Mantel Disaster Rectified

Hello everyone.  I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. Yesterday was Hubby's birthday and I talked him into playing hooky. We went to the movies, dinner and then home for cake and presents.  If you see the movie Tourist  notice the hotel they stay at in Venice. This is the hotel we were married in and I have several pictures of us on the spectacular staircase that is in the movie. It was a treat for us to see the interior shots of the hotel.  You can see pictures of our wedding in Venice here. 

 Hubby and I went to Richmond Christmas Tour Of Homes today and boy was it cold!  I was hoping to get some pictures to show you but there were so many people it was impossible.  I can show you what I have been working on though.

After my Mantel Disaster was cleaned up I took a deep breath and started over on the mantel.  Since all but two pieces of my mercury glass was shattered I had to come up with an alternative.  I added a couple of Old Britain Castle plates to the mantel along with the two surviving pieces of mercury glass and a newly purchased tree for the center. 

Our tree is a mishmash of hundreds of ornaments! I have a collection of Radko ornaments hanging beside Dollar Tree ones. There are ornaments my grandchildren made and some I have collected over many years.

My sweet friend Lynn at  A Vintage Nest  recently gave me a pair of antlers to add to my collection.  I put the antlers with some fresh greenery in a mercury glass bowl.  Luckily the bowl and candle holder behind it were not on the mantle when everything crashed to the ground.

I'll be posting more decorations at my Share The Decor  party. I look forward to seeing you there.

Please stop by and visit the following parties for lots of inspiration:

Be Colorful 

Nesting Place 

All Things Heart And Home 

French Country Cottage 

The Shabby Chic Cottage 

Savvy Southern Style 

Funky Junk Interiors 

Hooked On Houses 

My Romantic Home 

The Tablescaper 

Southern In My Heart 

Under The Table And Dreaming

Happy Holidays,

Sherry

 

Mantel Disaster!

Today I planned on showing you my beautiful mantel.

The mantel I worked on for three hours yesterday.

Arranging and re-arranging until it was perfect.

I added my collection of mercury glass,

including two new pieces.

The candles were placed in the candle holders.

Ribbon and faux snow were added.

The lights were plugged in.

I stepped back to admire my creation....

(Tree 2010)

It was like everything was in slow motion.

The garland began to slide.

The mercury glass fell from the mantle.

Faux snow drifted all over the floor

Ribbon was tangled and scattered.

%@!&#!$

I had already starting sweeping up the glass by the time the picture was taken

These two pieces were the only thing I could save.

Back to square one.

A new Christmas mantle coming soon.

minus the mercury glass!

A lesson learned... Never, Ever Trust Command Hooks!!

I'll be posting my mantel disaster at the following parties:

Tinsel Company 

Savvy Southern Style 

All Things Heart And Home 

Coastal Charm 

French Country Cottage

My Romantic Home

Happy Holidays!

Sherry