Our Christmas Mantel
I love this time of year and decorating for the holidays just makes me squeal with happy.Our home is filled with Christmas! Decorating does take me a bit longer than it used to. But, I enjoy it sooo much. When it’s time to decorate I always start with the mantel. Since I can’t have you all over for a cup of something yummy and invite you in for a visit. I thought I would take a few photos and share our mantel with you today.
No fancy photos just a few snaps to share 🙂
Do you remember when I was trying to figure out what to put above the mantel? If you missed the post you can read it here. My sweet hubby bought this beautiful mirror and it fits the mantel perfectly. Just like it has been there all along.
You can find the tutorial for my feather wreath HERE
I wrapped some candles with a bit of leftover holiday ribbon. It adds a little something extra.
Our Stockings are hung and our sweet Izzy has one too. I just love the paw print on it 🙂
So there it is, our Christmas mantel. I wish I could have you over for a cup of tea and we could light the fire and chat.
I look forward to sharing the rest of the house with you next week.
What do you decorate first?
Have a great weekend bright lights. You can still link up to yesterdays hop, join the apron swap and share your gingerbread houses at the gingerbread house tour and don’t forget to enter the Pocket Full of Cash giveaway.
I love your Mantle! It is so pretty! Love all the golds, and lighting, and lovely stockings!
Pinned to my Holiday Decorating board.
Thank you, you are such a sweetheart. Thank you for pinning xo
It does look lovely! I like to decorate this time of year too. 🙂
thank you, me too. It just makes me feel so good. xo
Your mantel looks beautiful. I love the feather wreath, it is quite the focal point. Thank you for visiting my 12 Days linky party.
Thank you Marianne, I enjoyed linking up and hopping around Hugs! P.S. I hope you will join my hop tonight
Very pretty Katherine! I love the feather wreath!!~~Angela
Thank you Angela, It is one of my favorite things xo
Beautiful Katherine…I love the feather wreath and how nice of your hubby to bring home the very pretty mirror! Have a great weekend!
thank you Shirley, I had fun putting it all together and I enjoyed make the wreath too. xo
It looks absolutely beautiful!
thank you so much I really enjoyed putting it all together xo
Lovely lovely job – I have yet to start…. Have a wonderful weekend!
Thank you, I bet you are all done now though,wink 🙂 Hugs!
I love the color combinations and the mantel is so beautiful. You are a gifted lady Katherine. Thank you for sharing your talents with us. Echo
Oh my goodness I am blushing, thank you for your lovely compliment. Hugs!
Wow its so pretty! I love it. I miss my mantel. We just moved and I have no mantel here.
Thank you Susie, Sorry you don’t have a mantel to decorate but I bet your decorations are beautiful. xo P.S. did you see my email?
So beautiful, Katherine. Lovely like you. Have a Merry Christmas and all the best to your family in the new year. I have yet to do much in decorations. The lights are on the trees outside and a cedar wreath is on the front door. The other decorations will go up next week. It seems we put them up earlier and earlier every year. I remember as a kid, one Christmas, when Dad forgot to bring home a tree and had to go out and get one after the yard where they sold them was closed, Mom and I stayed up half the night decorating. It was Christmas Eve. That was so much fun. One of my most memorable Christmases.
Sweet Diana, thank you so much and thank you also for sharing your childhood memory with me . It is a wonderful one. Happy Christmas my friend xo
Stunning! Absolutely beautiful mantle. Your decorations are elegant and wonderfully presented. Hugs, Gayle.
Thank you so much Gayle. I love to add a bit of sparkle to the holidays. Hugs
Mantels are so much fun to decorate – love yours!
Thank you, I think so too. I didn’t have one for a long time. Then when we built the house and decided on a fireplace I was very excited about how to decorate it for the holidays. That was 8 years ago and I get just as excited every year. Hugs
Wow!!! That is so pretty! Can you come to my house and make it look like that please!!! Lol
Lynn you are so sweet, thank you. 🙂
So pretty and luxe. I love the stocking holders.
bisous
Suzanne
Thank you my friend bisous
Hi Katherine! Cainan (9) and I are here visiting and checking out your gorgeous Christmas mantel! We saw your photo on FB and Cainan said he thought you probably had your stockings hanging so we came over to see! Looks gorgeous—have a lovely weekend!
Sarah & Cainan
So happy you came by for a visit. Yes, complete with stocking hung with care. One for Izzy too. Hugs!!
Beautiful, Katie! Love the feather wreath!
Thank you Pam, it was a fun project and is one of my favorite things. xo
Your mantle is gorgeous.
thank you..Hugs!!
Hi Katy., I’m like you and just love decorating the house for Christmas! I love your mantel and particularly those golden reindeer. I have always wanted a mantelpiece at this time of the year, and this year I’ve got one for the first time! It looks lovely and I am so pleased with it. Ho! Ho! Ho!
Sorry, I needed to piggyback my comment onto Thisisme’s in order to submit.
Your “home for the holidays” is beautiful, Katie. Every picture would work well as a greeting card. I’m glad you remembered to hang a stocking for Izzy. As you might know, my dog Toto died this year at the age of 14. I miss her every day, especially during the holidays.
Merry Christmas and happy new year, Katie!
hmm not sure why you had to do that but I am glad you did. Its always nice to see your comments sweet Shady. I am sorry about Toto I know it is hard without you sweet fur baby. xoxo
Oh sweet friend, did you post a photo, I must see it. xo
Curious if you and Shady both get the responses I left for you giggle xo
That’s so pretty!! I love mantles & seeing them decorated :)) Very lovely. I usually start with my front door & hang the wreath and other bits around the door and then I begin inside, but it always starts with my door 🙂 This looks wonderful. Happy Christmas doll, I hope you have a great weekend Xxx
Thank you sweet Kizzy, I usually dive right in and start with the mantel I always do the door and front porch last. giggle xo
Hi Katherine,
this is just breath takingly beautiful and must have taken you hours. It makes me feel guilty that I have not started decorating yet, but am so busy doing orders, that I just do not get a chance.
Maybe I should go on Christmas break, but I must get the orders out first.
Thank you for visiting my blog and for the follow.
I hope that you have a fantastic day.
Love and best wishes.
Anne
Thank you,Congratulations on your holidays orders! Yes a break is needed ( for both of us) Hugs!