Whether you have a fireplace mantel to decorate or just the top of a bookshelf, there are so many wonderful ways to create a Christmas “mantel.” If you’ve never decorated a mantel before, Lisa has some step-by-step mantel decorating tips that you might like to check out for a little guidance to get you started. Looking for inspiration on what to include on your mantel? Check out some of these ideas:
- 3D Christmas Wall Art from Christmas Your Way: Create your own central piece for your mantel with this easy tutorial. Customize it with your own holiday quote and colors. If the frame you have doesn’t look large enough for the center of your mantel, consider using a grouping of pieces. Plus, not all of your pieces have to include words — you can use cut-outs of holiday shapes too!
- DIY Rustic Noel Decor at Designed by Dawn Nicole: Follow this tutorial from guest poster Melissa from The Happier Homemaker to create these rustic block words. Spell out “Noel” or whatever holiday wording you choose!
- Sparkleville – A Christmas Village from Just Another Day in Paradise: Larissa takes “dollar store” village pieces and transforms them with spraypaint and glitter. What a sparkling addition to your mantel!
- Coffee Filter Trees from The Little Brown House: Sharyl uses plain white coffee filters to create these fun and frilly trees for her mantel.
- Book Page Trees from My Blessed Life: If you’re a book lover, you’ll love these trees! Myra re-purposes some pages of a book and creates these cool little trees that would look great on the mantel.
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