How To Decorate A Frosty Christmas Mantel ⁄ Christmas Decor Ideas ⁄ Ramon At Home

Hey, hey, you guys. Welcome back to another Christmas in July video here at Ramon at Home. I'm so excited because this is our last week of Christmas in July. And in this video, I'm going to take a second to thank all of the brand new members that signed up this week. Once again, thank you for becoming a member. Remember there is an exclusive video every Friday for members only. All right. Well, in this video, I'm going to share with you tips, tricks, and hacks on how to decorate a beautiful mantel for your home this holiday season. Are you guys ready? Let's get started. You guys, I could not be more excited to share with you the next Christmas DIY. And we're going to decorate a gorgeous mantel doing a few things that we've done before and giving you a few new tricks. So let's get started. We're going to start with some ribbon. And for this, I have the four inch David Christopher's ribbon with a gorgeous snowflake glitter print and the silver lamé back. I already went ahead and gave it a little bit of a slant cut. So I'm going to gather right here. And for this, what I'm going to do is I'm going to do loopy big bows. So I want them to be large and in charge. And so one tail, remember shorter, the other one longer. I think I might have to trim that tail a little bit, but we'll worry about that as we go. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to wire all of this together with one of my 24 gauge wire. And I have to admit, you guys, most for years and years and years, I've been telling you that this wire is gauge 18. Well, guess what? It's 24. Find out the other day we had to go to Chenote and get some wire. And so Jameson's like, this is not 18. This is 24 because we had to look for the I'm looking for my scissors on my pocket because we had to look for the box that it comes in. And so I was like, oh, my gosh, Jameson, I've been telling people that it's a 24 or 18 gauge wire this whole time. All right. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to do another one. So I decided that instead of a slant, I am going to dovetail. I really do think that here's how it goes. I have four inch. I like to dovetail a two and a half or a one and a half. I like to put on a slant depending on the pattern. So for this particular one, what we're going to do is we're just going to go ahead and grab our ribbon. And remember, we want these both to be loopy and large because we really want them to show we're going to put some elements in you guys that I cannot wait for you to see. First, I'm going to grab my wire and I'm going to go ahead. And just a little fun fact. We literally just got done doing a live video and I spoke to so many of you. And I told you this story about how a lady at work one time told me that less was more. And my reply was no less is less and more is more. And I believe, and I live by that. You guys less it's pretty, but more it's prettier. So that's why I always tell you, I'm giving you permission to go bold or go big, go stunning because it's the holidays. You guys, we only get one time of the year where our homes can really be so lavish with all of these beautiful items. And so why not? Instead of doing, like I told you earlier, instead of doing two dovetails, you can do four instead of doing two loops. You can do four. Like I told you that other week too, two hands work faster than no four hands. I still say it wrong. Four hands work faster than two and four eyes can see more than two. Right? So then what I'm going to do is I'm going to dovetail right here. So I'm just adding these bows and letting these tails like this just be wherever they want to be. I'm going to do yet another one and I'm going to start by dovetailing one more time. I'll show you real quick. I'm going to do this and then we're going to pinch, giving me a tail. I like to go under with my more dominant hand, which is the right. I pinch gather and then I twist. And you know, for this one also be pretty. If one loop was white with a glitter and the other one was silver and I wish I would have thought about that, but I didn't. So now I have to finish them all white, which is good because we have an accent ribbon that we're going to add that is all silver. And I'm always also telling you to have all of your tools at the ready because it really makes your job way easier than if you don't. So I'm going to add this guy right here like this. I'm going to grab my scissors and I'm going to cut right here. Now leave it like that. And so now what I'm going to do is I'm going to repeat the same with this beautiful two and a half silver ribbon. And what I'm going to do for this one is I'm going to cut out a slant. Like I told you, if it is a two and a half or a one and a half inch ribbon, I do like to kind of understand slant. And then also I'm going to do like a longer tail for this one, because remember I told you that I'm giving you permission to be a little bit more dramatic. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to do a three loop bow. And remember, because I want them really fluffy, remember to make your loops different sizes so that way you get more texture. So I'm going to go like that. I'm going to grab my wire and I'm wire all of this together. And I'm going to start right here in the middle, right here in the middle. Grab your bristle, grab your wire, twist that wire into the bristle and see how that just gave you all of the loops and the tails and then bring your loop right here. And what I'm going to do is I'm actually going to do yet another loop attaching this bristle right here. Be sure to have fun when you do this. There is no rhyme or reason as long as you are following the directions. What happens on the right happens on the left. What goes up must come down. And you can always change the rules. You guys, the rules were only placed to be broken. And so I am also giving you permission to just break the rules when it comes down