From Rusty Bike to Flower Planter
Hey there...
Today I'm going to share a very simple DIY project. You can copy this if you like or use this to get your own ideas going. It's always amazing to me what a little paint and some flowers can do.
I had an old rusty bike sitting in my yard waiting for a little TLC. I wasn't exactly sure what I wanted to do with it so I just left it. Yes, that's water. My backyard floods sometimes in spring much to my dismay.
I bought some spray paint from our local Home Hardware. They only had one can and I definitely needed more than one can of paint.
The only prep work that I did was to clean the bike. I didn't do a thorough cleaning because I wanted to see how it would turn out. I was in a rush and feeling lazy.
I painted it pink and then quickly realized that there was no way this would be enough paint.
I ended up finding some paint at Home Depot but not the same colour. It was a lilac colour.
I'm still on the fence about this colour and think I might end up repainting the bike. I just think a pink bike would be so incredibly charming.
This was the lilac paint when it was still wet.
This is what the paint looked like when it was finally dry.
If I do end up finding more pink paint, I'll give the bike a thorough cleaning and sand it prior to painting. You can see the rust underneath the paint because I did this in such a rush. I should've taken the time to sand it down to create a clean surface.
My next task was to search for a basket for the bike. I ended up finding a dark coloured basket that I already had on hand. I took some cream coloured spray painted to brighten up this old basket.
I placed the bike to try to get a picture of how it would fit and if it would work to attach a basket to the handle bars.
I had some thick heavy duty plastic on hand which I used to line the basket. I used an upholstery stapler to attach the plastic to the basket. I filled the basket with dirt and used some black zip ties to attach the basket to the bike.
Wishing you a lovely day filled with moments of sunshine and splashes of joy.
~Jennette
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