This year I decided to do something different with my mantel. For the last four years I have always had the nativity in the center, candles on pedestals on the left side and our advent calendar box on the right. I usually hung bunting along the mantel and down each side with some berry or ribbon garland.
But... with our dark accent wall behind the mantel it always seemed really dark. This year I wanted to lighten it up, but with old fashioned style Christmas, candles were my only means of adding light. So candles it was. I bought 12 candles at Ikea for about $20. The ivy topiaries are from Trader Joes at $7.99. The pine cones are cinnamon scented and I picked them from Whole Foods, I think they were $4.99. Half of which I made into a pine cone swag, I will share. The greenery is actually cuttings from my yard. So there you have it. My candle lit Christmas Mantel for under $35 bucks.
Happy Party!
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