Ready to get started on the holiday decorations? Why not make this a makers holiday by buying handmade, unique, and beautiful decorations from Etsy?
The handmade marketplace that is Etsy is full of inspired mantel decorations you'll love to look at and that will make your living room spirited and one of a kind.
Here are six ideas to inspire you.
Personalized holiday books evoke the season.
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Amid the mistletoe, ornaments, and snow sits a matched collection of your favorite Christmas stories wrapped in twine. Or there is a stack of books that seem to accidentally create a holiday message.
You select the words to appear on the binding. You will receive a real book wrapped in a custom cover wrapped in twine and stamped with the words you chose. It will look beautiful on the mantel, on a wall bookshelf, or under the tree.
You can customize this mantel sign.
Santa and the reindeer are sailing over a house, delivering gifts. This is a big, beautiful wooden decoration you can illuminate with tea lights. You can have your family name or another word carved into it. Choose if you want it finished or left unfinished.
These book snowmen are wearing little scarves.
Hang one of these book-page snowmen on the tree or set several in a small army on the mantel. They are cute, quiet, and wear a tartan scarf. This is one snowman. Each one is different.
Wrapped gifts that are hand-painted wood
Put some gifts under the tree. These are beautifully hand-painted, wrapped in a ribbon chosen to match the package, and decorated with mistletoe and other greens. This is a set of three, and you can request colors and other elements. Each one is custom-made by hand.
Felted trees for a stark, elegant look
Stark, natural, and simple, a collection of these trees on the mantel would be stunning on their own. Or you could make them part of a decorative scene.
They are felted wool on wire, mounted to a cement base. This set includes three trees, but you can order sets of five, seven, or nine.
A handmade garland of ribbon and pine
A bold, wintery garland for the mantel will transform the room. Use it as a table centerpiece, or hang it over a door, window, or stair railing. It's 4 feet long.
It's made from black-and-white buffalo plaid ribbon and a green-and-black-check ribbon wrapped around pine branches.
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