When I was in middle school, I had to take an industrial arts class where we learned to make things from wood, plastic, and metal. I liked the class, but I had trouble using the jigsaw. When we reached the plastics unit, we were allowed to make a project of our choice. I went to the scrap pile and found a small green piece of polyethylene that was already shaped like a seal. I drilled a hole in it and called it a key chain.
And thus is the story of my next Goreyosity Shop installment: a miniature gumball machine!
During the kickoff I was happy to find two wooden necklaces with many different shapes of beads. These will convert nicely to miniature items.
I also found a small clear jar of hooks, which I chose for its size.
I later decided that the jar would work well as a gumball machine.
I cut up the necklaces, and Devon painted some of the smaller beads to make gumballs. (Thank you, Devon!) She also painted one of the toy blocks for the base.
Then I glued one of the wire hooks to the base to make the coin slot. Results are below.
The scale is a bit large for gumballs, so they can also double as superballs.
More beads next!
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