I decided to decorate the mantle this year with natures palette of greens and browns with red accents. I used lovely Magnolia leaves, Pine and Fraser fir branches. It’s natural, beautiful and has that wonderful scent of Christmas. I just love to bring the outdoors in at Christmas time. If you must have red consider using holly leaves with the berries. Since I wanted an earthy look I used the Magnolia leaves. Almost everything came from my yard and it was so simple to do. I just love Georgia!
Begin near the ends of the mantle and start laying greenery branches towards the center.
Continue to layer greenery branches from each side.
I mixed Fraser fir and Pine branches until the mantle was covered.
Lay pine cones on the branches as you desire. Add the Magnolia leaves.
As a final touch I added burgundy Poinsettia flowers to have a little bit of color
(if you want more color consider using artificial flowers)
