Mercury Mantel

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Saturday !!  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While my fellas are off running errands, I thought I'd share my mantel as it looks this very moment (<span style="font-size: xx-small;">we all know that it could change any second</span>).</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been bitten by the silver and mercury bug lately ... can you tell ??</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8O4qL3mM3sqqaksWLEg69HgaMubLxMaRQNzhi9YvoQDnCtLWjb_it2vsWBPPj8FKZn_TlrKbttYh4j2vVCqjgmnYIO_XYpRH2r3_bKfxobSAD4-qAtQ7SrfvUHTqCkrYW4RIoh7ZZMA/s1600/silvermantel1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8O4qL3mM3sqqaksWLEg69HgaMubLxMaRQNzhi9YvoQDnCtLWjb_it2vsWBPPj8FKZn_TlrKbttYh4j2vVCqjgmnYIO_XYpRH2r3_bKfxobSAD4-qAtQ7SrfvUHTqCkrYW4RIoh7ZZMA/s400/silvermantel1.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfJpq0oebpG3CvfxFmP3C785o4U7LjylGBRflQtGiwyDq-bhFgVLiBshUG7ZrnnkTNpojS6PEoMudSq4I7qlKKFGperzaW9Hliq4gMqGXUVJo-WpuI5x63IDvRDFOcUk7mqn-2VKQZA/s1600/silvermantel3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfJpq0oebpG3CvfxFmP3C785o4U7LjylGBRflQtGiwyDq-bhFgVLiBshUG7ZrnnkTNpojS6PEoMudSq4I7qlKKFGperzaW9Hliq4gMqGXUVJo-WpuI5x63IDvRDFOcUk7mqn-2VKQZA/s400/silvermantel3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On a recent trip to Pottery Barn, I grabbed up this sma</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ll looking glass.  To give it height, I perched it on top of a small cake stand I found awhile ago at Home Goods:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdThNtLcjnPuRtlzwBD7GK9yMfpQmVmrqsJzE3wMIMu4Ecwy8F1X5UIfsEVtmNm3gETGWFczU6Pa9OYOJlv35_La6ThYSKvXQabcYLDjDwPnklyTIFkxygAQy8RwClbOAy5Novyt6EUQ/s1600/silverball.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdThNtLcjnPuRtlzwBD7GK9yMfpQmVmrqsJzE3wMIMu4Ecwy8F1X5UIfsEVtmNm3gETGWFczU6Pa9OYOJlv35_La6ThYSKvXQabcYLDjDwPnklyTIFkxygAQy8RwClbOAy5Novyt6EUQ/s400/silverball.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The mercury votives stand front and center, while a picture of one of my favorite beaches, Sandbridge (in Virginia), peeks through.  I have so many wonderful childhood memories of Sandbridge.  We vacationed there every summer for almost 22 years.  And, during my college years at Old Dominion University, I spent many days at Sandbridge soaking up the sun.  Needless to say, I was thrilled when this print was given to John and me as a wedding gift 15 years ago.  I decided to retire the brass frame it has been in all of these years and simply use the cream matte as the "frame."  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gP5kG2hh-mevOlgDJ-P5pcEpxXOoMbTOIyUKBs81nE8dRBI7RZYf2oaJgY-mDHUvcnHeDG89oNzuX9TQK4TelNKQPO3N363nEMUw9t2AffZ2uuO2BxF6yUkN25jEz0Dx83Wz-137xQ/s1600/silverbeach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gP5kG2hh-mevOlgDJ-P5pcEpxXOoMbTOIyUKBs81nE8dRBI7RZYf2oaJgY-mDHUvcnHeDG89oNzuX9TQK4TelNKQPO3N363nEMUw9t2AffZ2uuO2BxF6yUkN25jEz0Dx83Wz-137xQ/s400/silverbeach.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The print is leaning on a new mirror I found at Pier One.  While I really wanted a vintage sign here, when I spied the mirror, I loved the octogonal shape and thought it'd be perfect above the mantel:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dbyo5NFAQeDues8r95pIKJ6JZ6OTe_2gvQ4GhOEiN8ytPmO-e2Ba-qQ40l8CgIYfaQcP1dc8KGViLfh7t-Bdf2N_pDChpZdDWFBtfSA5g6wa7MrmWZ5IsCglOSSgf9AVJfDl6tU-6Q/s1600/silvermirror.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dbyo5NFAQeDues8r95pIKJ6JZ6OTe_2gvQ4GhOEiN8ytPmO-e2Ba-qQ40l8CgIYfaQcP1dc8KGViLfh7t-Bdf2N_pDChpZdDWFBtfSA5g6wa7MrmWZ5IsCglOSSgf9AVJfDl6tU-6Q/s400/silvermirror.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Moving along, I found this mercury based hurricane for a song at Home Goods.  I filled it with seashells and layered a beach fan behind it:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucpO-pY603Pi71TN8e5kVXQvxBmdx-kGQ93d9sl2mnW9V8AOc2v_zaZCvPJtmswl9Ms_L9cQXB49rz7jo-IDKyazLCig_M5vI6W4mVtK7uakV9r6M8iFdBgr-eiKbuO4BOzaXvypEBQ/s1600/silvershells.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucpO-pY603Pi71TN8e5kVXQvxBmdx-kGQ93d9sl2mnW9V8AOc2v_zaZCvPJtmswl9Ms_L9cQXB49rz7jo-IDKyazLCig_M5vI6W4mVtK7uakV9r6M8iFdBgr-eiKbuO4BOzaXvypEBQ/s400/silvershells.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Framing all of the silver and mercury pieces are my two green vases (from Tuesday Morning) filled with branches and faux flowers.  I recently added more greenery to the base to "beef" them up a tad:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0cfNZSi1Z6an7QpJaWk4o8fpY5ciWjN0UusURz4ulLip1LMRf58JR2dNhHwFWrQKV3Mqjo2kj9QKM3omYv6hmvuq2zcCHiBtpfFdGYu_2JpFyUKk2xOqaigPngU1J4Lw5qDz5E3mXA/s1600/silverfloral.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0cfNZSi1Z6an7QpJaWk4o8fpY5ciWjN0UusURz4ulLip1LMRf58JR2dNhHwFWrQKV3Mqjo2kj9QKM3omYv6hmvuq2zcCHiBtpfFdGYu_2JpFyUKk2xOqaigPngU1J4Lw5qDz5E3mXA/s400/silverfloral.