Land of Nod Inspired Mantel

In just a few hours, our week of visiting grandchildren will begin at 911.

For safety reasons, we won't be using our fireplace during their stay,

 but that's no reason to ignore it, right?

I departed from my usual brown and orange color scheme

for a more festive lighthearted approach.

My color inspiration came in the mail the other day.

  I love the soft blue and orange combination on the cover of the Land of Nod catalog. 

 Lots of goodies inside, too.

This wood plate I bought for pocket change many years ago at a garage sale

has the perfect colors for my fall mantel.  The words Ribnica and Slovenski are

Slovenian like my Baba.  She may have even visited this place

 on her 2 trips to her father's homeland.

I bought this fan for its unusual copper colored blades and

brown bakelite base.  I was kayaking with a friend and we beached

our kayaks while we browsed the antique shops in the lakeside town of

Crosby, MN.  I had to carry my finds back in my kayak,

 so this was the only purchase that day.

I had something else in mind for the centerpiece of the mantel, but it's

giving me a few problems, so my jeep's come to the rescue.

My orange steeple clock always comes out to play this time of year.

The blue jars pick up on the sky blue color in the plate.

I left them empty so they don't weigh down the mantel, and

I think they shine without any help from me.

I stitched up a pennant banner from fabrics in colors from the catalog cover.

The mantel's done, now for the hearth.......

The ice cream maker I bought this summer isn't in the same shade of blue,

but it lightens up the dark brick fireplace.  I filled it with the last of my hydrangeas,

  but now that I think about it, this will be moved to the basement

unless I want dried hydrangea petals everywhere!

We've got two budding young artists coming, so I pulled out my

old chalkboard and tried my hand at the trendy chalkboard art

I've been admiring everywhere.

I didn't spend a lot of time on this art because I'm sure it will be

erased the minute Finley steps in the house.  That's okay.

I've no doubt a new masterpiece will soon take its place.  :@

I've got a few mommy rules to follow this week, and I'll do my best to comply.

1.  Pacifiers only at naps and bedtime.

2.  No cookies or candy.

What?!!

I promise to do my very best at following the Mommy rules.

Hugs and kisses,

Grandma 911

Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes,

And Nod is a little head,

And the wooden shoe that sailed the skies

Is a wee one's trundle-bed.

So shut your eyes while grandmother sings

Of wonderful sights that be,

And you shall see the beautiful things

As you rock in the misty sea,

Where the old shoe rocked the fishermen three:

Wynken,

Blynken,

And Nod.

(Last verse of Wynken, Blynken, and Nod by Eugene Field.)

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