Like I said on Friday, I can’t stand the bare walls after the Christmas decorations are put away. Thankfully, I’m a craft blogger and craft bloggers keep decorating! =) But I’m not quite ready to bust out the Valentine’s decorations. I can’t wait to show you my silver and white Winter Mantel!
I live in St. Louis and we haven’t seen a lick of snow yet! This mantel is my own personal shrine to the white and fluffy stuff. I figured if I can’t walk in a winter wonderland, I could at least recreate it in my house!
Everything on my mantel was purchased at the after Christmas sales for 66-80% off!! Total cost was under $35!! And I couldn’t be more in love with it!
I made the garland from foam snowflakes I found in the clearance section at Michael’s. I simply hot glued the thread to the back of the snowflakes and hung across the mantel.
The chicken wire memo frame was a Christmas present and it is PERFECT for mantel decorating! I just adore its versatility. The wooden “Snowflakes” sign I purchased at Silver Dollar City for 50% off. It’s shimmery but you can’t really tell in these pictures.
All of the silver snowflakes were ornaments on the 80% off shelf at Joann Fabric. I purchased the white flocked Christmas village trees and the white wooden trees there too!
These adorable snowball filled glass ornaments were $2 for a set of four!! Unfortunately, I dropped one so there are only three left.
Not too shabby for after Christmas sales!
Are you decorating for Valentine’s Day or do you like to enjoy your winter decor first?
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Oh…I am SO inspired to do a winter themed mantel. Been thinking about it all week! Love that you got everything at the AFTER Christmas sales and used them AFTER Christmas!
Roxana @ fourelevenrox
Thanks Roxana! I was pretty pleased with all of my finds!
I love it Jill! I didn’t do a Winter mantel, but I did have to fluff it up a little…I couldn’t stand the bareness either
Thanks Jess! I just can’t stand the emptiness! And I don’t know if my husband was ready for a pink mantel yet.
Oooh… love all the white and silver! It’s so clean and fun looking!
I know! It’s so crisp and clean!
Beautiful!! Love the snowflake garland and the snow filled bulbs
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Thanks Meredith! I wish I hadn’t dropped the extra snow filled bulb. =(
So wintery and sparkly!! I love it!!!
Thanks, B! I love it!
I love the cleanliness of it all! Seems very relaxed and serene after the hectic holidays
Thanks ChiWei!
It’s perfect! I collect snowmen and tell my husband it’s because we don’t get snow here so I can’t go out and make any. ha,ha LOVE you winter mantel.:)
I know! My husband hates snow so he is never upset if we don’t get any!
I love the winter scene. I always keep out my snowmen for the winter, but I LOVE the shimmery/silvery scene you have set up. Might have to do something similar in an area of my home. thanks for the inspiriation
Glad you were inspired, Jodi!
I love it! So cute and pretty at the same time!
Thanks Kim! I love it too!
This is gorgeous, Jill!
Thanks Kara!
I definitely have such a difficult time removing all the decorations after Christmas. Everything seems so empty and bare. I love the idea of decorating for winter during the month of January to keep that empty feeling at bay.
Thanks Shannah!
So sparkly and pretty! I might just blow up a picture of your mantel and put it on mine
Love it!
LOL – good call, Britni! =)
So pretty! I love Christmas items that double as winter decor! Thanks so much for coming out to the party at Clean and Scentsible – I’ll be featuring this on my Facebook page. Happy New Year!
Jenn
Yay! Thanks for the feature, Jenn! Happy New Year to you and yours!
It looks lovely. I love your snowflakes.
Ruth
Thanks Ruth! It’s my favorite mantelscape to date!
So pretty – love all of the sparkle! I featured you again today in my Friday I’m In Love favorites!
http://socialsalutations.blogspot.com/2013/01/friday-im-in-love-winter-edition.html
XOXO
Jenn @ Social Salutations
Thanks so much, Jenn! I appreciate the feature! =)
So cute and wintery! I love white, don’t you? Thanks for sharing!
Me too! Thanks for the sweet comment, Brooke!
Love this!! The glittery silver is absolutely perfect for the season!
Thanks so much, Erin! I thought the white and silver were perfect!
I adore your snowflake banner and sign! Great ideas!!
Thanks Kristy! I saw it and knew I had to have it!
LOVE THIS! The colors are awesome.
Thanks Amanda! I’m in love with the clean look of it all!
Very pretty! This gives me great inspirations to do my mantel. Mine is sitting empty waiting for something pretty to be added to it!
I found you on the Tater totos and jello link up. I just started a brand new link party and would love for you to share this beautiful mantel. http://designeddecor.com/talkin-about-thursday-1/
Happy New Year!
DeDe
Thanks DeDe! Glad you were inspired!
Oh my! I love it. This is an amazing mantle and definitely inspirational. Next year I’ll be prowling the post-Christmas sales for wintery items instead of just Christmas decor the for the following year.
Thanks Jess! I love how it turned out!
It’s beautiful. I love every last piece.
Thanks Jenn!
What a beautiful job you’ve done! I love the snowflake garland. Megan
Thanks so much, Megan! I love the garland too!
i super love this, b/c i’ve left some snowflake ornaments out, and draped them from bottles. it’s still winter, people! so glad to see someone else hasn’t gone all red and hearts just yet!
I know! I love snowflakes! So glad someone else agrees with me too! =)
Thanks so much for linking up to Your Whims Wednesday, I featured this on my blog tonight! Come stop by and grab a featured button! Your Whims Wednesday link party is up! Come link up your girlish whims! http://www.mygirlishwhims.com/2013/01/your-whims-wednesday-93-and-features.html
Thanks so much Rebecca!
All I have to say about this is GORGEOUS!!!! The sliver and white look so pretty together. Good job lady! Thanks so much for sharing at Thursday’s Temptation. I am going to be featuring your mantel tonight on my blog!
Jill
Thanks so much, Jill!! =)
Absolutely love it!! You are so creative.
Thanks so much for linking up at Artsy Corner. I really appreciate the support
I wish I had better lighting because it looks better in person! Thanks again!
Thanks for linking up at the Create & Inspire Party last week Jill! Tonight we are featuring YOU! Hope you stop by! xo, Kimberly
Yay! Thanks so much Kimberly!!
Cuuuute! You should enter the photos from this mantel into our Snowflake Craft Project Challenge!
http://www.craftbaby.com/contests/40/snowflake-craft-project
xo,
Candie
Thanks Candie! I keep meaning too but forget when I’m home! I will try to remember to do that tonight!
woohoo! That would be awesome! We’ll keep an eye out for it!
Your mantel is beautiful! I love the contrast of the white and silver against that cute memo board!
I love how versatile that memo board is! Thanks so much for stopping by, Allison!
Your mantel is just beautiful! You have so many pretty details…love the clear ornaments.
Thanks so much, Lisa! I love those ornaments too!
Such a pretty, wintery design! My hubby wouldn’t be super excited about a month-early pink display either
I love all the glitter – great finds! xo Liz
Yeah – I’m holding out as long as I can. I will probably pink up the house next weekend! =)
You’ve motivated me – I think I’m doing a simple heart garland this year, and maybe some chandelier ornaments. xo Liz
Cute!!