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DIY Holiday Gnomes

January 20, 2020 by Cara Leave a Comment

If you were following along during my Christmas posts, you know that I am in LOVE with gnomes and although I didn’t get to post my DIY holiday gnomes for Christmas, as I was putting them away I was sad to see them go…so I decided, change the fabric a little and add hearts…and then I have Valentine Gnomes!

DIY Valentine Gnomes

How cute are they? And did I mention how inexpensive they are considering they are just a few pieces of fabric and plastic pellets! Yes! I am sure my family was thrilled to have new gnomes around the house! ๐Ÿ˜‚ No sewing, no socks, just some fabric, and hot glue! (Like that heart in the photo? Here’s the tutorial for the DIY Wooden Heart!)

DIY Holiday Gnomes

I thought to myself, but why stop at Valentine and Christmas gnomes? What about Easter gnomes? I could go through and make gnomes for EVERY HOLIDAY! Cue the eye rolls from my family, but whatever!๐Ÿ˜‚

DIY Easter Gnome -gnome made to look like an easter bunny

I have a few other gnome projects that I wanted to post before Christmas but I will be posting them over the next few days and trust me when I say that I am EXCITED to share them with you all! Even though it’s late for Christmas, you can just Pin them for next year!
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DIY Holiday Gnomes - Easter Bunny Gnomes, Christmas Gnomes, Valentine Gnomes

Alright, now I will show you how to make them, and then you can make Valentine, Christmas, Easter or any other holiday gnomes you want…I am talking to you Fourth of July Gnomes!๐Ÿ˜œ

Materials Needed to make DIY Holiday Gnomes

Materials will make a couple of gnomes depending on how large you make them.

– 1/4 yard of fabric (body) – I found felt or other stiff materials work best for the body

-1/4 yard of coordinating fabric (hat) or sherpa for ears – I found that felt does not work that great for hats but that softer fabric works great for hats!

–1/4 yard of faux fur (beard)

–3/4″ wooden bead (nose)

–poly beads (filler)

-poly fiberfill

-a string of some sort

-hot glue gun

-pom poms, stickers or any other accessories you may want to embellish them.

Making the DIY Holiday Gnomes

Using a protractor, draw a circle on your fabric at the size you want! I used a 5″ circle to be the base of my gnome (my protractor was set at 2 1/2″).

DIY Holiday Gnomes

Cut the circle for your base!

DIY Holiday Gnomes

Then using the same fabric, cut a rectangle about 16 1/2″ long, and about 6″ tall. If you make your base circle smaller or larger you will need to adjust the rectangle as well! Just remember the diameter multiplied by 3.14 and then add a little extra to overlap!

DIY Holiday Gnomes - cutting the fabric

You will need to cut a few notches along the bottom of the rectangle so that it won’t bunch up on you as you glue it around the base circle! Look to the bottom of the rectangle.

DIY Holiday Gnomes - cutting notches in the fabric

I just hot glued around the bottom and tucked the fabric under the base, then I hot glued the two flaps over one another! You can also glue it on top of the base if it is easier and then flip it inside out! Works the same either way!

DIY Holiday Gnomes - making the base

DIY Holiday Gnomes

DIY Holiday Gnomes

DIY Holiday Gnomes

The base is made!

Next, put a small amount of polyfill into the base you created. Then grab a bag, any kind of bag will work, I just had a bunch of these cellophane bags, so I used them. Fill up the bag about 1/4 – 1/2 of the way full and tie it off.

DIY Holiday Gnomes

DIY Holiday Gnomes

Drop it inside the gnome, add a little more stuffing around and above the bag, make sure the base sits level and doesn’t fall over, then tie the top closed with whatever string you have!

DIY Holiday Gnomes - Filling the base with poly beads and stuffing

Using the fur of your choice, cut a U shape out to create a beard! Make sure and cut the fur about an inch larger than the final size you want to be.

DIY Holiday Gnomes - making the beard

When cutting the beard down to size, make sure and flip the fur up away from where you are cutting so you don’t get blunt fur on the edge.

DIY Holiday Gnomes - cutting the fur for the beard

Fit it to the gnome base and glue!

DIY Holiday Gnomes - making the beard

DIY Holiday Gnomes

Next, make that infamous gnome hat! They all need one! Lol! Pick the fabric you like best, and cut a triangle with a rounded bottom!

