Easter Mantel

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoa0eix14LTqCnAtLgafcD_PIwtXgcEfK3iKM1TdZ0FGrLV7175iqJLuufxIyEuZeTeayO4a9wpwItUeWS6J1slqONOpGggkeo4uPltNm6M9Y6Uc606vPLA8G-yYEm7Hef7z63ZnDoQ4/s1600/easter+12-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoa0eix14LTqCnAtLgafcD_PIwtXgcEfK3iKM1TdZ0FGrLV7175iqJLuufxIyEuZeTeayO4a9wpwItUeWS6J1slqONOpGggkeo4uPltNm6M9Y6Uc606vPLA8G-yYEm7Hef7z63ZnDoQ4/s640/easter+12-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Monday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The color </span>inspiration this year for</div><div style="text-align: center;"> our <i><span style="font-size: large;">Easter</span></i> Mantel<br />came from a sand dollar found on the beach</div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRypwTtb5-ouLSQcOV_0TS_srTWdxT7gFQvQ5MyxCY2bTOZP4CEQA6o5aJk1dj482oZtuuyTRLdWMrWNyVTuoZpj_i65ONvP3UqtojKxYxsKwfE_hUnhMgWMJVBxPs2PZbPfNsTgVX1LY/s1600/easter+12-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRypwTtb5-ouLSQcOV_0TS_srTWdxT7gFQvQ5MyxCY2bTOZP4CEQA6o5aJk1dj482oZtuuyTRLdWMrWNyVTuoZpj_i65ONvP3UqtojKxYxsKwfE_hUnhMgWMJVBxPs2PZbPfNsTgVX1LY/s640/easter+12-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Very simple <span style="font-size: small;">serene</span></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and pretty</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kMIBpzS5ibaCCNkANzuDvVBX5vsFTtw19JuRzyqBuwedA-3hyphenhyphenuHjObJXefon-e0HtX0oHfnR3z_QSOweoOhxjfdf5Dkrxr5qNRLPSRaZT6oNGmHKbsQ-P_q03CSLZX-6YMxblN-CDN8/s1600/easter+12+-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kMIBpzS5ibaCCNkANzuDvVBX5vsFTtw19JuRzyqBuwedA-3hyphenhyphenuHjObJXefon-e0HtX0oHfnR3z_QSOweoOhxjfdf5Dkrxr5qNRLPSRaZT6oNGmHKbsQ-P_q03CSLZX-6YMxblN-CDN8/s640/easter+12+-3.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> {Love} </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">the  little  baby </div><div style="text-align: center;">glitter covered chick</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpL2R8N6TaKxjIhsFEFRQfnAhI-wYhKoYndl366sDOSUYPSxOj6c3tGOp50oVZtB6CrB0mDBxlNDncJ2eqg6JMUsW_Lvw6RbQmCzNhQqb5-qp5EpwKfSLacSuTv38ByU9VyFG2z7skGE/s1600/easter+sand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpL2R8N6TaKxjIhsFEFRQfnAhI-wYhKoYndl366sDOSUYPSxOj6c3tGOp50oVZtB6CrB0mDBxlNDncJ2eqg6JMUsW_Lvw6RbQmCzNhQqb5-qp5EpwKfSLacSuTv38ByU9VyFG2z7skGE/s640/easter+sand.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">And this </span>wonderful white ceramic sand dollar<br />Have you ever heard of the story of the sand dollar </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: x-small;"></span></span><br /><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-large;"><b><i> <span style="font-family: 'Brush Script MT';">The Story of the Sand Dollar</span></i></b></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">There's a lovely little story<br />that I would like to tell,<br />of the birth and death of Jesus,<br />found in this lowly shell.<br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook';"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"><br />If you examine closely,<br />you'll see that you find here,<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.qualityshells.com/#"> <span style="color: #f4cccc;">three nail holes and one</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"><br />made by a Romans spear.</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook';"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"><br /><br />On one side the <a href="http://www.qualityshells.com/#"> <span style="color: #f4cccc;">Easter lily,</span></a> <br />its center is the <a href="http://www.qualityshells.com/#"> <span style="color: #f4cccc;">star,</span></a> <br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">that appeared unto the shepherds<br />and led them from afar.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.qualityshells.com/#" style="color: #f4cccc;"> Christmas Poinsettia</a> <br />etched on the other side,<br />reminds us of His birthday,<br />our happy Christmastide.<br /><br />Now break the center open,<br />and here you will release,<br />the <a href="http://www.qualityshells.com/#"> <span style="color: #f4cccc;">five white doves</span></a> awaiting,<br />to spread Good Will and Peace.<br /><br />This simple little symbol,<br />Christ left for you and me,<br />to help us spread His Gospel,<br />through all Eternity.</span></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">author unknown</span> </span></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have</span> sand dollars all around the house and collect them on our beach walks </span></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">  they have an extra special meaning </span></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">at <span style="font-size: x-large;">Easter  </span></span></span></span><br /><div style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> ♥</span></span></span></div><div style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">linking for <a href="http://houseinroses.blogspot.com/">Show Off Your Cottage Monday</a></span><br /><a href="http://foxhollowcottage.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #444444;">Fox Hollow Cottage Mantel Party</span></a><br /><a href="http://theletteredcottage.net/spring-decorating-link-party/">Lettered Cottage Mantel Party</a><br /><br /></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">romantic saying for today</span></span></span></div><div style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><i><span style="color: black;">"If my eyes could see only thee it would be enough"</span></i></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="color: black;">unknown</span></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #f4cccc;"><br /></div><div style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="color: black;">♥</span></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: black;">Pam </span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; 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Easter Mantel

Hi Everyone Happy Monday ♥ The color inspiration this year for  our Easter Mantel came from a sand dollar found on the beach   Very simple ...

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