I used antlers for my autumn mantel. I used antlers and pheasant feathers for my Christmas mantel. I decided this time around I needed to put the antlers away and decorate with colors inspired by one of God’s most beautiful creatures…
The Peacock!
As a little girl, I can remember often driving by a farm where peacocks ran wild in the yard. They were gorgeous! The vibrant colors of these birds have always captured my imagination, so why not decorate with them!
Now, what I put together is not the least bit manly, but Ty was gracious enough to walk the aisles of Hobby Lobby with his arms full of peacock feathers and garlands of flowers and even take me out to eat afterward – love that man!
Because of the odd layout of my mantel, I like to have a focal point beside the fireplace itself. I used a 40% off coupon from HobbyLobby.com to buy the vase you see here. It is that pop of color that sets off everything!
I filled the vase with peacock feathers, prairie grass, forsythia, and purple flowers (don’t ask me what they are called, because I don’t know. They landed in my cart because they were pretty. 😉 )
On each of the stepping stones that make up my “mantel”, I arranged a stem of greens, peacock feathers, forsythia, and those purple flowers again. On the center stone, I put together a larger arrangement with forsythia hanging from it.
Before heading to Hobby Lobby, I spent all morning scouring Pinterest for peacock related posts to pin to my own Home Decorating Ideas & Inspiration board.
While what I ended up creating looks nothing like any of my pins, I am pleased with how it turned out and love that I can use this same mantel decor until I’m ready to go back to my autumn mantel come September!
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Kyndra says
Love the mantle! I told S to take the novels back to the library yesterday -don’t need any extra reading material right now since I have all of those new ebooks to read!…K
Amy says
LOL! I hear ya!
Elise says
I’m passing this on to my daughter. She is marrying a young man with the last name of Peacock in a couple of weeks; she has a definite interest in all things peacock.
Amy says
Oh how fun!
kendra zickafoose says
I adore turquoise! And yellow is a second favorite! Love your new look.
Looking forward to the blogging eBook!
Jane says
I think your purple flowers may be peonies.
Amy says
I think you’re right!
Stephanie says
That is beautiful. I love the peacock color combination. God had a wonder eye for detail when He created this world!!!
Josi says
Way to go Ty for going to Hobby Lobby with your bride! I know this kind of shopping isn’t the easiest but it pours love into our tanks. You guys win in the end with these kind of moves!
The peacock feather is another amazing piece of evidence of our Creator. Didn’t even Darwin end up amazed when he saw the “eye” in the feather?
You did a great job Amy!
Amy says
Hee hee – I’ll pass this message on to Ty. 😉