CREATE A FESTIVE HOLIDAY WREATH FOR UNDER $12 USING THRIFTED ICE SKATES, TREE BRANCHES, AND A FEW DOLLAR-STORE SUPPLIES! | YOUTUBE VIDEO COMING THIS SATURDAY!
Happy holidays creative friends and thanks for joining me on this festive Trash To Treasure Tuesday! I have a cheap and easy holiday wreath makeover to share with you today. The total cost was under $12 and my inspiration was a pair of thrifted ice skates. This is a super simple and quick project — and it turned out AHHH-DORABLE!
Later in the post, I’m also sharing my uber-talented T2T Crews’ projects as well. Be sure to click through to see their afters as well!
Here are the ice skates I started with. I picked the pair up at my local thrift store for $4.99.
Do you skate? I used to skate a lot! Being Canadian and having freezing cold winters, ice skating (and hockey) is a fun way to spend time outdoors. I haven’t been on the ice for many years but these kids’ skates brought back some warm and fuzzy memories. My Mum loved skating and taught my sister and me to skate when we were around 4-5 years old. We had a local ice rink we went to but I always had the most fun going to Lowville Park for our family outings. The park had an outdoor community ice rink and hot cocoa. There was also a huge hill where we would all go tobogganing as well!
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SOURCE LIST
$4.99 Ice Skates – SALVAGED
Pine Branches – SALVAGED
16 Gauge Wire
Dollar Store Bow
Dollar Store Christmas Picks
Heat Gun
Glue Gun
Honky Tonk Red Paint
DIY ICE SKATE WREATH
Here’s how this Christmas Wreath all came together…
ATTACHING BRANCHES
Attaching the branches together was by far the hardest part of the entire project. Nick and I cut a few branches from a tree to create the base. These needles were sharp and kept needling me when I was trying to put them together… so I called in the rough and tough man-hands, hehe! We used a 16 gauge floral wire to attach a few of the branches to create an all-natural green background.
DYING LACES WITH PAINT
To fancy up the skates, I removed the white laces and dyed them red. I added a 1/2 cup of Honky Tonk Red Paint to 1/4 cup water to create a paint dye. Then I put the laces into the red dye making sure that every part of the lace(s) was covered.
When I was happy with the color, I removed them, squeezed out all the excess paint wash I could, and then used a heat gun to dry the laces.
Here’s what they look like all dry and laced up on the skates. Super cute, right?!
DOLLAR STORE BOW & PICKS
I picked up a red and white bow from the dollar store and a few picks including these red Christmas Bells.
To secure the bow to the greenery, I used a twist tie. To secure the skates, I tied the laces together and attached them to the top of the wreath.
ADDING CHRISTMAS PICKS
Then using my hot glue gun, I added a few Christmas florals, bells, and shiny balls.
FINISHED LOOK
It was a really quick and easy project. Here’s the finished look. What do you think?
I’m so happy I decided to pick up these kids’ skates! I love the way this looks on my door and no one else on my street has one like it!
Isn’t it adorable!?
And the dollar store bow doesn’t look too bad either, right?! At first, I was thinking of making my own bow out of leftover red fabric. But this being such a busy time of year, creative shortcuts can make a project feel more relaxing and leave extra time for other things around the holidays.
I’m thinking next year, I might switch it up and add some transfers onto them as well. The options are endless!
YOUTUBE TUTORIAL
Here’s a step-by-step tutorial on Youtube. If you have any problems viewing it below, feel free to watch it on my Youtube Channel HERE. Our #siyoutubefamily is already a community of 32.6K so don’t forget to subscribe if you haven’t done so already! So exciting, thank YOU! 🙂
AND NOW FOR SOME TRASH TO TREASURE FUN!
You’re going to LOVE what my creative team of Trash to Treasure ladies do! Below are their BEFORE photos. Visit the links below to see the amazing AFTERS and learn how they did it! I’m heading over to take a peek as well! x
1. GIRL IN THE GARAGE
2. ARTSY CHICKS RULE
3. SALVAGED INSPIRATIONS (HAPPY YOU’RE HERE!)
4. PRODIGAL PIECES
5. CONFESSIONS OF A SERIAL DIYER
Here’s another look at this holiday wreath made with thrifted ice skates. I hope it’s inspired you to give a DIY Christmas Wreath a try!
I’ll be back this Thursday with my Furniture Fixer Upper Friends… see you then!
LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF THIS PROJECT AND FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE… I ALWAYS LOVE HEARING FROM YOU. IT MAKES MY DAY! 🙂
Happy painting friends!
