My mantle is in the den and here it is in all of it's Fallen glory!
First I poked up a Fallen wreath that I've had a few years in front of my mirror. My mirror is very olden and has been in my family for many years. It's very plain and not too pretty but I love it so placing a wreath in front of it seemed like a good thing to do! Some of the leaves of the wreath were rather bent and wrinkled so I took my Fallen wreath to the ironing board and steamed the leaves and they began to straighten out! Genius! ;) 
I grabbed three candle sticks and poked three little punkins on top of them! Autumn Fallen leaves are resting all over the place too.
Now I love my Roosters and that is with a capital "R"! I have never placed a Rooster on my mantle. What is wrong with me? Well, this handsome fellow looks like he was made to be Fallen and he looks pretty fine on my mantle. Don't you think so?
Just look at his face ~ he's so proud! He is sitting on some books to elevate his importance and I've placed a few faux berries at his feet! He loves this stuff! :)
Don't you love the colors of Fall? I sure do! 
Pretty oranges, reds, golds and yellows ~ Falleness of color.
Now, maybe I should get a fire going and sip a nice cup of hot tea! Well, actually the air conditioning is going full blast and it's supposed to be close to 100' this week! I'm doing my best to 'rush' the temps around here because Fall is almost here! :)The House in the Roses for Show Off Your Cottage Monday,
Be a bunch of sweeties,
Shelia ;)
I'll leave you with a little Note Song~
Light My Fire
You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
The time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre
Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire, yeah
The time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre
Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire, yeah
You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
Come on baby, light my fire
~ sung by The Doors
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
The time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre
Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire, yeah
The time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre
Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire, yeah
You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
Come on baby, light my fire
~ sung by The Doors
Sheila my friend - you have been a very, very busy and creative lady this weekend. I LOVE IT! I love hanging a wreath in front of a mirror. And yours may be plain but it looks vintage and I love it. Mr Roo seems to be very happy indeed standing guard over your mantle. Its just beautiful! Hope you have a great week. Blessings, Barb
ReplyDeleteIt has definitely fallen! I haven't begun yet. Yours is quite striking though.
ReplyDeleteYou got me wanting to "Fall" too. The candle sticks and with the little punkins are a great idea.
ReplyDeleteStop by and say Hi sometime soon...
ciao
Your mantel has fallen, quite beautiful that is! Sure hope Mr. Roo does not eat all them berries!
ReplyDeleteIt is so pretty the fallen mantel! I am still tweaking mine here and there. Yours looks perfect Sheila!
ReplyDeleteYou have fallen beautifully!!
ReplyDeleteHi Sheilia *hugs*
ReplyDeleteOh my your temperature is still so high. It must be hard to think of fall when it feels like summer out there! Our temperatures are in the 70s today...very nice and breezy.
You have been having fun with your mantle making it so fallen. Love the colours and the roosters.
have a lovely day
Judi
Your mantle looks great Sheila, love the Roo! The humidity finally broke this afternoon-thankfully:@)
ReplyDeletelovely, lovely!! I love it when things fall like this in my house too! LOL! I love the color on the leaves of your beautiful vignette!
ReplyDeleteHugs, FABBY
Shelia my dear you answered my question! Before I started reading I was looking at the mantel and thinking she has went out and got all this new to decorate with...the reason I was thinking this is because mine always look awful when I take them out of storage. lol I started reading and got my answer. Mr Rooster can be proud being the first to set on the mantel...gives him that right. He does fit right in with all the fall colors....he is quite lovely. Trish
ReplyDeleteOh Sheila!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is gorgeous!!!!! Now i must go down and start pulling out my tubs of fall goodies!! So hopefully soon ill be sharing too.
Be blesed,
Lorena
Looks like a picture right out of a magazine Shelia! I love it!! Martina
ReplyDeleteI remember that I started following your blog about this time last year when your house was getting that 'fallen' look. :-) I so enjoy your blog and your humour. Your mantle looks very nice. I have put a few things out but the trees aren't turning colour too much yet so I'll wait a week more before I put the fall leaves out. I don't want to rush the season even though it's already cool here at 65 degrees! Blessings, Pamela
ReplyDeleteI'm never disappointed when I visit you, sugar!! How's that darling little granddaughter of yours? My GGD is growing like a weed. They grow so fast I can't keep up. Hope to skype with Miss Caroline tonight. Love that kid....
