Decorating the Mantel After the Holiday

This is the time to take down the beautiful Christmas decorations and put them away till next year. I usually just go ahead and put the same thing up. This time I really wanted a change!

I happen to be a frame collector. Wherever I am, if there is a frame and it is on clearance or at the thrift store and it is cute, then it has my name on it! Last night I decided to look up cute picture online. I printed them and cut them down to fit each frame. They surprisingly turned out nice.

My Mom and Grandma have collected these lovely angles that you see above in the picture of the mantel. And my husband and I have collected Precious Moments ceramic figurines for my daughter every year right before her birthday (which I need to get on that 4th ceramic).

I have had the peacock feathers for a very long time and just kept finding myself sticking them somewhere out of the way. So I decided to make them a part of the centerpiece on the mantel. It is a win-win because I was getting bored of the old candle holders that were on the wall on both sides of the clock.

Anyway, this is my NEW and FRESH looking mantel! I am enjoying it!