DIY Holiday Gnomes - making the gnome hat

Flip the fabric down at the point and hot glue.

DIY Christmas Gnomes

DIY Holiday Gnomes

Next roll the hat up! Use hot glue along the edges to hold it together!

DIY Christmas Gnomes

DIY Holiday Gnomes

DIY Holiday Gnomes - making the gnome hat

Make sure and check it for size. Fill the hat with a TINY bit of polyfill.

DIY Holiday Gnomes

DIY Christmas Gnomes

Then fold the bottom under and hot glue it to give it a prettier edge that won’t fray!

DIY Holiday Gnomes

Glue the hat onto the gnome! (If you are making the DIY Easter Gnome, scroll to the bottom to see how to make the ear hat!)

DIY Holiday Gnomes

No gnome is complete without a wooden nose! Using a 3/4″ wooden bead, hot glue it right under the edge of his hat.

DIY Holiday Gnomes - giving the gnome a nose

DIY Holiday Gnomes

Last but not least, give the gnome’s hat a pom-pom!

DIY Valentine Gnomes

DIY Holiday Gnomes

It’s DONE! Yep, no sewing, no socks, easy peasy and done!

DIY Holiday Gnomes

How can you NOT love gnomes?!๐Ÿ˜‚

DIY Christmas Gnomes - no sew gnomes

Making the bunny ears for the DIY Easter Gnomes

DIY Easter Bunny Gnomes

If you would like to use a pattern, CLICK HERE! I just freehanded the drawing on the pattern as I did on my fabric! though It does not have to be perfect to look great! Mine is totally imperfect, and I still love it!!๐Ÿ˜Š

Starting out, I just drew the shape I wanted onto the fabric. I folded it in half so that I could cut two at a time so they would be the same and drawing on the backside of the fabric worked best!

After cutting them out, hot glue all along the edge to connect the two pieces. Make sure and hot glue on the good side, the sherpa side. You will flip it in a minute!

DIY Easter Bunny Gnome - making the bunny ears for the gnome

Place the other set of ears on top and let it dry thoroughly before trying to turn it right side out! I went ahead and started cutting the pink for the ears while I was waiting.

DIY Holiday Gnomes - Easter Bunny Gnome

Once it is dry, flip it right side out!

DIY Easter bunny gnome

DIY Easter Bunny Gnome

Then, take the pink of the ears and hot glue the edges so you don’t see ugly cuts of the fabric.

DIY Easter Bunny Gnome - making the bunny ears

Glue the pink to the ears. Make sure and press it down well!

DIY Holiday Gnomes - Easter Bunny Gnome

After gluing the pink of the ears, check the fit on your gnome base, and then fold the bottom of the ‘hat’ part of the ears and glue it to give it a finished look and to get a perfect size and fit.

DIY Holiday Gnomes - Easter Bunny Gnome

DIY Easter Bunny Gnome

I used pipe cleaners to make the ears stand up! I used two in each ear and folded them in half. I also added just a tiny bit of polyfill to the hat part of the ears!

DIY Holiday Gnomes - Easter Bunny Gnome

DIY Easter Gnome

Once you have the ears stiffened with pipe cleaners and the correct size you want, hot glue the bunny ears to the base!

DIY Easter Gnome

Add any embellishments that you would like! I cut a flower out of pink felt and blue fabric, glued it on, and bam cutest bunny gnome you ever did see!๐Ÿ˜

DIY Easter Gnome -gnome made to look like an easter bunny

 

Oy, just typing this post makes me want to go make MORE DIY HOLIDAY GNOMES! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ™ˆ I just think they are ADORABLE! If you make any, I WANT TO SEE THEM!

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DIY Budget Door Makeover

January 18, 2020 by Cara Leave a Comment

Do you have basic, boring hollow-core doors in your home? I sure did until recently when I worked a little DIY magic during my kitchen renovation to make my pantry and storage closet doors over! There are so many variations of door makeovers you can do on hollow core doors and this is just my version of a DIY budget door makeover! It’s amazing that by adding a few strips of 1/4″ plywood and a little paint, you can get a WHOLE NEW LOOK!

DIY Budget Door Makeover

Check out the door before the plywood! It was just a stained, flat door that I was able to transform with a few pieces of 1/4″ plywood!

DIY Budget Door Makeover - Before

I would say that is one heck of an instant upgrade! I did update the door trim as well, you can see that here!

