Here is an alternate bit of mantel inspo (this is what I had up before I found that baller collection
of mercury glass trees).
I have a collection
of mercury glass trees, silver and gold, but never thought to use them all on the dining table.
Not exact matches
The relaxed linen helps keep things casual, with my simple tablescape
of faux garland and
mercury glass trees and ornaments.
Vintage Winter — This white Christmas
tree we found on Eclectically Vintage features a combination
of vintage and upcycled elements ranging from old mason jars filled with popcorn to old doorknobs to key holes and
mercury glass napkin rings that serve as pretty ornaments.
The
mercury glass ones add just the right amount
of shine to the
tree to balance out all
of the texture.
A little reproduction gold lead tinsel
tree is perfect for a strand
of multi-colored
mercury glass beads from the 1920's and some very old gnome ornaments too.
I placed some
mercury glass ornaments (from HomeGoods) around and also ran some rice lights all through them with the battery packs sitting right at the base
of the faux
tree in the center (also from HG).
Since we are smack dab in the middle
of winter, paper whites and some
mercury glass trees create a simple winter vignette, without feeling too christmas - y.
I picked some
of the Valspar Silver today — thinking about using them for a
mercury glass type jar for Christmas with battery operated tiny LED lights (another Dollar
Tree lifesaver).
I then took some
mercury glass trees I picked up at HomeGoods & placed them all down to the center
of the table.
Give your Christmas
tree a bit
of old world charm with these gorgeous antiqued
mercury glass inspired Christmas
tree ornaments.
To coordinate with the
mercury glass trees on the side tables, I strung 3 ornaments with ribbon from the top
of the bed.
The theme for the
tree this year was definitely «more is more» with gold, silver,
mercury glass, sparkling snowflakes, and little bits
of champagne - and blush - colored ornaments.
I placed some
mercury glass ornaments (from HomeGoods) around and also ran some rice lights all through them with the battery packs sitting right at the base
of the faux
tree in the center (also from HG).
A could - be-tacky artificial tinsel
tree gets elevated to glamorous effect with dozens upon dozens
of silver, green and
mercury -
glass mini balls.
A collection
of mercury glass candlestick holders interwoven with twinkle lights adds glitter, while lemon cyprus
trees release a citrusy scent into the room.
One
of my favorite finds: my $ 5 Pottery Barn
mercury -
glass tree.
It covers topics such as decorating Christmas
trees on a budget, using string lights and
mercury glass, and creating one -
of - a-kind Christmas centerpieces — practical decorating ideas you can implement quickly and easily.
My mom found these AWESOME, blue,
mercury glass Christmas
trees that look great on our island next to the pops
of red!