I've been up to a lot of fun lately!!

Let's start with my mantle first.  Christmas was up from mid November - mid January.  This is what it looked like to now:

From Left to Right:

~Candle stick from Goodwill $.49 painted glossy black
~Green bird from Michaels on sale $1.79
~Red star on clearance $5 at JoAnns
~Black star $1.99 at Michaels painted glossy black
~White & Black Bird houses $1 each at JoAnns painted
~Silver birdhouse $1 at Michaels
~Apothocary Jar $5 at Michael's (using 50% off coupon).  Filled w/ M&M's
~Framed scrapbook paper with Bird - free- leftover stuff, used at Christmas decoration
~White "xoxo" sign-leftover stuff from Christmas projects
~Candle holders from Goodwill, painted 1 of them black.  Were $8.00
~Candles from Michaels modge podged napkins onto them (leftover from Christmas gifts)
~Star garland - free-  Used cardboard from recycling bin at work, scrapbook paper, modge podge, star cookie cutter and ribbon leftover from an old project (I don't even remember buying it)

The materials to make this mantle awesome were around $25!!!