The faux fire

I had a small box full of holiday decorations that I used in the apartment and I brought them to the house this week. A string of white twinkle lights and a white stocking. I put the lights over the mantle and I love the ambience of the light in the room with the other lights dimmed. Making a big fire is always such a pain, not to mention the mess. So I brought up the carved log I did a few years back that holds 7 tea lights in the top. I think this is going to be my go-to solution when I want fire but don't want to deal with the clean up!

The carved tea light log