Valentines Mantel…oooo la la

Happy Valentines Day!
Oh wait, it’s not Valentines Day..heck, it’s not even February! lol

Oh well, I don’t care…I’m the girl
that decorates for Christmas  BEFORE Thanksgiving!
(yep, there I said it, I do!)
So decorating for Valentines Day in January
really shouldn’t shock anyone!

:0)

I thought I’d show you what I’ve been up to, and how I decorated my mantel for V day~!

I started off with two Johnson brothers floral plates.
I swear I know the name of the pattern, but for the life of me I can’t think of it.  Don’t you just hate that!
  :-/  

Anyway, I paired the plates with a big ironstone white platter…
cause I LOVE white ironstone!

I used my cricut expression to cut out the
”BE MINE” in vinyl.

(have I mentioned how much I my cricut…umm…. yeah, probably about a thousand times!)

The red heart I put the vinyl on is just the top of a candy box I got from the Dollar Tree. ( I used the base in another vignette I’ll show you later)

On the ends of the mantel I put my cloches
that my mom made for me.
(you can learn how to make them here)

 

I put little boxes from the Dollar Tree under the cloches and also some red & white Christmas ornaments I got marked 75% off.
(they’re nestled in some Valentine tissue paper,
just make sure you turn them so you don’t see the hangers)

See the pretty candle holder/hurricane?

It’s made from a vase and a candle holder from the
Dollar Tree just epoxied together.

I put another smaller cylindrical vase down inside
of the first vase so I would have a thin wall of space between the two.  (thanks to Kim from Sand & Sisal
for helping me brain storm that idea )
I put redhots in that void…
it took  a LOT less redhots that way!
There are flameless candles down inside the hurricanes,
very pretty all lit up at night!

I used this shredded gift bag filler all around
the mantel to hide all the plate holders and
the plain mantel. 

I REALLY wanted to put a big white, fluffy boa on the mantel instead of the shredded paper stuff,
but couldn’t find one without
driving a ways…..so this worked AND it was free, I already had it!

Frugality is a good thing!

See how the filler covers everything up!

Works like a charm!

Here’s a few more pics for your viewing pleasure!

 

Did you notice that I have items of different heights and levels?
It’s easier on your eyes and gives them  a place to rest before
moving on to another area.

You’ll also notice I have things grouped
in threes.
Everything looks better in odd number
groups…i.e. 3 or 5.
(and at different levels in those groups)

Well, that’s it for my Valentines Mantel.
Stay tuned for another Valentine vignette.

I’m linking up this post with
Friday's Unfolded @ Stuff and Nonsense
Beth’s Mantel Party
from The Stories of A2Z.

Have a BLESSED day Hugs!
Missy