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HOLIDAY DECORATING | Make The Most Of Your Mantel
GREEN SHOOT MEDIA Fireplaces are often the heart of the holiday season, hosting not only the pleasant, crackling blaze that keeps our toes warm, but also stockings and all sorts of holiday mementos and decor that make the season bright. Clear the mantle by packing up your everyday decor — yes, even the big piece above the mantle — and swapping it out with holiday cheer. Look for a large-scale painting to go on the chimney or wall above, then decorate with some of your favorite holiday pieces below. Or string twine and hang holiday cards for a warm and personal touch. Switch Out Your Everyday Décor
even brush them with glue and glitter for a special sparkly touch. Go Big with Garland Starting with a garland in the right length for your mantle, keeping in mind if you want it to swag or not and how far you want it to extend down the sides, affix battery-operated LED fairy lights and giant, oversized plastic ornaments for a bold statement of holiday cheer. You can coordinate the colors to your tree’s theme or just pick whatever you like. Remember, Christmas decorating is about making you happy. Finish off the garland with a bow in the middle to bring the eye back to the center of the fireplace. Showcase a Collection If you’ve got a winter village or candlesticks gathering dust, set them out with some simple greenery along your mantle. Use varying heights and odd numbers for an understated, aesthetically pleasing effect. If it needs a little more cheer, run a string of battery-operated LED lights in and out of the pieces.
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Magical Make cones out of cardboard (make sure it’s not too thick so you can easily Bring the Forest Indoors Set up a whole forest of holiday trees on the mantle by making cardboard Christmas trees in varying sizes and colors.
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shape and cut it). Then cut scale-like shapes out of cardboard and, working your way around the cone from bottom to top, glue them on side by side. Give each tree a quick spray of white, then top it with whatever color you want. You can
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