I don't know why I'm suddenly so into mantle decor. It's become a fun challenge to change it up by shopping my home. In our last house we had a fireplace I hated (Side note: why didn't we paint the brick white? Seriously if you are living with something you hate-with-a-capital-H because you're afraid or not "supposed" to paint it, just stop! YOU are the one living there. Don't stare at something you don't love for 12 years because you're scared!). So back to my point- our fireplace now isn't particularly fancy but it's bright, fresh, and a completely clean slate. With that in mind, the current black and gold accents felt too heavy for spring/summer. So a spring mantle was the goal.


So I did what any busy stay-at-home-mom of three would do. I ignored my kids for a half hour while searching through boxes in the garage muttering not-so-sweet nothings until I found a handful of decor items that might work. Then the fun began. I threw everything that might be of use up on the mantle. Then I left it there for a week because small children cannot be ignored.
Later I looked for a free printable, arranged, and rearranged until I had something that worked. and that was my process. Eventually I'll create a mantle that'll pretty much stay there (with a mirror or large scale art because it needs that) but for now it's fun to create these temporary "moments" above the fireplace.