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2. Gold ribbon with flocked white trees was entertwined amongst the garland. I found this pretty ribbon for just a dollar at Dollar Tree.
3. Gold reindeer were placed at each end of the mantel. These pretty reindeer were 50% off at Hobby Lobby a few weeks ago for $12 ea. Oooh...I just love the pretty filigree cut-work in the sides of the reindeer!!!
4. After placing the reindeer on the mantel...I decided it needed more so I "shopped" my house! Hehe! I found three chunky gold candleholders...and a decorative gold finial. I placed them behind the reindeer and it was just what it needed...lots of "layering" going on here!
5. For the centerpiece, I used a frenchy looking "Noel" sign that I purchased last year at Hobby Lobby's after Christmas sale...it was 90% off and only $4. It's a sizable piece standing 12 in. tall...just perfect for the mantel centerpiece!
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A Christmas Mantel "All Aglow"!
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I didn't have much success with getting good night photos. I'm not sure how that is done?
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Jesus is the Reason for the Season!
You know...with all the fun of Christmas...the decorating, the gift exchanging, etc., the real reason for the season is Jesus!!! I love it all but I fear that our world has taken this momentous occasion...when we celebrate the birth of our dear Savior...and so commercialized it! My desire is to celebrate Jesus' birth and to bring Him glory in all that I do!!!
Do you see this very large, thick book (underneath the candles)? It is a very, very old family Bible that belonged to my husband's family! The first recordings of family births, baptisms, and deaths upon the old pages were made in the mid 1800's. This is truly a family heirloom...a treasure!!! I wanted to place it on the fireplace hearth...for Jesus is the reason that we celebrate Christmas in our home!!!
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On top of the old family Bible...I placed an old french table tray filled with gold and creamy white candles...a few little pearl berries can be seen twirling around the candles.
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Well my friends...there is still yet sooo much to do at my place! I guess I better get busy for Christmas will be here before we know it!
I'm really looking forward to Marty's Cloche Party this Friday...I'll be sharing a little more of my living room Christmas decor then. In the meantime, have a fabulous time decorating and enjoying this precious Christmas season!!! I'm so happy that you came by today!!! Please leave me a comment and let me know that you were here...I'd love to visit with you!!!
I am joining up with Susan over at Thoughts From Over the Rainbow...for her "Deck the Halls Tuesday" party! You'll have to go and pay Susan a visit...she has some of the prettiest Christmas decor going on over at her place...you won't want to miss it!!! And...while you're there, you will find a list of all the other party participants! Thank you, Susan...for hosting "Deck the Halls Tuesday" for us...what a treat!!!
Love ya'll,
49 comments:
Chari, your Christmas decorations are absolutely beautiful! I would never guess that was a faux fireplace. Your husband's family bible is a treasure
Bonjour Chari! You did a fabulous job on the mantel. The family Bible is the most beautiful of all!
Chari, I still love that faux fireplace and you really did it up royally. Beautiful choices - especially love the gold "Noel" sign! Linda
Beautiful! You did a great job!
Hi Chari!!! Your new mantel is a beauty all decked out in it's best finery!!!!!Have fun decorating your beauriful home, xoxo~Kathy @ Sweet Up-North mornings...
Your fireplace is just gorgeous! How in this world could you make it be sooooo wonderful? I saw it from the day you started. Chari, you are one talented lady!
Have a blessed day and Happy Tuesday!
Elegant, beautiful, lovely just can't say enough!
Oh Chari you have truly outdone yourself my dear friend! What a showstopper just dripping with understated charm and elegance.
It is GORGEOUS!!!! You must be having fun with it. My favorite part is the NOEL sign. Love it!
I'm so sorry you fell down. OUCH! I'm glad you are okay now.
Love ya girl, ~Melissa :)
Oh, my goodness1 Your mantel is just so beautiful!
Now I feel inspired. I haven't really gotten the hang of decorating my Casita yet. Before we moved I started with the stairway and branched out from there.
Now I don't really know where to start. However, we are going out into the forest to get our tree.
Chari...your mantel is breathtaking. So beautiful!
Blessings to you!