I also cannot emphasize what difference baseboards make in a home either!๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜„

DIY Budget Door Makeover

 

The whole sheet of 1/4″ plywood cost me 14 bucks and there was enough to do 2 full doors! A little caulk, wood glue, and brad nails…and boom…it looks 10 times better! I used the same hardware that was on the door to start. So I really didn’t spend but 7 dollars per door… and still had enough to do another door!

Want to create your own beautiful doors? Here’s how I did it!

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Materials:

-1 – 4×8 sheet of 1/4″ plywood (I bought Luann underlayment)

–tube of Alex Plus caulk

–5/8″ brad nails

–wood glue

–sanding sponge

 

Cut List: (for one door)

– 2 – pieces of 1/4″ plywood ripped at 4″ and then cut to the length of your door.

-1 – piece ripped at 4″ and cut to fit the width of your door at the top and middle.

-1 – piece ripped to 6″ and cut to fit the width of your door at the bottom.

DIY Door Makeover

Start with laying the door on a flat surface where you can easily measure the length of the door. Cut the first two strips you ripped down to the length of your door! Mine was 7′ 6″. Once they are cut to the length of the door, glue and brad nail them with the edge flush with the outside edges of the door.

DIY Door Makeover

Pretend that the doorknob hole wasn’t drilled yet! Lol!

You will need to re-drill the hole for the doorknob through the 1/4″ plywood if your door was already used before…if it is a brand new door, you will need to drill a hole through the door and your plywood to attach a doorknob and you may need a kit! It takes a 2 1/8″ hole saw to cut the hole.

DIY Door Makeover

Make sure and use ample wood glue when you put your strips down to make sure they adhere well!

Door Makeover

If you cut your boards and put them in place for the bottom (6″) and top (4″) then measure up, 25 3/4″ and place the middle board. That gives a longer on the top, sleek look to the door!

And what do you know, I didn’t get a good finished shot before painting! Ugh!

Make sure and caulk all of the edges so that the paint looks beautiful, I sand the caulk after it is dry as well, just to make sure there aren’t any raised areas that will show up after the paint!

So I primed it with the same primer I used on the rest of the cabinets in the kitchen, Zinsser Bullseye Primer. Then I sprayed it with Dorian Gray by Sherwin Williams Snap Dry paint! I do suggest spraying the door vs brushing it, simply because there really is a huge difference between the finish of the sprayer and the brush!

A sprayer is not expensive and it is worth its weight in GOLD! I have the HomeRight TPS sprayer and completely recommend it! I heard a blogger recently say they could not recommend this sprayer because the finish had raised spots all over like the sprayer was spitting the paint… this ONLY happens when you don’t thin the paint properly!

Anyway, so after the paint dried, I put the old doorknob on and hung the doors back up!

DIY Door Makeover

They look pretty amazing if I do say so myself! ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜‰

DIY Door Makeover

Do you have a door that you are already thinking about using this DIY door makeover tutorial on? It’s perfect so that you don’t break the bank but get a classic upgraded door! If you try this out, I would LOVE to see it!

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DIY Record Storage Case

January 16, 2020 by Cara Leave a Comment

Happy New Year! Woot, woot! Hope you all had the best holidays with your family and friends! I’m here today to share with you all the DIY record storage case that I made for my son! Y’all he is 14 and a boy after my heart with his old soul! I LOVE vinyl records and record players, they remind me of my dad when we were really little, and now my son has taken a liking to them! I couldn’t be more excited!

DIY Record Storage Case

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DIY Christmas Gnome Pillow Cover

December 23, 2019 by Cara 1 Comment

Hey, hey, hey! Today’s the day! Day 6 of my projects that is, and I am bringing you this easy no-sew DIY Christmas gnome pillow cover that I loved at Pottery Barn but just couldn’t bring myself to spend the 40 they were asking for it! Plus, it sold out so even if I had lost my mind and wanted to spend that kind of money on ONE pillow cover, I couldn’t get it anyway! Lol!

