Our Christmas Mantle

 

 

Wow. It's official.

 

 It's December.

 

And it's my first blogging Christmas!

 

So.....

 

Let the beauty of Christmas begin!

 

 

 

This metal beaded and wired candle holder sits on our mantle

 (turned upside down to use for height for that flocked tree.)

 

(It also hides the cords to the itty bitty rice lights on the tree.)

 

It was the last gift my father gave me before he passed away

 and is very special to me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At our nest Christmas is all about

Old World gold, white, and pearl

with touches of brown, evergreen and lots & lots of shine.

 

I absolutely ADORE metal Christmas trees

 and have built quite a collection of them.

 

This is just a simple tiny one on the mantle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have a string of gold metal star garland across the mantle.

 

Here is one of the stars close up.

 

My daughter made me this amazing evergreen mantle spray

as a gift years ago when she was only in high school!

 

♥

 

It, too, counts among my very favorite
 heart-felt Christmas treasures!

I never ever seem to decorate this room up the same way twice.

 

Decorating and changing and fussing is such fun, yes?

 

I just realized that I didn't put out my trio of white poinsiettas in the corner -

silk, of course because REAL poinsiettas are poisonous to kitties.  I put them on the right

to balance out the heaviness of the chairs on the left. Darn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Christmas decor is very peaceful and uncomplicated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My cherished but simple 3 piece Nativity

 is a precious gift from my sweet mother

 when I had celebrated my first Christmas in my very own home.

It has been here all these years to sweetly remind us

 of the Reason for the Season!

 

I have it displayed this year on my sofa table on an antique mirror.

 

I will light the tree candle on Christmas Eve

to Light the Way for the Sweet Baby Jesus' Arrival!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was all set to sell this mirror until I thought of 

this awesome use for it, so it's stayin'!

 

The Holy Family seems perfectly situated on it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 I have placed two matching poinsietta pillows

 on my pair of brown high backed chairs.

 

Here is a close up of one of them to see the detail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have a "lone" embroidered woven NOEL pillow opposite

the chairs sitting in the center of the sofa.

 

The black breaks up all the neutral and the

shiny bling muted gold just works for me at Christmastime!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have the tree and lots of other Christmas touches

to share with you at a later date

(as this post is getting a little long.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

As always, thanks for your visit!

♥

~Michele

 

  

 

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Also linking:

 

Seasonal Sundays

Make it Pretty Monday

Mosaic Monday