The Journey Back: If My Mantle Could Talk . . .

I have had my Vintage Mantle a few years. Actually I don't really think it's very Vintage but who cares . . .

Since I've had it there have been many makeovers. This year for Valentine's I am going super simple.

I love the Boa that I bought at a resale shop for a song. It is great to fill space. I've added glittery hearts purchased at Hobby Lobby last year for pennies. And Some homemade hearts that the darling grand son and I made a couple of years ago.
This is him with his 'MaMa' . . .

Yes. They are sitting in the bed of a truck on a Shabby Chic
Chair with English riding boots at their feet.

Crazy Huh?

I got of track though didn't I? We were looking at the mantle!

It's decorated very simply with a couple of my son and DIL's
wedding photo's. The sweet Love sign I got last year at Big Lot's super cheap.

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The old stand by silver spray painted candle sticks and large vessel I have had for a few years. They all have a story and if you care you could just go back through my archives and see how they each came to be a part of my 'go to' decor items.

Well I'll take pitty on you and save you going through all the archives. . . (but you really should. You've missed so much!)
The candles sticks I got out of a dumpster when we live in an apartment. The big 'ole dumpster is the only thing I miss about apartment life. Now in my defence they were right on top. I noticed them and grabbed them up! The were brown stain with some red, blue and green paint splatters. I kept them 'as was' for
awhile and then at Christmas I asked the Cowboy to paint them to look like Mercury Glass. This is what I got. It works.

In his defense I guess the wood really would not have taken on the look. Now the vase is a different story. But it got the same 'ole silver finish. It looks good and I guess I didn't need mercury glass.

I really have a reason for going fairly simple with the mantle.

I am going to be taking it down in a few months. So I might

as well be putting away the treasures that find their way to

decorate my 'room'.

And no thank goodness I am not moving again! We are getting

married! Well I'm not my daughter is!

# We're Planning A Texas Wedding!

And my sweet old not really Vintage Mantle is going to be the main attraction. Well actually the Bride/Groom and The Ring

Security will be the main attraction but the mantle will be

the backdrop!

And if my mantle really didn't have a lot to say I am sure that after May 5th there will be A Lot to talk about.

#We're Planning A Texas Wedding