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A Winter Mantel & Free Printables

Filed Under: Chalkboard, craft projects, crafts, Crafts, DIY, DIY and Design, Everyday Crafts, Everyday DIY, Formal Dining Room, Graphics, Mantel, Printables, Projects, Projects Page, Winter Projects Tagged With: Chalkboard, Crafts, DIY, Mantel, Winter, Winter Projects

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Creating a Winter Mantel and 5 FREE Winter Printables by The Everyday Home Blog

Winter:  /wintər/

:the coldest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from

December to February and in the southern hemisphere from

June to August.

Ya’ think?

Laughing

It should also say it’s the season of the year when you have

absolutely NO idea how to decorate your home.

Creating a Winter Mantel and 5 FREE Winter Printables by The Everyday Home Blog

The Christmas decor has been packed away.

Tables and mantels look barren. 

Sparkly white lights have been turned off.

Yet outside, the weather outside is frightening.

But fear not, my Everyday Friends.

Mr. Buck gave me some great ideas to create a

Warm and Cozy Winter Mantel.

Creating a Winter Mantel and 5 FREE Winter Printables by The Everyday Home Blog

He suggested I create a look that coordinated with his

favorite black and white wool scarf.

Then…he also suggested that I add some fun Chalkboard Printables

and share them with you at the end of this post.

Creating a Winter Mantel and 5 FREE Winter Printables by The Everyday Home Blog

Smart fella!  Laughing

So – I added the printable from last week’s post where I shared

my Winter Foyer Vignette.

“Baby it’s Cold Outside!”

Creating a Winter Mantel and 5 FREE Winter Printables by The Everyday Home Blog

Next, I added some simple snowflake printables, again on a

Chalkboard background.

Creating a Winter Mantel and 5 FREE Winter Printables by The Everyday Home Blog

I mounted these on black foam core to give them some body.

You could easily frame these if you had some thrift store

frames lying around.

Next…I added some icy and snow-tipped greenery…

Creating a Winter Mantel and 5 FREE Winter Printables by The Everyday Home Blog

A few flocked pinecones and more *mini snowflakes I had

leftover from last week’s project were also added.

*(Dollar Store finds.)

Underneath the greenery, I added some white lights from my

Christmas decor.

It’s not Christmas, but I still love some sparkling white lights

this time of year.

This is how my mantel looks at night…

Creating a Winter Mantel and 5 FREE Winter Printables by The Everyday Home Blog

Isn’t this warm and cozy and Oh-So-Wintry?

I have to give thanks to Mr. Buck for guiding me along.

Maybe I should re-name him Monsieur Jacques Buck,

Designer Extraordinaire. 

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Here is a breakdown of how I achieved this look:

1) Lay a string of white lights on mantel.

2) Layer with lots of greenery.

3) Add pinecones, snowflakes, flocked stems, etc, that

invoke a Wintry feel.

4) Anchor each end of the mantel with small trees or you can

use tall Winter twigs.

5) In place of Mr Buck, use a large grapevine wreath

spray painted white.  Add a winter scarf and some mittens or fun.

6) Add some printables.

Cost:

– About $2 for color copies on cardstock from Staples

– $5 for large sheet of black foam core

*( I used my 40% off coupon)

– The remainder of the items I used were leftover from my

Christmas decor.

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Even if you do not have a mantel, you can still use this

same idea on top of a buffet, shelf or chest.

How about adding a 

No-Sew Sweater-Covered Lampshade

How to Make a No-Sew Sweater-Covered Lampshade by The Everyday Home Blog

– or create a Lighted Winter Dough Bowl.

How to Create a Winter Snow Bowl by The Everyday Home Blog

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Here are the Printables I used.

 Please feel free to download and use them.

Baby It's Cold Outside - FREE Chalkboard Printable by The Everyday Home Blog

Download HERE.

Let It Snow - FREE Chalkboard Printable by The Everyday Home Blog

Download HERE.

"WINTER" - FREE Chalkboard Printable by The Everyday Home Blog

Download HERE.

