RUSTIC FARMHOUSE CHRISTMAS MANTEL DECOR IDEAS

By Kara Woolery of Lillian Hope Designs and Oriental Trading

RUSTIC FARMHOUSE CHRISTMAS MANTEL

• My entire house is decked out in rustic farmhouse decor.

• So when it came to decorating for the upcoming Holiday Season, a rustic farmhouse Christmas mantle and tree is a no brainer for me.

• You can find plenty of products to help make your Holiday decorating affordable, plus there are endless ways to DIY for the Holidays.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED• Burlap Stockings

• Nativity Set

• Glass Jar

• White Christmas Tree Cutout Lantern

• Pine Cones

• Craft Snow

• Spray Adhesive

• Burlap Roll

• Glitter

• Jute Cording

• Thin Jute Cording

• DIY Clear Ornaments

• Terrarium Ornaments

• Medium Sisal Trees

• Burlap Gift Tags

• Low Temp Glue Gun

• Low Temp Glue Sticks

RUSTIC MANTEL• I used a variety of items for

my rustic farmhouse Christmas mantel.

• You can use a combination of items you already have, garage sale items, flea market finds, craft store purchases, products I’ve included here and mix in your DIY handmade touch!

RUSTIC MANTEL

• Place your garland on your mantel first. Then add a few DIY pinecones and your other Christmas decor items.

• Spray your pinecones with a spray adhesive. Then, quickly sprinkle craft snow and glitter over the tips. You can also paint the tips white with white craft paint.

RUSTIC MANTEL

• Use boxes or pieces of wood to add some height to your items.

• I filled a metal bucket with birch logs and pinecones. You can create an easy DIY snow globe jar using a glass jar, craft snow and a house tree ornament.

RUSTIC MANTEL• Mixing different stockings helps add

texture to your rustic farmhouse Christmas mantel decor.

• These burlap stockings mix well with a variety of other stockings. I removed the ribbon that comes on them and added a letter monogram.

• You could also have names embroidered on the top or add your own DIY touch to these classic stockings.

RUSTIC MANTEL• I hope you enjoy decorating

for Christmas this year!

• Head to the Rustic Farmhouse Christmas Tree and DIY Ornaments for step by steps on how to decorate your tree and an easy DIY ornament.

• The DIY Ornament Advent Calendar was so easy and fun to create.

ABOUT KARA• Kara Woolery is the founder and creative spark behind Lillian

Hope Designs. She was born and raised in Oklahoma, and has always had a passion for the creative things in life.

• After dabbling in a few things, she soon realized that her true passion was designing parties of all types.

• Kara decided to take a leap of faith and start Lillian Hope Designs in 2012, which was named after her daughter.

• Visit her at http://lillianhopedesigns.com.

ABOUT ORIENTAL TRADING• Oriental Trading Company is the nation’s largest direct retailer of

value-priced party supplies, arts and crafts, school supplies, toys and novelties. The company has been recognized as one of the Top 20 Internet Retailers based on customer satisfaction.

• To see our wide selection of products, please visit www.orientaltrading.com.

• For parties, crafts, DIY, weddings and education ideas, visit our blog at http://www.orientaltrading.com/blog or connect with us on social media.