Denise x
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This is super adorable Denise!! I love that you dyed the laces! xo
Thanks Jen! XOXO
So adorable!
Thanks Cheryl!🤗
Denise, I too am Canadian and learned to skate before I learned to walk! Lol. From New Brunswick 13 miles from Quebec border and a stone’s throw from the State of Maine. Your wreath is so beautiful. Gives me an idea for next year, but ice skates are rare in Kentucky where I now live! Lol.
I LOVE NB… and miss visiting! And so glad you like the wreath, Charlene! I hope you find a cute of ice skates in KY so you try this… it’s super fun!
I found a pair of vintage baby blue with real fur cuffs on Ebay off season super inexpensive!
Super cute and festive, Denise! xo
Thanks Jen! XOXO
Love, love LOVE your iceskates wreath! Can’t take my eyes off those red laces although all the bits of red are perfection. Well done.
Thanks so much Cyndel!
Denise,
I love your wreath! The skates look fantastic! When I moved and had to deal with 50 years worth of stuff, I gave away all of my kids skates and skis. It made me feel so sad, but I had no choice. I hope someone else is enjoying my babies’ things. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Oh I’m so happy you love the wreath! And I’m SURE someone is enjoying those skates and skis and you get to enjoy something even better – all those wonderful memories!💕 Merry Christmas to you and your family as well Marian. XOXO
So sweet!! I love this! xo
Thanks Nancy! XOXO
You are soooo creative !!! That is one special unique wreath 🙂
Your posts never cease to amaze. !!! The red laces and cute details are perfect.
Thanks for sharing.
Awww, thanks so much P! I think the red laces are stink’n cute as well.😁
$4.99??? wow. Goodwill here inVA charges $25 for pairs that needs sharpening and will not discount. Used paris are never less than 20 dollars.
Wow, that’s a lot! Maybe the cost differs because of supply??… we have a lot of used skates around here.😂
The red laces with those red bells make this wreath a charmer! Thanks for sharing Denise!
Thanks Nicki! I’m really happy with the way the laces turned out as well! 🙂
This could not be any cuter, Denise! I love it so much!! What a genius idea to use red paint to dye the laces!! XOXO
Thanks my friend! And this Honky Tonk Red is a FABULOUS Christmas red imo! XOXO
Hi Denise. What a beautiful and creative holiday project. The red laces on the skates are the icing on the cake. Absolutely gorgeous.
Aw, thank Monique! I think the laces in red are super cute as well. hehe 😉
Great minds think alike! I did a pair two different ways, (I have 2 doors). One I painted red, the other black with a red velvet cuff. I inserted foliage & accessories & changed out the laces for jute twine. I love how yours turned out with the foliage behind, plus your method helps to prevent banging the door when it’s windy. Really cute!
Yours sound amazing Tracy! I especially like the sounds of the one with the red velvet cuff!! And ya, the branches/swag in behind is a great buffer for sure!
Beautiful, Denise.
Here in Texas we roller skate. 🤔 I wonder if I can pull this off with my old wheels?
Thank you for sharing. Pinned.
Years ago we had a roller skating rink here in Burlington called RollerGardens! It had a disco ball, lights and DJ. I LOVED rollerskating!!! I thought I was sooo cool dancing around to the tunes.😂🛼 Thanks for the PIN my friend! XOXO
You are so artistic ! This was a darling creation and it is unique , A great change from the traditional round door wreath ! Thank you for sharing .
I’m so glad you like it Dee! It was really fun to do… thank YOU!
I love this ❤ It’s beautiful and unique and I love that you can easily change it up every year if you wanted too.
I’m sure you’re going to get a lot of compliments on it from family and friends this Christmas season 🌲
Thanks, Annie and YES, my mind is already coming up with creative ideas for next year!
I love the dkate wreath.. So festive and you can use all winter if you want. My question is when you close the door does the skates make a clinking noise and maybe mark up your front door? Or does the greenery give it cushion so no marks happen?
Great question! So far so good but my back door is used more than my front door. We added enough green swag that the skates aren’t touching the door when it’s opened and closed. You’re right, I wouldn’t want the blades touching the door if it was being opened and closed all day long.
I’m always drawn to projects using white ice skates. Your wreath is beautiful and very inspiring. I need to start looking for a pair of skates. I only have my son’s old black hockey skates. He he!
Thanks Gloria! And if he doesn’t use them anymore, I bet you could do something FABULOUS with them!!!
You’ve nailed the quadruple axel of wreaths on this one, Denise. Beautiful!
awwwww, thanks Larissa! It’s a gold medal for Denise!🤣🏅⛸