Marble Covered Bowling Ball

This is another great example of a diy gazing ball made from a bowling ball and some ingenuity.

Marble covered bowling ball.

It was too hard to keep the bouncy ball under control. Bowling ball crafts bowling ball garden mosaic bowling ball bowling ball art garden balls living pool garden globes yard ornaments outdoor crafts. Get colorful with grout. Step 1 decide how you want to cover your gazing ball.

Use water dish soap and a clean rag to clean any dirt and dust from the ball. Repeat around the entire ball allow to dry for 24 hours then deflate the beach ball and enjoy. Go to lowes get the tube of 100 silicone caulk and using the gun and a trusty spreader put on the bowling ball fairly thick then embed your marbles. Clean your bowling ball thoroughly.

Gazing balls those reflective single color metallic balls on pedestals were standard in formal gardens for many decades until creative gardeners came up with less breakable. Go to a department or thrift store to try. Dont move for at least 3 days for curing it may take several times to cover all the ball. Aidan tried bowling with a marble a large marble and a bouncy ball and discovered that the large marble works the best for bowling.

Make sure to consider the material s colors when creating your gazing ball. Saved by linda steininger. The purple color on this ball comes from the bowling ball itself being covered by extra sparkly tempered safety glass from a broken shower door. Decide on what would go best with your landscaping and garden and choose a material that compliments it.

The garden balls you see here go by many names. If you re going for a lighter colorful step 2 obtain a bowling ball or round light cover. Decorate your bowling ball with marbles to give it a funky twist. Mosaic bowling ball yard globe.

You can fill the holes in bowling balls or they can be used to insert metal pipes copper pipes looks nice or a piece of rebar to hold your sphere off the ground. More gazing ball projects tips. You ll need about 5 00 worth of pennies to cover it or 10 to cover the gaps as well. Glass marble covered bowling ball.

You can cover your gazing ball with a variety of things including pennies glass marbles gems or crushed tinted glass. Not only are marbles inexpensive they add texture to your artwork. In this tutorial caulking was used to fill the finger holes. Created with a recycled bowling ball and reclaimed glass this garden ball is grouted and sealed to withstand the weather and give your garden color year around.

Bowling ball art decorative glass balls spheres orbs or globes garden art balls and the old name gazing balls.