"Snowflake1" - FREE Chalkboard Printable by The Everyday Home Blog

Download HERE.

"Snowflake2" - FREE Chalkboard Printable by The Everyday Home Blog

Download HERE.

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I would LOVE if you would the above Printables as well as this…

How to Create a Winter Mantel and 5 FREE Winter Printables by The Everyday Home Blog

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  1. Nana Diana says

    January 12, 2014 at 10:32 PM

    This is really, really cute, Barb! I really love the way the whole mantle looks and the downloads are fabulous! Thanks so much! xo Diana

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    • Barb says

      January 13, 2014 at 4:09 PM

      Thanks my friend. Its so pretty at night it just glows. 🙂

      xxoo, Barb

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  2. Betsy@coastal-colors says

    January 13, 2014 at 8:53 AM

    Barb, this is such a fabulous winter mantel! Thanks for sharing the great tutorial too! I appreciate the love the downloads! Have a great week!

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    • Barb says

      January 13, 2014 at 4:09 PM

      Thanks Betsy, you’re very welcome. xxoo

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  3. Shannah @ Just Us Four says

    January 13, 2014 at 10:48 AM

    Thanks for the downloads! I love the way you decorated your mantle!

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  4. Atta Girl Amy says

    January 13, 2014 at 9:20 PM

    I adore these printables, Barb! I’m ready to work on my own wintry scenes, and who knows, I may have to incorporate your printables! Love them.

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  5. Barb @ A Life in Balance says

    January 22, 2014 at 7:59 PM

    I love the printables! I clicked over to look at the pictures thinking you had painted snowflakes on chalkboard. Your printables are so much easier!

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    • Barb says

      January 22, 2014 at 8:03 PM

      Thanks, glad you like them. 🙂

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  6. Julie says

    November 21, 2014 at 3:09 PM

    Hi Barb, I’m a year late but just found this great display. It is so pretty, and I’m kind of a decorating novice, but I think I can manage it. I would love to try these chalkboard prints, but I need a little more guidance. Don’t laugh! First: color copies at Staples? Do you mean of the Printables? Aren’t they black and white? *feeling pretty dumb here…* Second: I don’t quite get the black foam core. Do you cut the letters out and apply them to the foam? (Actually, go ahead and laugh!) Thanks for this great idea and any help… I look forward to some fun creating!

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    • Barb says

      November 25, 2014 at 5:40 PM

      Hi – I am more than happy to answer any questions you have. First, I say color because it is the best way to get the vhalkboard affect to really show through. I know it sounds silly, but the black and white is more dull and less real looking. I just cut the black foam core to the size of the print. Lets say you had Staples make you an 8×10 size print. Trim the edges of any extra white around the sides of the print, then cut your black foam core to that same size as the trimmed print. Make sense? 🙂 Hope this helps. Let me know if you have more questions. 🙂

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  7. Sheryl says

    January 17, 2015 at 8:28 AM

    Barb, I am so glad Julie asked a few questions. I feel like she and I might be about the same age. Sometimes my kids tease me in that I am dangerous on the computer. Know if enough to get me in trouble lol. But my questions is. When I click on the printables the show up with a black background, they are very cute…but won’t that print off when i print them. I prefer to take them to staples but how does one do that. Do you download them somehow. Sorry but I so want to learn, thanks

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    • Barb says

      January 17, 2015 at 9:33 AM

      Hi Sheryl – they were made with a black background and made to look like a chalkboard. The reason I say have them made as a color print is because the chalkboard background will show up much better, rather than a black and white copy. I know it sounds strange but I tried it both ways. Hope this helps. 🙂

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  8. Sheryl says

    January 17, 2015 at 7:57 PM

    Barb maybe I wasn’t clear enough in my question. I need to know how do I get them to the store to be printed. I LOVE chalkboards and love the way you did these. If I printed them on my printer I am afraid I would use all my black ink. I really think they would look great in helping me decorate my home here in MI as I am sure we aren’t done with our cold snowy weather. So my question getting them printed, can you tell me how?

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