If you like cute, inexpensive Christmas crafts, you’re going to love this series! We’re joining some blogging friends to bring you 12 different Christmas projects that each cost less than $24 to make. For Day 8, we’re sharing our DIY snow skis.
My inspiration for this project came from this snow ski decor I saw at JoAnn’s.
This is a really easy project that goes together quickly. Other than paint drying time, it probably only took me 20 minutes to make.
I used 2 wood shims for the skis. Using heavy duty scissors, I cut the thin end of each shim just to round it off, then sanded it a bit to smooth them out. I painted the shims with a couple coats of acrylic paint and let them dry.
I used wooden skewers for the ski poles, and painted them with acrylic paint as well.
I used both E6000 and hot glue to glue the skis together into an X shape, and to glue the poles over the skis. Don’t worry if the glue looks a bit messy in the center of your X when you glue the poles down, you’re going to cover it with an embellishment anyway.
I added a pine sprig, pine cones and berries to the center of the skis to finish it off.
They look really cute added to a wreath or just mixed in with other Christmas decor on a mantel.
Don’t forget to check out all the 12 posts of Christmas below!
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Love it, Amy! So cute and easy to make too! I love those little skis! Such a cute rustic touch!
Thanks, Kendra!! 🙂
Beautiful wreath! I am going to have to hunt for some of those ski’s!
Thanks, Christine! The skis were so easy to make!
LOVE this!!! Would look so perfect here in the mountains!!!
Definitely perfect for the mountains!! 🙂
This is adorable! I love the skis and your great tutorial! Maybe next year we will have a ski wreath too 🙂
Thank you! Mini skis would look great with all your rustic/vintage Christmas decor!
I can’t get over how adorable these wood shim skies are! Love them!
Thanks, Emily!! 🙂