to decorating, because you will have more fun, I promise you, than if you're just trying to make it perfect, because perfection does not exist. It's somebody just say the word perfect. But the truth of the matter is that Mother Nature never did once perform perfection. And so why are we trying to do it? And Jameson, just give me direction. Come here, Jameson, and show people what you just did. Just show people what you did. So he's my scene director nowadays. And so come here. He's going to show you. No, bring bring the Bible. So he's trying to direct my scenes. And so what you do trying to send a little message to put your scissors on a book over here. So it's quieter instead of them being always making sound. I'll try to do that. I also actually the other day. Thank you. The other day he gave me a little pad. And I put it to the side. And instead of using, I just continue to pile things on it. And before I knew it, I couldn't find the little pad, which I thought it was hilarious. All right. So I'm going to go ahead and add this right here. And because this is very self-explanatory, you guys, what I'm going to do is I'm going to finish all throughout and I'll be right back to give you the next step. So keep watching. OK, so now that we finish all of our boats and as you guys can see, they are really big and loopy and in charge and they cover a lot of our garland. And I also love that because that way I'm going to be using less ornaments when it comes down to decorating. So by adding the ribbons like this, you save yourself a few bucks in your ornaments. But so I also want to mention I have all my ornaments here. And I want to also mention, like I always do, these are your best friends are from the dollar store. And look, you can just gather all of your ornamentations are going to be using. They are in the same place and I'm going to get going. So I'm going to grab one of the large ones like this right here, and I'm going to add by twisting my wire. Now, me and Jameson have pre-wired all of this, and I'm always telling you that that is like the best thing you can do because it all save you so much time, especially if you are a designer and decorator, if you are in people's homes, if you show up with all of your materials already pre-wired, you guys will see how easy it really is to decorate anything. And your clients are going to love you because, well, your time is their money. So my ex boss used to say, you're only as good as you're fast. You have to be fast, but it also has to be gorgeous because people expect nothing less than gorgeous. But we have to move it along. He used to say to me, move it along, move it along. He actually hated when I asked questions because he was always like, move it along, move along. Sometimes you guys, we decorate six homes in one day. There were long days, the holiday season at that flower shop, but I could not not do it now. It's like what he used to say. It gets in your blood and it really does. Decorating does get in your blood. All right. So now I'm going to do this. I'm going to add the brushed nickel silver ones. And actually, this reminds me of we did we come up with what it was brushed stainless steel. Have you ever seen that brushed stainless steel countertops? This is exactly what it looks like. This is from Hobby Lobby. And unfortunately, every year you guys only get a few boxes. So I'm collecting them because I want to get to the point where I can do a whole tree, a tinsel tree with these ornaments. And unfortunately, they only bring a few of them every year. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to attach one right here. Every place where I placed a big ornament, I'm going to attach another one to kind of start creating my clusters. Somebody did leave a comment the other day asking me if I did clusters. And yes, I do clusters. But I feel like if you do it individually, you can control what you're doing a little bit better than if you cluster them all together. There is a few videos coming up where I did use the clusters, especially the home tour, because sometimes making a big cluster of ornaments and just placing it on a branch, it is so beautiful. But for this particular one right here, what I like to do is just grab another branch and put it somewhere near where that one is. And look, it all just stay there. So I'm going to continue adding this particular ornament somewhere near the other one just by twisting that wire like this. I'm going to put this guy over here. Sorry if I'm giving you my back, but I like I said, you're just as good as you are fast. All right. So now I'm going to grab some of these white ones. Now, this mantle right here. Can you see this? OK, so let me move that. So this mantle right here is to go along with our beautiful white flocked Christmas tree. If you have not seen that Christmas tree, I know you know what? Let me give you a real quick peek to it. Wasn't that tree just absolutely gorgeous? Well, this is the mantle to match. And I really hope that you have not seen it. Go check it out, because the step by step instructions really do help to create a gorgeous Christmas tree like that. Right. So I'm going to grab these white ones now. And what I want to do is I want to do two of them. Instead of just adding one, what I'm going to do is I'm going to add two of the same every time that I add an ornament. So I'm going to add one right here. Immediately I'm going to grab another one and just add another one. And this is going to start filling in this garland. Look how absolutely lush this looks with just ornaments. So I'm going to add one right here on the top and then immediately I'm going to grab another one. And you guys, can you believe these ornaments are from the dollar store? Me and Jameson went to the dollar store and a few of them. And we grabbed all of the ones they had because I can't believe they're only a dollar. They're so pretty. They look like milk glass. They're made out of plastic. But you guys remember the half