Tipsy Gypsy Wagon

Happy Saturday, everyone! Today I am sharing my colorful take on a portable bar made from a GSL Gypsy Wagon. My fellow design team member Nichola Battilana posted a fabulous walk through on assembling a GSL Gypsy Wagon on YouTube. Let me show you how I made this one my own.  

I wanted to add counters at both windows, so simply cut a tongue depressor the width of the window and painted it white. To stabilize the counter, I cut a piece of square basswood dowel, painted it white, and glued it inside just under where the counter will sit. The colorful papers I used in this project came from Graphic 45's Fairie Dust and Rare Oddities collections.

One end of the wagon has a doorway and the other has a window. I opted out of the window by papering over it as I wanted a shelf to hold liquor bottles inside. The shelf is another length of dowel painted white. 

I hung cocktail and gypsy themed images on the interior walls.

The little signs were made from a chalkboard sign generator found here. I edged the windows with black dresden trim and gave them little purple accents at the top by using bindis, which you can find online or in an international market.

I made little cheese platters from polymer clay and poly clay canes. The platters are made from a round disc of cardboard covered with a scrap of woodgrain paper.

Here are the wagon's accessories. I made a little table from the GSL Round Table & 2 Chairs 1 to 24

set. I put the chairs aside for a future project. After assembling it with tacky glue, I painted it with acrylic paint and edged it with a small length of black and white trim. The crystal ball is a marble glued onto a bead cap.  I also used bead caps to decorate the wheels.  The little pillows are made from a small piece of batting with fabric glued around it. The cocktails are tinted Ice Resin. 

Here is a view from the top. The flooring is a scrap of woodgrain scrapbook paper. I like being able to see inside the wagon so much I decided not to glue the roof in place.  I am, for now, just setting it on top so it can be removed to view and/or refurnish the interior.

I set up a little picnic spot on the rear bumper of the wagon. So inviting! 

I adore peeking through the windows!

Thanks for stopping by!

GSL Products Used

Gypsy Wagon

GSL Round Table & 2 Chairs 1 to 24

Other Supplies Used

Acrylic paint

Tacky glue

Graphic 45 Fairie Dust and Rare Oddities collections

Basswood dowel

Printed images

Polymer clay & poly clay canes

Resin bottles

Ice Resin

Miniature glassware

Fabric and batting scraps

Marble

Bead caps

Dresden trim

Bindis