Trick or Treat Mantle

We spend a lot of time in the family room , so I always try to make the holiday mantles special. I love our fireplace NOW.  It used to be black..yep, black lava rock.  It didn't even have a mantle!  We painted it white, added the columns,and the mantle.  The only thing that is original is the black marble hearth.  There are glass doors behind my flour sacks and gas logs,  I love a real fire in the winter, but this is they way we got the house and I guess we won't change it. 

I added some black ribbon to the chandys.   I also strung a lit garland across the front of the fireplace. I made the garland by  tieing strips of cloth to a string of Christmas lights ( be sure to use the cool lights if you do this project) 

Here's my little pumpkin boy with his school books.

I've had this little couple for quite a few years. ( Notice the orange and pink together!)

I took down the fireplace screen. Then I covered the glass doors with some flour sacks. (It is a gas fireplace, so I don't really need the screen, it's just ornamental). In the screens place, I put this vintage Watkins box. Watkins salesmen used to carry these door to door to sell their products.  It has metal handles, and three open compartments.  I filled the open compartments with blue mason jars and candles.

I use lots of candles during the holidays.

I love my Trick or Treat garland because it was so easy!  It has glittered letters....

pretty pattern...

and it was $4 at Target!

The boxes that you see on the mantle are kind of unusual!  Do you know what they are?

Hint...

They are bread drawers for a hoosier!  I found them at a yard sale in Amarillo , Tx this past summer. They were $1 each, I got 4 of them......didn't know what I would do with them at the time, but I thought they were neat!  I have had them out in the studio storing supplies.

I have mentioned before that I usually keep covers on the furniture.

This one is a shower curtain that I got at a yard sale for a couple of dollars. , 

If you would like to see the before pictures of the mantle, here is the link    http://penny-pennystreasures.blogspot.com/2012/07/fluffing-up-fireplace.html     I am so glad that you came by and visited me, please come back soon!  I would love it if you would leave a comment!

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