DIY Ice Cream Topping Tins

So, in addition to changing the wedding location, time, and date, there were other inevitable changes on the horizon.  The reception has now been replaced with what I'd like to call an "Ice Cream Social".  We're talking ice cream, sorbets, tons of toppings, cherries, banana splits, and root beer floats.  Oui!

I remember having these church-wide socials when I was growing up.  I remember all of the homemade ice cream makers spread out on tables in the church parking lot, so many flavors that it would take bowls and bowls to sample all of the different recipes.  Still when I think of summer nostalgia, I have to think of sharing ice cream with people I love.  And the sticky fingers are totally worth it. 

So, here's the "scoop".  Not much about a traditional wedding reception appeals to me.  After we first became engaged and I first contemplated the meaning of a wedding, I had to narrow it down to a very simplistic purpose:  to celebrate making the lifetime commitment of marriage with everyone I love surrounding me, and then to enjoy--really enjoy--this gathering.  I can think of only one other time that all of your closest friends and family gather, and it's the very opposite of a wedding.  I want to make the most of celebrating the life that awaits because the next time it will be a celebration of the life that has already taken place.

So, all of these sentiments to present...
my latest DIY project!

First, let me give props to Eat Drink Chic for this amazing post about a DIY Ice Cream Parlor.  It's definitely a major source of inspiration.  I love the creative method of displaying the toppings and making the table a very coherent visual.  Check it out, here!  Here are some of my favorite photos from this amazing ice cream creation:

So, here are my DIY Ice Cream Tins.  I want a super buffet of ice cream toppings, so these are the first in a series of projects to create serving containers for the Ice Cream Social.

I got these guys at the Dollar Tree.  Score!

And so I painted them using all sorts of colors (as all colors are "my colors"), using the most amazing little gun.  Get this thing before your next spray paint project.  It snaps on to the top of the spray paint can and the trigger applies pressure to the top of the sprayer.  No more tired fingers!

And...here are my little serving tins!