Welcome to The Egg-xellent Spring Mantel Party!

How egg-citing!  It's time for the

Egg-xellent Spring

 Mantelscape Party!

I think of all the areas in my home, 

(accept my Dining Table)  I love to decorate my

mantel for the different Holidays the most. 

I actually have two mantels.

But, the one which seems to get the most attention

is the one in my formal Dining Room.

Believe it or not,

I almost did not want to buy this house based on

my extreme dislike of the fireplace.  It sticks out into

the room, it was all red brick (to include the mantel)

and not a very pretty brick, at that.

This area has always been a point of contention to me.

One day - enter a can of white paint.

Once the red brick was gone, it didn't seem like such

an eyesore anymore.

The entire fireplace will receive a full makeover later 

this year,  but for now.... "it will do."

:)

Much like the plans for my formal Dining Room table,

my Easter mantel design took a drastic turn a few weeks ago.

I ordered this beautiful vintage-style poster.

Oh my!  Such big plans I had for it.  

But, they sent the wrong size and I didn't have enough

time to send it back and order a new one.

That's also about the time I realized my cute black and white

toile plates were too large for my tablescape.

Hello Mantel!

One day at Marshall's, I discovered 

"Beaumont."

(that's what I named him)

I love his Frenchy script fabric.

Frenchy script fabric, black and white toile plates...

suddenly Plan B was formed.

I had been wanting to try my hand at making fabric roses 
for some time, and thought I could add them to this project.

HERE is the post I did about those, using fabric scraps.

I added them to my lampshades with some straight pins. 

The only other changes I made was to replace the colorful
 eggs in Beaumont's basket with a single white

egg where I wrote "Happy Easter."

I also added some Springy florals and some white painted 
curly twigs to my Italian pitchers.

This is a simple mantelscape. 

Not a lot of fluff and stuff like I usually do.

(well, simple for me I might add)  ;-)

But, I love the way it came together.

I think it also compliments my Easter Table. 

You can see my post about my Table HERE.

Here is a view at night...

And if there isn't enough Spring loveliness in my home,

I thought I would share a sneakie peakie of what is

happening outside my home. 

My Carolina jasmine is in bloom.

The honey bees are quite busy and loving every bloom.

I can't wait to see all the Spring/Easter Mantels you have to share.

Please make sure you visit these other bloggers, because after all -
that's what a party is all about -
to show off our "finery."

If you post a link, I ask that you please refer back to 

Grits and Glamour

in some shape or form, so others can be come back here

to enjoy this party, too.

I will be joining the following parties:

I am joining the following Linky Parties:
Layla at The Lettered Cottage for her Mantel Party Marty at A Stroll Thru Life Tabletop Tuesday Linda at Coastal Charm Nifty Thrifty Tuesday Kim at Savvy Southern Style Wow Us Wednesday Judy at DIY Design Winter Blues Party Sherry at No Minimalist Here for Open House Party Paula and Patti at Ivy and Elephants Liz at Brambleberry Cottage for Time Travel Thurs Jill at French 23EWDCupboard French Inspiration on Thursdays  Gina at The Chabby Chic Cottage Transformation Thursday Cindy at My Romantic HomeShow and Tell Friday Courtney at French Country CottageFeathered Nest Friday Heather and Vanessa at the picket fenceInspiration Friday Sherry at The Charm of HomeHome Sweet Home Friday Deborah at Common Grounds for Vintage Inspiration Jen at Tatertots and JelloWeekend Wrap-Up Party
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