ReplyDeletexoxo,
Connie
Hi Shelia
ReplyDeleteYour mantel is so pretty! I love Mr. Rooster looking over everything. He blends in perfectly with all your fall colors! Susie
Sheila,
ReplyDeleteYou're all decked out for Fall. I love all the decorations on your mantel...it looks so festive!! I just recently did a Fall post myself. Lovely Sunday.
~Sheri at Red Rose Alley
So beautiful ~ I also love the colors. Fall is my favorite time of year.
ReplyDelete{{{HUGS}}}
Donna
aww Sheila.. everything you do is so pretty. You added just the right about without overdoing it.. You are no the fallen queen.. love it~!
ReplyDeleteShelia
ReplyDeleteYour mantle is so bright,. It makes me ready for apple cider and a donut! Got any?
Mr. Rooster even looks dressed in his fall colors. I guess he's no dumby, if he wants to be on display he'd better dress accordingly!
Take care now-Kimberly
Your Fall mantle is beautiful! :)
ReplyDeleteVery pretty mantle Sheila! Love that pretty roo and the candle holders with the pumpkins. I need to remember that idea!
ReplyDeleteI have been decorating this weekend but still have a few spots to fill. Kristen
Hi Sheila,
ReplyDeleteYou are so good at this fallen stuff!
I love the mantel, what a beautiful job girlfriend!
Thanks for the inspiration to get me going!
Hugs,
Cindy
Just beautiful, beautiful. I LOVE that rooster on the mantle. My N.C. place has a fireplace in the kitchen and it has lots of roosters on it. If I ever get up there to see them once again. Falls colors are so pretty. And I know what you mean about the air conditioners running high speed, it is so hot here too.
ReplyDeleteChris
The pumpkins on top of the candlesticks are the hit with me! Too cute. Your mantel is so pretty! I love your song choice for this post. :D
ReplyDeleteLove your fallen den Shelia! Sooo gorgeous! And the song is great... shot me back to the early 70's!!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week songbird!!
Big hugs, Sherry
There you go fallen again! I got some more of those dollar tree pumpkins yesterday!
ReplyDeleteWarm and cozy, Shelia. LOve it all!
ReplyDeleteHow BEAUTIFUL everything looks, Shelia! You have a wonderful talent for combining objects & textures.
ReplyDeleteI just picked up several ideas for how to do my mantle. Thanks!
Right now, all the stuff is strewn all over the dining room table & I'm bringing out my roosters today. I need to get busy...thanks for the push.
fondly,
Rett
Wow...you do a lot of decorating for fall...and it looks lovely.
ReplyDeleteI generally add a fallish wreath and a few pumpkins around..and I LOVE my Pumpkin candles...
I am about to get my wreath out and I will try it over a mirror...never done that before but yours looks so pretty.
xoxo bj
How pretty! I love all of it, and the roosters are a perfect accent. I haven't yet begun to think of fall decorating, guess I better get busy! (-:
ReplyDeleteThat looks absolutely beautiful Shelia! And totally genius idea steaming the wrinkles out of the wreath. I love your mantel and I'm just waiting for some cooler weather before mine is "fallen" too! :-)
ReplyDeleteVanessa
It looks beautiful Shelia! Things are falling all over the place here, too!
ReplyDeleteShelia, just gorgeous! The colors are so, so pretty.
ReplyDeleteBarb ♥
Your colors of fall are just gorgeous! Love the wreath hanging in front of the mirror. It is hard to decorate for fall when the temperature is so high. Mr. Roo was just the crowning touch (or should that be crowing touch?)
ReplyDeleteShelia,
ReplyDeleteI adore your Fallen Mantle, dear! Mr. Roo looks right at home with all your vibrant hued Fall decor...and those pumpins on the candlesticks, too cute! You are the Queen of Creativity!!! Thank you for all your fall inspiration. Perhaps it won't be long before lighting a fire for comfort in our homes will be the happening of the day!
