Decorating a Mantel for Christmas
Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of hosting 4 other bloggers here at Bella Terra. Being the recipient of their collective creativity, they tackled 3 fireplace mantels and decorated them for the holidays. What a fun experience watching these talented gals in action. Today I want to share the mantel over the fireplace in my art room. To see more about this fireplace and room, click here for a previous post.
Barbara from Mantel and Table is the innovative person behind this. If you love fine china, silver, teacups and flowers, her blog is one to follow. Barbara actually participates in table setting competitions (who even knew those existed!) and is an elegant, poised lovely individual.
She went right to work finding items to use~including artificial garland, faux silk peonies, candles, ribbon and ornaments.
First of all, I wouldn’t have thought to use clusters of peonies. Nor would I add the ornaments. What is so wonderful is how much I am learning from these talented women!
Adding the gold sprig brings a bit of brightness to the theme. I love how Barbara weaves the ribbon throughout. This is such a soft and feminine look, perfect for my art studio!
Lastly the candles are added at different heights to create interest and ambiance.
I love the fullness of the garland. Typically I just run the garland straight across the mantel, however, this abundant look is more appealing. The asymmetrical use of the pinecone ornaments and garland works too!
Barbara states that her inspiration is a painting that I haven’t completed, but is sitting on the easel nearby. It is also a bit hard to stand back and take a picture as this is a very small room, filled with my art supplies. I love how romantic this mantel looks in my work space!
To read more about the fireplaces at our home (we have 7), click here. There are two more decorated fireplace mantels to show you and I will post about those tomorrow. To read more about these 4 fabulous women and their visit to Bella Terra, click here.
Have a wonderful Tuesday. I am just now starting all the other Christmas decorating slowly but surely!
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Source for similar items used in mantel:
Artificial Garland at Amazon here
Pinecone Ornaments here
Gold Berry Stems here
Ribbon 2″ wide here
Silk peonies here
Straight taper candles here
Candle holders from West Elm here
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Absolutely stunning! I’m a new blogger and I’m thoroughly enjoying and learning from your posts. Thank you so much.
Renae at Peacock Ridge Farm
Renae, how exciting to be a new blogger! We are hoping to have a beginners blogging conference in the spring if you are interested. Last October I went to my first seminar (1 day only) and have since learned so much from these other incredible women. They are happy to share their experiences and have patience with me when I don’t understand the technology part. Will check out your blog and good luck to you. Thank you so much for following me.
Beautiful!
How lovely! Taking inspiration from your painting takes it to the next level. Happy December!
This was so very cool to watch her create this in person in your lovely home. It’s so beautiful and I’m ready for all of you to come decorate my home now 😉 Hugs friend.
Oh Mary – you are the sweetest! It was so fun decorating your beautiful mantel, and our whole visit was excellent! I learned so much from all of you! Thank you so much for sharing this, and for being such a gracious host and a wonderful friend!