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Stephanie Howell

reading, organizing, shopping, momming too close to the sun. Home is wherever the Army sends us.

*love*ly things – valentine’s mantel

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i wanted to quickly share my valentine's mantel!!

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a valentine's garland

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glittered heart (from joAnn), a target dollar soit vase holding a dried peony

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a metal doily plate and a little heart tree,heart photo holders (sans photos right now), the glittered/feathered arrangements on each end (still up from christmas- i might keep them there all year), and of course my H,6,and clock collection that is always there.

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nothing fancy, keeping it simple. 🙂

i won't be posting lovely things on the weekends, but i might have scrappy sundays sprinkled here and there.

hope you have a beautiful and blessed weekend!

xxo

s

Comments

  3. Of course! Sorry, we don’t do mantel decorating in England and I wasn’t quite getting the relevance. Makes so much more sense now, duh!! xx

  4. Beautiful mantel! I always look forward to seeing your decorated mantels 🙂
    Not decorating that much for V-day this year but will put up a heart door hanger for our front door.

  6. I so need mantel help. Mine is currently still decorated from birthday parties from the last two weekends, but is usually just a bunch of pictures. Somehow need to learn how to gather/arrange tidbits a bit better…hmmmm

  7. Lovely! Perhaps I should get my tail in gear and bring out the love as well. 🙂 Have a terrific weekend!

  11. This is simple and pretty, love it. I love seeing when families have their initials and numbers displayed around the home. I’ve been hanging book paper garland today and it’s making my HEART happy just seeing them.
    Have a lovely weekend.

  12. I will finally have a mantal in my NEW house in a couple weeks! I can’t wait to decorate it for holidays etc.
    Love your garlands and decorations

  14. have you made one of these Valentine jars for Jimmy? I always thought that Valentine was all about the one and only…

  15. Nope. I do other things for him. I thought valentines was a time to show love to anyone your heart loves. At least thats how its interpreted in our home. 🙂 my love letters,etc to him are more private and I most likely wouldnt share them here. 🙂
    Sent from my iPhone

  16. stephanie it is beautiful, i really wish we had a mantle or something i could use to decorate for every holiday, I think it is very special. And i agree i think its about showing everyone you love them too 🙂

  17. Your mantel displays are always so gorgeous! I wish I had a mantel that I could decorate. Right now I’m making do with two floating shelves in our “great room”. And by the way, it is largely because of your “H” collection that I have started an “S” collection for my home! My husband got me my first “S” for Christmas this year 🙂

  18. Your mantle looks lovely! How do you dry Peonies? They are my absolute fav flower but oh so hard to find so I would love to do that. It’s funny because most people go HUH? when I tell them my favorite flower…

  20. I love your mantle display; I’ve never seen this done before except on your blogs, though everyone I know has a mantle-piece. It’s such a lovely idea. Also, in the uk, people only send Valentines to their spouses, lovers or those whom they wish to attract.
    Enjoy the day when it arrives.

  21. Off subject. . .I just want to say that I love that a big percentage of pictures of H & S have them holding hands. I’m sure they have their “sister moments” but you can tell that they really love each other by these pics. Random, I know.

  22. Love it! ESP the garland and all of your H’s. I like how you incorporate the H’s with most of your mantles.I love decorating mine as well(I am a bunting flag addict) mantles are so much fun and such a cute way to add some holiday sparkle to a room! Thanks for sharing 🙂