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finally ... down below is another looking glass, which I nestled in spanish moss (inspiration: <a href="http://fortheloveofahouse.blogspot.com/2011/04/vintage-japanese-glass-fishing-floats.html">for the love of a house</a>).  I found it at Wal-Mart for a mere $15 buckaroos!  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1l3tESny8ohgAvUCgwzoCpPa0MsskY3BmkYwLVu1_OSYUaCFCfa6xrNLitlPYGoMrtCjprshDnNKhNo3RGPWDisn_e-OFoLlwTwdbLzJ6f4-X851bJMDDW9GbU6AecX-YvRaZNURvfQ/s1600/silverbigball.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1l3tESny8ohgAvUCgwzoCpPa0MsskY3BmkYwLVu1_OSYUaCFCfa6xrNLitlPYGoMrtCjprshDnNKhNo3RGPWDisn_e-OFoLlwTwdbLzJ6f4-X851bJMDDW9GbU6AecX-YvRaZNURvfQ/s400/silverbigball.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love the reflections that you can see in this big ol' looking glass, EXCEPT for this one ... I spy with my little eye, hair roots that are in desperate need of attention.  Yikes!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbLDY5d3bNzwjM66vM_VyiHxiOkqelawRip7Zgeelijn-0b-wVk2Q9UC9VufdeuyjUZvA3WokFudzDHcUcnRs5GXkzc9GHoVleLuKQHLYjvpLD1n9s2Bzkm03zU6BXjQh3nqOwTQTkQ/s1600/silverballme.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbLDY5d3bNzwjM66vM_VyiHxiOkqelawRip7Zgeelijn-0b-wVk2Q9UC9VufdeuyjUZvA3WokFudzDHcUcnRs5GXkzc9GHoVleLuKQHLYjvpLD1n9s2Bzkm03zU6BXjQh3nqOwTQTkQ/s400/silverballme.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by ... I'm off to finish up a Memorial Day project:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDXpA371tytHhPSwVkCbCX3Dvn0IyxVCswa_bgrdTXi5ZQJNUfhXpm1IiE6MYlvP4CzxDkPpn-LA0zYqPbmkUdgr-SqV67xKHGcvF9pLztbFjtrmd9NU_LTOKjX8SG80ZbxzNePxlzQ/s1600/wreath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDXpA371tytHhPSwVkCbCX3Dvn0IyxVCswa_bgrdTXi5ZQJNUfhXpm1IiE6MYlvP4CzxDkPpn-LA0zYqPbmkUdgr-SqV67xKHGcvF9pLztbFjtrmd9NU_LTOKjX8SG80ZbxzNePxlzQ/s400/wreath.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a wonderful weekend !!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm linking up with these fun parties ... come on ova:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">BNOTP/<a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2011/05/pottery-barn-bedford-office-update.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BetweenNapsOnThePorch+%28BETWEEN+NAPS+ON+THE+PORCH%29">Metamorphosis Monday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Dittle Dattle/<a href="http://dittledattle.blogspot.com/2011/05/amaze-me-monday-25.html">Amaze me Monday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">A Silly Little Sparrow/<a href="http://www.sillylittlesparrow.com/2011/05/toot-your-horn-tuesday-rule-reminder.html">Toot your Horn Tuesday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The DIY Showoff/<a href="http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/2011/05/diy-project-parade-highlights.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FpuSM+%28The+DIY+Show+Off%29">Project Parade</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Savvy Southern Style/<a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2011/05/mantel-makeover-and-wow-us-wednesdays.html">WUW</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Elements Interiors/<a href="http://www.elements-interiors.net/2011/05/whassup-whassup-am-i-car-snob.html">Whassup Wednesday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">All Things Heart and Home/<a href="http://www.allthingsheartandhome.com/2011/05/17/all-things-inspiredweek-28/">All Things Inspired</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">My Backyard Eden/<a href="http://www.mybackyardeden.com/2011/05/make-it-yours-day-65.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mybackyardeden%2FSJvZ+%28My+Backyard+Eden%29">Make It Yours Day</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Shabby Chic Cottage/<a href="http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/2011/05/how-to-make-bunting-pillow-cover.html">Transformation Thursday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">My Romantic Home/<a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2011/05/show-and-tell-friday_19.html">Show and Tell Friday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">At the Picket Fence/<a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2011/05/inspiration-friday-party-no-16.html">Inspiration Friday</a></span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://theletteredcottage.net/ideas-for-summer" title="The Lettered Cottage"><img alt="The Lettered Cottage" src="http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj29/LaylaPalmer/Linky%20Buttons/Spring_Summer_Link_Party_Layla.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_942964682"></span><span id="goog_942964683"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><em>Becca</em></span></div>

Mercury Mantel

Happy Saturday !!   While my fellas are off running errands, I thought I'd share my mantel as it looks this very moment ( we all know th...

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