That Time I Found My Spin Art Soul Mate {aka The Coolest Story Ever}

Remember that time I told you I was bringing Spin Art back in style and you thought I was joking?

Which is odd because I joke about nothing.

Well, lookie here I am a woman who keeps her word.

If you're a child of the 80's don't tell me you didn't love yourself some Spin Art.

No, really. DON'T TELL ME YOU DIDN'T LOVE

ONLY THE COOLEST AND GROOVIEST ART TOY EVAAAAAA .

I mean c'mom....one-of-a-kind art with every spin. Life doesn't get much better than that folks.

 

Story time kiddos.

 

But before I jump into this let me just say that this post is wayyyyyyy

overdue but my.....ahem "photogapher" always seem to be MIA 

{aka golfing} so this will explain the awkard self-portraits of myself.

Which reminds me do you ever look at yourself in pictures & get caught up on the fact that you look like something? Like perhaps an animal? Like perhaps a small marine fish? Like perhaps a mythical creature with a horse's head and a fish tail? *cough* seahorse *cough*

 

Oh wait. I forgot it's story time.

Let me just say sometimes I am amazed at the way the internet brings people together.

Back in early spring I had expressed my love as a child for spin art.

I declared that I was going to revive the ol' puffy shirt trend.

Perhaps for casual Fridays.

A few months later you'll never guess what happen?

No, Ryan Gosling didn't call me.

Even better. I found my Spin Art soul mate.

 

Meet Helen.

That's right she just happen to stumble upon my post

AND she just happens to own a gigantic spin art machine!!!!!!!!!!

I absolutely LOVE the story behind how Helen came to be an owner of this obese paint machine.

 I'll let her share it in her own words

{I pieced together a few of our email exchanges so you get the full story

minus my over-exuberant responses}

 

I noticed you mentioned something about spin art T-shirts and bringing them back! Well you have no idea how excited I was that someone else FINALLY shared my enthusiasm for one of the best things to come out of the 80's. All I have to say is BEST birthday EVER was at Flying Colors a shop in my neighborhood growing up. I loved them so much that 5 years ago I went on a mission to find the gigantic space bubble machine, and I did!

 I thought it would be fun to start a little party business in L.A.

I was a nanny in Hollywood and went to insane birthday parties where people spent unbelievable amounts of money.

I found the Spin Art machine after about a month of searching on Craig's List. An artist in Las Vegas

was selling it, he bought it from a thrift shop in Utah. My husband(boyfriend at the time) promised if I found one, he would go get it.

I don't think he really understood how big and heavy it was.

So him and his friend borrowed a pick-up truck and went to Vegas, about an hour into their trip the radio broke! Good times!

Long story short I got married and had a kid and sadly never had time for the business, but we love that machine and our friends always have a blast with it!

It's become part of the family.

This fall we are moving back to Chicago and the machine is coming back with us!

I will start selling spin art wrapping paper on Etsy too!

  I'd love to send you one!

 

Seriously, if driving to Vegas from Utah to

drag back a giant spin art bubble machine isn't love then I don't know what is!

Helen, that hubz of yours is a keeper in my book!

Is that not the coolest story ever?

I can't believe she managed to track down thee EXACT machine from her childhood days!

I absolutey adore my spin art shirt that Helen sent me!

Big, wet grandma smooches to you Helen.

 

And as if taking pictures of yourself isn't awkard enough here's a close-up of my "girls".

You're welcome.

 

Make sure to drop by Bluebirds & Honey & tell that cool gal, Helen, "hi"!

But just remember she was my Spin Art BFF first.