Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Columns

Here are the styrofoam columns we made. I scratched them up a bit to simulate cracks and wear. And then I found these old basketballs for the finials. I also found these cheap plastic bowls that I cut the bottoms out of to hold the balls better.

So last night I painted the base coat on everything. I hope the paint dries properly on the bowls and balls. They look pretty good good except when you get closer...

you can see the basketball's pattern. Oh well, maybe I can camouflage it with the sponge painting. If not, I'll cover them with dead ivy and crows and maybe no one will notice. At least the price was right!

3 comments:

  1. Ingenious, of course! How did you secure the balls to the bowls to the columns?

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  2. What a great idea!
    You are so clever!

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  3. This is such a creative project. I love this idea and may have to give it a try myself. Thanks for sharing!

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