DIY Christmas Gnome Pillow Cover

*And I say to myself as I am editing pictures, “I sure hope Santa brings me a handheld steamer this year so I can get the wrinkles out of this cushion!”๐Ÿ˜‚

I realize my version is chubby compared to theirs! ๐Ÿ˜… But you can make yours as skinny or ‘healthy’ as you want! I don’t know what it is but I am ALL about the gnomes this year and Pottery Barn kinda sealed the gnome love for me when they put them on everything! I could not have been happier to see gnomes on stockings and tree skirts…they even have gnome bedding! ๐Ÿ˜

DIY Gnome Pillow Cover

So, that was just to forwarn you about the fact that there are a few other gnome projects coming over the next couple of days! Yay! Plus, this cold weather has me wanting to cuddle up inside with a good movie, hot cocoa, and a craft so these gnome crafts are the perfect way to have it all! Lol!

Alright, I am SUPER behind on 25 DIYs of Christmas but that doesn’t mean I am giving up! I am going to throw as many DIYs at you until the 25th of December…and thereafter! Make sure and save them for next year if you don’t have time to make them this year!

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DIY No Sew Gnome Pillow Cover

“Do you wanna make a Christmas gnome pillow cover? Or make a gnome with a body of beans?” That sang in my best “Do you wanna build a snowman?” voice! ๐Ÿ˜Ž

Anyway, the best part about this adorable pillow cover is that he can adorn your couch all winter too!

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Materials:

–pillow cover – Amazon has a ton of options even cheaper than the one I bought at Hobby Lobby or you can throw one together on the sewing machine, but for the 6 dollars I paid for this one, I didn’t want to spend the time making one!

–Red felt (body) – I bought a 1/4 yard (to have extra to make other gnomes! Lol!) but since you will only use a 9″x9″ square of it, you can purchase a felt sheet which is 9″x12″

–White faux fur or white felt (beard) – again one sheet is enough, but they also sell it by the yard…to make more gnomes! Lol!

–gray ticking stripe fabric (hat)

–Fabric Fusion Glue (or you can grab the sampler bottle three-pack at Hobby Lobby as I did)

–pom pom (hat)

–wooden ball (nose) I couldn’t find them online at Hobby Lobby, but they are 1.99 for a bag of 6…I am pretty sure!

–polyfill if you want to stuff the hat ever so slightly as I did.

Making the DIY Christmas Gnome Pillow Cover

If you would like a pattern, I have included mine here for download, it is super easy to cut the shapes yourself though, and my patterns are not anything fancy! Lol! They are hand-drawn from the actual pieces I cut, so they are not perfect! Luckily, you can use them for size reference and make them as perfect or as imperfect as you’d like!

Christmas Gnome Pillow Patterns

Gather all your crafting supplies! Maybe grab a cup of hot cocoa, and turn on your favorite Christmas movie! This craft can be done sitting on the living room floor! That is part of the reason I LOVE this as well!

DIY Gnome Pillow Cover

Okay, I cut all my designs and made sure of how everything was going to look before I glued a thing!

I first cut the body out of the red felt! I cut a square out of the felt, then folded it in half and rounded the bottom corners off, and tapered the top!

DIY Christmas Gnome Pillow CoverSorry, the pics are a little dark, I was working hard late at night! Lol!

Once I had the body how I liked it, I measured to make sure it was centered and laid it down exactly where I was going to glue it. I didn’t glue it just yet!

DIY Gnome Pillow Cover - Christmas Gnome Pillow

 

Don’t mind the crazy hand, I was on the phone with my sister while I was making this!๐Ÿ˜‚

Next, I cut my faux fur into a U shape to make the beard! I found after a bunch of faux fur projects, it is best to cut the fur about an inch or two larger than you want the beard, then you can push the fur upwards away from where you are cutting to keep the fur scraggly. If you don’t do this the fur will be bluntly cut and look silly at the bottom!

DIY Gnome Pillow - Christmas Gnome Pillow

I know the pictures seem like they are upside down, my video camera was overhead and now it’s backward to y’all…I can’t get it right! ๐Ÿ™ˆ

Next, make the hat! I placed the hat fabric down to make sure it was large enough to cover the beard and red felt, then drew out the basic shape I wanted!

DIY Gnome Pillow Cover - making the gnome hat

DIY Gnome Pillow

Then I cut out the shape that I had drawn onto the fabric!

DIY Gnome Pillow Cover - cutting the hat

DIY Gnome Pillow fitting the hat in place!

I had to check the nose to make sure…

DIY Gnome Pillow Cover

Now I was ready to glue it all in place!

DIY Gnome Pillow Cover

Of course, you can sew this on instead of gluing it, but I am NOT a seamstress, though I wish I was!๐Ÿ˜ฉ So glue for me, for now! Lol!

