Thursday, March 15, 2012

BOOK PAGE COVERED WIFFLE BALLS......So easy......

BOOK PAGE COVERED WIFFLE BALLS
Usually I’m the guy who plays with the bowls of decorative balls sitting on top of the coffee table. I can’t help it.  I love to hear people tell me to “stop touching their balls!”  It makes me laugh.  Anyway, I thought these were quite beautiful in their simplicity and if you know anything about me at all, I love wiffle balls and book pages so this was a marriage made in heaven.  Now get some balls and make these fantastic table top accessories!  I mean, get some wiffle balls and make these fantastic table top accessories.

YOU’LL NEED
Elmer’s glue
Minwax Polycrylic Clear Coat
1” wide paintbrush
Book pages
Scissors
Wiffle balls (99c store)

HERE’S HOW
1.    Cut your book pages in strips that are about 3/8” wide and about 4” long.  You can make longer if you want, but I find the shorter strips are easier to work with.
2.    Water down the Elmer’s glue just a tiny bit so it’s easier to spread and paint it on the wiffle ball and add a strip of book page to it.
3.    Continue this process until the entire ball is covered and then cover it some more.
4.    When the ball is dry, coat it in the Minwax Polycrylic Clear Coat for a nice finish.
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7 comments:

  1. Love those..... also love your response...Bwahahahahahahahahaha!!! You have a sense of humor like me. Those would look great also with a little wash or antiquing!!!

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  2. ROFL.. LOVE your sense of humour ;)
    Great tutorial.. I need that book!! It's going on my wishlist!

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  3. You are too funny! Great idea! Never would have thought to cover wiffle balls. I have a couple projects to do and this will be cheaper to use than styrofoam balls from the craft store. Thanks...you saved me money.

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  4. Thanks for sharing your tutorial. I always wondered what could be made from these. I never thought about covering them.

    sandraallen260@centurytel.net

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  5. Love this idea... I am tossing it around in my head!!!! May add a twist to it... will let you know if I do it!!!

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  6. Super idea! I do have a question maybe someone can help me to find. Several years ago, Mark and Wendy Russell created a wall art hanging with a poster enlarge, cut into squares and then connected with binder rings. It was when he visited her She's Crafty - Dress Your Naked Walls episode. I am looking for the directions to this or the video? Any ideas from anyone???

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  7. Found a hand at the thrift store... just an open palm no arm!

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