Honoring Mom | Mother's Day Project with Alicia

This month for my Ruby Rock-It assignment I have been asked to work on our "Special Occasion" theme. This is where we get to focus on a particular even going on around us, and show a way to showcase that in our crafting. This month being Mother's Day both here in Australia as well as in the States, this was the perfect event to commemorate.

I hardly ever seem to end up in the camera shot with all of my kids, so being Mother's Day I requested we take some shots especially. Can you believe that this was only the second or third shot we took. I am so lucky to have very photogenic children. I really love this precious photo..so much in fact that you may notice I used it on a Memory Maze layout as well. I couldn't resist.

So, I found this small plastic gumball machine at the local thrift store. I had been wanting to make one of these for ages, so it was a great find. I'm so happy with the way this turned out. I'm thinking I may take it to work to sit on my desk.

I have used used the apricot colours from the Oriental Chic range, along with the blue flowers that match, along with some additional birds from one of the Fundamentals decoupage papers.

 

From the side:

 

A close up of the flower embellishments with a 3D bird sticker.

The photo and inside of the ball.

 From the other side:

 

Ruby Rock It materials
Oriental Chic paper collection
Oriental Chic 3D stickers
Oriental Chic florals
Fundamentals decoupage Pack
Arcadia Trim

Spellbinders S4-379 Decorative lables one, S5-086 Bitty Blossoms
Fiskars Good Times Quotes Stamps

Comments

[TracyM #6773]

WOW - this is the MOST BEAUTIFUL gumball machine I have ever seen Alicia - LOVE IT!!!
I would never have thought of using one and will be looking out for one now. Of course it helps that you have a lovely photo and the perfect sentiment too - LOVE the colours, LOVE the flowers, LOVE the trim, birds & bling => THANK YOU for sharing :)

[Alicia DT]

Thank you Tracey. I have been wanting to do one for such a long time, and found this for $5 at the thrift store :)

[Erin Yamabe]

Alicia, this is just gorgeous! What a darling idea!

[June Goh]

This is so beautiful

[Linsey R]

This is SO fabulous! A gumball machine is on my thrift shopping list for sure now!!!