It's done! Well, I think it's done! Here is my faux fireplace mantle in our living room. I took down the plates and large frame to make room for my beloved painting.
Everything is really very simple. I took some garland and added some lights and a few berry picks. The ribbon is the old ribbon I used on my Christmas tree for 6 years. You know how you get tired of something and you just want a change? That is me in a nutshell! Anyway, I decided the tree needed new ribbon this year, and I had tons of the old leftover, so I have strategically placed it all over the house!
When I say I adore this painting, that is really an understatement! My talented father painted this for me 4 years ago, and I will always cherish it! I saw a painting like this in Paula Deen's home in her magazine one year. I thought to myself, my Daddy can paint that in a jiffy for me! I showed him the picture and he had it done in about two hours! Man, I wish I got his talent!
I found these stockings at a flea market when the kiddos were toddlers. I had been looking for stockings made out of old quilts and when I stumbled upon these I fell in love with the colors instantly! Blue for Ethan and pink for Kailey. I had their names monogrammed about 3 years ago.
I am going to point out the sock in the bottom right hand corner. I will be showing this to my children this afternoon when they get home from school. Every time I turn around, there are socks everywhere!!!!!! I don't mean 2 or even 4, but there will be at least 7 or 8 socks randomly scattered in my living room! I laid down a new law 2 nights ago, and if I find 1 more sock in my living room, the child who's sock it belonged to, would be grounded for the rest of the day. No t.v, no games, no nothing!!!! I know your thinking "Oh, but it's Christmas!!!" Well, this Momma has had it! A.K.A The Groundinator!! I know they don't wear that many socks in 1 day, so they must stash them and hide them all over the place. UUUGGGHHH!!!
O.k, I feel better. Thank you for letting me vent! Hope you like the mantle, and please leave sweet and gushy comments! I love to hear from my blog friends!!