Romancing the Reindeer

The theme for the fireplace this year is Romancing the Reindeer.  I wanted a deer head mounted above the mantle , but the ones that I liked were not in my Christmas budget!  Sooooo,  I asked H if he could  "remove" the head from one of the outdoor wire framed reindeer that we haven't used in a while.  (lights no longer worked on it, etc)

So he decapitated...er.. gently took the head off and brought it too me.  I covered the frame with burlap, added diamond eyes and a cute little pearl nose (vintage earring with no mate)  I know that only the bucks have big antlers, but she had her heart set on antlers....so,  what can you do???

I gave her a pearl necklace or two,  a burlap bow,  and some tulle to tie her in with my Santa Loves the Ballet theme on the Christmas tree that's on the wall across from her.  You can kind of see in the photo how I hot glued the burlap on in pieces to the wire sections of the frame.

The mantle has been decorated in a wildlife theme....  The piano that sits near the fireplace  is also done in a wildlife theme.

I made some garland from a kit that I got at Laurie Anna's shop in Canton, Tx.

You may remember my little owls from the fall tree in the dining room.  They weren't ready to be put away, so here they are.

I made these bottle brush tree's last year, and you may remember the little pink tree on the left from a yard sale in the summer .50.    I bought 2 of them, the other one is on the opposite side of the deer head.  

These icicles are also from a yard sale this past summer,  I think I paid
$4 for all of them.  They look like they have been beaded...the picture doesn't do them justice,  they just sparkle and are so  pretty.

I have two tree's on each side of the fireplace.  The white one is an outside tree,   I love the simplicity of it, and the ornaments really sparkle.  The pink tree is decorated with Santa's and Roses. 

These are the two tree's on the other side of the fireplace.  The beautiful pink one was given to me by my daughter...someone had put it by the dumpster and she grabbed it!  That's my girl!!  I put some vintage aqua ornaments on it and a couple of glittery deer.

The other tree is a outdoor tree also (to balance the one on the other side) and I have put my collection of Mercury ornaments on it. 

And an assortment of silver ornaments....

This is a sweet little pair of reindeer that I made about 25 years ago.  I used to do craft shows and I sold a lot of these..but .bunnies were actually my biggest seller.

She has little ruffled pantaloons and black patent leather shoes...his shoes have got lost over the years. I need to find him some more!

He LOVES his pink sparkly hat, lol!

I just have a simple arrangement on the coffee table, an owl and some antlers that my sweet cousin bought me when we visited a few weeks ago.  I like to keep the coffee table simple so I can clear it quickly to put out refreshments when we have company.

I hope you enjoyed out Christmas fireplace and will visit again soon!!






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