pedidoll Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 I hate to just toss them away they are still pretty !!!! So I made a few things. The "gazing" balls are on old bowling balls and the end table had a very moisture damaged top that was found at a garage sale for like 2 bucks. I used silicone seal on the balls and that acrylic stuff you mix together that hardens on the end table. The gazing ball has been in my yard over 2 years now,,,spring summer fall and winter and has not lost one marble!! I have a few other projects I have done I will post later,,,I'd sure like to see and or read about other things members have done,,,*hint hint* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mon Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 very creative and really like the table!! I've only stuck a few in the chinking of my log cabin where I dated and signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 I gave 75lbs of them to my neighbor who is an artist. She carefully sorted them all by colors and patterns and will use them in future art projects. Prior to that my kids and their friends loved to bury their feet in the bin. I tried selling them on eBay by stuffing 25lbs or so in USPS medium flat rate boxes. I was getting like $35 for those. I still don't know how the other sellers manage to sell small beat up lots for so much money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Darla,I like that large ball!! Thats a good question,i think i get too many marbles,i really have to clean up. I use to give them to my grandsons and their freinds,but they are too old now to play with marbles. The nice vintage beat up i use to put in jars,they are full and i don't want more jars. When i start to collect i love all the vintage marbles they were all special for me,i have to admit my taste changed in the years,i don't need boxes full of the same common marbles. So i'm going to think carefully what i really want.What makes it a little different is that i love so many different marble type's made by different companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skycollect Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Cool gazing ball! What kind of glue did you use to withstand the elements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Ah, I see what you did now. At first I thought it was a glass globe filled with marbles but it's really a bowling ball with marbles siliconed to the outside? cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Beautiful and brilliant! (Stuff like this deserves a larger photo for us to see!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedidoll Posted January 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Snapped those with my phone. I had posted them on my fb page. I'll try and do better next time!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 A few years back I tried growing bamboo shoots in marbles, worked pretty well. I like the idea of an end-table might try that next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedidoll Posted January 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Oh I like that idea a lot!!! Thank you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 So far every time I get enough of them that I'm wondering what to do with them, someone who is new at collecting comes along with a desire to grab all the old marbles they can get for learning, so I give them away to people like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedidoll Posted January 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 That's a great way to use them too!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdesousa Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Cool gazing ball! What kind of glue did you use to withstand the elements? Sounds like Darla used an epoxy glue. "Shoe Goo", sold in hardware stores, has become my go-to glue, although not tried on marbles yet. I'd roughen the surface of the ball and stick the marble's damaged side down to give the glue something to grip onto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedidoll Posted January 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 I used an indoor outdoor silicone for glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedidoll Posted January 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 The table is that stuff you mix together then it gets hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Was looking for something for the calendar and came across this: candles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedidoll Posted January 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Thanks steph!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissmarble Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 I give them to my wife and she does THIS with them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedidoll Posted January 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 ty for sharing!!!! Mosaics is on my "summer project" list !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 wow, those are great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedidoll Posted February 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 my fairy garden has a "pool" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 ahdorable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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