St. Patrick's Day 2013 Mantel

St. Patty's Day is right around the corner and I just starting putting on the green!

I started with my St. Patrick's Day Mantel.

I keep finding myself drawn to moss, ferns and burlap, so I used a mixture of these natural items for my mantel decorations. 

 But boy!  Did I make a mess!  I wanted to use part of a Honey Suckle vine that I am planning to use the rest of in my foyer.  So I tore the thing apart.  Stuff was all over the place.

Someone snapped a picture of this mess!

But I kept trying- eventually my mess began to look like something

I just kept layering pieces of the moss, excelsior, and different greenery.  Most of the items were purchased at Hobby Lobby (on sale of course!) I added a few burlap rosettes by just folding the burlap ribbon in half and rolling them up.  I used a needle and thread to gather them just a bit and hold the roses together before I glued them on.

The two smaller frames were very easy to make.  I backed one with burlap and added a simple wood shamrock painted green.

The other sign is a simple piece of scrapbook paper with the Irish salute of Slainte.

I printed out the word with a Gaelic font and then used white carbon paper to transfer it to the green paper.  Then used white paint markers to color it it in.  Very easy!  

I added a burlap bow to the top!

So Cheers or Slainte!  As soon as I vacuum up my mess - I will be ready for a green beer.

Then it will be back to putting out more green, I have my foyer and my dinning room table to go yet!

I will be linking up at the following parties:

Saturday Night Special @ Funky Junk Interiors
Strut your Stuff Saturday @ Six Sisters Stuff
Seasonal Sundays @ The Tablescaper
Sunday Showcase @ Under the Table and Dreaming
Busy Monday @ A Pinch of Joy
Inspire Me Link Party @ Homa Style
Wow Us Wednesdays @Savvy Southern Style
Party Junk @Funky Junk Interiors