Thrifty Thursday - Old Bicycles...

Do you have an old bicycle that is no longer fit to ride?

This advertising insert in my local paper yesterday featured 

a great shabby painted bicycle on the cover...
with a basket of flowers of course...

Let's notice some details that make this lovely 'work'.  

The tires - gotta paint the tires!  

And look - the chain is a mess - but with a slap of blue - 

it's a decorator's dream...

And the seat made me chuckle.  Nothing too fancy here - 

just some tied-on roses fabric to bring the bike up to cottage speed!

Need a bit more upcycled bicycle inspiration?  

No tires needed!

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Even an old 10 speed can look pretty good...

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Love this one...

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And for a many more ideas... click here and here.

Here's to keeping an old bike out of a land fill!   ~Joyce