I love to decorated for Christmas and one of my favorite areas to decorate is my fireplace mantel. I take everything off my mantel and change it to Christmas decorations. Special thanks to my mom for letting me photograph her fireplace mantels.
Snowmen
I have been collecting snowmen since I was 17. My dad (I am pretty sure it’s actually my mom 🙂 ) always buys me one for Christmas and I have bought a couple along the way. I display most of my collection on my fireplace mantel along with one of my favorite new decors item – a silver mercury glass Christmas tree!
Candles
A simple, easy way to decorate your mantel is to fill it with candles. A mix of pillar candles and votive candles in mercury glass holders along with evergreens is a cozy option. All the candles on the mantel are battery operated, which makes it completely safe too.
Saint Nicks
My mom has been collecting Saint Nicks for as long as I can remember. Each year she adds another Saint Nick to her collection with many of them being picked up during her travels. Not only is my mom’s fireplace mantel covered in Saint Nicks but she has a cabinet top completely covered too! 
Do you decorate your fireplace mantel for Christmas? What do you place on your mantel?
I love all these. The top two are my favorites! 🙂
Thanks so much Tiffany!
Yes I decorate my fire mantle each year. I use fake holiday floral vines I purchased from the Dollar Store years ago and Christmas tree candles. You’ll kind of see it in tomorrow’s post as I talk about our Christmas decorating.
Isn’t it fun? I love to see how everyone decorates for the holidays!
I love this! My friends just moved into a new house with a fireplace and I was just discussing with her how to decorate for Christmas! What timing 🙂 Forwarding your post to her now 🙂
Thanks so much Baylie! She will love having a mantle to decorate.
The mantels look great! I love the simple candle motif the best!
Thanks Margaux! Sometimes the simplest decorations are the best 🙂
I love the candles one! That window frame with wreath hanging is awesome, too!
Thank you so much Rebecca!
Such great ideas for dressing up a fireplace mantel! I especially love the glow of the candles. Thanks for stopping by our Happy Holidays Link Party – be sure to join us again this week, beginning on Saturday at 7 pm ET.
Thank you Laura! Candles always make me feel warm and cozy – perfect for Christmas!
Thank you for posting to Motivation Monday!
Thank you!
I am really hoping to get a mantel in my next house! These ideas are so cute, and it would be so much fun to decorate a mantel for Christmas and every other holiday/season, too. Thanks for sharing these ideas with Hump Day Happenings.
Thank you Jenna! You will love having a mantel.