Thanks a million for your kind words about Quinn's birthday!
You know how to warm this mama's heart :-)
Does anyone else enjoy decorating the mantel more than the tree this time of year? I do. Last week, we got festive as uh, fudge over here (I'm working on my swearing as Quinn's like a parrot lately #supermom). I'm not a seasonal decorator, but I do make an exception for the winter holiday season. This year's theme was "reuse-recycle-rustic" ;-) Except for a couple faux berry stems, I worked with what I already had. Thanks to the abundance of evergreens in our backyard, I was able to pull together a mantel-scape we quite like. Bonus: the evergreens smell amazing.
I'm linking up to a couple of my favorite gals Carmel & Michelle , who are hosting their Holiday Cheer in the Blogosphere Merry Mantel link party here & here. Check out their marvelous holiday mantels, the endless other inspiring links, & link up your own!
Here's my simple, rustic snowflakes & evergreens mantel.
{I get lots of questions about that sunburst mirror. It was an impulse buy from Home Goods back in 2008 or 2009.}
cable knit stockings (Target 2012)
wooden initials spraypainted gold (Michael's 2012)
Apparently plaid is back this holiday season?
I've been hanging on to this plaid throw for 12 years & it finally came out of hibernation.
Though we have lots of evergreenery at our fingertips, we're lacking in the berries department. I picked up faux berry branches (Target) & spruced up the credenza. If you follow me on Instagram, you might've seen that I swiped Mr. FC's post-snowboarding-sore-muscles-Epsom-soaking-salts to use as faux snow in the lanterns. It's like everybody wins (except for Mr. FC).
I probably need to stop it with the symmetry, but I cannot.
And the mudroom got in on the festive mood, too.
More to come (hopefully before 2014).
Have a wonderful week, friends!
