In anticipation of my new bike last month, I was on a wild goose chase for a cute helmet {safety first!}. I came across this one by Ruby which was way out of my price range and for motorcycle {not bicycle} use. But I soon became obsessed with finding a black and white polka-dotted helmet where there were none to be found. So, I decided to make my own. Keep in mind, although I'm a designer, I am not a crafty DIY person. But this little project was so easy and turned out just as I had envisioned.
First, I chose a black matte Bern muse helmet for it's simplicity and slightly equestrian brim style {it was even on sale!}. Then, I ordered dot decals in white choosing the 1-1/2" size to get the larger polka dot scale I wanted. Next, I simply applied the dots starting at the base and working my way up in alternating rows. Since the helmet is curved, don't rush when applying and be sure to firmly smooth out the air bubbles before the entire dot is secure. And voila!
{photo by oh joy}
Oh WOW! You did an amazing job! And I love your bicycle basket!
Very cute! Looks like it would do a good job of protecting your noggin too!
cute!
Really really REALLY adorable! I love the matte. Awesome job!
um, cute!! I need to revamp my bike helmet…it is all kinds of lame.
Way cute. Now I just have to fix my bicycle.
What a creative idea! I love the white basket too!
wow! way to make it work. good job 🙂
I love you! Im going to do this for Henry’s helmet for horseback riding and bike riding.
That’s really resourceful and clever! I’m going to try for a motorbike license next year and haha, now I know how to achieve a polka dotted helmet :]
This is the best helmet I’ve seen (and that’s a lot!). I was surprised to read that it’s a plain black Bern Muse. The polka dot decals were genius. I might have to try this one day with a red helmet and black polka dots 🙂
This is so cool. Was it hard to keep the rows straight?
That looks fantastic! Good job!!
It is really very cute creations. I like it a lot. Thanks for sharing.
This turned out so cute, what a clever idea!
adorable!
I’ve been making bicycle helmets quite a lot like this one for some time now. Yours is SO cute!
oh goodie, i’m glad to see the result of your previous helmet post and that you went with the bern. I had recommended it ( i have the same black matte version) but without the beautiful adornment. Well done…such a nice quick ‘makebetter project’ as I like to call them.
Woa! Really cutie :))
I thought I got this link from you – if not, I love this: http://www.bobbinbicycles.co.uk/epages/rzjy48f9ghvy.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/rzjy48f9ghvy/Products/MRBEN
I saw this posted on a bicycle blog and love the idea! I’ll have to show it to my wife.
-Chris
Can you tell us about your bike? What kind is it? Where did you get it? It’s beautiful!
Very creative!
I love this! You did a great job.
Joy – you are SO clever! I adore this and just featured it on BussBuss… happy New Year and love the new site!
http://bussbuss.com/wp/2010/01/04/cutest-bicycle-helmet-ever/
I need a helmet for the scooter… I love this… It gives me so many ideas!
I love that helmet!
Oh I would love that to ride a vespa with!
Nice job! You may also want to check out the cool-looking helmets made by Nutcase (www.nutcasehelmets.com)
Absolutely cute!
A red helmet and black dots would be pretty as well – ladybird like- although the black and white version looks more stylish 🙂
Good job!
This is absolutely lovely!
I mentioned your polka-dotted helmet in my blog, here: http://www.bit-of-green.com/nats/crafts-extreme-bike-makeover!
Thanks a lot for the wonderful idea! 🙂