Fondly,
Pat
Your colors are beautiful to look at and a rooster wil catch my attention everytime. Happy fall and thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYour mantel has me dreamin' of cooler temps! love all those beautiful flamin' leaves :)
ReplyDeleteReally pretty Sheila...I especially love the pumpkins on the candle holders. Fall has definitely arrived at your house!
ReplyDeleteLove that mantle! Gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteYou've done a lovely job on your fallen mantel. I'm just getting started over here...tweaking this, changing that.
ReplyDeleteMarianne :)
It is beautiful! Love your mantel.Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYour fall decor is just beautiful,. so festive, Shelia. Love it all!...Christine
ReplyDeleteHa, anytime I see "fallen" I know it's you. You have brought out the orange and I love it and that very commanding Rooster. hugs♥O
ReplyDeleteHi Shelia,I love your beautiful mantle. Your vintage mirror is gorgeous with the wreath hanging in front of it, how lucky for you to have it. Love the pumpkins on top of the candlesticks! hugs ~lynne~
ReplyDeleteWe should all "fall" as well as you have!
ReplyDeleteCandy
Looks like I've got some catching up to do. I haven't started breaking out my Fall decor yet. It has only recently started feeling like Fall in the morning and evenings here. Love how you styled your mantel. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteLove your Fallen Mantle...love your blog. I will be stalkin', I mean following you! Thank you for visiting my blog and commenting.
ReplyDeleteAudrey
Sheila, I love that your mantel has fallen:) I love fall colors and it looks so beautiful...
ReplyDeleteSpectacular Sheila. I love the richness of the colors. You can come and do mine anytime!
ReplyDeleteJacqueline
What a lovely fall room you have created. So bright and full of fall cheer.
ReplyDeleteI love the pumpkins on the candlesticks.
Cindy
Sheila, the colors of fall are beautiful!! Your mantle is lovely! I still need to say goodbye to summer...boohoo! Christie
ReplyDeleteYour mantel looks great. I love the idea of ironing the leaves to straighten them out - genius.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful!! Everything about it just so pretty - love the rooster!!!!
ReplyDeleteYour mantle looks amazing and I LOVE your mirror! I find roosters irresistible and adding yours to your FALL mantle...well, it's perfect!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Cindy
OMG....that's just gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful Fall mantel, Shelia! I love the pumpkins on the candle holders, and Mr. Roo was meant to be perched up there! As always, gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI bow down to you and your fallenness. It all looks wonderful. I haven't started to "fall" yet, but it won't be long at all.
ReplyDeleteDon't know when it will be cool enough to be considered "fall" here, either, but I too am trying to rush and usher it in! LOL! :) Your mantle vignette is beautiful! Every little detail works perfectly together! ...and the rooster, I have a fondness for them, so he is plus in my book! ...awesome decorating! :)
ReplyDeleteYour mantle looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteHow pretty fall is landing at your home. Love the rooster among the leaves and pumpkins.
ReplyDeleteYour mantle is beautiful, Shelia!
ReplyDeleteI love the pumpkins on the canle holders. Your wreath is gorgeous, too. Everything is looking great for Fall!
Sheila this is beautiful! I love the rooster on your mantle and the wreath and candlesticks. It looks so good I'm going to pin it! I did my mantle yesterday for hours and ended up removing much of it. I'm having such a bare year. LOL! Very,very pretty!
ReplyDeleteYour mantel looks perfect in it's fallen state.. The rooster belongs up there with all his finery.. Great tip on steaming the leaves.. xo marlis
ReplyDeleteHi Sheila! I absolutely adore your mantel. Love the cute little pumpkins on the candlesticks!! And the rooster?? Very cute. I am a newbie and I will be following you. Hopefully, you will stop by my blog and follow me too! Peace and Blessings!!
ReplyDeleteHi Shelia, I love all your beautiful fall decor. I love seeing all this gorgeous fall color! :)
ReplyDeleteLove your mantel ! The candlesticks with the pumpkins are so cute !
ReplyDeleteHi There, I stumbled across your cute blog, love the fall ideas! Thanks for sharing! I'm following you!
ReplyDeleteSheila, your mantel is amazing! Sure puts me in the Fall mood!
ReplyDeleteLove it so beautiful...you really can tell you put your heart in your decorating. New Follower!
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