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Blue Christmas Mantel



My Christmas decorating began last weekend, and as usual, the first place we took care of was the mantel.

We spend a lot of time in this; our family room/kitchen area and all the changes I keep bringing to this room are all well worth it; we enjoy them!

This year, I've been on a blue craziness; of course, the primary color for the mantel had to be blue. It began with this bubble wreath inspiration from the CB2 Blog HERE. They have a great tutorial on how to put together that wreath.

Some changes were made to their design to make it work best for me.   

I first created a plywood frame to drive the nails to it, not to the mantel.  

Second, the nails I used were the skinny nails (2") I use with my nail machine; their heads are tiny. Besides, I couldn't find large, regular, thin nails of that size.



Third, I only used some of the bubble balls they used on theirs because of the size and mainly price!

I used 10 of the small bubble balls they sell ($1.95 each), and they are the biggest in my setup.  
I bought three more different sizes of regular Christmas ball ornaments in clear and silver.



Finally, the board was painted blue, and before the paint dried, some glitter was added.  

When we returned to admire our job, my kids wanted to add something else. They proposed adding some scattered snowflakes around it (They were having a good time using the snowflake punching machine), and I liked their idea!



I decorated the blue and White Christmas stockings last year with a sparkly snowflake ornament.



A snowy yarn garland holds some blue ball ornaments.



Sweater Christmas cones on each side wrap up the winter scene.








These five small snow friends bring an excellent pop of color and lots of fun.

Diy Snowman




The decorations continue today, Black Friday, with our Christmas tree. Next week, I'll be showing it to you.


XOXO-



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49 comments :

  1. This is the first I have seen the bubble wreath and I'm lovin' it! The whole mantel is gorgeous! Pinning. ~ Maureen

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  2. Oh this is soooo gorgeous! The colors are so stunning and perfect for the holidays. I love the icy blue; it's so much more sophisticated than traditional colors.

    Great job on the bubble wreath, too! I've never seen one of those, but I love it!

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  3. Adorable! I love the colors and the little snowmen are precious. Your wreath is ingenious! I had better get going on my decorating!

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  4. OMGosh- I love the blue and white- It is just darling- light and airy but still Christmasy looking. Beautiful and I LOVE that bubble wreath- Smart way to do it- xo Diana

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  5. The whole mantle is so pretty, love your bauble wreath, and the gorgeous colours.
    I won't be getting Christmas stuff out till December, but it's great to get some early inspiration !

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  6. The wreath turned out so great! Love the snowflake addition :)

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  7. wonderful!!
    Congratulations!! Kiss!

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  8. Wow!! Your Christmas decor is stunning. I love your bubble wreath. I think it's better than the inspiration photo. Love the addition of the silver balls. Cheers.

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  9. Hi Cristina! I love your non-traditional Christmas mantel. The little snowmen you made are perfect for it and the stockings you made last year are so pretty. I really like the bubble wreath you made this year, but I especially like that you let your kids help with the decorations. What a good mom you are! Have a great day!
    Debbie

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  10. Cristina, gorgeous as always! Love, love the wreath! You did a fabulous job with your mantle! Beautiful!

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  11. The blue and white combination is sooo pretty! I love the pops of silver too.
    Mary Alice

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  12. sooo pretty! love the little pops of red in the snowmen, too!

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  13. Cristina, it's stunning! The little snowmen pull it all together and I like your version of the bubble wreath the best. Also. loving that snowflake pillow :)

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  14. Your mantle is beautiful! I'm a new follower - can't wait to see your tree!

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  15. So beautiful! I love the blue and white - winter personified! The wreath is very cool and something you could leave up as a winter decoration too.

    thanks for sharing,
    gena

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  16. That bulb wreath is amazing! I hadn't seen that done before and I'm thinking you are creating a new trend!

    pinning!

    hugs x
    Crystelle

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  17. It looks amazing! Love your mantel! Thanks for sharing the bulb wreath tutorial. Fantastic idea!

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  18. I love it! The bulb wreath is so clever & looks great. Love the blue accents!

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  19. This is absolutely gorgeous, Cristina. I really love your choice of colors and all your amazing projects. Pinning this asap. Megan

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  20. I love the bubble wreath! And, blue is my favorite color, so you have me sighing. Thank you for sharing. Would love it if you would share this at my Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/2012/11/make-it-pretty-monday-week-25.html Hope to see you at the bash! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse

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  21. Your mantle looks fantastic! That wreath is sheer genius! Love, love, love it!

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  22. Very pretty! I especially love the little ornaments between the stockings!

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  23. So pretty! Winter and Christmas perfect.

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  24. I love your wreath! So creative as you always are! ;) Your mantel is so cute and will work great even after Christmas! Cute wintery mantel!

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  25. Really pretty and I love your interpretation of the CB@ version - I loved that one too. I think yours is prettier! Pinning and sharing on Facebook!

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  26. Love the blue and white! That bubble wreath is a refreshing out of the box idea! So fun!

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  27. The blue and white is beautiful, it creates a perfect wintry feeling, love the bubble wreath too. It all makes a great looking mantle.

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  28. Lovely! Would love if you'd join our Countdown to Christmas link party! Hope to see you there! Have a great week! :)
    http://dixie-n-dottie.blogspot.com/2012_11_27_archive.html

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  29. I love it! That bubble wreath is amazing....I am thinking that bubbles on a pallet would look pretty cool too. A little mix of rustic and glam. Love your blue and white combo.

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  30. i love using blues for xmas. it just has a winter feel that i love. this looks great!

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  31. You have such beautiful ideas. I love the blue tones and how the whole mantle has come together!

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  32. STUNNING!!!! I love the wreath and the bright cheerful colors.

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  33. What a beautiful mantel! Thank you for sharing your blue with us!

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  34. VERY very cute! I like your wreath better anyway! Great job!

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  35. What a clever idea, the colors make look your mantel so fresh.

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  36. Oh my goodness, this is beyond adorable!!!

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  37. I like that your mantel could stay far after Christmas is over! Too cute. Also, I plan to try some of the DIY snowmen. Cute project for my daughter and some of her friends

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  38. I like that your mantel could stay far after Christmas is over! Too cute. Also, I plan to try some of the DIY snowmen. Cute project for my daughter and some of her friends

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  39. Just beautiful, Christina! I love the snowmen, and I just think that blue is perfect for winter decorating. I also really like the idea of the ornaments hung on a yarn garland--clever! I don't have as many blue ornaments as you do, but a few, so I did a little blue vignette with mine.

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  40. That bubble wreath is amazing! Your mantle looks so festive!!

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  41. The bubble wreath is great! Thank you for joining HSH!
    Sherry

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  42. Looks great!! Very creative,the beautiful unconventional blue looks amazing. I love the stockings you made.

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  43. So pretty!
    Would love if you stopped by the Holiday Linky Party - mantels - to link it up! The party is happening NOW!
    Stacey of Embracing Change
    http://staceyembracingchange.blogspot.com

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  44. This is so lovely! Would love if you'd join our Countdown to Christmas link party! Hope to see you there! Have a great week! :)
    http://dixie-n-dottie.blogspot.com/2012_12_11_archive.html

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  45. Just adorable and so original!
    Thanks for linking up to the Christmas Mantel Linky Party at Embracing Change!
    Stacey

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  46. Lovely photos and ideas! VERY cool wreath idea. :)

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  47. I love, love, this. I really want to make this wreath and it appears the CB2 blog is down. Do you have instructions or have suggestions on how to go about making it? I also see this was several years ago. If you're looking to get rid of anything. :).

    I can best be reached at my e-mail. housejoa@gmail.com

    Thank you.

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