Hey everyone! Christmas is going to be here before you know it and I’ve teamed up with 17 other bloggers in an ultimate DIY Christmas decor series to help inspire you in your Christmas decorating! The talented Jen Woodhouse<\/a> invited me to join in, and I’m so happy to be a part of it! <\/p>\n
Before we move on, I have a confession to make. I have never in my life decorated a mantel. In fact, I don’t even HAVE a mantel! What I do have is a beautiful Ballard-inspired mantel shelf<\/a> that I built last year for our bedroom. I don’t typically decorate the bedroom for Christmas, but I was feeling festive I wanted to spread a little more Christmas cheer throughout the house. It was definitely a challenge for me to figure out exactly how to decorate it, but after trying a thousand different options, I finally got it!<\/p>\n
Here’s a quick shot of what my mantel shelf looks like every other time of the year. <\/p>\n
I whipped up a quick stencil design and painted the lettering with chalk paint.<\/p>\n
Aren’t these little trees so cute? I made these last year using wood biscuits, then painted them and added some flocking. You can find the tutorial for how to make them HERE<\/a>. The ceramic deer are actually bookends that I picked up on clearance at Target a year or two ago. <\/p>\n
Just A Girl and Her Blog<\/a><\/p>\n
Sawdust 2 Stitches<\/a><\/p>\n
The Ugly Duckling House<\/a><\/p>\n
Sawdust and Embryos<\/a><\/p>\n
Not Just A Housewife<\/a><\/p>\n
Shades of Blue Interiors<\/p>\n
Ana White<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"