This is the old sled that used to sit on our front porch from December through March. I would decorate it with a wreath for Christmas, I have some old skates that I'd hang from it, and used it in various ways to decorate our front porch in the winter. Well, seems as we are going with a pink theme this year, I thought that this old sled needed a little pink loveliness added to it so that it would fit in better with our new fun pink Christmas and winter decorations this year. So I got out my handy dandy pink paint and went to town.
I let the paint dry and then used a white paint pen and added some stripes, snowflakes and the word "Pink Flyer" just for fun. I allowed that to dry and then went to town with some sand paper to rough it up a bit.
Because I thought the rail needed a little something and I love sparkle I add silver glitter to the rails.
I cannot wait to put this outside on the front porch with the other pink loveliness I have been creating. Check back, as I will be bringing you more and more of our pink Christmas.
oh my gosh! it's so cute! I have 3 of the sleds in the rafters of my garage, a small, medium and a large, leftover from days gone by. Hanging on to them for the grandkids (someday) :)
you did a great job, love the glitter!
gail
Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted by: gail | November 24, 2009 at 10:53 AM
Even though Shabby chic is in right now, sometimes a good coat of paint just improves things the best! This looks wonderful and I love the glitter! What a great idea, I would have never thought of that, but I love it:>) Thanks for sharing your beautiful project.
Posted by: Kathleen Grace | November 25, 2009 at 10:16 AM
Love the snowflakes on the pink! You did a great job on it!
Posted by: Karen | November 25, 2009 at 02:06 PM
How pretty! Of course, I love anything pink & sparkly. I can't wait to see more of what you're up to!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted by: Gina @ The Shabby Chic Cottage | November 26, 2009 at 09:11 AM
I love it. Especially the glitter and I usually don't like glitter.
Posted by: tammy hebert | November 26, 2009 at 11:34 AM
LOVE the glitter!!! I have a white sled that I will have to add some sparkle to now. Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Karla Nathan | November 27, 2009 at 07:07 PM