Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull offered up some advice to couples considering marriage as he and wife Lucy attended the unveiling of the Love Wheels crocheted bike at he National Museum of Australia in Canberra on Thursday.
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The rainbow crocheted bicycle by Sydney yarnbomber Eloise Murphy, aka Trebel Maker , was was chained to a pole outside the Turnbulls' Sydney home during the marriage equality postal vote campaign.
Ms Murphy said it was also a tribute to all strong love matches, especially the Turnbulls' almost 38-year marriage.
She expected the bike to be labelled a security risk and end up in landfill. But instead it was embraced by the Turnbulls - with Mrs Turnbull posting about it on Instagram and creating a social media sensation.
Ms Murphy said she was honoured for it to end up in the collection of the museum, with Mr Turnbull personally flying the bike down from Sydney to Canberra.
"It is really quite overwhelming," she said.
Ms Murphy said she usually stuck to yarnbombing around her Newtown neighbourhood - that is, wrapping objects in wool - but extended herself to the mansions of Point Piper to make a statement about love with the bike.
"I did get a bit concerned, however, when friends in the know started sending me texts saying, 'How's bombing the PM's how going?' And I'd have to say, 'Stop sending me the texts because I think the AFP are on to me and they're going to lock me up and throw away the key'," she said, with a laugh.
Mr Turnbull said he and his wife were "absolutely entranced" by the bike and its message about "love is love" and the universality of relationships. They continued to post photos of it, including suggesting the bike should be housed in a national institution, particularly after Australia voted in favour of same-sex marriage.
That's when they discovered the identity of the artist and "the rest, I guess, is history", he said.
"Eloise, thank you so much for this extraordinary work of love," Mr Turnbull said.
"It was created in love, it is about love and I think, for many of us, it will always be the enduring symbol of that extraordinary day when marriage equality was achieved and what an extraordinary process.
"Every Australian had their say. Eighty per cent chose to have their say; 62 per cent voted 'yes',. It was a very, very big hug."
Mr Turnbull also agreed to offer up his advice on what makes a strong marriage.
"Keep loving each other and above all, invest the time with each other," he said.
"Make sure you have lots of time for each other because, as we all know, children come along, pressures of work and everything, it's very easy to find there isn't enough time for each other.
"So you've got to stay the best friends in the world and that needs time to do that."
Ms Murphy also took time to do some yarnbombing in Canberra's epicentre of the marriage equality YES campaign, funky Braddon. She wrapped knitted scarves with "YES" around street lights, close to the suburb's rainbow roundabout.
The museum's director Dr Mathew Trinca said Love Wheels would be on display in the main hall of the museum before becoming part of a collection of artefacts representing all aspects of the marriage equality vote.
The chair of the museum's council, David Jones, said it was delighted to have the bicycle in the institution's permanent collection.
"It's not only a beautiful object but it does have a wonderful story," he said.
A crew from 60 Minutes including presenter Liz Hayes also followed Mr Turnbull to the museum launch, the program planning a profile of the PM for screening sometime this year.
