Here is my fireplace. The only real difference is the andirons; mine are made from dollhouse stair railings cut down a bit, painter black with gold finial. The garland is made from 2 pieces of ordinary Christmas greens with the tiny red stamens; I ordered mine from 32 Degrees North. The garland is not glued on instead I made 2 L shape hooks from wire, drilled small holes in the front of the mantel and glued them in. I did bend them the hooks up a bit to hold the garland on.
The houses and church each sit on a 2 X 2 inch base. The bases have small hole so the light bulbs can be inserted into the houses. The houses range from approximately 1 & ¼ inches wide and 2 inches tall. I will be posting more details along with the patterns
I am working on stockings to be hung on the fireplace mantel, a Christmas tree and presents., more to come on these.
I want to thank Howard for this wonderful and ingenious project, sharing so many pictures and detailed instructions.
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