Materials and Tools:

wrench
hot glue gun
sewing needle
scissors and garden cutters
salvaged bicycle rim
coral fans (10 to 12)
large starfish (3)
tacky spray
blue and silver spray paint
silver and clear glitter
clear thread

Clean the Rim

Unbolt the sprocket cluster, take off the bolts that stick out and leave the hub. Clean the bicycle rim.

Paint the Rim

Spray-paint the bicycle rim blue.

Paint and Glitter

Spray coral fans silver and let dry. Then spray them with tacky spray and sprinkle silver glitter all over them. Tip: Go heavy on the glitter because some will come off.

Add Coral

Use scissors or garden shears to cut bottoms off coral fans so you can tuck them under the sprockets. Cut the coral fans to create your display. (You may have to re-glitter the fans a little.)

Fasten Coral

Once in place, gently turn the rim around and glue underside (back of sprocket) to hold the coral fans in place.

Add Starfish

Spray tacky glue on the starfish. Sprinkle them with a clear glitter, then glue on top of the coral fans.

Fasten Starfish

Place all three and glue underneath. If you feel that glue will not be enough, then use the sewing needle and clear thread to secure starfish and coral fans to the back of the spokes.

Joanne Palmisano is the author of Salvage Secrets (W.W. Norton, September 2011). Visit her blog, also called Salvage Secrets.