I risked it and braved the garage and luckily found my fall decor with no problems. Everything I used I already had except for the gauze drape. I love puddling and layers, height variations and lots and lots of stuff. lol It maybe too much for some but for me the more the better. I used old books, pumpkins, moss, sticks, leaves lots of candles and anything I could find laying around I threw up there.
Love love old books. Don't you????
I love using old black and white photos in different decor projects. I dug out some of my family... This is a photo of my Great grand parents the house behind them is the home that I grew up in. It use to be an old court house. My parents bought the home in the 70's gutted and totally remodeled it. It had been closed up for years and was full of treasures but in the 70's it was considered junk. Wouldn't that have been fun to go diggin in?
I also made some leaves out of old book pages. I think I saw that on the pottery barn website. It was super easy. Go get a leaf trace it on a old book page cut it out just like elementary school.
This probably was the best GW purchase I have ever made. I love these candlesticks they are real and very heavy. I think I paid 5 bucks for them. I have used them in weddings, daily decor and now fall!!! I could not live without these for decor projects. Do you have something that you use over and over??
Well that's my mantel decor hope you like it. My son and husband came downstairs last night to have a look and you know boys.. aww looks kinda like Edgar Allen Poe. I'm like what ...then stepped back and thought ya it kinda does!
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wow, I love it!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Just the inspiration I needed to get started decorating my home for Fall!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Love the gauzy stuff. And it does look Edgar Allen Poe-ish.
ReplyDeleteYour mantle is fabulous! Makes mine look uber shabby now! :) Thanks for visiting my blog. I'm following you now.
ReplyDeleteYour mantle looks fabulous. What a great and creative job you did!
ReplyDeleteI too was thinking "Quoth the raven, nevermore." :)
ReplyDeleteI saw the same paper leaves and you'll see them on an upcoming post but in a different way.
I love the layers you did on the mantle and those leaves out of old pages is a great idea. Very fall like mantle.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great mantle-especially creative-love the crow and "book" leaves! claire at rosegirls3.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteOkay Okie! I love your style! Wow. At Christmas, I could look at a beautifully decorated tree for hours. I could do the same with your beautiful fun mantel! I'm going to include it in this week's DIY Fall Festival highlights. ;) Thanks so much for sharing your creativity!
ReplyDeleteHappy Fall!
Roeshel
I live in Owasso too. Where do you go for your thrift store and flea market finds?
ReplyDeletethis is amazing! gives me so many ideas! Can't believe you got those amazing candelabras for $5 at Goodwill...what a lucky find:)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for all the nice comments. It makes me feel so good that people notice the details. I'm kind of a detail girl. I have always been that way. My husband always ask me why do you do the little things when I do a project. I notice those kinds of things it's like the lipstick on your made up face. lol
ReplyDeleteWow Elizabeth hey, neighbor. I go all over our Goodwill in Owasso is pretty good but they have gotten kind of expensive lately and I'm cheap. I also go to community thrift in Tulsa alot. Sometimes my best treasures are found in small towns in Okie though.
I am totally and completely in love with our mantle! It is just perfect - all of the details look fabulously spooky!
ReplyDeleteChelsea
it totally looks poe-ish, but that's what makes it great. that gauze really pushes it over the edge, but in a good way of course. i'm soo glad i saw this, it's fantastic. great job!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! You certainly have a talent for "moychandising", as Christopher Lowell used to say.
ReplyDeleteI love it! It's so creative and fun. Thanks for linking up to my party and sharing this with us! :-)
ReplyDeleteWow, this is beautiful. I love how you mixed so many things together ... the books, birds, photos ... and the gauze! Very inspiring ... thanks for sharing, *Becca*
ReplyDeleteOh my, I think I just died and went to spooky fall heaven! LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteThis is freaking awesome. Your mantel is a work of art!
ReplyDeleteLove your mantel. Can't believe how similar it is to the mantel I just decorated for my daughter. Great minds think alike.:) I will be posting it in a few days. Like your style though!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous mantle! I love the crows on the candlesticks. Thanks so much for linking up!
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