Summer Mantle

It's been a while since I've taken down my Spring mantle and I was so sad to see it go.  I kept the moss but I added more nautical type items to usher in the Summer.  Here are some pics of what I came up with:

The blue frosted vases, the starfish looking glass piece, and the rope trimmed glass candle holder all came from T.J. Maxx.  The yellow flowers and ivy came from Dollar Tree, the cattails came from Hobby Lobby, and the Sea Glass and glass container on the left hand side came from Target.  The vase holding the cattails is hand made from a local artist.

Here's a pic of the side of the fireplace going into the kitchen.  The glass bottle came from Dollar Tree and I rolled up a piece of paper and tied it with some rope to pretend as though it's a message in a bottle that washed ashore (or perhaps washed down from the creek behind my house since I live nowhere near the ocean). 

I found a picture of some coral off the internet, printed it out, and placed inside my artwork display frame.  I bought this particular one off Amazon but they also sell them at Target for $14.99.  I love them because I can easily switch out and store prints that I find on the internet.  And there you have it, a nautical inspired mantle!