Winter Decorating with Ice Skates.......

with Christmas just 25 days away,

you might think the title would be

"Christmas Decorating".

but what i have in mind would be beautiful all winter long.

let me backtrack a minute.

i've just returned home from visiting my Mom in Michigan.

while there, I found a pair of my old ice skates.

memories, memories.......

of fun times with family and friends and of VERY sore tailbones:)

i had seen pretty decorations that started with an ice skate,

so when i found my skates,

i grabbed them up.......one for me and one for my Mom.

i didn't have much time,

 so i simply attached a clip of greenery and a red cardinal to the skates.

then my mom hung it on her back porch.

i'm telling you, i LOVE this sweet little ice skate decoration.

not bad for a dollar decorating job, huh?

and not just for Christmas, so no need to take it down in

25 days.

(yep, it's coming that fast:)

i found some more cute ideas for decorating with skates to inspire you.......

~~hanging on an old sled

(and by the way, that's another cool way to decorate.......

with an old sled!)

old skis too!

~~on a window or front door

~~above a fireplace

~~on the corner of a chair

you can hang them ANYWHERE!

(sorry...i couldn't resist a dr. seuss moment:)

~~add a bit of glitter and a sparkly pink star for a little girls room

~~create a pretty vignette with them

just look at these PRETTY felt skates hung as a garland.

if you go here, you can find out how to make these!

and you can use them to hold little gifts, too:)

~~last but not least, you can hang them on a tree.

how GORGEOUS is that!

so start rummaging through your oldie boxes, hit thrift stores, check online.....

and grab yourself a sweet little pair of ice skates!

cause nothing says winter like ICE, right?  hahaha

xoxoxoxo

Suzanne