![christmas-mantle-with-stars.jpg Christmas mantel with stars in gold silver and red. BEAUTIFUL!](//lh3.ggpht.com/-D3Q7klqxIac/VH6WTuGu_BI/AAAAAAABLEs/kx3IBHxtsgo/christmas-mantle-with-stars.jpg?imgmax=800)
My first Christmas Mantel of the season is finally complete! This year I wanted to do a design that was a little more modern and stream lined vs my typically more
rustic or
kid friendly versions. I decided on highly graphic stars and I love how they stand out.
![star-christmas-mantel.jpg Star christmas mantel](//lh3.ggpht.com/-nV6WOGeCZtA/VH6a2ZaDcyI/AAAAAAABLF0/r7XOOqqnteE/star-christmas-mantel.jpg?imgmax=800)
I countered the non-traditional star grouping with the line “The Stars Are Brightly Shining” from the Christmas Hymn “O Holy Night."
![Stars-are-brightly-shining-mantel.jpg Stars are brightly shining mantel](//lh4.ggpht.com/-LCZQ7pgJgjs/VH6auZF0T-I/AAAAAAABLFU/vjB6EsuJ2Tc/Stars-are-brightly-shining-mantel.jpg?imgmax=800)
I found the two large stars at Ikea on clearance last year, and the gold star (which is metal) was also on sale at a local boutique. I have been saving them all year to do something like this. The three small stars are from the dollar store and I bought them this year to complete the collection.
![The-Stars-Are-Brightly-Shining-Banner.jpg The Stars Are Brightly Shining Banner](//lh6.ggpht.com/-koDPNOkyDo0/VH6aqSkiRKI/AAAAAAABLFE/o7_vO1zmTGc/The-Stars-Are-Brightly-Shining-Banner.jpg?imgmax=800)
The banner is made from red glittered card stock that I cut on my
Silhouette. The letters are glue gunned onto two pieces of quilting thread (to keep them from rotating. This was by far the trickiest part of the mantel. I could have just taped them up onto the fireplace directly, but in person they look like they are magically floating, and I love it.
![The-Stars-Are-Brightly-Shining.jpg The Stars Are Brightly Shining](//lh3.ggpht.com/-IX0LPOcd-eo/VH6ayHnESaI/AAAAAAABLFk/d0ozk7VTCd0/The-Stars-Are-Brightly-Shining.jpg?imgmax=800)
The greenery is traditional, and a lot like all my
other Christmas mantels. I know what I like and this is it!
![reindeer-poinsettias.jpg Reindeer poinsettias](//lh5.ggpht.com/-s25jQEE0nmk/VH6aweMh8TI/AAAAAAABLFc/q8fM9ZffV0Y/reindeer-poinsettias.jpg?imgmax=800)
Once again I picked up the 99 cent Home Depot black Friday poinsettias so I had to use them here along with a few other silver accessories.
![Red-gold-silver-star-mantel.jpg Red gold silver star mantel](//lh3.ggpht.com/-8nJ5jveUATc/VH6aoIzw1kI/AAAAAAABLE8/sedH0FSSM1k/Red-gold-silver-star-mantel.jpg?imgmax=800)
![stars-mantle.jpg Stars mantle](//lh4.ggpht.com/-EmbPrJ-VyrI/VH6a0StUGhI/AAAAAAABLFs/A0SDr98YvgI/stars-mantle.jpg?imgmax=800)
My plans for the other
newly remodeled fireplace are much more rustic and less colorful, but I am not sure I can top this. It came out better than I ever imagined!
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