Marble Covered Bowling Ball

Decorate your bowling ball with marbles to give it a funky twist.

Marble covered bowling ball.

It was too hard to keep the bouncy ball under control. You can cover your gazing ball with a variety of things including pennies glass marbles gems or crushed tinted glass. More gazing ball projects tips. Bowling ball crafts bowling ball garden mosaic bowling ball bowling ball art garden balls living pool garden globes yard ornaments outdoor crafts.

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. Mosaic bowling ball yard globe. The garden balls you see here go by many names. Get colorful with grout.

This is another great example of a diy gazing ball made from a bowling ball and some ingenuity. Not only is a bowling ball a good idea because it s cheap it is also really heavy so you won t have to worry about damage from wind and other inclement weather. You ll need about 5 00 worth of pennies to cover it or 10 to cover the gaps as well. 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.

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. Saved by linda steininger. Repeat around the entire ball allow to dry for 24 hours then deflate the beach ball and enjoy. In this tutorial caulking was used to fill the finger holes.

Step 1 decide how you want to cover your gazing ball. 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. Clean your bowling ball thoroughly.

Take that old bowling ball and cover it to turn it into a gorgeous gazing ball for your garden. Use water dish soap and a clean rag to clean any dirt and dust from the ball. 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.

Not only are marbles inexpensive they add texture to your artwork. Make sure to consider the material s colors when creating your gazing ball. If you re going for a lighter colorful step 2 obtain a bowling ball or round light cover. 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.

Glass marble covered bowling ball.