Mantle Tweaking

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay, when I posted my great room yesterday, I was not "feeling" the mantle.  I attempted to tweak it a bit, but would love to layer it more.  Here's the start (feel free to enlarge by clicking on pic):</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aACc6daY9YnWYvRixtk6AcBg6GxKkzoz9YcqbKYUnYOy8lqviTxc0CQozeFN6Wbc_agZRdz0FQRrj3ENUpWyOZCtiUb44XCLOugfrhth_ZeGnecK3VCzsLqQHUPn4c5iOtF0XrM5Bw/s1600/janmantlelast.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aACc6daY9YnWYvRixtk6AcBg6GxKkzoz9YcqbKYUnYOy8lqviTxc0CQozeFN6Wbc_agZRdz0FQRrj3ENUpWyOZCtiUb44XCLOugfrhth_ZeGnecK3VCzsLqQHUPn4c5iOtF0XrM5Bw/s400/janmantlelast.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love how Liz over at <a href="http://lizssavvyseasons.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-winter-mantles.html">Savvy Seasons by Liz</a> added a few birds to her mantle.  That inspired me to bring a few of my birds out, too!  Thanks, Liz! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fIPICaReaXjVj49Gon3xq2IDLCnRFqFE_ou2QxhPocA6xKGA-8JO5WCkIRN4B7nqTuvpSey_9w5teRHA0EtHJoiaUo1n89nJM2aO0hRC_Vv-t73M-bIrnJqNujTt1l_La3vN5BesjQ/s1600/janmantle1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fIPICaReaXjVj49Gon3xq2IDLCnRFqFE_ou2QxhPocA6xKGA-8JO5WCkIRN4B7nqTuvpSey_9w5teRHA0EtHJoiaUo1n89nJM2aO0hRC_Vv-t73M-bIrnJqNujTt1l_La3vN5BesjQ/s400/janmantle1.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This cute birdhouse sat on my buffet during the Fall ... I thought I might bring it back for now:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjfDY6HY-KWOdWLJ9QVMR85q5puBMH7AAMowvKor_ZwMy_zHlBvsyR3u3B2FMJA4054sSLLER5TMNINB4jjcl6taJgIQ4hatFZKkUBqssVsd2MJkGqkKJr8rIe_kdDJ_SIqgffTLB8g/s1600/janmantlebirdcage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjfDY6HY-KWOdWLJ9QVMR85q5puBMH7AAMowvKor_ZwMy_zHlBvsyR3u3B2FMJA4054sSLLER5TMNINB4jjcl6taJgIQ4hatFZKkUBqssVsd2MJkGqkKJr8rIe_kdDJ_SIqgffTLB8g/s400/janmantlebirdcage.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I snatched these birds up from Michael's last Fall when they were on clearance.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAakdmrTXTHqOcRfKwGdprZZ1_MKExgQUjk2t1pgIo9R6XVtvfk3w5BHOu2-C2nwbB2gdrRO_yl1evqDUTYwOUeSZ2qZiN1jvlDFuX14gpbOyS0AxLsKCHrhC45nYTn0KdGpxevJQXQ/s1600/janmantlebird1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAakdmrTXTHqOcRfKwGdprZZ1_MKExgQUjk2t1pgIo9R6XVtvfk3w5BHOu2-C2nwbB2gdrRO_yl1evqDUTYwOUeSZ2qZiN1jvlDFuX14gpbOyS0AxLsKCHrhC45nYTn0KdGpxevJQXQ/s400/janmantlebird1.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;">Over on the right, I brought back my winter bird plate (from Home Goods):</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/AVvXsEiXSC4q38cfdB3Y-ihx34Mxk8saJ51AqAhUNRxkChCdmuGCzO5YdvNazWmE5O5inAkogpuyFI43NuNo3CbfzNaapTkt0gm-8iZtGCN1Xp-nE1mbbIwFOZaXD07xO6AVkuUGqrTn3UGovg/s1600/janmantlebird.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSC4q38cfdB3Y-ihx34Mxk8saJ51AqAhUNRxkChCdmuGCzO5YdvNazWmE5O5inAkogpuyFI43NuNo3CbfzNaapTkt0gm-8iZtGCN1Xp-nE1mbbIwFOZaXD07xO6AVkuUGqrTn3UGovg/s400/janmantlebird.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The florals are made up of berries, greenery and feathers:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXt6szPrGX1NqcugfZ91G8TT8j1FnTR3NPsAsES9IDhaNtsICqKwe4gMBG7whRXkw4oZXkW7MRktBLL-kgI18Il5nTEZ4LmiVJdwPhwAYGnSTQdDiU7wDcUw1HHst1xwpqmNFUXQQcQ/s1600/janmantlefloral.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXt6szPrGX1NqcugfZ91G8TT8j1FnTR3NPsAsES9IDhaNtsICqKwe4gMBG7whRXkw4oZXkW7MRktBLL-kgI18Il5nTEZ4LmiVJdwPhwAYGnSTQdDiU7wDcUw1HHst1xwpqmNFUXQQcQ/s400/janmantlefloral.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Love the battery operated candles that I forgot to turn on:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsUaPr_VftyduBH5rqUkmYbu4haUYR3K4_y-KcEqXELQyfTlxgDCdt1lLss0cMTVlOuyBy6-lAWKIbdH6mbfA0eomxFbOCnTKUHFGDtelYLkJAa6U4H_eG5px7HRzKxbyVp8_Dk7n4A/s1600/janmantlecandle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsUaPr_VftyduBH5rqUkmYbu4haUYR3K4_y-KcEqXELQyfTlxgDCdt1lLss0cMTVlOuyBy6-lAWKIbdH6mbfA0eomxFbOCnTKUHFGDtelYLkJAa6U4H_eG5px7HRzKxbyVp8_Dk7n4A/s400/janmantlecandle.jpg" width="266" /></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;">And, of course, this silly little nut is my BEST accessory ever.  We had fun today since his school was closed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmmym06_t3IlXbkezOqFXxQEYuiMVzXp4t5MVGUqjJoF8_Uktf1_b2PyCVpi50oi1lZVFpNPdx3A-oQYlr2pmUj-vzPIXJDdx6bszEgV8gEe21f-VNaPtZUHcdN-RvSyvl4uWFZAnEA/s1600/janmantlejax.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmmym06_t3IlXbkezOqFXxQEYuiMVzXp4t5MVGUqjJoF8_Uktf1_b2PyCVpi50oi1lZVFpNPdx3A-oQYlr2pmUj-vzPIXJDdx6bszEgV8gEe21f-VNaPtZUHcdN-RvSyvl4uWFZAnEA/s400/janmantlejax.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm joining Beth's winter mantle party at her blog, <a href="http://www.thestoriesofa2z.com/2011/01/winter-mantel-linky-party.html">Stories of A to Z</a>.  Come on over and join the fun.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Enjoy your day,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><em>Becca</em></span></div>

Mantle Tweaking

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