Gumball Machine Candy Holder

Here is another project I stumbled across on Pinterest and had to try. 

All you need is a flower pot and saucer, a wooden ball (flat bottomed),

a glass bowl, and paint & ribbon.

I started by glueing the wooden ball in the center of the bottom of the saucer. 

I used E6000 glue. This was my first time using it and it's so great!

So many people rave about it and now I know what they're talking about. 

It's really strong and dries so much faster than Gorilla Glue. 

I painted the saucer and flower pot with two coats

of black acrylic paint from the dollar store. 

It looked a bit chalky so when it was dry I sprayed the pieces 

with a couple of coats of clear gloss sealer.

You have to be careful here not to spray it on too thick or it will run.

After everything had dried completely 

I glued the glass bowl to the bottom of the flower pot.

I then tied a burgundy ribbon around the base and that's it!

But then I ran into a problem.  No candy in the house. 

Not a bit.

So now what? 

Do I fill it with granola bars? Almonds? Dog Biscuits?

I settled on mini marshmallows.

I like the pop of colour against the solid black. 

This project was so easy and inexpensive. 

And the ribbon (or even the paint colour) can be changed

to give it a completely different look.

One last shot of the marshmallows. 

They make me smile.

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