Gail
Chari, your mantle is lovely with its gold, cream, and lights! Love it! I love peeping at everyone's decorating, don't you? Thank you for sharing and thank you too for mentioning the real reason why we celebrate; Jesus!
Blessings,
Sandi
Chari,
It is all sooo beautiful, and beyond words!!!
Thank you for sharing with us.
Your new fireplace is awesome all decorated up!
blessings and hugs
barbara jean
Chari,
Your mantle and Christmas decor is beautiful, the pictures looked like they could be in a magazine.
I love everything but the family Bible is such a treasure! How wonderful to have something like that! I love the fact the you incorporated it in your Christmas decorating.
Jane
Oh Chari! Your mantel is soooo gorgeous! I can tell that you put a great deal of thought into each and every detail. I just love all the rich gold tones especially the reindeer!
The beautiful family Bible was a wonderful touch on the hearth.
You photos are great too! You've really outdone yourself on this one!
Hugs,
Sherri:)
The fireplace is perfect! The soft creamy white and gold is so classic and inviting. You have talent!
What rich decorations! It is beautiful!
Chari, really, that is just stunning! Can you believe what a difference that mantle makes? Everything you have done is just gorgeous.
It all looks so elegant! Now sit down and enjoy it all before the holiday passes much too quickly.
Joyce
Chari,
Your fireplace looks just perfect.
I love your ideal with the family bible and candles. The whole room looks so warm and inviting. Thanks for sharing.
Sandy
Oh my gosh Chari! Gorgeous! Gorgeous! Gorgeous! I bet you were excited about decorating that beautiful "faux" fireplace and mantle! You've outdone yourself my friend! I wouldn't change a single thing! And guess what?! I've got that very same Bible! Mine's in much worse condition! It's a family heirloom but nobody recorded anything in it! I bring it out at Christmas and put it on my secretary open to Luke and the Christmas story! I'm still just starting my tree and plan on hitting it hard tommorrow, (my day off) getting my Christmas up! I'm gonna be in San Antonio this weekend! Love Ya! Lauralu :)
Hi Chari,
It really is stunning! You have turned this into something so special! I am so loving the reindeer, the Noel sign, the gold ornaments and what you did to that hearth! The bible is such a treasure and how neat to incorporate it the way you did! Everything is just so perfectly intertwined, you got it girl! Hugs, Cindy
Chari, your new faux fireplace with its decorated mantel looks terrific. Love the little bust of the French girl. What is she made of? Is she an old piece? You've done a fabulous job pulling this all together. Thanks for sharing. ~ Sarah
Chari~~~
Your fireplace is beautiful!! Aren't mantel's fun to play with?? I love everything but I think those big white poinsietta's really make a statement! Just lovely!!
xoxo
Janie
Your Christmas mantle is very beautiful with the golds and creams. Very elegant and striking. I love the surround/mantle on your faux fireplace - a beautiful piece. How wonderful to have such a beautiful piece of history from your DH's family in the Bible.
Very beautiful--what a transformation of a space!!! I was looking foward to seeing this finished!! NICE!!
It's all so lovely. You did a great job transforming that mantle, the chairs, and the whole area! You will really enjoy that new scene this Christmas. Thanks for the reminder for the reason we do all this celebrating!
Enjoy!
Chari,
This is just beautiful...your fireplace is gorgeous and elegant and you did a wonderful job with all the layering. I love the reindeer too! The poinsettas give the mantel softness and the creamy white just pops against the rich tones in the wood mantel! You definitely have taken it up a notch girl! What a precious heirloom of the family Bible..Jesus IS the Reason for the Season! Holiday Hugs to you! Miss Bloomers/Sonia
Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!! I LOVE it! It looks so beautiful and just completes the room!
Beautiful!!
Lou Cinda
Your mantle is beautiful - I just love the look and shape of it.
My favorite has to be the NOEL piece!!!
This is just gorgeous! I love all your layers...it's perfect for the season! Thanks so much for the tutorial...I'm looking at my mantel and need to do some tweaking myself! Thanks for sharing!
Beautifully elegant!!
Love all of it especially the reminder that Jesus is the reason for the season. I just posted that too!!
