Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Springtime Brown...

I love getting inspiration from other bloggers. Clarice, of Storybook Woods, has been doing a Spring color series and I love the idea!! So, I share my Springtime Brown. I got the itchin' to redo my mantle last night and this is what I came up with. Its a little sparse, but I love it!!
I kept the window from my Easter mantlescape and just added a cocoa brown pot with shamrocks, a framed crocheted R, books, and a plate.

I got this frame from a thrift shop. It was originally brass, but a little antique white spray paint took care of that. That idea was inspired by Cherry of Cherry's Jubilee. I am telling y'all, there is nothing that lady cannot do!! I am lovin' Michael's new paper line!! I wish I could find some fabric like that brown floral. Oh, love...

Me and my boys...Cory got that Willow Tree for me for Christmas. I love it!!

The plate on a stack of books. I thought I had died and gone to Heaven when I found those plates at Goodwill. I love the brown floral going on!! I have seen other sets which I snatch up quickly. The bird was a $1.50 find from Old Time Pottery. The thing is heavy!!
Thank you for checking out my Springtime Brown mantle!! Happy Tuesday!!



13 comments:

~~Deby said...

love this look...I too am a plate snatcher...Goodwill, yard sales..etc...how can one resist...
deby

DairyQueen said...

looks great! I love those plates too. where did you get the crochet R? Not goodwill?!

mysteryhistorymom said...

Everything looks lovely, Elise! I want to go thrifting with you someday...:) Lori

Unknown said...

A) L O V E the plate and all the other goodies on the mantle.
B) The grape-vine wreath is great, I leave mine out year 'round! (Maybe because I live in "wine country" of the CA valley?)

My MIL gave me a plate at Christmas that is brown tones. It is a Christmas scene, and I absolutely love it!!! It is definitly not traditional, but simple and classic. thank you for sharing your mantle with us.
~TinaW

Jill said...

So pretty!!! I love it! I love brown and white too...
great job!

Georgia Girl said...

Love all your decor...I never thought about spray painting frames till I saw so many bloggers doing it.

Love the crochet, I tried to do this but never could get a hang of it.

I have been on the hunt for a mantle also. I don't have a fireplace but thought don't need one...then I saw where Eddie Ross used one in a show and he put a mirror in the bottom part so that is what I will probably do.

Jen~ Lipstick and Laundry said...

Oh it looks so fresh... I LOVE it!!

V and Co. said...

funny i have that same plate hanging in my kitchen!
as for the fabric i got it over 4 years ago, in california when we lived there...but i bet if you get online or google it, you can get some online store that would have a stash somwhere! good luck my friend!

Unknown said...

Looks good I love the Willow Tree figurines!

Unknown said...

That is beautiful! I should have you come do my mantel. I have no clue what to do with mine. I've never had one before...hehe

kw said...

Elise,
Hey! I live 30 minutes from Hadley! We are meeting up tomorrow. I'm so excited! Can't wait to meet you, too, one day!

Ruth said...

It's elegant and beautiful. What a lovely mantle.
Ruth

the pleasures of homemaking said...

Clarice has one of my favorite blogs! Your fireplace mantel looks wonderful!

Manuela