My 2015 Simple Winter Mantel

And how to make a pinwheel garland with phone book paper.
I've had this pinwheel garland for over 2 years and I still love it. 

To make this garland, you will need phone book paper, scotch tape, decorative fabrics or paper, buttons, and some twine.

First, you will make 3 folds, then you will fold the paper back and forth accordion style. Put scotch tape on the end to hold it. You will need to make 4 of them. I taped the 4 of them together on the back.

( I decided to make them where the ends of the pinwheels were plain, you'll have to play around with the paper to figure out the pattern you want your pinwheel to have.) 

 I added some simple embellishments.

    After all the Christmas reds and whites, I was ready for some neutral colors. Most of what I used here came from a thrift store.

The mantel seems much easier to decorate since I painted it white.

Have you been struggling with decorating after Christmas?
Keeping it simple worked for me.

I hope you were inspired!

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