We haven’t started on our fireplace makeover yet, but that didn’t stop me from having fun with our Christmas mantel this year! As usual, I tried to mostly use things we already had around the house, and then I embellished … Continue reading
Remember that fireplace makeover we worked on at Kevin’s brother’s house a few weeks back? Well, we decided to surprise them with some fast and fun Fall mantel decor last week, too! The cardboard letters came from Hobby Lobby. We … Continue reading
It’s summer mantel time- yay! We had a ball putting together our adventure/sea-themed display this year… As always, our goal was to create something fresh & fun to enjoy for the season, using free, inexpensive, or handmade items, and things … Continue reading
Just a quick heads up to let you know we’re throwing a summer-themed link party on Monday, June 18th! We’re calling it “Summer Fun”, and whether you’ve blogged about (or are planning to blog about) your summer-y mantel, window sill, bookshelf, … Continue reading
Hello- and welcome to our first “Spring Fling” link party! We’re kicking things off with a mantel/shelf/ledge link party here on our blog today, and Kate, Rhoda, and Sarah will be hosting some more Spring-themed parties on their blogs on March 22nd, 27th and … Continue reading
Well, it’s March 1st, which means Spring is right around the corner- yay! I’m looking forward to seeing things turning green, flinging open our windows, and partying like a rockstar with YOU and my fellow link party ladies- Sarah, Rhoda and Kate from … Continue reading
Greetings! And welcome to our It’s Fall Y’all link party! We’re kickin’ the series off with our mantel party- and Rhoda, Kate and Sarah are all hosting Fall-themed parties over the next 9 days too- so make sure you stop by … Continue reading
A few weeks back, I stumbled onto a blog called Nibs… It’s written by a gal named Martha and when I saw the mantel decorating series she’d been blogging about, I just had to write and ask her if I … Continue reading
Howdy- and welcome to our Home May’d Summer mantel link party! Of course this party isn’t really limited to just mantels though- we wanna see all kinds of Summer-y displays! Whether they’re on a window sill, a bookshelf, a ledge- … Continue reading
Spring has officially sprung here at TLC, and I. Am. Lovin’ it! First, a whole buncha these guys popped up in the backyard… I mostly used things I already had around the house… Grass green, aqua, gray, white, black, brown … Continue reading
Once upon a time there was a bare nekked fireplace… (and a stretchy little dog named Maximus Minimus) …and a girl with a major case of Spring fever… She had a buncha’ fun decorating that bare nekked fireplaces’ mantel for … Continue reading
Howdy friend! We’re excited to announce a fun little project that we’ll be making a regular feature here on our blog. We’re calling it “How To’s Day” and it’ll be a linky party where we can all share our most … Continue reading
Greetings! Today we’re gonna attempt to show you how we made the “Eagan-style” mirror we used on our mantel. We recorded a short video about it (which you’ll find at the bottom of this post) but before you watch it, … Continue reading
Well, it’s been a long time comin’, but we’re FINALLY done with our Fall-themed fireplace! And, boy, did we have fun with this one! Up on top, we used a 16×20 print of a church that Kevin recently snapped, framed … Continue reading
Note: We’re tryin’ something new here on the Lettered Cottage blog, so be on the lookout for all the little audio players throughout this post, and click the “play” button to hear the messages I recorded for you! ————————————————————————————- Since … Continue reading
I’ve learned a few things this week: 1. There are about three photos of corner fireplaces on Google: (Photo: Thrifty Decor Chick) 2. You don’t have to have a real fireplace if you want to decorate a mantel… and 3. … Continue reading
Okay folks- I hope you’re ready for a TON of photos!First, I’m going to show you a bunch of photos of well-decorated mantels I found while surfing the web. Then, I’m going to show you some photos of some mantels … Continue reading
Welcome to Mantel Mania! I’ve decided to ring in Spring by hosting a week-long “blog-stravaganza” devoted to sharing ideas about all things “mantel”. I don’t know about you, but I have found that decorating a fireplace mantel can be extremely … Continue reading
Intrigued? Well, I am happy to report that everything came together quite nicely! Turns out, I actually had a lot of other things around the house that I was able to work into the mantel display as well. This is … Continue reading
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