Let The Adventure Begin with Erin Sampson-Quiding

Hello I’m back on the blog this week with a Graduate inspired piece. I loooove this Stand-up bike! There are so many great ways to use it, but I decided to go with a feminine, graduation theme.

I started this project by painting the Stand-up bike and base with a coat of white paint. I allowed it to dry then went back in and painted the tires, seat, handle bar and pedal black and the spokes, silver.

I left the basket as it was and filled it with mini flowers and leaves. I joined some of the flowers together so that they would drape out of the basket. I used a glue gun to make sure they are really stuck.

I added brads to the holes for the chain but didn’t like how that looked so I changed it out with some bakers’ twine, which I liked much better.

I printed out the words “Let the adventure begin” onto some basic white paper and cut it into a banner. I adhered the banner to a 3-inch piece of wire that I attached to the bike to create my flag. I placed a graduation cap onto the pole.

I had some dimensional suitcase stickers that I added flowers to and wrapped a piece of bakers’ twine around then glued it onto the back fender. I added some blingy brads into the holes on both the front and back wheels and this super cute bicycle was done!

This bike project would be a great wedding gift also – Just changing out the grad hat for a bouquet or a veil would be fun.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products Used:

- Stand Up Bike

Other Supplies Used:

- Decoart Acrylic Paint: White, Silver and Black

- Small paper flowers

- Glue gun and sticks

- Paint brush

- Brads

- Wire

- Bakers twine

- Stickers

Thanks for stopping in,

~Erin

Altered Mixed Media Bicycle Decor with Karen Bearse

I was given the opportunity to work with a new décor chipboard piece by Southern Ridge Trading Co. I had a lot of fun using multiple techniques and working on a larger scale than normal. If you happen upon their booth at the trade shows in Canada this month you can see it live!!

Here it is!! It took a while for me to figure out where I was going with this. I was thinking steampunk, maybe bright & colourful and playful. The bike sat in my kitchen where I would see it throughout the day as the ideas marinated in my brain. It took a few weeks but then bam inspiration hit and I started working on it.

In the end I went with a combo of the two. Photos don’t do this justice, live it is super shiny, with glimmer and metallic touches. The flowers are layers of crinoline, leather paper & tulle.

Southern Ridge Trading Co. Supplies Used:

- Stand up Retro Bike (coming soon)

- Skeleton Leaves

- Med. Gears

- 6 Cats

- Adventure Word

Other Supplies Used:

- Eileen Hull flower dies by Sizzix: Hydrangeas, Flower Layer #9, Heart Petals and Paper Leather

- Tattered Angels: Glimmer Mist and Glimmer Glam

 I hope you take the time to join in our challenge this month! Enjoy!

- Karen Bearse