Wintermantle...

I am celebrating winter until the end of January ... here is my love of winter decor

Today I am joining up with

to show you all my decor for winter... love!

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and also Beth at The stories of A to Z

is having a party and I we were invited to show off our mantle... well mine is above... winter/love theme

I am adding a banner to it this weekend and will show that next time I we are invited to the party

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 the INSPIRED ROOM is having a party too... about transition pieces and thought this project qualified too!!

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oh and a wonderful blog I just found is Design-Aholic and Amy is having a victory of the week party... this is my victory for the week!!

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I also entered into the fun world of funky junk interiors too!

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Oh and SOMEDAY CRAFTS is having a party too!!!

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Using only what I had on hand I created my Winter~Mantle

No, I don't technically have a mantle but here is what I did anyway

I have a vintage black mirror on my fireplace (this mirror is not dirty... it is scratched and silvered in spots)

I added a set of silver stacking boxes that were a gift this past Christmas

I have a pair of vintage skates that I bought a few years back for 2.00

I had an empty frame that I added some striped scrapbook paper and over the frame LET IT SNOW

The apothecary jar was filled with glittery flakes ... a wooden J... and a sparkly heart

The candle sticks match our plates and the red candles are from Christmas

The twiggy wreath was bought last winter at Sallys for 1.99

The one large snowflake was a gift from my mother in law and the other (lower) was a Dep 56 goodie from a few years back

The wooden snowflake was purchased at a craft shop sometime ago

Here are some more pictures...

EDIT: I had an email about the ribbon used in this display... the ribbon is mittens and snowflakes it is sheer with wire and some glitter