Lace decorating device

A lace with at least one removable decorating device comprising a lace having at least one end formed with a substantially rigid elongated tip;

• and a decorating device removably coupled to said at least one tipped end of said lace comprising a body having a first end ad a second opposed end, said body being formed with a first essentially straight bore extending from the first end to the second end, a second essentially straight bore extending from the second end toward the first end of a length sufficient to essentially receive said tip of said lace and positioned relative to the first bore to define at least in a region near the second end a wall means between the first and second bores, and a groove in the second end of said body extending at least between said first and second bores, said groove being dimensioned to receive a portion of said lace adjacent said tip while permitting the grasping thereof for removal of the device from the lace, whereby said tipped end of said shoe lace may pass through said first bore from the first end to the second end around said wall means and into said second bore for retention therein without requiring deformation of said tipped end when said lace is pulled from the portion projecting out of the first bore at the first end.