What do you do with a few bowlings ball from the thrift store? If you are me you give it some crafty love and see what you can make of them.
First sand with a bit of sand paper and then spray with Bright Silver spray paint. It will take a few coats.
And then hit it with a few splats of bronze and even black spray paint. Turn the cans upside down when you spray and you’ll get splatters of all sizes.
Finally, a coat (or three) of triple thick glaze.
While I was going for a vintage mercury glass look what I ended up with was a polished stone. I LOVE it! My “stone” bowling balls are named Herbert, Julia and Stacie. How do I know? That’s the name that was engraved into the balls when I found them. By the way, I used them to decorate a wedding and they were GREAT!! And now they are by my front door step. 🙂
Mine are by the front door now. I’d love to put them by the lightpost at the end of my drive but I know that the neighborhood kids would have them and be “bowling” all over town. “Dang Kids! Stay off my Lawn!” 🙂
I’ve been waiting to see pictures of this project! So cool! My chrome spray paint won’t stay on the self for long now.