A Simple February Mantel

Happy "Heart Day" my dear friends! Did you notice that I didn't call this a Valentine's Day Mantel? ...well since I was a little late in putting this up, I decided that I'm going to leave it up until the end of February, so hence it's a "February Mantel." :) Besides, my little one really loves to see the "hearts" up {as my preschooler helped me out with this, by the way}. :)

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Anyway, when I bought this antique dutch butcher's twine from Maria at Dreamy Whites a few weeks ago, I had a whole Valentine's Day craft project in mind...but seeing as how time seems to be elusive in my world these days, well, I had to make due with whatever time I had on hand. :)

So I just took out my silver "Heart Shaped" Christmas {yes, I did say "Christmas} ornaments from IKEA, snipped some twine, and just thread them through {this is where my little one helped out}. :) You can't really tell, but if you look closely at the wall above my mantel, there are two nails already attached to the wall. For some reason, the hubby and I didn't remove it when we moved in, so we just used those two perfectly aligned nails as a place to hang our "IKEA heart banner" made of simple ornaments and twine.

Since I don't have alot of "red" decor, I just used what I already had around the house. Do you remember those fabric felt "Sweet Hearts" that I made last week? Well those made a little cameo on this post as I put them in an old aqua mason jar, along with the dutch twine.

I always have matchboxes on my mantle at any given moment, and this one happens to be perfect for the season. I purchased these at Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic Couture Store in Santa Monica when I was there for her book signing last October.

Here I paired an old clear bottle next to a milk glass mustard jar with red writing.

I also hung some red heart shaped glass ornaments on either side of the banner to break up the silver a bit.

Mercury glass pillar and candle holders are scattered throughout next to an old ironstone mustard jar that still has it's original red cap.

If you haven't already noticed, my February Mantel is pretty much a slight variation of my previous "Fall" & "Christmas" Mantels. I know it's very simple - hopefully not too overtly so.

And lastly, here's a white shabby crown bowl filled with paper paisley hearts and a red glass ornament {yes, all from IKEA}, that I placed on a table next to my mantel. :)

So there you have it - my very simple February Mantel. I will be sharing this here:


& here: White Wednesday

I will also be taking a short blogging break of about a week or so. Hopefully by then I will get to share what I have been up to in my little "venture revisited" department. :) Thank you all for your support and well wishes, it really means so much. :) Until next time, wishing you all a most Happy Valentine's Day!

XOXO's,
Jessie