VELO DECOAll summer!!
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Learn, teach & share bike ornamenting techniques.
Decorate your trusty steed.
Celebrate the Age of the Bicycle!
There will also be an all-afternoon BYOBBQ on the infamous BBQ Bike. Bring food to share on the grill! After 7pm on SAT, we'll powerdown at BillyBob's Cherry Tree House nearby and will probably go for a celebratory show off bike ride afterward!
Streamers :: Pinwheels :: Reflective Goodies :: Spoke Cards :: And??
Ideas for things to bring:
-plastic bags in nice coloursor old cassette tapes to make handlebar streamers
-fake flowers
-holiday decorations: wreaths, plastic
-straws (great for putting on spokes or cables)
-funky knickknacks for 'hood' ornaments
-cards, pictures, vinyl cuttings to make into spoke cards (should be at least the size of playing cards)
-ribbon, danger tape, foil tape, embroidery thread etc to weave between spokes
-fun fur or other materials to wrap your handlebars/frame (long strips are best) and to make top tube cozies
-beads that will fit around your cables
-balloons to stick inside your spokes
You could also bring: needle/thread, embroidery thread, scissors, scotch tape, duct tape of various colours, spray paint, xacto blades.
Also think about bringing: water to drink, sunscreen, something to throw on the BBQ.
Misc. Decoration Project Ideas So Far:
SpokeWeaving/Webbing with danger tape/yarn
Learn, teach & share bike ornamenting techniques.
Decorate your trusty steed.
Celebrate the Age of the Bicycle!
There will also be an all-afternoon BYOBBQ on the infamous BBQ Bike. Bring food to share on the grill! After 7pm on SAT, we'll powerdown at BillyBob's Cherry Tree House nearby and will probably go for a celebratory show off bike ride afterward!
When decorating, we'd like to recycle/reuse as much as possible. There will be some materials available; feel free to bring more! There will be instruction making:
Streamers :: Pinwheels :: Reflective Goodies :: Spoke Cards :: And??
Ideas for things to bring:
-plastic bags in nice coloursor old cassette tapes to make handlebar streamers
-fake flowers
-holiday decorations: wreaths, plastic
-straws (great for putting on spokes or cables)
-funky knickknacks for 'hood' ornaments
-cards, pictures, vinyl cuttings to make into spoke cards (should be at least the size of playing cards)
-ribbon, danger tape, foil tape, embroidery thread etc to weave between spokes
-fun fur or other materials to wrap your handlebars/frame (long strips are best) and to make top tube cozies
-beads that will fit around your cables
-balloons to stick inside your spokes
You could also bring: needle/thread, embroidery thread, scissors, scotch tape, duct tape of various colours, spray paint, xacto blades.
Also think about bringing: water to drink, sunscreen, something to throw on the BBQ.
Misc. Decoration Project Ideas So Far:
SpokeWeaving/Webbing with danger tape/yarn
Handlebar wrapping
Cable Beading
Frame Wrapping with fun fur, fabric
Frame Painting
Signs, "license" plates
Helmet decorating
Fake Flowers/wreaths
Enlarging/hacking your lights
Fun with reflectors/reflective materials
Portable sound systems
Top tube cozies
And...?
Cable Beading
Frame Wrapping with fun fur, fabric
Frame Painting
Signs, "license" plates
Helmet decorating
Fake Flowers/wreaths
Enlarging/hacking your lights
Fun with reflectors/reflective materials
Portable sound systems
Top tube cozies
And...?
Show your bike how much you love it!
