Antique Ice Skate Wreath

If you have followed me for awhile, you know that one of my thrifting tips is to make a second trip around the thrift store. And, I sure am glad I did just that yesterday because on my second trip I spied these antique ice skate blades that I missed the first time.

I knew I wanted to use them in an old frame wreath and decided an oval wreath would be perfect for the skate blades. I happened to have one that was already painted red--perfect for the holidays.

You can see in the photo above that the original owner had marked the blades in pencil with his name and an L and an R. I love remnants of the past like that. 

I set the blades on the frame and hot glued them in place. I used hot glue because it isn't permanent and can be removed. I would hate to ruin an antique with glue. It however, does not hold well in freezing temps. I did wrap jute around the top of the blades and secured the jute to the back of the frame with a staple gun. 

I added some real touch, faux greenery to the side. 

It got a spot of hot glue too, and then was tied on with jute. I like taking strands of jute and other ribbon and tying it tightly to make an organic "bow" I tied three, gold, jingle bells onto the jute strands too.

This antique skate wreath looks fantastic on a door, but would also work great in a seasonal gallery wall. I am so happy I made that second trip around my local thrift store!