The first Christmas mantel I created in our new home 🥹 I used one 9 ft cedar garland at the bottom then layered with a 6 ft cedar garland on top. I then added a 3rd cedar to the right side to hang off and make this an asymmetrical look. I also added a few cedar stems and red berry stems. For the lights - I used the $3 fairy twinkle lights from Target. The wire is so thin and it's easy to hide. They are battery operated and I just used two strands here.