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December 8, 2012

Joyous Mantels

What a wonderful weekend it has been already and it’s only Saturday morning! What are your plans? Are you decorating your tree or working on your holiday shopping? I just love this time of year :)

Let’s get started with the features.

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Cozy Christmas Mantel by It’s Overflowing

Burlap & Plaid Mantel by Confessions of a Plate Addict

 Christmas Vignette by Inspired Living

Colorful Mantel by A Pretty Life in the Suburbs

Simple Christmas Mantel by Simplicity in the South

 Woodland Christmas Mantel by Number Fifty-Three

Christmas Mantel by The Lily Pad Cottage

Christmas Mantel by Tattered & Inked

JOY Mantel by Love of Family And Home

Holiday Mantel by The Sweet Survival
Feather Tree by Speckled Fawn
Burlap  Deer Pillow by Love Grows Wild

 

Ornament Wreath by Live Love DIY

Thank you all so much for linking with us again this weekend and to those of you who have joined us for the first time WELCOME! we are happy you are here and look forward to seeing you again soon. 

About Taryn Whiteaker

Hi! I’m Taryn! The voice behind Taryn Whiteaker Designs. I launched this brand over 11 years ago when I became a stay-at-home mom. What started as a small craft and mom blog eventually grew into a full time design and DIY site. My goal has always been to inspire others (especially women!) with design ideas, DIY tutorials, entertaining ideas and give you the tools you need to complete them yourself!

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  1. Leslie Stewart @ House on the Way says

    December 8, 2012 at 4:56 am

    Beautiful mantels! Thanks so much for sharing them with us!
    Have a great weekend!

    Reply
  2. Dawn @ Inspired Living says

    December 8, 2012 at 6:27 am

    Thank you for featuring my “mantle”! There are so many beautiful mantles on here!

    Reply
  3. malia says

    December 8, 2012 at 8:11 am

    Gorgeous round up Taryn! Hope you have a lovely weekend.

    Reply
  4. Tonya @ Love of Family & Home says

    December 8, 2012 at 2:58 pm

    Thank you guys so much for featuring my JOY Mantel!! I really appreciate it!! :) Hope you’re having a great weekend!!

    Reply
  5. Jo-Anna says

    December 8, 2012 at 6:39 pm

    Thank you so much for including my mantel in with all of these other gorgeous ones! Yay!
    Jo-Anna

    Reply
  6. JaneEllen says

    December 8, 2012 at 10:37 pm

    So much talent out there, it’s fabulous. Makes my heart sing to see it all. So much incredible creativity. Would be very hard to pick a favorite among all those mantels.
    What ideas tho I’m getting for decorations even tho they won’t be on a mantel. Hubs made me a great shutter shelf a while ago so I’ve been having so much fun decorating it. He’ll say when he sees I’m redoing the shelf yet again, “how many ways can you decorate that shelf?”. He knows I see so many great ideas online. Says he’s jealous of all the time I spend online reading blogs and printing out ideas. He even asked me if there are any men bloggers. He’s happy tho to see me so inspired and creative. We’re old folks, 72 & 71, have to keep these guys guessing and the brain cranking. lol.

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  7. Virginia @ LiveLoveDIY says

    December 9, 2012 at 3:06 pm

    Taryn,
    I’m so humbled to be chosen as your pick! That truly has me smiling from ear to ear! Thank you so much! You are such a sweetheart! What a beautiful line-up of talent, too….there’s so much talent in this blogosphere! Have a wonderful evening!!1 ~ Virginia

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