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Friday, December 31, 2010

Happy New Year!




Happy New Year!!!

I thought in celebration of the New Year I would change up my Christmas mantel a little to make it more of a New Year's mantel.



All I did was to add a few clock images that I found on the Internet. I did add "Happy New Year" to some of them.

I took down the Merry Christmas from the book page wreath & added this Happy New Year clock face. I was going to take down the bells, then it dawned on me. "Ring in the New Year" and how can you ring in the new year without bells?



I just found a blooper on the clock face on the left. It doesn't have the 12 at the top. It's made to look likes it is 12:00, but it's not.




I hope that each of you has a safe and Happy New Year. I'm on my way out to dinner with the hubs and to catch a movie.




P.S. I've had a few people ask where I got my clock images. I got most of them from Creating Myself blog, you can find the link here. One image I found at Cant Stop Making Things blog, you can find the link here.

You can find many clock images on Google images. I searched for clock face, clock faces and clocks.

I added the Happy New Year text to my clock faces in Picasa and Picnik. I then used distress ink to grunge them up some to make them look old.

Hope that helps.



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30 comments:

  1. You are the queen of creating gorgeous vignettes and mantel displays! Your mantel is beautiful, I love all the clock faces!
    Happy New Year.
    Jane

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  2. Your mantel looks lovely and I really like the clock. Happy New Year to you and yours, Char

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  3. I love those little clock faces...
    Been wanting to do a lttle something with them.
    Thanks for the inspiration and
    Happy New Year!
    Your mantel will ring in the New Year proudly...
    Kathy @
    Sweet Up-North Mornings...

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  4. Looks beautiful, Kim. The clock faces add the perfect touch for the New Year.
    All the best to you in 2011. ~ Sarah

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  5. Looks Great!
    Where did you get all those great clock images?
    And what did you put them on?
    They look so real.

    Waiting to hear, and hoping for a wonderful new year for you and your family

    blessings

    barbara jean

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  6. I LOVE the New Year's Mantle idea, how clever!!! I have somewhat of a love affair and infatuation with old clock faces and pocket watches... so I may steal... ummmm, I mean borrow your great idea! *wink*

    Happy New Year... Dawn... The Bohemian

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  7. Love the mantel and the clock images are just fabulous. What a great idea. I hope you have a Happy New Year filled with nothing but Blessings. Hugs, Marty

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  8. It's simply beautiful!

    Happy New Year - wishing you good things for 2011.

    ~ Karen

    www.lifeinthe209.blogspot.com

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  9. Happy New Year and lots of good 'blogging moments ' for more 365 days now

    =D

    Cintia

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  10. Time marches on and how nice you have presented it..
    Happy New Year!

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  11. Hi Kim, What a great looking mantle, You did a really great job on the clock faces. I wouldn't have occured to me to use picasa and picnik and distress ink. They look like real vintage clock faces, very clever! And you're right about the bells. great idea. I would love it if you linked this up to my new link party-Masterpiece Monday. The first one starts this Monday and I'll probally put the link up on Sunday. Happy New Year! Mary :O)

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  12. Your mantle looks wonderful! I love the clock faces, that is such a great idea. The little wreath and the turquoise are just perfect! I wish I had thought of that or seen this before I redid it yesterday, but I finished mine and it isn't for some time now.
    Hugs, Cindy

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  13. You made all the clock faces by printing them?!? On my goodness, I would have never guessed that! You're soooo good at vignettes and this one is no exception. It's brilliant! I've featured you on SNS #63's sidebar this weekend. :)

    Donna
    http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/

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  14. Love love love this! Love the clock faces and the snowy colors! Thanks for visiting my blog as well!

    Kim

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  15. Love all of the clock faces...a favorite of mine too! Monica

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  16. You are so crafty! Your mantel looks gorgeous! Happy 2011:)

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  17. Absolutely beautiful!

    I love it and have enjoyed lurking around your blog.

    Nice to meet you and Happy New Year!

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  18. Your mantel looks just lovely. The clocks and the mercury glass just look gorgeous together! Happy new year!

    Jeanine

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  19. Your mantle is beautiful. I am in awe!

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  20. Hi Kim! Oh, your mantle looks beautiful. I love the little clock faces you've added everywhere. Your wreath is lovely!!
    Thanks for popping in to see me.
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia ;)

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  21. Great mantel and wonderful New Year display. Love it. Lori

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  22. I so love clock faces, but do I have any? NO but I do love yours. The mantel looks great. Terry

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  23. Thank you for participating in the very first Masterpiece Monday! I hope you'll come back again, it was fun having you share! Take care, Mary

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  24. I LOVE the clock faces! Everything is stunning! :)

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  25. LOVE your New Year's decor, dear friend!!

    Happy 2011!

    Big TX Hugs,
    Stephanie
    Angelic Accents

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  26. Very cute!!! I just love all the clocks! Too pretty and so appropriate! Great job!

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  27. Oh I like it a lot. Just love the clocks. I am a new follower, found you at Transformation Thursdays.

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  28. Hi Kim,
    I was just googling some English Country and French country pics and your dining room showed up at this site that I clicked on. I thought I would give you the link to check it out. They did not give you any credit either. Shame on them.
    http://www.momoy.com/2010/03/29/french-country-style-dining-room-decorating-ideas/

    Have a great day,
    Kim

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  29. OOPS Kim, I think that is Chari's dining room on that site. I get y'all mixed up for some reason. Sorry.

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  30. Wow! Your mantle is super, super cute! I just love it. TFS!

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