![rustic-christmas-mantel.jpg Rustic christmas mantel](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-oFxIqQHQ1aM/VITCS4ICpCI/AAAAAAABLyU/wFLHxPhK0cc/rustic-christmas-mantel.jpg?imgmax=800)
As promised, I am sharing my more rustic Christmas mantel. I normally don’t post on Sundays but there are some HUGE things coming up next week (seriously, come back tomorrow** and check out the awesomeness!) and so I didn’t want to delay getting this post out.
![wood-slice-deer-head-silhouette.jpg Wood slice deer head silhouette](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NE4-C165WZQ/VITCWWzpHgI/AAAAAAABLyc/vQUdcdVplvQ/wood-slice-deer-head-silhouette.jpg?imgmax=800)
I already shared my wood slide deer’s head silhouette, and surprisingly that wasn’t the inspiration for this mantel. I actually had everything else set up and decided to whip that pallet artwork up at the last minute. The true inspiration were those cute little paper mache reindeer I got last year on clearance after Christmas along with my new stacked stone look of the fireplace itself.
I originally wanted to do a ‘Nature inspired brown and red design’ which is why I have the poinsettias at the bottom, but it turns out I decided against adding any other red elements in order to let the silhouette speak for itself.
![All-is-calm-reindeer-poinsettias.jpg All is calm reindeer poinsettias](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2ucErLZAxXE/VITCYU6KizI/AAAAAAABLyk/k4pyOnBc3u0/All-is-calm-reindeer-poinsettias.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Star-lighted-garland.jpg Star lighted garland](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-QBRDm4xqt5Y/VITCaNKyUEI/AAAAAAABLys/Pen579y5jP8/Star-lighted-garland.jpg?imgmax=800)
![reindeer-artwork-mantel.jpg Reindeer artwork mantel](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-HiQCjKxZXSc/VITCckEkDmI/AAAAAAABLy0/Iz_Vpz_pGyI/reindeer-artwork-mantel.jpg?imgmax=800)
![rustic-deer-mantle.jpg Rustic deer mantle](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-1bG2EinTkFE/VITCgpzit_I/AAAAAAABLzE/JxBoDlY3luU/rustic-deer-mantle.jpg?imgmax=800)
![christmas-living-room.jpg Christmas living room](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-OQB_8_8RRMc/VITCits4iGI/AAAAAAABLzM/RUiLQmV7-gY/christmas-living-room.jpg?imgmax=800)
I even added tiny lights to an old tin bucket full of firewood, which I think is really pretty;
![lighted-bucket-with-firewood.jpg Lighted bucket with firewood](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cTWmHCPv1Yc/VITCeQ5aj4I/AAAAAAABLy8/Hr5ip3B9NK4/lighted-bucket-with-firewood.jpg?imgmax=800)
I’m probably not going to do a whole house Christmas tour this year, so I thought I’d include some shots of the entire room here:
![traditional-christmas-living-room.jpg Traditional christmas living room](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-T0XzlXYEwFU/VITCo9rhEpI/AAAAAAABLzk/F3mYdk44J-k/traditional-christmas-living-room.jpg?imgmax=800)
It turns out, this is another one of my favorite mantels.. and after some questions on how I get my garlands to look the way they do (and some Facebook feedback) I promise to put up a another tutorial on garlands sometime this week.
![Christmas-reindeer-Mantel.jpg Christmas reindeer Mantel](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-mEb28KTcOMQ/VITCm52u0_I/AAAAAAABLzc/7YDuxe1TPcc/Christmas-reindeer-Mantel.jpg?imgmax=800)
**Don’t forget to come back tomorrow! I have a couple of HUGE giveaways (including a custom designed gift basket of my favorite things.. and a Silhouette Cameo!) It isn’t too be missed!