{Winter Mantel} for January 2013

I don't usually take down my Christmas decorations until after New Years but this year we decided to give my son a little party to celebrate his 16th birthday.  I really needed the room where the tree was so down came the Christmas decor.  This left my mantel pretty bare.   I went searching online for Winter Decor and came across lots of different ideas.  Most of the colors were white, silver, greenery with blue or black tied in….so I thought about all of the things I had that I could put a winter mantel together without purchasing any extra items.  To my delight every single decor item in this arrangement is something I already had except the new year's printable….it's amazing what we can find when we shop in our own stash. lol!   My mantel decor consists of lots of white, silver and black colors.  I love how I was able to tie in of the colors together.  I pulled together candlesticks, white twigs, pine greenery, mason jars, printable from here, white tinsel, white berries and flowers, styrofoam balls, white candles and epson salt.  I also have a silver strand of garland draped on the mantel that you'll see in the picture below.  

I really wanted to use my candlesticks in this arrangement for the dimension and to soften the dark color I wrapped white tinsel around the posts.  The white twigs in the back I purchased at Wal-Mart several years ago.  I filled a dollar store vase with white rocks and stuck in 4 bunches of these white glitter twigs.  The apothecary jar is filled with white styrofoam balls (aka snow balls).  

I found the New Year's print over at Lil' Luna and printed it out from here I just put it in a black frame.  The white twigs and berries are inserted into a flower vase filled with white and glass beads wrapped with white tinsel as well.   

This wooden box is really old -- passed down from husband's grandparents as well as the old white window frame.  I love the rustic look and feel of it and always find new ways to use the box in my decor.  Inside the box I have 2 large mason jars with the wire around the top.  I filled the jars with white tinsel so they wouldn't be empty and inserted a small votive with white candle to settle in at the top of the jar.  I filled the box with faux greenery, pine, white flowers, berries and twigs.  The curly white twigs I picked up at Hobby Lobby in the dried floral section.  A fuzzy snowman ornament is nestled in the center of my box.   

The candle jars I found at the Dollar Tree.  I added some epson salt (saw this tip on pinterest) to the bottom of each jar and inserted a votive glass candle cup along with a white candle nestled down inside.  I added a few twigs of white berries to add more dimension.  The epson salt really adds a "snowy" look to the jars.  

  I'm so in love with this mantel decor -- it looks amazing and I'm going to enjoy it until its time to decorate for Valentine's Day!   


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Happy Birthday Skyler!

Happy Birthday Skyler!  

It's hard to believe that my spiky haired sweet boy is turning 16 today.  

Driver's License here we come! 

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{Top 10 of 2012} at Craft Junkie Too

Hi everyone!  
As we wind down the year of 2012 -- I wanted to take some time to reflect back on the year I've had here with Craft Junkie Too!  I ♥ this blog and feel it's a way to reach so many people that we may not have known each other by any other means. Being a full time working mom of an active teen-ager and elementary school child I do find it hard to sneak time away to craft thus the reason I haven't had as many posts in 2012.  You know the saying "out of sight out of mind?"  That is what my life is like most of the time…I get so busy caught up in day to day life that crafting takes a back seat a lot.  I don't want to sound like I'm complaining -- by no means ….I know my kids will only be young once and I'm really trying to enjoy every place they are at this time.  Thanks for understanding and your support by visiting, your comments, emails and messages.  They mean the world to me!  :) 
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I thought it would be fun to look back on my top projects for 2012 -- these projects were the most visited by all kinds of traffic sources.  Pinterest is one of my biggest traffic sources so I feel it's worth it to "pin it" -- lol! :) 
These are in no certain order -- just the way I did the collage using my fantastic program My Memories Suite.  I love love love this program and need to really blog about it more.  Maybe I will put that on my goal list for 2013.  

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1. Coffee Filter Wreath 2.  Dirt Pudding Dessert 3.  Heart Canvas Shadow Box 4.  Painted Burlap Pumpkins 5.  Back to School Teacher Gift 6.  Bunny Lollipop Treats 7.  Americana Pinwheels 8.  Chip Board - Chip Decor Letters 9.  Clear Stamp Organization 10.  Bulletin Board Pocket Organization



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T.G.I.F. Linky Party #78

Howdy everyone!  Welcome back for another T.G.I.F. Linky Party.    I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and look forward to a brand new year -- 2013   We had lots of great family time and food.  I have some awesome cooks in my family.  Lucky me! lol    

  Our most viewed link were these awesome Snowman!  Woo Hoo!   DIY Recycled Snowman Lanterns

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Okay -- let's see what you've been up to.  Have fun!      


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Merry Christmas 2012!

From our family to yours ~ Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! ******


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