Mantel: Pine Cones, Noel + Snow!

  
Today we finally finished the mantel! I've always loved this part of our house, because the mantel is so big and the exposed brick is enough to make me swoon.  Every year we have a theme for our tree, so this year I extended the theme to the mantel, too.  The theme this year is Winter Wonderland, complete with a flocked tree!  So excited to share soon (:  For now, here's our mantel:

As you can see, there are some pine cones strung from the mantel.  Here's how I did it:

Bought 2 bags of pine cones and laid them out on some newspaper.

Then bought some white spray paint...

I painted the pine cones, spraying from the top so it lightly misted the tips.  The key here is to spray some more heavily than others, that way it will look more like real snow since they'll be different!

Next is the messy fun part:

{See how my nails are covered in white spray paint?? I was scared it wouldn't come off, cause my mani still looks good! But spray paint comes off super easily with Goo-Gone.  Thank the Lord!}

After spraying them white, I just lightly misted each one 1 more time so the glitter would stick.  You can either roll the pine cone in the glitter or sprinkle it.  I sprinkled (:

Then I strung them all together using white string and tying a knot at the top of each pine cone. You'll notice the one behind the first pine cone doesn't have white on it.  That's because I wanted to do a little mixture of white and not white...just to mix it up a little!

Here it is all strung up and put in place:

Here are some other details on the mantel:

{Love these white trees.  They're glittered, too, you just can't tell!}

My favorite part: The stockings.  My Grandma hand stitched each stocking.  She sewed mine when I was just one year old!

I also made the NOEL sign inspired by the Pottery Barn one.  I tilted my "O" to the other side, just to be different (:

We just love how it all came out!  The tree will be done by tonight and I'll be sure to put it up soon!

Be sure to come back Monday, because the adorable Cassie from Hi Sugarplum! will be here sharing a fun Christmas tradition!

Have a wonderful day, darling readers! And if you'd like to see more of our Holiday Home, go here for the Christmas Vignette and here for a fun Christmas craft.

I'm sharing this post with: My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, Serenity Now, Fingerprints on the Fridge and The Nester.

Love and Snowy Pine Cones,