White and Natural Christmas Mantle

It will never cease to amaze me at how life never seems to go as planned.  I have been busy, good “regular life” busy, but not blogging busy.  However…

I do have some fun projects to share, and I am going to start with my White and Natural Christmas Mantle!

This mantle came about because of that Angel.  The big one yes, but it actually started with the little ones, and I had those because of an activity I had planned.  Such a long story, and that is part of the reason I have been MIA.

This angel was such a fun spur of the moment project, and I LOVE it!  I will be sharing a full tutorial tomorrow on how I made it so come back and check it out!  It became the center of my inspiration and I decided to go with the white and natural elements for the whole mantle.

I happened to have some fun twig balls that were begging to be made into a garland, and the little Angels decided to “hang” around too.

Some candle holders that matched the Nativity set…

And, an old board to hold another angel and a mini chalk board.  These little chalkboards are from my Apothecary Style Trick or Treat Jar, I just pulled off the washi tape and they were good to go!

It really is a peaceful little scene, reminding my family of the night the Savior was born and the angels proclaiming his birth!  It looks awesome with the lights on, and so pretty in real life, I wish my pictures did it justice, but you get the idea.

The Angel is mounted on pallet wood and it is made out of foam board, poster board, and lights.  That’s  it!  Oh, and hot glue…

The white lights are just laid over a curtain I had laying around.

To add different heights I just used 2×4 blocks of wood, it makes such a difference.  For instance, the two candle holders are actually the same height, I just put a block under one.

This shot of the angel was taken outside, I still couldn’t get a good shot with the lights on, oh well!

Now this is the real deal folks, the mantle with our stockings.  They were too much of a distraction for the mantle photos so I took them down and then put them back up when I finished.  Poor Santa has a big job filling those socks…Who on earth made them so big?!!  Ha ha ha!

It was super fun for me to do a whole mantle, I usually just throw up the nativity and call it good!  I am glad when things come together the way I envision them, and especially when it was a last minute deal!  Don’t forget to come back for the Angel Tutorial tomorrow!  And for the Wowza Weekend Link party tonight, I would love to see what you have been working on!

Hugs,
Mindi

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