Remember that awesome tutorial Kirsty gave us a couple of weeks ago? She and I emailed back and forth, tossing around other ideas on ways to get the same look on different scales. One thing led to another and we came up with an idea...
Yep, a bowling ball! I got this one at the thrift store for $3.
I used a 50 cent thrift store pillar candle holder (that I cannot find my pics of) and Mr. SCC cut me a round of wood. I painted them all out in Krylon Dover white.
Then I glued them all together.
And voila! It looks like one of those concrete ones, yeah?
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23 sweet little love notes:
I love it!! So creative. It looks awesome! And now I must make one. I gave my urns away to a follower!
Looks great!!! I think that looks like that awful yellow candle holder you picked up at the thrift store. Nice job!!
Yep - it's that horrible funky yellow candlestick!
Well, that's one way to keep your hubby home on "bowling night." :) It looks very cute.
Neat!!! I love how you got creative and resourceful with that thrifty bowling ball. ;) It looks fab!
Great job!
very cool! Great look! I make gazing balls out of bowling balls. :)
gail
Who would have thought - a bowling ball!
TOOO CREATIVE!!!
Delmy
My Vintage Treasures
How clever! Love it and I know I would love the scale of this piece! Thanks for sharing - Now I'm on the lookout for a bowling ball..ha!
I'll admit, I would have never thought of that! It is a great look, though.
WOW!! I never would have thought!!!
You can see my DIY project here...
http://bethouaknight.blogspot.com/2010/01/diy-magazine-holder.html
As I write this,there is an unassuming bowling ball sitting in the corner of my livingroom ! It was previously in the shed, where it has waited for TEN (count em TEN!) yrs for my hubby to get finger holes drilled in it ! Well, await no longer,yon bowling bowl for thou wilt never HAVE holes ! ;o)
Who would have thought a bowling ball could look that good! I swear, you can't even tell it's a bowling ball. Well done!
Well girl, this is too kool for school ! I am lovin' it. Thanks so much for the idea.
That turned out really nice. Hmm, I wonder if I copied your idea, if my husband would notice his missing bowling ball.
So cute...now if I come home with a bowling ball I can tell BunBun it's got craft potential!
How neat, it looks great!
Oh I love it!
I have looked everywhere for a bowling ball.
I want to create a piece for my flower garden.
:o) Trish
Hmm, I am going to have to go raid my garden for a bowling ball now! (They are stuck all over the rock walls for some whimsy) Thanks for the idear!
Not only do I have a spare bowling ball from a previous owner of our house laying around, but I also have that same wicker case sitting next to yours. Good use of an old bowling ball. I have been thinking about spray painting my wicker case white.
Excelente idea, felicitaciones, Chany
I re-make bowling balls all the time, I've done ladybugs, covered them with pennies, little rocks, plastic bugs, and made fountains out of them...if this works you'll be able to see a picture of my little ladybug. love the posts! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX_fOx15AKs
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