Growing With Gabriel: September DT submission for Made With Love

Hi hi, it's time again for another reveal! This time, it's an altered Prima Bike which I have created for Made With Love :)

When first saw this bike, I love it so much I couldn't resist not taking it home. But then on the other hand, I was sad...thinking why didn't it come in teal like the metal TV or Ornate frame. This is the original look of the bike :(

But when Prima Marketing release their chalkboard paint I jumped with joy on the pretty colors and know immediately what I can do with it and what colors I want....of course my favourite 2 colors! Teal and Pink! LOL.

So the very first night when I brought the chalkboard paint home I was so excited (like a girl receiving her very first Barbie doll) ...Without wasting any time, I sat down on my table and starting painting my bike.

You can tell from the picture that I have to go through a few layers before getting the exact effect I wanted....my personal view...chalkboard paint is not as thick as some acrylic paints in the market. So when I apply the first layer of Chalkboard paint, it didn't give a good coverage. Thus I added on a layer of Gesso as the second coat before finishing off with a third coat of Chalkboard paint again.
For the final touch up, I stained the whole bike with Martha Stewart paint in Root Beer to give it a rustic look. So after a few hours, I'm finally happy with my bike!

With such a pretty bike, we shouldn't leave it empty correct? It's time for some yummy embellishments!
Let's go through the centre piece (Front Wheel)...
- Webster's Pages Bloomers were used to lay the inner circumference of front wheel.
- Background paper and the Embrace Life tag is from Webster's Pages. Sorry can't remember which collection they were from.
- Resins, flowers and leaves were all from Prima Marketing.
- Wood Veneer gears are from Kaisercraft which I dab on some white Gesso, stained it with distress paint in Spun Sugar and sealed it with Tattered Angels Glimmer Glaze.
- Butterflies were punched out using Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly punch an 3-1 classic butterfly punch. Prima Chalk Ink was used to inked the edges of the butterflies.
- Did you spot the pillar beside the angel? That was created by rolling up a piece of corrugated sheet.

Next to the front wheel, I have also decorated the space with pretty flowers from Prima Marketing's latest collection. Perfect! My bike is parked in a pretty garden :)