This year's mantel is full of skulls and skeletons. I was going for a "pottery barn" type look with the moss, the filled vases, the clear glass, and pedestals. I stacked candle holders (turned upside down) and a glass plate for the tiered holder you see below. I also made some potion bottles with an old grape juice bottle and an empty A1 steak sauce bottle. I downloaded and printed the labels from Crafty in Crosby and Centsational Girl.
On the other side, there's a 3 foot skeleton and another filled vase and skull on a pedestal. All of my vases and candle holders came from the Dollar Tree. The spider candle holders are from a yard sale.
A few closer looks:
Oh, and these guys are just hanging out on the hearth.
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I love your decor. It looks great!
ReplyDeleteVery goooolish! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm loving your posts. Your front porch is so welcoming.
~Liz
Love the skeleton theme! I might have to use this idea next year! Very cool, and you pulled off the PB look well!
ReplyDeleteWhew! What a scray mantel Fonda!! The skulls are awesome (in addition to being creepy). LOL. And I can't believe you were able to buy those vases/holders from the Dollar Store. SCORE! So my work is doing a Halloween photo contest & your mantel should make an appearance! You can upload it on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/homesdotcom it's a pretty awesome prize give-a-way too! Happy Halloween. :)
ReplyDeleteLove it! Sadly I am mantel-less in my house.
ReplyDeleteThank you! You could still decorate a shelf or tabletop as if it were a mantel.
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