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Home » decorating » Joy To The World Mantel – Colorful Christmas ideas!

christmas, decorating, holiday · November 20, 2018

Joy To The World Mantel – Colorful Christmas ideas!

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Joy to the world mantel – colorful mantel ideas. Create colorful, handmade elements for a bright and whimsical mantel this holiday season. Handmade embroidery hoop sayings and giant sign DIY tutorials.

Joy to the world mantel - colorful mantel. Create handmade elements and color for a bright and whimsical mantel this holiday season. Handmade embroidery hoop sayings and giant sign DIY tutorials.

How to Make a Themed Holiday Mantel

I love doing a different theme mantel each year. Creating handmade DIY’s for holidays are one of my favorite things. This year I created embroidery hoop wreaths with pennants inside that say – Joy to the World. I hung the embroidery hoops on colorful ribbon suspended from a big branch above my mantel.

Joy to the world mantel - colorful mantel. Create handmade elements and color for a bright and whimsical mantel this holiday season. Handmade embroidery hoop sayings and giant sign DIY tutorials.

On the mantel itself I arranged bright bottle-brush trees and little white houses. I love that the little houses light up at night with built-in candles. It’s so warm and inviting.

Joy to the world mantel - colorful mantel. Create handmade elements and color for a bright and whimsical mantel this holiday season. Handmade embroidery hoop sayings and giant sign DIY tutorials.

Make a GIANT Holiday Sign

Another project I love making are GIANT signs. This year I added a bit of wood trim to the top and bottom of the sign. And instead of painting the word on the sign as I usually do, I added industrial letters and created an O out of a bigger embroidery hoop. I love the way the 3D elements on the giant sign look! Make a GIANT Joy Sign.

Add Whimsical Elements

I found a spindle reindeer and added it in front of the fireplace. I love combining COLOR and wood together.

How to make holiday Scandinavian wood snowflake ornaments. These simple wood plaque ornaments are easy to make and you can paint or stain the wood whatever color goes with YOUR holiday decor! 

On my tree I create wood and colorful snowflake ornaments. They are simple but bright. Scandinavian Snowflake Ornament Tutorial. 

Incorporate Beloved Items

Our little sled is an element that I use every year in some way. This year I have it leaning against the side of the mantel with a bright wreath on top. Other years I’ve piled presents on top of it and arranged it in front of the tree. It’s one of my favorite things to use each year !

Joy to the world mantel - colorful mantel. Create handmade elements and color for a bright and whimsical mantel this holiday season. Handmade embroidery hoop sayings and giant sign DIY tutorials.

Make Holiday Garlands

I also LOVE garlands! Paper garlands are one of the easiest ways to decorate for ANY occasion – especially at the holidays. And this year I have a new tool in my line that makes PENNANTS! It’s called the Pennant Punch Board. You can make three different shapes of pennants AND in 30 different sizes. The tool has everything you need built into it. There are measurements for different sized pennants, as well as guides. The cutting tool has a place in the center of the punch board. You just take it out of its slot and then run it along the guides. And at the top of the punch board is a hold punch. SO clever!! It’s 40% right now!

Joy to the world mantel - colorful mantel. Create handmade elements and color for a bright and whimsical mantel this holiday season. Handmade embroidery hoop sayings and giant sign DIY tutorials.

Banner Punchboard Sale

Joy to the world mantel - colorful mantel. Create handmade elements and color for a bright and whimsical mantel this holiday season. Handmade embroidery hoop sayings and giant sign DIY tutorials.

Banner Punchboard

I made 3D trees and ran them along the top of the mantel. Under the trees are GIANT white pom poms and then a big colorful felted ball garland. I love that each garland has a different texture!

A few present round out our JOY TO THE WORLD MANTEL! I love the way it looks at night with the fireplace on and the little houses all lit up!

Joy to the world mantel - colorful mantel. Create handmade elements and color for a bright and whimsical mantel this holiday season. Handmade embroidery hoop sayings and giant sign DIY tutorials.

 

I am super excited to be taking part in the Seasonal Simplicity blog hop! Be sure to hop over and see ALL of the mantel ideas!! So much inspiration!!

Today I’m joined by a group of my talented blogging friends who are also sharing their holiday mantel and vignettes ideas with you…

The Happy Housie // House by Hoff // Rooms FOR Rent // The Turquoise Home

Lolly Jane // Just a Girl and Her Blog / / Taryn Whiteaker Designs / / My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

So Much Better With Age // Finding Silver Pennies // Home Made Lovely // Designthusiasm

tatertots and jello // Clean and Scentsible // All Things With Purpose // Tauni Everett

Craftberry Bush // Hallstrom Home // Rambling Renovators // Deeply Southern Home


Modern Glam // Summer Adams // Happy Happy Nester // Town and Country Living

Willow Street Interiors // Sawdust to Stitches // Life is a Party

 

Be sure to click over to get the ideas! 