Glue the beard in place.

DIY Christmas Gnome Pillow cover

And, now make sure to wrap the hat around the sides of the red felt and fur to finish off the edge there. I let this sit for a while to let the glue dry a little.

DIY Gnome Pillow - Making the gnome

DIY No Sew Christmas gnome pillow

After it set for a little while, I added ever so small an amount of polyfill batting, I mean a tiny bit! Just so there wasn’t a major drop off from the fur to the rest of the hat.

Adding polyfill to the DIY gnome pillow cover

Then I rolled the edge under slightly and glued it down, all the way around!GLuing the gnomes hat on the gnome pillow cover

Gluing the hat down on the gnome pillow cover

It gives it a finished look without having to sew. You could also glue the hat about a 1/4″ inside and leave a frayed look around the edge! I think that would look really cute as well! You can make it your own! Do whatever it is that YOU like!๐Ÿ˜Š

I had to hold the gnome hat a little while until the glue started to take.

DIY Gnome Pillow Cover - making the hat

Look at those gnarly fingernails! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ I had just stained my DIY ice skates if you must know! ๐Ÿ˜ Oy!

And then I sat back and admired my work! He is looking really good my little holiday Gnomeo!๐Ÿ˜ I added the nose with some hot glue!

I used the unfinished wood bead for the nose, but you can use a pompom instead if you want it to be soft!

DIY Gnome Pillow Cover - adding the nose

I added the pompom to the top of his hat and bata bing, bata boom, DONE! Fill that pillow cover and make it a dang beautiful DIY gnome pillow if I’ve ever seen one!

DIY Gnome Pillow Cover

Oh, I love snuggling with my little Gnomeo! ๐Ÿ˜‚ I really do laugh every time I look at this little guy’s face, and that makes me happy that my projects can bring happiness to someone…even if it’s me!๐Ÿ˜‚

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Thank you for stopping by and if I don’t catch you again before Christmas, I hope you have a wonderful time this Holiday season!๐Ÿ˜š Merry Christmas!

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DIY Ice Skate Decor

December 22, 2019 by Cara Leave a Comment

Alright, I am still way behind on my 25 DIYs of Christmas! I am going to continue posting them right up through Christmas though because most of them can be made after Christmas to use as winter decor or they are gift ideas, and gifts can be given year-round! Lol! For instance, this DIY Ice Skate Decor can be used long after Christmas and through the winter!

DIY Ice Skate Decor

I learned with this project that it is absolutely my (non)skill and not the saw when it comes to scrolling work! Lol! I cut these ice skates on my grandad’s DeWalt scroll saw, which as you may or may not know, Lizzy from The House of Timber on Instagram worked absolute MAGIC on that Dewalt saw…but as it turns out, it is actually Lizzy’s skill, not the saw! ???? I tried though, so there’s that! And they don’t look THAT bad! If I would have sanded a little more, they would probably look really good!????

Ice Skate Decor

Even if they aren’t perfect, I LOVE the ice skates decorating the swag wreath, you know I picked up this fresh greenery at Walmart for 5 bucks! It was a bouquet in the floral section! It smells amazing of course!????

DIY Ice Skate Decor on front door wreath

Don’t mind my door either that needs to be refinished! ???? It’s 303rd on the list of stuff that needs to be done around here! I’ll get to it…that’s my motto!????

It is a really fun craft that you can easily do, once you cut them out, you can adorn them while enjoying some family time because they really don’t take any effort! Just stain, paint, drill holes and attach fur and string! Boom, cutest wintery ice skates to accessorize any wreath, entryway hooks or wall decor!

I cannot help but smile every time I walk in my front door, and that is a successful project in my eyes! ????

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DIY Ice Skate Decor for Wreath

Let’s get your’s made too!????

I have provided the THE PATTERN FOR THE ICE SKATES so you can make them too! If you are a patient person, you will have no problem cutting them out on the scroll saw! You can even use a jigsaw, I honestly think a jigsaw is easier than a scroll saw…well in some ways! Lol!

Materials:

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-2 scrap pieces of 1/4″ plywood (8×8) or if this is the first project you are doing, you can purchase a 1/4″x 2’x2′ project panel at your local hardware store.

