You may want to curse me when you are about 1/2 way done, but then you will get your second wind and be oh-so-happy with the finished product.
I'm thinking about doing one with the natural colored filters for the summer.
Whatdayathink?
*I'm linking up with Rhoda and Layla in the Holiday Home Party*
14 comments:
Your mantelscape is beautiful, Gretchen! Your coffee filter wreath looks great, and I love all the other elements. You know how I feel about the greenery! And I'm impressed with the ornamentation you bought at SteinMart--I'm a clearance girl, too!
By the way, I know you're a Trader Joe's shopper. Where do you go to Trader Joe's? The only one I know about around here is in Chapel Hill. . . you don't shop at that one, do you? It's about 12 minutes from my house!!
lovin' that you and your daughter made the wreath together...such sweet memories for a little girl to be decorating with her mama...
Really cute! I love the idea of the brown filter wreath for summer, too. These wreaths are so much fun to make:) Merry Christmas!
cute as always, my crafty friend! you really should put together a coffee table book on mantles. :) i love all the pictures of your mantle throughout the year!
erin
I'm seeing those coffee filter wreaths on a few blogs that I read. I think they look great! I'd like to make a natural colored one for my living room....maybe after Christmas. Your mantle looks fun and pretty!
And it's even prettier IRL! Love having such a crafty daughter!
Stopping by from the vignette party! :) What a beautiful mantle you have. What did you use for the greenery? I LOVE it. Gorgeous! What a fun wreath project!
Love the wreath Gretchen! I'd like to know how to do it - can you give me a website or something (or maybe a tutorial??) Carmen R.
Looks just charming! Those trees are so fun! Love the color coordinating star in the middle of the wreath too.
Hi Gretchen! Your mantle is so pretty! I like the color scheme and especially like the texture that the wreath adds.
Did you get my e-mail? You won the BHG iPad app and BHG magazine subscription on my blog (http://roomremixblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/decorating-with-silver-trays-and-two.html). As soon as I hear back from you I'll be able to get your prizes out to you.
Hope you have a great weekend!
I love the wreath Gretchen! So what did I do, get right up from the computer, grab a coffee filter, fold it and yep, gotta get a wreath now! Great idea, thanks!
Loving that wreath & I think the natural colored one would be awesome too!
So, first of all... I love how you blow me away with your gift of decorations. I would never, ever, in a million years imagine how to do what you do. I do the same thing every year and thing I have done something pretty neat. LOL
That wreath is amazing! Love it!
I like the brown/lime combo. I'm doing some of that this year on the exterior wreaths.
The interior is still pretty heavy on the glitter and macaroni.
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