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Bowling ball finished! Grouted in dark charcoal.....
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Posted by luckygardnr Z5a Ontario (My Page) on Sun, May 29, 05 at 19:48
| just like you all suggested. What do you think? Laurel
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RE: Bowling ball finished! Grouted in dark charcoal.....
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| Out of this world! That is very beautiful - it must have taken you a long time. |
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| Thanks! No, it only took me a couple of weeks, and that was letting it cure between sessions because I after doing the top I had to turn it over to work on the bottom. Laurel |
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| Here's a question. I've seen a lot of these beauties done only on bowling balls. Would I be able to get the same effect on a styrofoam ball of the same size and but a sealant on it? My next big thing would be keeping people from trespassing and taking my garden art. For now I'm must going with . . . (sigh) plain, unfancy pots for my container gardens. |
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| I don't think mosaicing a styrofoam ball would work. The weight of the glass alone might be too much. Also, it takes nothing to dent styrofoam and then the tiles would fall off. Something to think about. Laurel |
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| Is this just tile (bits) and regular grout? It's fabulous! |
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| Hi Meg. It's mostly stained glass, with some clear glass spray-painted silver and gold. I topped it off with charcoal sanded grout with black acrylic paint added to darken it. Glad you like it. Laurel |
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| Styrofoam is used by many cement & concrete sculptors as a base for their work. Start by building up a few layers of plaster wrap...the same stuff doctors use to build up casts. Most large hobby stores carry it these days. Then apply about an inch of a 50/50 cement/sand mix over the whole thing. Once that sets, you can use standard or latex modified grout to adhere your mosaic. I've seen similar pieces scaled up to several feet in diameter and they hold up very well. I've even seen a concrete "sofa" made using the same technique. |
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| Wow, that is STUNNING!!! Congrats. |
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| Hi, Actually you can mosaic on a styrofoam ball although I wouldn't do one for outide. First find a styrofoam ball that is very dense. Then a crafty type glue and coat it first then apply your tile. You can grout it too. It will not hold up putside though. After Christmas look for the large coloured plastic Christmas balls (the size of a 5 pin bowling ball) and they can be done to be outside. I have done both the indoor one and the outdoor Christmas ball. |
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| Good idea, Zillohe! I'm gonna try that! Thanks. Laurel |
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| You can also mosiac on round glass light globes. |
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