Ok, so let me just start out by saying that I skipped the spring mantle because I was less than impressed with myself. The picture I had in my head did not manifest itself well on to my mantle. By the time I got it up, it was half way through the spring season and every time I looked at it, I cringed. So.... We're skipping straight to the 4th of July mantle. This mantle is the epitome of design on a dime. Actually $4. I don't have any extra decorating money right now, so I used a few of my blow dollars to add a tad bit. Most of it comes as courtesy of my mom. 9 items on this mantle were given to me by my mom at some point over the last 10 years. It's not my favorite mantle, but it's kinda growing on me. If I run across something else over the next month that really grabs me, I'll add it. But right now, this is it. I had almost all of it here at home. I purchased the flowers and the red candle at the dollar store. I got this star basket at Goodwill in early winter. As soon as I saw it, I loved it. The only problem- it was a gaudy gold color. So, I spray painted it this cobalt blue. I used it on the spring mantle and knew I wanted to include it in this mantle, I just wasn't sure what to put in it. I remembered I had a few yards of these patriotic fabrics so I folded them up and put them in there. Kind of random, I know, but they're cool fabrics and they fill the basket well. As soon as I saw this printable, I knew that I wanted to include it in the mantle. I changed up the frame a bit by displaying the picture horizontally instead of vertically. I loved the chevron pattern too. I was concerned at first about the muted tones, but I think it worked out nicely. I got the printable from The Diary of Dave's Wife. The metal stars next to the frame are HEAVY! I have no idea what they are for, perhaps just wall decorations, but they were donated to my "just married" decorations from a garage sale my mom had years ago. I pull them out around the 4th every year. So in my mind's eye and on my planning sketch, these were really pretty poppys. But, I keep real flowers alive for about .2 seconds. And when you're working on a dollar store budget, you take the best you can get. These don't look half bad, so I'm ok with them. The navy and white star fabric was also another mom donation. The small kettle was actually in my kitchen holding my knives until this last weekend.
So, all and all it came together pretty well. And quickly. I struggled with the last 2 mantles, but this one was pretty easy for me. Someday when I can work mantle decorations in our budget I'll be able to pull off more expensive looks, but I'd say this one is not too shabby for $4!
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Mom
6/4/2013 08:28:36 pm
You did and always do a great job decorating, This is another example of knowing what you have and how to put it together to look good!
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