Goodwill

Crafting and party planning are two of my favorite things, so when my daughter said she wanted a Beauty and the Beast theme for her 4th birthday I couldn’t be more excited!

Mrs. Potts and Chip

Project Cost: $5

My first project was to make Mrs. Potts and Chip. I started by hitting up my local Goodwill Outlet in search of a tea-pot and cup. After digging for a good half an hour, I found this topless tea pot and tea-cup. Though they aren’t exactly the same shape, they were close enough and I couldn’t believe how lucky I was to find a partial set already with some beautiful gold accents. You might be thinking “Why would you buy a tea pot with no lid? That looks nothing like Mrs. Potts”, and you’d be right; however, my handy-dandy 3d printer can take care of that no problem.

I created a file and printed Mrs. Potts’ iconic lid.

I decided to keep all original gold and taped it off with painters tape. I then used a white gloss spray paint to paint both pieces. NOTE- this set is for decoration only, you should not intend to drink out of anything that has been painted!

After the paint had dried, I used a pearl acrylic to give a shiny appearance.

After they dried, I simply eyeballed the pink, purple and blue base of the tea-pot and tea-cup. I used a liquid gold leaf paint to add a few more gold accents like the top of Chip and Mrs. Potts lid.

I had considered painting a black spot for Chip’s chip, but I just loved the set as is and decided to do without. I had also debated painting on the eyes and facial details, but overall thought the set was beautiful and those details weren’t needed.

Lumiere

Project Cost: $7

Next up, I needed the candle guy, Lumiere. I again looked at Goodwill, but had no luck so I went to Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace. On Facebook Marketplace I found the perfect candelabra, in my town, for only $5. It was silver, so I spray painted it gold.

I found mini led candles on clearance at Hobby Lobby, and used a larger led candle on top that I already owned in my home.

Again, I considered the facial details, but overall decided they were not needed

The Rose

Project Cost: $4

I did look at Pinterest for some ideas when I started thinking about the rose, but hated that most didn’t have the rounded dome, which was a must for me. I tried a few different Goodwill’s, Craigslist, and Facebook Marketplace to no avail. Finally, at my local Goodwill I found this pretty carousel horse anniversary clock. It was smaller than I had wanted, but after inspection, but I figured I would have to make it work.

I got home and immediately went to work removing the 2 screws on the bottom, then I noticed a maker’s stamp that said it was Made in Germany. I did some quick research and found out these pretty little clocks go for anywhere from $30-$100 on eBay! Score! So I carefully removed the 2 screws on the bottom, and to my delight, that is all I had to disassemble, so I could easily put it back together after the party. Then, I simply bought a $1 bouquet of fake roses from the dollar store, cut 1 stem and put it in dome.

Cookies

I designed a Belle and Beast cookie cutter and decorated those as well. Those cutters are available for sale in my Etsy shop if you are interested.