It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas Blog Hop - Mantels & Tablescapes

I’m thrilled to be teaming up with Kathy from Life On Lakeshore Drive, Doreen of House Honeys and Tammy from One More Time Events to bring you…

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas!

Each week will feature a different
element of Christmas 
and each party will have it's own hostess.

Nov. 28th  Life on Lakeshore Drive will host ornaments & decor.{Link up your ornaments and decor here}

Dec. 5th    Kathe With An E will host mantels & tablescapes.

Dec. 12th  House Honeys will host trees & wreaths

Dec. 19th  One More Time Events will host desserts & holiday food

 Once you link up at one of the host blogs, your link is visible on all four blogs. 

We can't wait to see your Christmas creations!
Please grab a button to add to your post, sidebar or party page
to help spread the Christmas cheer.

The only rule is that we ask that you follow the hostess each week!  Just let us know you are a new follower, and we would love to follow you back! 

      

**There will also be a Grand Prize giveaway from Cookin Stuff for those who share at all 4 parties! 
All that share at all 4 parties will be entered into a drawing and the winner will be chosen using Random.org.**  

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We hope to see you at each party!

{FYI: following is not a requirement to link. But, these ladies all have great blogs, so we would love to have you stay in touch!}

It’s also not a requirement to display the button, but if you would like to add it to your post, sidebar, or list of link parties, please feel free!. The more participants in the party, the merrier!

This week we are featuring Mantels & Tablescapes
and your hostess is

Kathe from

Kathe With An E

Hi friends!

This week I am sharing our 

Christmas mantel & tablescape decor

This year, I went with a predominate red & white

theme in the dining room.

I started the table with a plain white table cloth.

I made the runner using red & white polka dotted 

wrapping paper I bought, on sale, from Hobby lobby.

I used a simple red charger and

layered a white thrift store Johnson's Bros dinner plate

and topped it off with a fun polka dotted

square salad plate, bought on clearance,

from Hobby Lobby.
(Love how they match the wrapping paper perfectly!)

Bright red napkins were folded to mimic

the Santa hats on each chair

and I simply added a cotton ball at the top.

I then placed the flatware in each napkin.

The snowflake stems came from Dollar Tree several years ago.

The little snowflake votives are from Yankee Candle.

For the centerpiece I used some

icy candle sticks from Kohl's,

added some epsom salts for snow,

and topped them off with a 

polka dotted ornament.

I also used my favorite mirror, added some red glittered ribbon to white 

candles and placed them all in the center of the table.

The mantle in the living room is more traditional.

Mr. B is in charge of the tree decor in this room

and he likes a warm comfy feel.

The mantel set up didn't change much

from last year's decor.

One thing I did add was the banner I made.

I started with some burlap looking scrapbooking paper,

clear snowflakes from the Dollar Tree,

gold paper doilies from Michael's, a scalloped circle punch,

glitter and ribbon.

I wound up not using the hole punch, the gold rope

or the gold glitter LOL.

Every have that happen?  

You start with one thing in mind but, 

once you get started it all changes?

I printed out my letters in a fun font,

watered down some glue,

painted on the glue to my letters

and covered them in glitter.

I started with gold glitter and realized it wouldn't show up very well

so, I switched to red glitter.

 After cutting the doilies to size,

I hot glued all of the pieces together

and hot glued them to the ribbon.

I also glued a piece of rick rack to the back of the ribbon

in order to hang the banner, using Command hooks.

 Even Mr. B was pleased at how it really added

that extra something to our mantel!

Now, it's your turn!

We can't wait to see your Christmas mantels and tablescapes! 

{Please share the party button for all to see.}