This is a beautiful bowling ball I got at a thrift store for about a buck. How can you repurpose a bowling ball into an unbreakable gazing ball? Decoupage!
This is after I decoupaged some wallpaper on it.
Here it is in my flower bed.
This is another bowling ball with pansies
My friend Cathy made this one for her neighbor. She already had a stand, from a previously broken gazing ball.Be sure and check out my bowling ball/gazing ball tutorial
gail
Lana Bisson says
October 9, 2011 at 4:26 amYour upcycled bowling balls are very cool..I made my first one this summer with florist marbles.. its on my blog..lanascraps.blogspot.com
I had left a ball outside during the summer..I was waiting to get around to doing something mosiac with it..and surprized one day to find our 100+ heat in Texas this summer actually cracked a bowling ball in half.. couldnt believe it..
Jill says
April 16, 2011 at 7:11 pmA Buck!?! Seriously, that’s awesome! What a fun thing to do with old bowling balls!
EJ says
September 23, 2010 at 1:16 amThat’s incredible! I’ve seen gazing balls also serving as center pieces to garden spinner. See here in this site.
Barbsgarden says
March 22, 2010 at 12:26 pmI love this idea and what you have done with them.
Bohemian Gypsy Goddess says
March 20, 2010 at 2:54 pmHow beautiful is this?
WOW, I would not have thought to do this…the decals look amazing!
Great job!
Sandy says
October 26, 2009 at 2:09 amI have several thrift shop bowling balls out it my yard edging what was to be a garden. They’re all colorful, but they’re not unbreakable. Several of them are cracked. I think I’ll attempt to make a gazing ball out of an uncracked one! Thanks for your tutorial!
Layla says
September 5, 2009 at 10:44 amThat is a really cute idea!! It would make a really nice gift too!
Thanks!
Kelly W. says
August 31, 2009 at 7:01 pmI’ve done the gazing balls by gluing on flat marbles but I’ve never seen them decoupaged. So cute!
Anny says
August 29, 2009 at 3:40 pmI’m surprised by how cool these look! I saw the description and thought you repainted boring black balls – these are awesome!
Missie says
August 29, 2009 at 1:22 pmGreat idea that I will save. I have wanted a gazing ball, but never bought one due to the sometimes high wind and unexpected hail where I live.
gail@myrepurposedlife says
August 29, 2009 at 1:20 pmI will be doing a couple more of these balls after I finish with jury duty, I will take pictures and do a tutorial then.
Thanks to everyone for the nice comments!
gail
Let it Shine says
August 29, 2009 at 4:05 amThat is SO clever!
Love it!
themagiconions says
August 29, 2009 at 12:58 amThanks so much for sharing on Friday’s Nature Table. My kids will love making one of these and feel it’s magic every time they see it in the garden.
Blessings and magic.
Rebecca. Harlan, IN says
August 28, 2009 at 11:41 pmSomewhere on my garden blog sceneinourgarden.blogspot.com are our 3 bowling balls. HOWEVER they are plain – blue, gold & brown. I’d love to decoupage them but would like to know the decoupage “agent” that you used for outdoor use….Would you mind letting me know? THANKS so much. Yours are beautiful!
Rebecca. Harlan, IN says
August 28, 2009 at 11:41 pmSomewhere on my garden blog sceneinourgarden.blogspot.com are our 3 bowling balls. HOWEVER they are plain – blue, gold & brown. I’d love to decoupage them but would like to know the decoupage “agent” that you used for outdoor use….Would you mind letting me know? THANKS so much. Yours are beautiful!
Anonymous says
August 29, 2009 at 2:40 amDo you have to put some type of a sealant on them to put them outside, they are beautiful. I just found your blog but can’t wait to sit and enjoy.
Peggy
Embellished Bayou says
August 28, 2009 at 10:23 pmVery creative of you, those are great!
Teri says
August 28, 2009 at 6:27 pmMy sister actually made a cool fountain out of a bowling ball by drilling a hole all the way through one of the finger holes. Then she put a fountain pump hose all the way up, toturned the ball over and voila! A perfect score of 300 for almost nothing!!
the undomesticated wife says
August 28, 2009 at 4:07 pmVery nice! That sucker won’t go anywhere!
I have one that I’m going to mosaic. For the last 10 years I’ve been seeing it done on a garden forum and just now have the time.
themagiconions says
August 28, 2009 at 2:04 pmI love this idea… I’ll look out for a bowling ball at a garage sale to make one of these with my kids… they’ll LOVE it. So magical!!
Please would you share this with my readers today on Friday’s Nature Table… pop on over and post it as I know they’ll love this idea too.
Blessings and magic.
Tiffany says
August 28, 2009 at 2:27 amGreat idea! I’ve seen them done with mosiac tiles before, but I like the look of the decoupage even better. And I’ll bet it’s a little easier and less time consuming than a bunch of tiny tiles. I’ll have to try this one for sure! Thanks!
AngelMc says
August 28, 2009 at 2:26 amlove your blog, added you to my blog roll–come by and visit me.
Sandy and Joe/rhubarb reign says
August 28, 2009 at 12:24 amHi Gail! Great idea!! And thanks for your comment on my blog. Come see me again! xo
S says
August 27, 2009 at 5:31 pmI like this a lot! My boys are in bowling leagues and outgrow their balls so this is a perfect re-use. Thanks for sharing 🙂