{"id":3643,"date":"2013-10-07T08:01:57","date_gmt":"2013-10-07T15:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ladyslittleloves.com\/?p=3643"},"modified":"2013-10-07T08:01:57","modified_gmt":"2013-10-07T15:01:57","slug":"how-to-create-a-fall-mantle-on-a-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livingwithlady.com\/2013\/10\/how-to-create-a-fall-mantle-on-a-budget.html","title":{"rendered":"How to create a fall mantle on a budget"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u00a0 \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n I came across this beautiful mantle on Pinterest<\/a> and knew this is what I wanted my new mantle to resemble for this fall season. It worked for October and November and I already had some of the items on-hand, so I set out to recreate something similar, but on a budget.<\/p>\n Below are the items and descriptions for where I found these items.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n I spent less than $100 on this mantle and I LOVE it. It is currently my favorite part of the house.<\/p>\n a. Concrete apple- small town gift shop- $8<\/p>\n b. Candle holder- Salvation Army- $.99<\/p>\n c. Faux pumpkin- Michaels for 50% off. $4.99<\/p>\n d. Vintage kitchen scale- Ebay- $30<\/p>\n e. Vintage books- Used book store (previously in Cal’s room<\/a>)<\/p>\n f. Frames (2)- Hobby Lobby for 50% off- $29<\/p>\n g. Burlap bunting- Made myself<\/p>\n h. Faux pumpkins- Ross and decorated myself (see below.)- $4.99<\/p>\n i. Old wooden window- antique store (previously in Cal’s room<\/a>)<\/p>\n j. Topiary- Made myself (Tutorial here<\/a>)<\/p>\n k. Faux wheat- Hobby Lobby with a 40% off coupon- $2.50<\/p>\n l. Pitcher- Marshals- $7.99<\/p>\n m. Clock- Ross (but seen often at Joss & Main)- $6.99<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Pumpkin Tutorial:<\/strong><\/p>\n Little white pumpkins are expensive! At Michael’s the little suckers are running around $4 EACH. So, I went on a hunt to make them cheaper. I found a bag of six pumpkins at Ross for $4.99. I used rustoleum spray paint and sprayed away. It took about four coats to cover all the shine.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I then simply painted the stems with leftover brown paint I had.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For the letters, I used stencils previously purchased from Walmart and first lightly outlined the letters in pencil. I then used a Sharpie to fill them in. Simple as that! And I love how they turned out.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n