Tuesday, August 20

Duct Tape Bike Makeover

As you can probably tell, we've been a little bike crazy around the Skunkboy house.  It started with the tandem, and now our favorite family activity is riding bikes in the evenings.  Hope and I have been talking about finding a way to spice up her bike and make it scream "Hope", but we hadn't thought of anything great... until it hit us!  We've partnered up with Scotch Colors and Patterns Duct Tape to bring you a fun and colorful bike makeover!

The whole idea is to cover the bike in a rainbow of tape strips.  I did the cutting and Hope did the taping (until we got to some of the trickier spots).  Instructions for this DIY are literally cut and stick, cut and stick, repeat.  It was a really fun project that we were able to complete in just a couple of hours.

It was so fun to see her step back and take a look at the finished product.  "WHOA.  MY BIKE LOOKS AWESOME NOW."  So darn cute.  :)


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This post is a collaboration with Scotch Colors and Patterns Duct Tape. To see more creative projects, visit www.ScotchDuctTape.com.  Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest



42 comments:

  1. Lulus wonderlandAugust 20, 2013 at 3:33 AM

    Looks adorable! Love it! :)

    Lulu xx

    https://www.luluslittlewonderland.blogspot.com

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  2. KISTY.NETAugust 20, 2013 at 4:55 AM

    OMG I absolutely love what you guys did with that bike! <3

    xoxo Kisty
    kisty.net

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  3. nnkmllAugust 20, 2013 at 5:19 AM

    Love this! I want to make my bike more personal myself, might check this tape out =)

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  4. HelenAugust 20, 2013 at 5:52 AM

    This is so fun and simple! I love making things brighter like this!
    http://ahandfulofhope.blogspot.co.uk/

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  5. UnknownAugust 20, 2013 at 5:55 AM

    I'm so jealous of Hope's bike! What a brilliant idea. It looks amazing! xx

    chiakicreates.com

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  6. annemarie.August 20, 2013 at 6:31 AM

    So cute! ^_^

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  7. MoonofsilverAugust 20, 2013 at 7:38 AM

    wow, that is awesome!!

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  8. juni // hej juniAugust 20, 2013 at 8:22 AM

    this is so cute! definitely screams hope now ;)

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  9. BeccaAugust 20, 2013 at 9:12 AM

    This is so cute! It totally looks like Hope's style now. Love that you guys are having so much fun riding bikes!

    -Becca
    Ladyface Blog

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  10. UnknownAugust 20, 2013 at 9:19 AM

    Perfect idea! And such a fun thing to do together! :)

    http://sometimesgracefully.com

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  11. JaneAugust 20, 2013 at 9:29 AM

    cute! i should try this with my bike! :)

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  12. UnknownAugust 20, 2013 at 9:52 AM

    i definitely need to do this with my bike! i was desperate for a beach cruiser with gears and a basket. but the only one they had was hot pink. which is not my favorite color. great idea!

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  13. Libby MarieAugust 20, 2013 at 10:22 AM

    Love that! It's like a patchwork bike.

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  14. UnknownAugust 20, 2013 at 11:05 AM

    I adore her bike, it's so cute!

    Mana
    Fashion and Happy Things

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  15. KristianAugust 20, 2013 at 11:33 AM

    Oh any kid would be so envious and it is very easy to do. Great!

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  16. Kierra MakaylaAugust 20, 2013 at 12:00 PM

    Such an amazing idea! So cute.

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  17. LeaAugust 20, 2013 at 12:18 PM

    That's so cool! I will do it too! Great idea :-)

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  18. EveAugust 20, 2013 at 12:54 PM

    This is a fantastic idea! The bike turned out great!

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  19. Angel the AlienAugust 20, 2013 at 2:01 PM

    That is so friggin' cool! I mean, I'm an adult, but I would still love to do that to my bike!

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  20. taraAugust 20, 2013 at 2:56 PM

    That is such a great idea! I LOVE it! What pretty duct tape. It totally screams Hope now.

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  21. MollieAugust 20, 2013 at 3:11 PM

    Fabulous idea! Super creative as always, Miss Katie. :)

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  22. April MayAugust 20, 2013 at 3:12 PM

    Utter genius x

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  23. UnknownAugust 20, 2013 at 4:14 PM

    this is genious loooove this super simple project! xx
    Alice Barton ♥ TheMowWay

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  24. EvergreenleyAugust 20, 2013 at 7:14 PM

    Love this!!!!! I actually did this to my tool kit for school. ^.^ Not that anyone would have mistaken mine for theirs considering I had the largest tool kit out of everyone but I wanted to just make sure. ;)

    x Sara from tinysugarbee.blogspot.com

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  25. Ryoma Sakamoto.JapanAugust 20, 2013 at 8:36 PM

    This is so cute! !
    It is a great idea.

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  26. ruffledsnobAugust 20, 2013 at 11:33 PM

    this is so rad! Awesome job mama!

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  27. Hips Like CinderellaAugust 21, 2013 at 1:08 AM

    So cute. She looks so chuffed! :-) xx

    http://hipslikecinders.blogspot.co.uk/

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  28. SallylineAugust 21, 2013 at 1:31 AM

    Very fun...

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  29. LuluAugust 21, 2013 at 4:32 AM

    This is SO cool!
    Well done girls! x

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  30. cosatto giggleAugust 21, 2013 at 4:48 AM

    Nice little bicycle for my little daughter. If she saw this, Then she’ll ask for me. So, I want to decorate her bike like this.

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  31. kaisamaisaAugust 21, 2013 at 5:36 AM

    Such a cool makeover! xx

    http://www.kaisaphoto.com

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  32. macgirlAugust 21, 2013 at 1:32 PM

    Awesome! I did try painting my bike and it wasn't easy at all. Wish I had thought of this!

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  33. KayeAugust 21, 2013 at 2:28 PM

    THIS IS THE COOLEST. My inner preteen is screaming right now!

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  34. El ornitorrinco ilustradoAugust 22, 2013 at 3:21 AM

    Amazing!!!!!!!! I love it ;D Better than washi tape??

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  35. MelodieAugust 22, 2013 at 3:56 PM

    That is such a fun mother/daughter project! Love it, and I would actually do that for my own bike! Yeah, I'm 10 years old inside! ;-)
    Kisses to you both!
    Melodie
    http://sevenlivesandmore.blogspot.fr/

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  36. thenewwittysAugust 22, 2013 at 6:19 PM

    this is way to cute and clever I bet she had fun doing it!

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  37. silentblairAugust 24, 2013 at 10:25 AM

    Great idea and wonderful execution.
    Duct tape rules!

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  38. LindaAugust 26, 2013 at 9:37 AM

    great idea! Auris walksintheparks.blogspot.com

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  39. ohsorosieAugust 26, 2013 at 10:17 AM

    Awwh she looks chuffed!
    Rosie x | Every Word Handwritten

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  40. Karen DavidsonAugust 30, 2013 at 6:07 AM

    My little heroes will like this bike. I have boy and girl. They are my life.

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  41. Heidi-and-SeekAugust 31, 2013 at 11:10 AM

    It sooooo pretty!!! What a great idea, if only I'd thought of duct tape when I was younger ;)

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  42. MarcySeptember 3, 2013 at 1:00 PM

    That is awesome! how much tape did you use?

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