All dolled up for the holidays
Thu, 9 Dec 2010I'm feeling a little festive today so I thought I'd share this absolutely incredible seasonal treat with you today. It comes from The Ammar Girls (Debrah, Alexandra, & Olivia) of Virginia. "I've been noticing some recent photos on Desire to Inspire have featured holiday decorations. I wanted to share this photo with you of our mantle. I've been working on perfecting the shape of this piece for about 4 holiday seasons now and each year it gets a little more refined."
"Each ornament is individually wired, twisted and secured to the garland. You can imagine what a timely, tedious process this is. Not to mention, they are glass balls so you have to be extra gentle handling them. I'm estimating there are over 500 total ornaments." INCREDIBLE!!! Thanks so much for sharing this with us ladies!!
Reader Comments (25)
What a pleasant surprise to see our mantle masterpiece posted front and center on "desire to inspire"!! So pleased you enjoyed our holiday cheer...Merry Christmas from the Ammar girls!!
Now THAT'S a garland...so fun!!
Absolutely Stunning!! Is there a "How to" somewhere? I would LOVE to try to make this. However, I don't have a clue as to how one would store it. Thank you so much posting...I'll be happy to pass this along to others.
Julia Hull
This put an INSTANT SMILE on my face that is likely to last all day...WOW
Totally gorgeous and over-the-top, which I love at Christmas!
That's definitely capturing the spirit of Christmas! Very impressive!
xo
oh la la!
Whoa! That is impressive!
Jennifer
um, do you mean "mantel"? although i suppose you could conceivably call it a bauble mantle covering the mantel.
Amazing!! I want my fireplace to look like that!
The Craft
Oh my goodness- I LOVE this- fabulous in every possible way!
A+++++++++ Job!!!!! I've never seen anything as dramatic and gorgeous as this on a mantel. I'm not gonna lie - I'm way jealous that this isn't my own mantel. I want this!
Awesome job and I'd love to see a tutorial if there is one. And how do you store this every year without damaging it?
Mantle - something that covers, envelops, or conceals. Our bauble "mantle" is a cover for our mantel. I think we chose the proper usage for this application! Enjoy!!!
That garland is FABULOUS!!!!!
A have never seen a more perfect mantle, or garland, ever. Absolutely stunning!
Wowzer. That display is amazingness. Love it. Talk about holiday cheer to the max.
HOW in the WORLD would you store that thing away when Christmas is over?!
Now I'm wondering how many Christmas balls I can buy marked down the day after Christmas...not that I have a mantel to put one like this, lol, but I'm sure by next Christmas I'll have found some appropriate spot.
That fat, fab garland makes me downright happy.
Ding! Ding! Ding! The most gorgeous and inspirational holiday piece this designer has seen in his forty-six years! Winner!
I have been collecting these Indian glass ornaments and they are too heavy from my xmas tree. I keep buying them anyway in hopes to someday have an outdoor tree to hang them on . This idea is PERFECT and I will now need to buy even more! thank you, this is unbelievable!
So pretty - can I ask how often one breaks? I broke two this year just out of plain butterfinger-ness. I couldn't be trusted within a mile of your mantle.
Beautiful -- how have you secured to the mantel?
Tutorial please!!!! I love it
It is pretty but you need to stop getting to be too much!!