A woman has transformed a second-hand machine but needs help with one thing.
Becci Stephens, 28, from South Liverpool, has always had an eye for art and design, inspired by her dad Paul. Speaking to the ECHO, she said: “I think I've always been creative ever since I was growing up. My dad was really creative and I've got my creativity and artistic skills from him.”
With little else to do during covid, Becci set up her own art business, Palm House Studio, in 2020, selling bespoke greeting cards and art prints. She had to pause this venture due to other work as a designer but revived it in September last year.
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Her products are now stocked in the MerseyMade shop and Crosby Coffee on Lark Lane. Recently, Becci came up with a new product to sell. She saw an American artist using an old vending machine, and set about buying her own.
Becci said: "I bought it off Facebook marketplace. I was online and couldn't find anything. I found this guy in Runcorn selling one."
Despite not having a clear idea what to do with it, Becci bought it and decided to do it up 'Palm House style'.
Armed with a few cans of spray paint from Resurrection on Bold Street, she asked viewers of her TikTok channel what colours it should be. They suggested a mix of orange and pink to match the business' colour scheme.
Becci eventually settled on what to do with the machine. Instead of dispensing tattoo stickers, or snacks and drinks from the vending machine, you receive collectable artwork instead.
Becci said: “I've seen an artist in America do something similar. I felt like it went hand in hand with the prints that I sell and
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