I painted the red stripes with Spa Blue acrylic and glazed it all over with Ralph Lauren Smoke Glaze. I was satisfied with the way she turned out….
Until our Shanty Shopping Spree to Waco. We visited a place called Spice. This is a wonderful store with very creative knick knacks although they come with a hefty price tag…needless to say I bought nothing there but we came away with MANY great ideas. We fell in love with these black vintage-looking bowling pins so I decided to transform my transformation once again. I painted her in 2 coats of Behr Forever Black Satin.
She was a little boring all black so I decided to personalize her a bit with my Cricut. I dry brushed with a “T” stencil (initial of our last name) using Antique White acrylic and a stencil paint brush.
Ahh….that’s much better…I wonder how she’d look with some twine….
I have a quick confession to make ~ I have never owned a glue gun in my life ~ I always wing it with super glue or whatever adhesive I find around the house but I found this cheap-o glue gun at Hobby Lobby for $2.50 with my coupon so I caved and bought it. Whit made fun of my new “tool” but she works like a charm! Ha!
I put a dab of glue at the top of the pin and started to wrap the twine tightly around the top. I repeated this step every full wrap around to the back.
Now for a little extra ~ I have had 3 of these decorative balls for years and wasn’t really sure what to do with them….
I decided to make them a part of my bowling pin project. I started by painting them with 2 coats of Behr Cozy Cottage Satin.
To add the twine I repeated the steps I used on the pin.
My finished vintage looking bowling set!
I will be posting this on Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday! Go check it out!
http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2009/09/welcome-to-36th-metamorphosis-monday.html
Very cute idea!
I would never have thought to paint the balls, but they look great and tie in perfectly.
Kimberly 🙂
Hey… It turned out so cute…
xoxo
Julie
awesome!!
barbara jean
I would have never thought that was a bowling set! It looks amazing! Great job!
Hello cute girls!Just blog hopping and found your adorable site!Just fell in love with your latest project!
I'll be back for a little blog browsing!
All my best,
Becca
Blue Cricket Design
Well, this is the cutest thing I've ever seen and now, don't cha know, I am looking for a bowling pin…this is waaaay cute.
These turned out so great, I love them!
How creative! Who would have thought to do something like this! I love them all.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia 😉
Is there anything you girls can't do? I love both projects…and yea, that twine is a perfect addition. Thanks for all the neat ideas you share!
Nancy
That's really unique and COOL! LIKE IT!
Very cool – I have never seen a vintage set before !
Kammy
ok, that SERIOUSLY looks like something we'll be seeing in a PB catalog or something. Too Cute!
Oh so lovely!!!
Oh, I LOVE them!! I would have never thought to paint the decorative balls..Thanks for the inspiration!!
Very cute. Not sure which one of you did the cute dice but I saw some this weekend at Garden Ridge & let's just say they were way more expensive than your cute set.
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