RED BICYCLE WREATH FOR SUMMER

I've always loved old red bikes. I've got them on my coasters.

And on my plates.

Heck, I've even got one in my garden!

So a few years ago, while flipping through the channels, looking for something good on TV, I saw this on QVC. I wanted it. I needed it. Darn, I couldn't afford it! I know, I'll make one!

And so began my search for a little bike that I could put on a wreath. Two years later, I bought a Barbie doll bike, and got to work painting it red.

And this is my version of that wreath. Doesn't it scream SUMMER?!

Here's a close-up of the bike, with a little basket full of flowers and little flags.

And speaking of the basket, do you know how hard it is to find a cute little basket that would fit on this bike? Well let me tell you, it was impossible!

The only thing I could think of was to cut some of the wild grapevine that sprung up out of nowhere in the garden, and weave a little basket.

And what bike would be complete without some streamers on the handlebars?

I'm so happy with how this wreath turned out, and it makes me smile every time I look at it, hanging on the back door. It's so ME!    I'll be linking this up to REDnesday over at It's A Very Cherry World!