white winter mantle

Winter - it's that season after you take down the tree and before you can break out the flip flops. It's all about snowy stuff, you know... snow flakes, ice skating and snow men (which I have an irrational fear of - not the real ones, but the little snowmen statue things creep me out!) After an over abundance of color all Christmas, I was craving a little more bright white after it all came down. I just popped my big white barn star on the wall, and got a little creative on ways to fill it all in.

I started with a couple of random vases, the cable "knit" one from Target, and the honey comb from West Elm. I love white vases because you can use them all year long. Oh, and I tossed in a few of those Dollar Store bottle brush trees just for fun.

Speaking of Tarjay, I also picked up some sweet little fake (though realistic looking) succulents from the clearance rack for a song. I think they were about $3 for a pack of 4. The pots are not stark white, but I still love them.

 Then I pulled together some "birch bark" candles. These were so simple that you're gonna laugh at me. Or with me... or something like that.

I just cut some scrapbook paper to wrap around $1 candles in a jar from Dollar Tree and taped them on. See, I told ya it was simple.

Speaking of simple, we're spending our New Year's Eve at home - what are you up to?

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