tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916624238912645801.post67086789062538164..comments2023-04-15T05:13:50.642-04:00Comments on The Petite Sewist: Fall Mantels Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398093884212247307noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916624238912645801.post-71097964754883612472012-11-10T14:40:11.238-05:002012-11-10T14:40:11.238-05:00hahaha, I know exactly what you mean about tight b...hahaha, I know exactly what you mean about tight budgets! I'm a big fan of make the best of what you have. This year I asked David to cut a small branch down to size for our table, roughly 2ft, and then drill holes wide and deep enough to fit tea lights, because of the wood shop at svu this project cost us 0.88 for the candles and it looks great on our table with scattered chestnuts and gourds and pumpkins, as for Mantels, we have a fake one too in our dinning room above the table- I have year round a huge frame of our family tree, a copy of the Family: A Proclamation to the World, and a family photo- on the 4 hanging shelves a put small candles, a big letter T, 2 4x6 frames that I seasonally change out with subway prints and I have these 3 hurricane vases from my wedding reception that I always change out the filler (you can see I'm a bit of a candle addict) like I had used candy corn for Halloween and now I'm using lentils and pressed leaves tied to the candles (yay pinterest, but my favorite pinterest was a mantel that had a little burlap banner that spelled "give" and little pumpkins lined up that spelled "thanks" I'm probably going to do something like unto it on our piano ... I think what I love most about decorating is that there is no end to fun, affordable arrangements :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06045166490662589950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916624238912645801.post-79828734546212609862012-11-08T15:21:08.501-05:002012-11-08T15:21:08.501-05:00Decorating for the different seasons isn't suc...Decorating for the different seasons isn't such a big thing Down Under, we tend to jazz it up for Christmas and that is about it. Love what you did though on a tight budget...Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16406164663751567997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916624238912645801.post-25203253896692621232012-11-08T14:13:06.114-05:002012-11-08T14:13:06.114-05:00Nope.....I'm.terrible at decorating :) I love ...Nope.....I'm.terrible at decorating :) I love doing crafts and stuff......but I don't decorate really....it is kind of sad... once Imove into a place and put what little stuff I have on the walls, it usually stays that way. Krista Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814957564033705686noreply@blogger.com