Finally. I finished decorating my house for Christmas. I think. Well at least the mantle is done. I really like the way it turned out. I 'll describe what I used first and then you can see all the photos. I used the same shutter I've used for my other mantles I've done throughout the year. I added the JOY letters to it with some glue dots. I used my rusty junk bucket I bought at one of my junkin' weekend shopping hauls and filled it with faux greenery, ornaments and lights. I also put out my vintage red lantern. I found a milk bottle stamped with the "No. 5" and found it to be whimsical and set it next to my rusty bucket. I filled it with some faux snow :) I then layered some pine garland, ornaments,lights and raffia along the top and hung my burlap stockings on a rope with clothespins. It makes me happy :D I have some heavy candle holders that the rope is tied to on either end of the mantle. I'll show you my Grinch White Tre
