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Last Gasp Bathing Machines – Snake Oil Caravan or Beach?
Filed under Rhonda Secrist Thomas, Shannon Cooper, Summer/Beach, Tiny Suitcase Kit
A sweet chipboard recreation of a Bathing Machine. (A rolling cart popular in the 18th and 19th centuries: to allow people to change out of their usual clothes into swimwear and then wade into the ocean at beaches (without being seen by the opposite sex). Bathing machines were roofed and walled wooden carts rolled into the sea. Some had solid wooden walls; others had canvas walls over a wooden frame.) Back for a limited time then gone forever.
Below are a couple samples to show the range of possible projects using a Bathing Machine, from the talented Design Team.
The supplies for both art projects are on sale: 25% off the Snake Oil Caravan SALE collection (which also includes beachy supplies) through WEDNESDAY night, June 17th! You’ll see the discount in your cart — no code required!
Snake Oil Caravan by Shannon Cooper
Wow! Shannon did an amazing job turning the Bathing Machine into a traveling medicine show wagon (and filling that tiny suitcase with snake oil). I’ll let her explain:
“The wagon is actually a repro of a vintage bathing machine, but I think it worked out well for a traveling snake oil salesman and his wares. It’s covered entirely with just two papers: the Good For What Ails You Collage Sheet and some wood patterned scrapbook paper. Having the digital download of that collage sheet enabled me to crop and copy the parts needed, like the red stripes on the sides with the door.
“The suitcase is a mere 2″ x 1.5″ but holds a whole slew of items. I managed to squash in 14 bottles of various tonics, restoratives, strengtheners, liveners, and an ointment! Tucked behind the snake oils in the lid are adverts and such from various collage sheets.”
Shannon also provides a tutorial on how to add an invisible pins placed in the top and bottom of the door (see the tiny preview pic at right)!
Great job, Shannon! A few supplies are shown below (and a nice big close-up of those bottles in the suitcase); see everything Shannon used to make her Snake Oil Caravan in the Supply List (and they’re all included in today’s sale)! See tutorial pics and more details on Shannon’s blog post. Plus pics of more supplies including some BONUS items I added to the sale are below in the Recap section.
The Bathing Machine by Rhonda Secrist
Here’s a more traditional (at least beach-themed) project by Rhonda. I love the nostalgic feel to the colors and woodgrain patterns that Rhonda used (and all the historic photos and info about bathing machines spinkled throughout her blog post!)
“In Georgian and Victorian times (roughly 1714 to 1901), entire fleets of bathing machines were designed to prevent anyone from seeing a woman in her swimsuit before she slipped into the waves. They resembled wooden changing booths, with wheels and wooden steps that led inside.”
Check out Rhonda’s Supply List and be sure to visit her blog post for more beautiful photos!
Recap & BONUS: Snake Oil Caravan SALE
In addition to the supplies from BOTH artworks, I added some BONUS items to the sale:
The first group of additions are items in the sold-out kit that was announced when Shannon’s artwork was announced (the rest of the kit items that are still in stock and that aren’t already in Shannon’s supplies):
– Just What the Doctor Ordered Collage Sheet
– Snake Oil Labels Collage Sheet
Next: these items that would make good substitutes for items Shannon used (subbing for items no longer available or for chipboard miniatures that Shannon made by hand):
– Tiny Chipboard Crates – Set of 2 AND Empty Orange Crate with Divider (about the right size for the fruit crate under the suitcase)
– Mini Sandwich Board Set
– Mini Bronze Box L Corners
– Small Bronze Rectangular Hinges (how she connected the top of her hand-made sandwich board)
There’s a new AUTOMATIC DISCOUNT for an extra 25% off the listed prices: you’ll see the discount in your cart — no code required!
Note that the 25% off discount on clearance items means that they are over 50% off original prices!
The sale ends WEDNESDAY NIGHT, June 17th at midnight PST.
