Hi friends! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday! I feel like I've been away from my blog FOREVER. One of my New Year Resolutions= blog more. :) I thought I would start this year off with a mini before and after. The last of the holiday decorations that were taken down was on my fireplace mantle. When it was all cleared off, I couldn't wait to create a new mantlescape that would hold me over until the next major holiday. I took a huge framed print off one of my walls, leaned it on the mantle and went from there. I shopped my home for some of my favorite things....so my mantle went from this:
To this...
This little antique bird house was a score from a garage sale last summer. It's so cute!
This little plaque was a Christmas gift from a dear friend. She's so sweet for thinking of me when she saw the little bird. :) This plaque is handmade from an old piece of wood. The thin sheet of copper nailed on with the bird and branch image is hand chiseled/dented (?) on. Does anyone know what this method is called? Anyway, it's very cool, handmade, and obviously one of a kind. :) I'm thrilled to have it!
And here's the finished mantle again...
I love it. It's warm and cozy. It's a relief to have the holiday decorations put away! Did you make any changes to your decor after putting the Christmas decorations away? Or, do you manage to put everything back in it's original place?
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Looks AH-MAZING Teresa!!! We sure have missed you!!!
It looks great :) I've been working on my post-holiday mantle as well! And in answer to your question, I think it's called copper tooling... they had us do it our first semester in occupational therapy school as an example of a therapeutic activity. It's actually quite fun and simple to do if you have the tools :) It's beautiful!
Looks lovely! =) We've been out of town and I am dying to redecorate after taking all the Christmas stuff down ;)
Your mantle looks really good!
It is a relief to have all the decorations put away for another year. All that's left is a little glitter. Sort of like a really rowdy bachelor party...
YES, yes, blog more please? :) Your mantel looks great! Love that birdhouse...it should have been mine. haha
The mantel is gorgeous. you did a wonderful job in putting pieces together. Mine is bare bones while I figure out what goes together! Great job.
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Love that birdhouse, very much one of a kind! Your set up looks divine! jules
Two mantels in one post! Woohoo! Loved seeing your Christmas mantel too. Thanks so much for linking up!
Both of your mantle designs are beautiful! My mantle is the one thing I enjoy changing from season to season.
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Take care,
Lisa
Love the green paint color & the bird house - what a find!
Very pretty!! I love that birdhouse!!
XO,
Jane
I just love the copper bird picture and the bird house. I bellieve the craft is called metal embossing. I can see it has been antiqued also.
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