Tackling the Fall Mantle

Here it is, another mantle decorating season and I still have my unsightly Canadian Tire sconces, wafer thin mantle, and the fireplace is yet to be updated. Those changes are getting closer to the top of the list though, thank goodness.

My easy-on-the-budget mantle display used items I had on hand.**

**With the exception the curly top white pumpkin that jumped into my cart at WalMart this morning. Who could resist it's crackly goodness and wacky stem? (The flour and sugar in my cart needed some seasonal company anyway.)

I found my dad's old tackle box last month while up in their attic. I also found out that it is very hard to do a happy dance when you're in a confined space. The antlers were from the attic too and this pair were left 'au naturel' for now. The painting was a gift to a friend of the family in the early 1920's.

My dad and grandfather about 1942 -- the pre turquoise tackle box era. I'm not sure who took the photo but it appears they got lessons from my mom. 

I've had the unused berry garland for so long that I think it was probably purchased at the Michael's on the Mayflower kiosk. (That was way before they offered coupons.) I did print out the crow painting today and slip it into a frame I picked up at my aunt's garage sale last month. I think that counts as 'on hand'.
Mom's old Brownie camera is nestled in there too.

I realized as I was doing up this post that I totally forgot the main items I wanted to put on this fall mantle. I've only been thinking about it for a month and they were the entire reason I was up in the attic in the first place. I even got them out of the garden shed and cleaned them off before starting today. Sigh.

Well, I guess I will have to come up with another location for their debut. I knew my memory would be the first thing to go but I didn't expect it so darn soon!

I'll take a trip back 10 years to when Macy was only 3.5 months old. I'm sure my memory was much better back then. My parents, sister and her girls, and our little family. You can probably see why one of Macy's first nicknames was "Fuzz". 

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