Revisiting Last Year's Christmas Mantel ...

<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends!  Are you still full?  I sure am!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before I share our holiday home, I thought I'd show my sweet, new blogging buddies what our Christmas mantel looked like for the past few years:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6ioats35NbJpKkO4iWqK03QjMZmJSo4Du3lpH3ygRJ7Gr0mzu-1fYVE4gdGUx1elXUMTw-HdR_37KVgVGU87Ln-2BOim6XKwEDUol3TOqG11czd6ZuXrttqqGZfwrO48HyQnXyegQhI/s1600/moverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6ioats35NbJpKkO4iWqK03QjMZmJSo4Du3lpH3ygRJ7Gr0mzu-1fYVE4gdGUx1elXUMTw-HdR_37KVgVGU87Ln-2BOim6XKwEDUol3TOqG11czd6ZuXrttqqGZfwrO48HyQnXyegQhI/s640/moverall.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was filled with sequined nutcrackers of varying sizes:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQYb5cDtgFdWt2EQ0NCDD3p6K3PsjZOfLa2fQbcCl-6Gbb_lEKXYYqBxwBdS9ysghfMjQ1l8Xb-p87NwAJ3x4gZ27ulks_7Jp-4ipilcyTRzOW4bWZkA2-mTpdfpIgMUHS9Aa-T83nwc/s1600/lmantel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQYb5cDtgFdWt2EQ0NCDD3p6K3PsjZOfLa2fQbcCl-6Gbb_lEKXYYqBxwBdS9ysghfMjQ1l8Xb-p87NwAJ3x4gZ27ulks_7Jp-4ipilcyTRzOW4bWZkA2-mTpdfpIgMUHS9Aa-T83nwc/s640/lmantel.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32pAcKohDye8qFTSPnNB5uBB0dpRV3GtEcLP4ns9Ka1uzg3HAwTLydsJklZqU348BHMFSPVeFJckOfQgJc_jCBc0JqAzyNLcnNMR5HngObE1QSM0u2VfDmGukm25f5pzf4h8pvEflNLA/s1600/rmantle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32pAcKohDye8qFTSPnNB5uBB0dpRV3GtEcLP4ns9Ka1uzg3HAwTLydsJklZqU348BHMFSPVeFJckOfQgJc_jCBc0JqAzyNLcnNMR5HngObE1QSM0u2VfDmGukm25f5pzf4h8pvEflNLA/s640/rmantle.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Littles fellas perched on top of festive holiday nuts:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrR8H6GS7bxytrC2GIQloT5lVLorhU1dwFq8s5oD5pr-cyKcjWWSM16AitrAJJCEWE78exFVKkYClHF9RwMIxacxKk0uLCUpMZgK4-_LIDhKzR7UtsCwD0vQPkzPEZgTEOJmaQsglTfM/s1600/nutcracker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrR8H6GS7bxytrC2GIQloT5lVLorhU1dwFq8s5oD5pr-cyKcjWWSM16AitrAJJCEWE78exFVKkYClHF9RwMIxacxKk0uLCUpMZgK4-_LIDhKzR7UtsCwD0vQPkzPEZgTEOJmaQsglTfM/s640/nutcracker.jpg" width="344" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, lots of sparkle and beaded garland:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Iumy5JwyTcvr4naj-9FgqwYURAWIKcSto-nJIhn46DWwXSIiEIcMVnGjfVycJkqzUxBfXGJhKMTkuoFqqySzjUcW6iybmYWMUuQx-kPhdlh1ThKG7pC6pbQjAaE2OIWyQGysYbCp56w/s1600/close5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Iumy5JwyTcvr4naj-9FgqwYURAWIKcSto-nJIhn46DWwXSIiEIcMVnGjfVycJkqzUxBfXGJhKMTkuoFqqySzjUcW6iybmYWMUuQx-kPhdlh1ThKG7pC6pbQjAaE2OIWyQGysYbCp56w/s640/close5.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNcaJtBc0oD0TgXX3vdOv2gzAP7DteiHGUXIn5Wfn4Sr9BwE3gCHxGLfugPFonHn_7Q1pKkiWhjvrhPO3VLf0oG932fQMr5ovRPDQic6tSZ5JVtvlIdPEr9X3jbqyfuvs1my6Yc6Zt8YE/s1600/mclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNcaJtBc0oD0TgXX3vdOv2gzAP7DteiHGUXIn5Wfn4Sr9BwE3gCHxGLfugPFonHn_7Q1pKkiWhjvrhPO3VLf0oG932fQMr5ovRPDQic6tSZ5JVtvlIdPEr9X3jbqyfuvs1my6Yc6Zt8YE/s640/mclose.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It glowed and shimmered when it was all lit up at night:</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGaRh_FoqEhy84XHT_K_2s1K-c11EwgOv0hrKkF_CDDoebH0s4f5zD6j1f4-KoIZqex_klBY5j0HZ3sTTi8UCZYJ8R8w1pEfrre8fAp_hz37ll-oxfumxN35LE8XpGTb06YFfOZXVs31I/s1600/mnight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGaRh_FoqEhy84XHT_K_2s1K-c11EwgOv0hrKkF_CDDoebH0s4f5zD6j1f4-KoIZqex_klBY5j0HZ3sTTi8UCZYJ8R8w1pEfrre8fAp_hz37ll-oxfumxN35LE8XpGTb06YFfOZXVs31I/s400/mnight.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While I loved the *blingy* look, I decided to do something different this year.  Lemme tell ya' ... I was stumped what to do until my sweet 5 year old kiddo inspired me ... can't wait to share it with you !!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOAOdxQGP3biaM4xNlSU2lTqdVAvk_4qwB5AZ4I4oq9Yhzs4vDlG5P99tKs_IJqAanb2ghQzCsPpLbeNC8Uyx6RCZGv2c3OEWdO114xaf4e0bpca2mMdEmyHz6VCaUD-cK4wITPK4e_M/s1600/xmasbelieve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOAOdxQGP3biaM4xNlSU2lTqdVAvk_4qwB5AZ4I4oq9Yhzs4vDlG5P99tKs_IJqAanb2ghQzCsPpLbeNC8Uyx6RCZGv2c3OEWdO114xaf4e0bpca2mMdEmyHz6VCaUD-cK4wITPK4e_M/s400/xmasbelieve.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a great day and happy decorating!</span></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/248/3B01215062574D4D6FFA221C1E7FF50B.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a><br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><br /></div>

Revisiting Last Year's Christmas Mantel ...

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends!  Are you still full?  I sure am!Before I share our holiday home, I thought I'd show my sweet, new blogging buddies what our Christmas mantel looked like for the past few years:It was filled with sequined nutcrackers of varying siz…

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