Cutting Out Poinsettias with a Cricut

I am excited to be teaming up with Cricut and Balsam Hill this holiday season to bring you a pretty and handmade Christmas mantel decorating idea and how I used it for Cutting Out Poinsettias with a Cricut  in a palette of plum, cream, olive and gold.

I decided to start by layering two different mirrors to give interest. I like how the shapes play against each other. This is the mantel I made the faux brick backdrop on last year.

I used the faux greenery from Balsam Hill as a backdrop, and tucked gold stems for brightness randomly. I then hung my ornaments.

The ornaments were nice because they came in three boxes, completely coordinated for me which took out most of the guess work. 🙂

Then I started adding the handmade poinsettias I made with my Cricut Explore Air
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They turned out so pretty and so sparkly! I can’t wait to share with you how to make them.

They add such a pretty,glittery touch with the gold ornaments. My favorite ornaments are the glass ones with the gold filigree.

I also made a few gold poinsettias too, but I really like the richness of the plum ones better. It was so easy to make cute snowflake pointsettias made with a cricut snowflake pattern.

On top of the mantel, I placed some gold geometric candle holders for my battery operated candles and added some handmade mistletoe embellishments that I made with the Cricut Explore Air
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I used ornaments scattered on top of the mantel to add color and sparkle.

I made a mistletoe bundle with the Cricut to hang from the mirror. I wanted to keep it simple since the mantel was so busy, and really make the mantel the main focus.

I love the idea of being able to mix up handmade and ready made. I think it really personalizes decor, and let’s you really put yourself into it. I really enjoyed working with each product and seeing the end result. My mantel looks beautiful!