Ticket to Ride. . .4th Of July Mantle

Isn’t it funny how one little thing can spark your imagination?  As many of you already know, I have always been a ‘theme’ girl.

Give me a theme and this mind runs amuck!  lol!

So it was with this ‘Ticket to Ride’  4th of July Mantle.


This is the culprit that started it all.  A few months ago I was at an antique store when I spied this ticket machine.  Didn’t know what I would do with it, but thought it was a fun piece and loved the color.

It had been hanging out in my garage when one day I walked passed it and the ‘Ticket to Ride’ theme popped into my head.



Now this gadget really is a tag machine for pricing Pratts shoes.  Wasn’t going to let that foil my theme.  I added the punched star to the first ticket just to prove my point. Hee-hee!

From there I started pulling items that had to do with ‘tickets’.  So many things that we do or attend require a ticket.  A lot of those tickets can be very valuable.  Can you imagine if you had a ticket to the first baseball game Babe Ruth played in?



Grab your ticket and let’s see where on earth we are heading.

Perhaps we’ll hop on a train.



Or go watch cars race on the Bonneville Salt Flats.



Not in my lifetime, but someday I can see people buying a ticket to take them on a trip to the moon.



I thought of lots of things that we ride in the summer time.  How about carnival rides, boat trips, and even our bicycles.

Didn’t want to get to carried away so I just added an old pillar and a couple of metal stars borrowed from our Americana guest bedroom.



To finish off the mantle I hung the 4th of July banner I made last year.  Notice the ticket reminding us to take time to ‘play’?



Uncle Sam wants YOU to have a fun summer!



Buy a ticket and hop on a plane, a boat, or train and have fun exploring the USA.



If you ask me, It’s a ‘first place’ nation!  Full of so many wonderful things to do and see.


Hope you have a fun summer!

hugs,
Jann

p.s. I want to thank Nancy from A Joyful Cottage for featuring both my Americana Guest Bedroom and my  Basement Guest Bedroom at her Every Room in the House Party.