Purple vintage bottles started the color scheme for our 2012 Christmas mantel: plum, blue, silver, and fuchsia. Dollar Tree snowflakes joined old cards, ice skates, urns, and a rustic chicken feeder.
The previous year’s mantel
The 2011 mantel used Dollar Tree snowflakes with vintage pieces and natural materials.
Bring out saved Christmas cards
Linda from Coastal Charm sent me a selection of vintage Christmas cards the previous year. I saved them for this arrangement.
The rustic chicken feeder became a display piece rather than a feeder.
Build the palette around purple bottles
The bottles were priced from $5 upward. I chose lower-priced ones and spent $10 on the large bottle. I loved their color, though I had not verified the explanation I was given for how they had turned purple.
I cut pieces of Alex’s sheet music to decorate the balls.
Combine plum, blue, silver, and fuchsia
The combination was different from the more traditional colors I had used before.
Balance the clock with older pieces
Vintage ice skates joined the display. Old black urns, bought at an antique shop for $11 each, helped balance the clock.
I also added Christmas window clings to the fireplace’s marble surround. The large blue snowflakes came from Dollar Tree.
Add the metallic wreath
The wreath with metallic-painted leaves brought another reused decoration into the room.
The rustic Christmas mantel with red stockings shows another arrangement of older pieces.
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