05 December 2011

Christmas Mantel

I'm finally here to update my poor neglected blog with a quick Christmas post!
I've seen some pretty sweet Christmas mantels out there lately. Unfortunately our current abode has no mantel or fireplace or anything cool to hang stuff on. I couldn't have our stockings just laying on the floor though so I had to come up with something.

Enter piece of a 2x4. Me and this piece of 2x4 go way back. It's been in the trunk of my car since I moved into my first apartment. My dad and I went to get some slats to put under the mattress on my bed and there were two pieces leftover about a foot and a half-ish in length. And just in case, I left them in my trunk for years. I mean you never know when a piece of 2x4 will come in handy, right?
I was going to spray paint it, but then it got all cold and rainy and I didn't want to go outside and paint. So I took about 30 seconds to sew up a 2x4 sock to slip over it (made of an old black tshirt). And now we have a pseudo-mantle. (Seriously not as cool as a real one over a fireplace but still much better than stockings sitting on the floor)
We also got a tree and decorated it last weekend so the house is feeling quite Christmasy.
Sorry I've been missing for a while, I had a great time with family at Thanksgiving and had so much fun that I managed to come away with only a blurry picture of my cousin (oops). I should have plenty to share with you after Christmas though since I can show you the handmade presents I've been keeping secret. Anybody else have to hang stockings up in a weird way creatively?
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7 comments:

  1. What a cute idea. Thanks for sharing this idea for those of us without a mantle.
    I would love it if you could link this up to our linky party going on right now. http://junkintheirtrunk.blogspot.com/2011/12/link-it-up-wednesday-6.html

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  2. I love how you did your stockings! Wait till you see how I had to do ours (no fireplace, either) :p

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  3. Your Blog is delightful How did you put your shelf (2x4) on the wall? Your Xmas card showed your crativity once more. I'll finally have a picture of you and Joe in by grandchildren's book after showing it off during the holidays. Love,

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  4. Your Blog is delightful How did you put your shelf (2x4) on the wall? Your Xmas card showed your crativity once more. I'll finally have a picture of you and Joe in by grandchildren's book after showing it off during the holidays. Love,

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