I'm starting off the 2013 holiday season by sharing our mantel.

Our mantel that is full of glittery gold and white nutcrackers. Along with some elf stockings, garland and wood beads. A very cohesive mix. (Or something that makes me sound like I know what I'm doing when in reality I just throw stuff on the mantel until it looks decent enough.)

Holiday Mantel 2013 Nutcrackers and Gold.jpg

I sure hope nutcrackers are friendly. We have a whole army of them and I'm pretty sure they might murder us in our sleep some night. These are the things that run through my head. Totally rational thoughts.

I whipped up some elf stockings. I really liked the burlap stockings that I made last year. Turns out that burlap makes Nate and I feel all icky. I couldn't risk death by burlap AND nutcrackers. Safety first.

I'm kind of obsessed with the elf stocking look. They are quirky. I might put together a tutorial for these if I get my act together. So probably not.

I also made some wood bead garland. It was super easy. Ike helped me make it. Seriously. I might do a post on that too.