When you have a kid, there is a zone in which “cool” trumps “safe”- so when it was time to replace my son’s bike helmet, I KNEW it had better be cool, or else he just wouldn’t wear it. Sadly, the safest one was plain white. (Lame-O!) So we had to jazz it up, STAT.
With my Cricut, 2 colors of vinyl, and my Indie Arts cart, we hooked that bad boy up and now it’s SAH-WEET!
Cut images from the vinyl at Speed=3 and Pressure=3
Clean the surface w/ Windex before adhering the vinyl stickers.
Now my boy will be "cool" AND safe.
So, you can take this idea many places. You can really “upcycle” hand-me-down bikes, helmets, etc, and the new owner will feel like it’s really been customized for him/her. Great for sprucing up yard-sale finds!
Any suggestions/comments? I’d love to hear from you!
April 29, 2010 at 8:09 pm
LOVE it!! I used a few of those designs on my son’s Valentine’s Day mailbox for school