nail pattern on the milk glass, which is my favorite. That's what this reminds me of. And so I just absolutely love them. All right. So now I'm going to go over here and I put one right there. And really fast, just add another one right here. And for this one to end it, what I'm going to do, so I'm going to add one all the way on the bottom right here to kind of end that pattern right there. So I'm going to do the same over on this side. I'm going to move along over here, which reminds me to next time we go to Hobby Lobby Jameson, remind me to stop at their dollar store so that we can check out for more of these. Even though I did get a bunch of them, I do want to have this available. So there's two. And then I'm going to grab my last one. Like I said, I'm just going to grab my garland over on this side and add it all the way to the bottom right here. How absolutely stunning is that, you guys? And so now what I'm going to do is I'm going to grab my disco balls, which I absolutely love. And these are going to be sprinkled throughout my garland. So I'm going to add one right here and I'm going to go ahead and add another one right here. Like I said, we're just going to sprinkle these ones because we only have a few and they're kind of like your statement piece. So you want to make sure that you don't lose those ornaments. And I'm going to continue adding in and out. Remember what happens on the left happens on the right. What goes up must come down. And look how absolutely lavish this looks. So now what I'm going to do is I'm going to grab another one and put it all the way to the bottom right here to make sure that our pattern continues all throughout our garland. And look, you guys, how absolutely stunning this looks. I'm going to grab this guy right here. I'm going to go in here. And this. OK, so we have two steps left. I'm going to grab my picks, florals and stems. I'll be right back with you. Keep watching. All right. So if you've been following this channel for any period of time, you know that I have a four step process and that is ravens first, ornament second, stems, picks and florals third, which is what we're about to do. And then at the end, we like to add an accent raven or accent ornaments, those accent things that really make your design to really stand out. So I'm going to start by adding some of these beautiful poinsettias. And like I told you, we're going to be adding white and red. So I love these ones from David Christopher's. They're the ones that we cut and retaped. They are absolutely stunning. So I'm going to start with one right here. And for this particular design, you guys, I kind of want them to pop out because I want this garland to be as thick and lavish as possible. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to open them up and also remember the David Christopher's does give you 10% off on all of your purchases with a code Ramon 10. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to put one right here. I'm going to go right here and add another one, but more like towards the middle like that and kind of make sure that you face them not forward, but you give them some character. So that is more beautiful and appealing to the eye than if you just put all of them facing forward like they're looking and staring at you the whole time. So that's why you also don't want to open them too wide. You want to make sure that those petals have some character to them. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to add another one right here. But this one I'm going to put right here to the side and making sure that I go through all of my garland to stand out. Then I'm going to repeat with another one over on this side. And this one also I wanted to just pop off. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to put it right here. Remember what happens on the right happens on the left. What goes up must come down. So we have to continue repeating that in our mind till it's all engraved tattooed in our brain. So that way, when we're decorating, well, you're going to become so fast. Just keep watching this YouTube channel and I'm going to make a designer out of all of you. I promise you, you will be able to have a career in this like I am. That is my main goal, you guys, to hopefully entertain you, inspire you, teach you and motivate you to do it yourself. So I really hope that I'm doing my job. And I just love hearing the stories when you guys tell me that you're out decorating, that you love to make centerpieces or wreaths for sale because you watch the channel. That really warms my heart. All right. So I'm going to I'm going to bring a pop of red right here. Look at that. Just that pop of red really changes the look of an all white garland. And I'm going to be honest with you. I really wish that I would have thought about the red poinsettias when I was decorating the Christmas tree. It was frosty and it was super elegant and glam. But I think that the red when I did the wreath, the match, if you guys haven't seen that wreath video DIY, I'm also going to link it down below. When I did that wreath, it was just absolutely stunning. So. All right. So I'm going to add this guy right here. So I don't know if you notice, but what I'm doing is I'm going in between the white ones. That's where I'm going to put the red one. OK, and I'm going to open the petals on this one right here. And look how absolutely stunning this poinsettia is. This one is from Hobby Lobby. So I'm going to do is I'm going to give it a little bit of a curvature right here and I'm going to insert. Actually, I'm going to put it right here, making sure that it is on top of these ornaments and the ribbons, because I want to have a lot of texture. So now what I'm going to do is I'm going to grab a fourth, this is my fourth one right here. And what you need to do is you need to open every single petal, everything that has a wire you have to open like this. You guys, I have to tell you, these poinsettias are over 10 years old. And look how absolutely stunning they still are, because every year I take the time to fluff them up. And then also when I'm going to put them up to make sure that I store them properly and they look brand new, but they are, believe it or not, about 10 years old. So now what I'm going to do is I'm going to go over to this side and I'm going to face one down, going down like that. So I'm going to put one in the corner. And so that way it is very, very well balanced. And you have that color going everywhere. So for our last poinsettia, what I'm going to do is once again, just touch every single petal. And remember what happens on the right happens on the left. