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Post by anonrefugee on Aug 1, 2014 21:02:47 GMT
What are you going to use it for? Will you put anything in it? Oh, wow! That is GOLD! I've looked on Pinterest for gumball machines and had never seen that one. Thanks for posting it heartcat. If it works, I'll use seasonal candies, like MMs. If not I've got a bowl fil of porcelain bingo type balls. Thanks for link Heartcat! Cute but way too elegant for our house.
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Post by heartcat on Aug 1, 2014 21:03:01 GMT
You're welcome, Ashley. I didn't think the odds of my finding the original Juicy Couture one at a yard sale were very good, lol.
Sharla, I already have three gumball machines, actually. I bought two this year for dd and ds for their rooms. And I have a red one that I use for red, white and green Christmas gumballs.
I put gumballs in mine and will when I eventually create a gold one too.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 1, 2014 21:30:47 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2014 21:32:01 GMT
You're welcome, Ashley. I didn't think the odds of my finding the original Juicy Couture one at a yard sale were very good, lol. haha, no probably not. Maybe in 15 or 20 years you'll be able to find one. I hope you'll share photos when you make your gold one!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2014 21:33:45 GMT
If it works, I'll use seasonal candies, like MMs. If not I've got a bowl fil of porcelain bingo type balls. Thanks for link Heartcat! Cute but way too elegant for our house. Oh, those bingo balls sound very cool! I think it would be awesomely creepy to put eyeball-like things in them for Hallowe'en. I've seen round chocolate balls wrapped in foil that look like eyeballs..
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Post by quinlove on Aug 1, 2014 21:45:45 GMT
I'll never need to know how to decorate coasters (not civilized enough to use them, nor do I know people who use them). Ha - I would really like to make some coasters for my son and his family. He lives near Boston and we live in Texas. I could use maps for those places and a couple others. I have a Pinterest board - Cool Things That I Will Never Make. But, I'm posting on my phone and do not know how to post a link.
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Post by hop2 on Aug 1, 2014 22:00:18 GMT
I will never need to know how to: transform a t-shirt into a scarf How about a scarf into a vest! LOL
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Post by transprntbutterfly on Aug 1, 2014 22:35:06 GMT
I'm pretty sure I will never need ideas for decorating with empty toilet paper tubes. This!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2014 22:49:25 GMT
I quite like that lamp. The white one that looks like a bleached out womb? Or the pineapple one? bleached out womb....I just snorted out loud. I do like the pineapple one.
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Post by grinningcat on Aug 1, 2014 22:57:58 GMT
I have to admit to not really understanding people buying things from garage sales or thrift stores and then creating something else out of them that they like/want more. I always see how someone has bought a dress that they altered, or how they turned a pair of pants into shorts, etc. And I can't help think....why didn't you just buy a dress, shorts, etc. that you already like? There are countless variations on the racks of everything I've seen someone turn an article of clothing into. I just don't get spending the time/money to do that, when for the same price as the original article you get one that is already suitable. So, I will never need to pin any of those ideas. Likewise, I don't get buying an ugly lamp and spray painting it, or otherwise transforming a decor item into something 'new'. I would just look for one that already fit my decor. I mean, it's one thing if you already 'have' an ugly dress or tacky lamp, and some extra sewing notions and fabric, or a leftover can of spray paint and are feeling creative and want to reuse what you already have. But buying something cheap to change, when you can buy something cheap that is what you plan to turn it into it...I just have not been able to wrap my head around that. I do it because I want something unique... I don't want the same thing that everyone else has. Upcycling gives me the opportunity to be creative and unique. Not to mention, upcycling is fun. ETA: In a later post, you mention buying a dress and changing the sleeves and the neckline. I guarantee that while you may find something similar, you may not find a dress that falls the same way or has the same colour or pattern of the thrift purchase. And again, it comes down to being unique. I feel pride in making something for myself or my house. I don't get that feeling from just buying something.
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Post by JBeans on Aug 1, 2014 23:50:22 GMT
I would love to see some photos of pins of TP decorations--you know, redneck research and all that jazz!!
Hideous. Absolutely hideous.
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