I knew this mantle was going to be beautiful for Christmas when you did the first post on it!! I love it - perfection!
Oh friend- I am feeling further and further behind- we go to Pueblo tomorrow for eye appointments and the big grocery trip - no time for decorating yet!
blessings
mary
Hi Chari! You did a wonderful job on your faux fireplace! I love it! Love the way you decorated it too! Girl, you are talented! What a beautiful treasure your hubby's family bible is.
Have a wonderful day.
Sandra
Hi Chari, Oh My what an elegant mantle!!! I love it!! I haven't even had a chance to do mine yet, and haven't had time to blog either. Next week I should have more time to see what everyone is doing. I did a tree topper post the other night if you want to take a look! Kristen
Chari, you did it again! Superb! Just gorgeous. I love the Noel sign. And what a steal - $4! The Bible is so perfect there. The reindeer on each side works so well, too. Everything about it is dripping with glamour and fine taste, yet so cozy. Rosie
WOW - nice fireplace. Love how you layered everything! Beautiful.
Your mantle looks so beautiful. It is this time of the year I wished we had one at this house. We do have a several bookcases and entertainment center that I do decorate on top of though.
Willow
Hi Chari, I can see you are having a ball with your new fireplace mantel. What beautiful decorations! I'm sure Russell gets a kick out of seeing your enjoyment. Your family bible is an absolute treasure. I'll have to pull out Mr. P's family bible and work into a vignette somewhere. Thanks for sharing such beauty.. hugs ~lynne~
Chari, this is SO pretty! I love the family Bible and that bust is one of my favorites I've seen. Like how you layered everything withthe pretty ribbon, the flowers, and the bling of pearls. And shhhhh... don't tell us the fireplace is faux. We wouldn't have known. LOL!
XO,
Sheila :-)
Chari- I am just getting around to visit--have been trying to wrok out Mr. Linky issues. Aren't you excited to have a mantel to decorate??!! It looks beautiful and you got a great deal on the reindeer. I love the layering. I am glad your French girl came in for the fun...wouldn't want her left out :0) Thanks for partipating in Deck the Halls. Hope you will come back next Tuesday!
Chari,
Your mantle is absolutely gorgeous. The gold and cream are elegant. I love that the family Bible plays a part in the design.
Carol
Dearest mon cheri;
I am literally running out the door to the theatre to see a musical rendition of charles Dickens Christmas carol..,
I love, love love the fireplace mantle and have fretted over getting the time to visit you my dear friend!.., (I'll be back later;many thanks for the sweet comments and the concern)!..,I am well and improving! thank God!)..,
I trust you are also well my dear,later my friend!
Hugs and blessings Wanda Lee @ The Plumed Pen
Oh my, my coment just dissappeared.., cheers Wanda Lee
Love, love how you decorated your mantel, Chari. I like your reindeers. I used reindeers on my family room mantel too but they are white and I got lazy with the garland so it is still sitting in the garage, lol....Christine
Morning girl...that mantle is so beautiful! My babay girl has talked about getting her one...since she misses her fireplace from her old house...she loves decorating a mantle and would squeal if she saw yours! Oh that family bible is a treasure for sure...I love how you gave it such a place of honor...as always everything is just so pretty..take care sweet friend and Merry Christmas to you and yours!
I am just gobsmacked!!!!!! How lovey is that,so much attention to detail,hats off to you darlin,hats off!!!! x0x0x00x
Just Beautiful Chari...you did her up proud...I love the creams and gold and Oh girl the family Bible is the best ...That mantle looks like it was just made for your wonderful home...You do have that magic touch my friend...I hope all is well on your side of the mountain today...Been thinking about you...miss you and love ya sis...Hugs and smiles Gl♥ria
Oh Chari....everything you do is soooo pretty........and soooooo elegant. I love your mantle...you lucky girl. None here. Stocking are on armoire....WHAT?....yep, crazy woman here.
Huggies,
S
How beautiful. I love the flowers and the picture the way the blend into each other.
I love the Bible addition. I have our old family Bible and have used it many times on my fire place at Christmas Time, it truly brings out the Reason for the Season.
Many Blessings
B.J. Brooks Robinson
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