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to open the petals and then I'm going to make sure that I go about the same area on the other side, making sure that that poinsettia sticks right there. And look at that. So now we have all of that red going throughout our garland. I'm going to get those flyaways ready. You guys know that it's not a Ramona Home Original unless it has those flyaways. I'm going to get those ready and I'll be right back with you. Keep watching. OK, so let's do a real quick recap. First of all, we added all of our loopy bows with this beautiful David Christopher's ribbon and then also our beautiful silver accent ribbon. After that, I added a big ornament, then the Polish nickel or stainless steel ornament, then our fabulous disco balls that really make this garden look lavish and full. Next, we added the white poinsettias. And then I added the red poinsettias going in and out on the garland. So now we got to my favorite part of designing for Christmas, which is the flyaways. And for this, I selected these beautiful frosty flyaways. And I'm going to start by adding one right here on the corner. This is, you guys, where you're going to really see your design come alive. And I'm going to put them down. So remember what happens on the left happens on the right. So we're going to start at the ends first. And once again, I do apologize if you see my backside, because I have to make sure that I put it where I want it so it stays. Then what I'm going to do is I'm going to go up one. So right here by my silver bow. Then I'm going to repeat right here, making sure that they face about the same size. So I'm going to put one right here. And look how much girth this is giving your garland, you guys. What you could do at this point is attach a bristle and go around it. So I'm going to go right here, going down now, because remember that everything that goes up must come down. I'm going to repeat the same over on this side, right about the same height. We're going to be like this. And this is what is giving that depth and dimension to your design right here. So I'm going to add one right here in the middle. All right. So now what I'm going to do is I'm going to add my frosty fern. And for this, I want to be very generous because it's what's going to really tie it all together. So I'm going to start right here. I'm going to go one up, one down. And I want to mention once again, all of the girth that you have gained with this fern. Look at that. All you have to do is place it. And then what goes up must come down. So go ahead and place one going up and one going down like this. Once again, if you want to attach it, you can always put a bristle around it to make it stay. I'm going to go over to my ends right here. I'm going to bring this ribbon tail up, put one right here, immediately move to the other side, because that way it will allow you to do the exact same balancing act on each side. So now I'm going to is I'm going to put one right here like this. I'm going to go and put one right here on the end like that. And I'm going to move over to this side. We've gone to almost the end of this beautiful garland. I added all of my flyaways and look how thick this is. I just love the way this looks. It is so rich looking and that pop of red really screams holiday. So now what I'm going to do is I'm going to add my accent ribbon. And you know that I am obsessed with this bejeweled ribbon from Fair Silk and I cut in little strips and just make one loop bow. But it has enough jewels to catch the light. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to select some places where I want this ribbon. And because it already has the wire, what I'm going to do is grab a bristle and then spin it around. And look at that. It just adds so much pizzazz, so much glam and that touch of holiday sparkle to it. And all you have to do if you already have it pre-wired is, well, attach that wire that you already have to a bristle somewhere like this right here. Look at this. Just by adding that little touch of beautiful sparkle, it is so beautiful right here. All right, you guys, so now what I'm going to do is I'm going to give this a quick fluff and I'll come back and share with you the end result. Keep watching. All right, everyone. So here is the end result on this absolutely stunning garland. First of all, I love the little monogram and the candlesticks right here. They add a lot of touch of sparkle to this whole design. And the pop of red, you guys, is what I want to talk to you about. Isn't that just absolutely gorgeous? Can you believe those poinsettias are almost 10 years old? They still look fabulous. I just love the way this looks. As you guys can see, it is super easy to make. And if you follow the steps, you too can have an absolutely gorgeous garland, Christmas tree and wreath. All right, you guys, well, that's all I have for today. I hope you enjoyed this video. Remember that we are finishing our Christmas in July series. I'm super excited. There's only a few more days left and then we're going to get back to full decorating. If you are a member to the channel, remember there's an exclusive members only video every Friday. Thank you guys so much for watching. Consider subscribing. And as always, you can watch more videos right now. Until next time. Bye.