Gumball Machine Ornament Leave a Comment / Christmas / By Tracy For the base of the gumball machine, I used a 6’ H terracotta pot. These are the paint colors for this project. I painted the pot with the crimson paint. I had to add two coats to get full coverage. Next, I save this soda can tab for this project. I hot glued it to the pot. Once the glue dried, I painted the middle of the tab black. This large clear ball ornament will go on top of the pot. But not shown I decided not to keep the top silver but to paint it crimson. I got three of these candy canes filled with candy at the Dollar Tree. I filled the ornament with all of the candy. Once the ornament was filled with candy and the cap was placed, I hot glued the ornament to the pot. Next, I added a ribbon, and this is the finished product.