~Thrifty Mantel Makeover~

My mantel has been empty since Christmas!  I decided that I wanted to do something different, and it took me this long to do it. 

I really didn't want to spend any money, so I gathered things from around the house.  Some things I didn't use and later I had to go "shopping" for more.

I had these two urns, but they were just too white.

I layered up the paint to give an aged look and filled the urns with scraps of quilt batting (I wasn't about to spend 6 or 7 dollars a piece for styrofoam balls).  I hot glued sheets of moss to the batting.

Yes, I spray painted books - first with black and then with cream.

I did purchase two pieces of tarnished silver for the mantel.  I spent 11 dollars for the tray and dish.  I filled the dish with a doily and a rosette I made from a piece of scrim and set it atop an old corbel.

ro-sette n. an ornament made of ribbons, threads, etc. gathered or tufted in the shape of a rose.

Now, use it in a sentence.

I see a lot of rosettes in my future.

It was fun and so easy to make.

A garden ornament/statue(?) and a piece of silver from my Grandmother's silverware set.  When I bought the lady statue, there was a matching man statue that I didn't buy.  I still feel really bad that I left the man all alone.  Isn't that silly?

And finally, a curtain tieback -  just because.

And there you have it.  A mantel makeover using things I already had (almost).

Janet

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