I Have Mantel Envy....

I've been blog hopping for the past several days...visiting blogs that have been linked up to some of my favorite link parties.  I discovered one that made me drool.  It was this post by "A Diamond in the Stuff".  The author of the blog is Courtney and she posted about all of the holiday/seasonal mantels that she had decorated in 2011.  It's unbelievable how talented this girl is.  All of her mantel arrangements are awesome!


I've had Valentine's Day decorating on my mind and Courtney's Valentine's Day mantel is perfect, in my opinion.

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An empty frame displaying a handmade music sheet wreath....love it!  The light pink and black color scheme is beautiful.

And, what did she do for Easter/Spring?  OMG, I really, really love this one.

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Another empty frame and a to-die-for wreath.  Notice the detail on the wreath.  Butterflies, dragonflies and three little birdnests with eggs in them.  SO cute!

Since I've had Valentine's Day and Spring on the brain, these two mantel designs are my favorites.  Here are a few others that she designed.

Summer mantel

Thanksgiving mantel

Christmas mantel

I didn't lie, right?  Uberly, awesomely, unbelievably talented!  Uberly? Is that a word?  It is now.

I'd love to say that Courtney from "A Diamond in the Stuff" is my bff and decorates my house for free upon request but.....in reality, she doesn't even know I exist and that I worship her mantel decorating skills.  

Please visit her blog, it's uberly cool.  I have put numerous links to her 'year in mantels' post below each picture so click on one and be prepared to turn green with envy.