Have a festive day! 

xoxox

Joy to the World mantel - DIY Joy sign, embroidery hoop wreaths and DIY scandinavian snowflake ornaments.

 

Posted By: Jen · In: christmas, decorating, holiday

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Comments

  1. Amy says

    December 8, 2020 at 8:24 AM

    I love this! Where did you get the spindle deer?

    • Jen says

      December 8, 2020 at 10:16 AM

      Thanks Amy! I found that at HomeGoods. Isn’t it just the sweetest thing? They have the cutest holiday decor!

      xoxo

  2. Samantha says

    November 30, 2020 at 6:18 PM

    I love the layered garlands! Where did you get the white snowball garland?

    • Jen says

      November 30, 2020 at 8:38 PM

      Hi! That pom pom garland is actually trim from Hobby Lobby. They sell it by the yard. It’s next to the fabric section 🙂

      xoxo

  3. Katie Flood says

    November 23, 2020 at 8:10 PM

    Where are the little white houses from? So cute!

    • Jen says

      November 25, 2020 at 12:13 PM

      Hi! The houses are from Target’s dollar spot.

  4. Katie says

    November 23, 2020 at 4:12 PM

    Were are the little white houses from? So cute!

  5. Karen Blevins. says

    August 22, 2019 at 7:49 PM

    I love all of it ,would love doing these things with my grandchildren.

  6. Calvin B says

    March 11, 2019 at 10:29 PM

    Perfect one to follow for next christmas. I just loved reading it from start till end.

  7. LAURYN says

    December 5, 2018 at 12:13 AM

    This looks so cool! Thank you Abby for sharing such great tips

  8. Abby at Just a Girl and Her Blog says

    November 27, 2018 at 5:50 PM

    This mantel makes me so happy, Jen! Love the cheery colors– I started grinning as soon as I saw your first photo. Beautifully done! Hope you’re having a wonderful week!

    ~Abby =)

    • Jen says

      November 27, 2018 at 11:16 PM

      Thank you Abby!

      xoxox

  9. Kristin salazar says

    November 23, 2018 at 6:30 PM

    Everything is so beautiful, thank you for all the great tips!

    • Jen says

      November 23, 2018 at 9:50 PM

      Thanks Kristin. Happy Thanksgiving!

      xoxo

  10. Valenica Abbott says

    November 22, 2018 at 9:22 PM

    This is GORGEOUS!! Love, love, love the color!

  11. Jamie says

    November 21, 2018 at 10:22 AM

    I love your garlands! And these bright colours are so fun and festive. So pretty!
    Hugs, Jamie

    • Jen says

      November 21, 2018 at 10:33 AM

      Thank you Jamie!!

      xoxo

  12. Laura says

    November 20, 2018 at 8:50 PM

    Oh my goodness, what a beautiful and FUN Christmas mantel! I love every detail! xoxo

  13. Krista says

    November 20, 2018 at 7:50 PM

    What great suggestions and I love how your mantel is so colorful! Thank you for being a part of the blog hop too, Jen.

  14. Danielle says

    November 20, 2018 at 2:55 PM

    So festive!

    • Jen says

      November 20, 2018 at 6:51 PM

      Thank you Danielle!!!

      xoxoxo

  15. Kelly says

    November 20, 2018 at 12:54 PM

    How did you make the Merry Christmas banner? I ???? it and have just the place for one;). thanks for all your adorable ideas!!

    • Jen says

      November 20, 2018 at 6:52 PM

      Hi Kelly!

      I found the Merry Christmas banner at World Market. It was too long for my mantel so I took the letters off and hot glued them onto a ribbon 🙂

      xoxo

  16. Lolly Jane says

    November 20, 2018 at 10:46 AM

    Love it SO much, Jen!!! We adore all the color, of course!! xo

    • Jen says

      November 20, 2018 at 11:36 AM

      Thanks girls!! I love everything you do!

      xoxo

  17. Ellen | Ask Away Blog says

    November 20, 2018 at 6:05 AM

    OMGGGG I love that little deer he’s so frickin cute!

    • Jen says

      November 20, 2018 at 9:08 AM

      Thanks Ellen!! I love his spindly little legs 🙂

      xoxo

Hi! I'm Jen Hadfield. I'm a mom of 5 restoring an 1891 home in the heart of Salt Lake City. I love being creative and sharing simple ideas to make your life easier and more beautiful!

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