Christmas Home Tour, Part 1 (Christmas Mantel)

Is anyone still out there?

 My goodness,
I've been missing from my blog for far too long. 

It was a very busy fall...

birthdays, school related activities,
surgery, vacation to Universal Orlando...

you get the idea. 

Are you enjoying all the wonderful Christmas decor
everyone is posting? 

 I'm having a great time taking in all the home tours!

 I've actually been decorated since early November. 

 I know, I know, that was probably way too early,
but with going on vacation, 

I didn't want to return home & have to hurry to decorate, 

so I did it all before we left. 

Not that I haven't tweaked things here & there since we got back!

♥♥♥

 I'm beginning the tour in the living room, with the mantel.

The idea for this mantel started back in September.

Carol @ Art & Sand posted a photo of the most

adorbale pixies ever.
I fell in love with them & immediately ordered a set.

Once they arrived,
the red & gray Christmas color scheme was born!

Throughout Fall, I began collecting items

that I thought would work with my new pixie friends.

I made the Christmas trees.  

I bought some poster board,  rolled it into a cone shape,

then wrapped it with a variegated gray yarn.

A perfect accent.   

Aren't the pixies cute?

Their names are Sidsel & Silvester.  

I love the wool ball garland that I found on Etsy.  

When the cashier at Target handed me the plaid bag below,

I knew I had to use it for my Christmas decorating.  

What are the odds it would be red & gray plaid?

Are you all decorated for the big day?

I'll be back to share more of my decor.

Thanks for stopping by!