– Drill and 5/16″ drill bit

–faux fur fabric or ribbon

–1/4″ cotton cord – I purchased mine at Hobby Lobby but can’t find it on their website – it was from the area with the jute rope and cotton rope but the cost was only 4.99 and I was able to use a 40% off coupon on it!

-stain/paint of your choice

–scroll saw or jigsaw

–stencil if you want to paint snowflakes

–spray adhesive – I found it cheapest in-store at Walmart!

–painter’s tape

Making your DIY Ice Skate Decor

Ice Skate Christmas Decor

Step 1

Print out your pattern for the ice skates! Get it above if you haven’t already!

Step 2

Use painter’s tape to cover both sides of one of the scrap pieces of 1/4″ plywood, and on only one side of the other piece! Then use the spray adhesive to ‘glue’ two painter’s taped sides together and then use the spray adhesive again on the one other painter’s taped side to attach your pattern to that piece of plywood. You are going to cut the two skates at the same time so they will be identical!

I was working on like 5 crafts at the same time, so when I threw the pattern on the wood and got it ready to cut, I totally forgot to take a picture or video this step! I apologize, but hope you understand the concept!????

I actually forgot to tape the front of mine, and when I peeled my pattern off the top, it didn’t leave a residue! I was shocked, but I wouldn’t risk it if I were you…just use the painter’s tape to be sure!

Step 3

Cut your ice skates out!

DIY Ice skate decor - cutting the ice skates on the scroll saw

DIY Ice skate Decor

Ice Skate Decor - cutting the ice skates on the scroll saw

Now that you have the base of your ice skate decor, gather the rest of your supplies!

 

DIY Ice Skate Decor - The supplies

Step 4

Stain or paint the skates! I did my skates in this order, but you should probably drill the holes very first!????

I used Weathered Stain by Old Barn Living, it may be MY FAVORITE STAIN of all time!!

DIY Ice skate decor - staining the skates

Staining the Ice Skate Decor

Step 5

Drill the holes for the laces!

Using a scrap piece of wood to keep from drilling into my table, I just measured and drilled 4 holes along the ice skates. I then realized there needed to be another, and came back and drilled an extra one at the top!

The first hole is drilled at 1 5/8″ from the top of the skate and all the holes are 1/2″ from the front of the skate, and then they were 3/4″ apart.

Drilling the holes for the shoe laces on the Ice skate decor

Step 6

Paint the white accents on the one skate, or both if you like that look better!

DIY Ice skate Decor - painting the white accents on the skates

Using a stencil paint the snowflakes…the trick to a stencil is to have VERY LITTLE paint on your paintbrush and slowly build up the color! I went too heavy on my first snowflake! Oops!

DIY Ice skate decor - painting the snowflakes on the ice skates

Step 7

Once I painted the first snowflake I set it aside to let it dry, and started lacing the stained skate!

Start at the bottom and only pull half of your string through the lace holes. Leave the string longer on the bottom! (Remember how I drilled 4 holes at first and then decided I needed the 5th hole, this is when I only had 4 holes!) But don’t feed your string through the 5th hole, stop at the 4th!

Lacing the DIY Ice Skates

Step 8

Bring the long string from the bottom up through the laces to the top.

DIY Ice Skate Decor - lacing the ice skate

Ice skate decor

Bring that lace from the backside through the last (5th) hole, and tie the two strings together on the front of the skate!

Tying the laces on the DIY Ice Skate Decor

Step 9

Add the fur to the top of the skate with hot glue! I have used this faux fur a lot this holiday season and one trick I have learned is to cut your fur about an inch larger than you need and then along the bottom, push the fur upwards when you cut it down to size. Then when you flip the fur back down, it is uneven and realistic looking instead of being bluntly cut!

Adding the fur to the top of the ice skate!

DIY Christmas Ice Skates

Step 10

Repeat to finish the other ice skate!

DIY Snowflake Ice Skate

Step 11

Using a long piece of your string, cut it to the size that you want and hot glue it to the back of both skates!

DIY Ice Skate Decor for winter wreath

Ice Skate Decor

Let it dry and hang it wherever your heart desires to add some wintery / holiday cheer!

DIY Christmas Ice Skate Decor

DIY Ice Skate Christmas Decor

I LOVE mine! How will you use them this Christmas or winter? I would love to see!

Have a WONDERFUL Christmas everyone! I should be back with 3 or 4 more projects before then, but just in case we miss each other…Merry Christmas!

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