Christmas Mantel 2014

<div style="text-align: center;"><br />Hi Friends! I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving with your family!<br /><br />So to start the holiday hoopla going (for me, it's more of a Christmas hoopla), let me start with our mantle!<br /><br /><br />If you've been following my blog for a while now, you know I don't like our fireplace and mantel very much.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't like the glass blocks and the brick combined, and this will definitely be changed sometime in the future once budget allows. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But this Christmas, I truly am in love with it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">'Why' you ask? Well take a look!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpc5kHfNcFIsexzuqiFK6_T9HR9lTWaYqByImjC2ZpeJRSfKxTLQoAUYxyC08GHfgdC3D6isC7RgqM5wLBxkeL4HyF-diJHNxzE_8wnnYUVFD9FH9j3Qg4k5_x9Heg0zq0iYQfpRf_6_g/s1600/DSC_0300_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpc5kHfNcFIsexzuqiFK6_T9HR9lTWaYqByImjC2ZpeJRSfKxTLQoAUYxyC08GHfgdC3D6isC7RgqM5wLBxkeL4HyF-diJHNxzE_8wnnYUVFD9FH9j3Qg4k5_x9Heg0zq0iYQfpRf_6_g/s1600/DSC_0300_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simple Christmas Mantle</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I'm in love mostly because I see the face of my beautiful kids on the personalized stockings I made thru <a href="http://16.xg4ken.com/media/redir.php?prof=387&camp=16656&affcode=kw4941&cid=38700917863&networkType=search&kdv=c&url[]=http%3A%2F%2Faltfarm.mediaplex.com%2Fad%2Fck%2F17638-125086-2056-59%3Fkw%3Dshutterfly_exact%26mpre%3Dhttp:%2F%2Fwww.shutterfly.com%2F%253Fcid%253DSEGOO.BRAND&gclid=Cj0KEQiA7tCjBRDulMny5rfM0dkBEiQA7fcshddaiKUsRvc6U1Kkb8NnXV_P9Xv9OkGybOdcJ9wVA2gaAhAB8P8HAQ"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">SHUTTERFLY</span></b></a> !</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VDw19stcIzrL33V8DmnL5eO-elMX32xumz7CG4K78mR8ChAFfzrP-TvR1nch6ijUbBpOy7zaazZ6xDzuemsgEYU0bfIZVm5iFO3n6ZsFh5QVrZeK4mkMGfIy8vHZVRbVWVxKLpCmYkM/s1600/DSC_0301_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VDw19stcIzrL33V8DmnL5eO-elMX32xumz7CG4K78mR8ChAFfzrP-TvR1nch6ijUbBpOy7zaazZ6xDzuemsgEYU0bfIZVm5iFO3n6ZsFh5QVrZeK4mkMGfIy8vHZVRbVWVxKLpCmYkM/s1600/DSC_0301_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://16.xg4ken.com/media/redir.php?prof=387&camp=16656&affcode=kw4941&cid=38700917863&networkType=search&kdv=c&url[]=http%3A%2F%2Faltfarm.mediaplex.com%2Fad%2Fck%2F17638-125086-2056-59%3Fkw%3Dshutterfly_exact%26mpre%3Dhttp:%2F%2Fwww.shutterfly.com%2F%253Fcid%253DSEGOO.BRAND&gclid=Cj0KEQiA7tCjBRDulMny5rfM0dkBEiQA7fcshddaiKUsRvc6U1Kkb8NnXV_P9Xv9OkGybOdcJ9wVA2gaAhAB8P8HAQ">You can make your own HERE</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I just love them!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I grabbed the opportunity with FREE SHIPPING and 30% discount and made these 3. I know it will be a Christmas keepsake for years to come!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also added my crystal mistletoe ornaments to zhush it up some more!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVxPwWZf0mTKpgwvS3DOg-avAb1-tsfyDr-RFim267Q12hINkSRpuQ2IleOGBLv9C1OMD3M6jWxbQVIVIqKwZqJcA1DsrY5TU4V0VCVwE71pOREgMt8VwkWX0meZiVAFqbNa-EH7A9So/s1600/DSC_0302_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVxPwWZf0mTKpgwvS3DOg-avAb1-tsfyDr-RFim267Q12hINkSRpuQ2IleOGBLv9C1OMD3M6jWxbQVIVIqKwZqJcA1DsrY5TU4V0VCVwE71pOREgMt8VwkWX0meZiVAFqbNa-EH7A9So/s1600/DSC_0302_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready for the holidays!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I also love the Chalkboard wall art I scored from Walmart for $28!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I think it says it all for families right?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjEHoppqvcbBKteAPG-cFdgGxiIQsYy7izwDbjqYdR_Ov2CNOJEIvVLeOP17N7SeDJmkHSjqcvGJ2NNgb8fEYhHzClHFhMKDvcR-Nockft5r9QuGNZevMEauqIWHIWuShXSLJtY5hGmc/s1600/DSC_0253_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjEHoppqvcbBKteAPG-cFdgGxiIQsYy7izwDbjqYdR_Ov2CNOJEIvVLeOP17N7SeDJmkHSjqcvGJ2NNgb8fEYhHzClHFhMKDvcR-Nockft5r9QuGNZevMEauqIWHIWuShXSLJtY5hGmc/s1600/DSC_0253_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I flanked my stockings with 2 felt trees from the Dollar Store I bought years ago and my 2 boxwood topiaries decorated with LED string light I got from Restoration Hardware!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How about you, do you have a 'Love-Hate' relationship with your own mantel like I do?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Have a Great Week!</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">VEL </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! 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Christmas Mantel 2014

Hi Friends! I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving with your family! So to start the holiday hoopla going (for me, it's more of a Chri...

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