A Touch of Delicious Whimsy
I've been working on accessories for my little robin's egg blue studio. I knew all those knick knacks and containers that I've picked up at Goodwill and stored in my attic over the years would come in handy someday! I had always planned on remaking them at some point and finally just took the plunge and began. I first took "before" photos of everything before priming my items because don't we just love a good before and after comparison? So I took photos of everything in their "before" state and went to work.
And then the memory card in my camera died and all my "before" photos were lost.
Who is this Murphy guy and why is he and his Law out to get me? ;)
Anyway, one of the items that I worked on was an old red gumball machine. It probably isn't actually old - it just looked very sad and beaten up. The red paint was chipping off like crazy and clearly, it had seen better days. I picked it up at a yard sale several years ago for $5 and liked it because there's just something nostalgic about gumball machines. Above is a photo that I took when I first brought it home back in 2006 (when we were working on our kitchen!).
But I don't like gumballs, or sweet tarts, or any of the standard candies you would find in a gumball machine (though my kids sure do!). I wanted the piece to be purely decorative anyway, so I thought why not fill it with something I really do truly love and can't live without? Something like...
Chocolate!
I superglued a lamp finial to the top (the gumball was missing the top piece), spray painted the gumball machine in a deep chocolate brown, and added a collection of my faux chocolate desserts...a touch of delicious whimsy for my studio!
You may be able to see the lines drawn on the painted chocolate brown floor, which is actually the top of the steps in my studio. I'll be painting a checkerboard pattern there, and I've gone ahead and drawn out my grid. We'll see how it goes!
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9 comments:
That is awesome!! I love it!! Is the gumball machine easy to open or did you have to fidget with it? I think that is a really neat idea!! I would love to do something like that, too!! I could make my kitchen look like a sweet shop and add little things like that. How fun and what a neat idea that is!!! :)
Dang! That is adorable!! I am so going to put that in my "copy that cute idea" file!! I have a bunch of gumball machines ranging from huge down to a miniature one and they are all filled with buttons!
~Cheryl
Holy gumballs....cute idea!
I went through your archives yesterday and love the painted floor. I have a small room that's half old beat-up hardwood flooring and half plywood (don't ask). Lightbulb idea ~ paint the dang thing! Thanks for the great idea!
I love that gumball machine!! I have one exactly like it in my basement. I think I've had it for over a decade and haven't known what to do with it. I'll be painting mine as soon as I can. Looks great!!!
Oh it's SO cute!
Thank you all!
The gumball machine was easy to take apart..it just unscrews - or at least mine did:)
Love the chocolate gumball machine!! so cute!!
smiles,
kari & kijsa
that is adorable!
So cute!
Martha
Came over from Lorie's -- I LOVE this!!
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