Ball #24

This was the second ball I got from the Lutheran rummage sale. It was navy and I painted it periwinkle and decorated it with opaque periwinkle and clear with a periwinkle cat-eye in a flower power pattern. (Old habits are hard to break!) This ball sold at a garden center during the summer of 2007.

Ball #23

I hit paydirt again at the Lutheran Church's rummage sale on August 18, 2006. This is the first of 3 balls I bought that day. It was a lovely pearly tan color and I covered it with large and small clear marbles in a swirl pattern. (At last - something other than flower power!) A friend and neighbor in my craft club was especially enthusiastic about a ball I put in our club's annual Christmas auction, so I gave her this one as a present. (It's always nice to have them go to a good home!)

Ball #22

These pictures do not begin to do this ball justice. The ball itself was given to me by my cousin's aunt. I sometimes jokingly say that I can't decorate a ball until it "speaks" to me! Well, this one did! I had seen red marbles with a gold iridescence at A C Moore, and the minute I saw this ball I knew that those marbles would be perfect for it. I also immediately thought of my sister's sister-in-law, who loves black, gold, and sparkles, so she was the recipient. I used red heart-shaped marbles and filled in the rest of the area with the iridescent reds. At that time I hadn't discovered the macro button yet on the camera, which explains why the closeup shot isn't very clear. Maybe someday I'll have an opportunity to photograph it again.

Ball #21

This was the second ball given to me by my sister's aunt. It is turquoise and I covered it with opaque white, clear with turquoise cat eye, and clear in a flower power pattern. I gave this one to my sister's mother-in-law.

Ball #20

This is ball one of two given to me by my sister's husband's aunt. (Got that?) It is purple, so I decorated it with white opaque, clear with white cat eye, and clear beach glass in a flower power pattern. Since this aunt's favorite color is purple, I gave it back to her once it was decorated.

Ball #19

This is ball four of four from my cousin's mother-in-law. It was turquoise (a popular color for bowling balls) and I covered it with clear, clear with white cat-eye, and clear with aqua cat-eye in a flower power pattern. I put it into my craft club's Christmas auction and it sold for $11.00.

Ball #18

This was ball three of four from my cousin's mother-in-law. It was silver and I covered it with white, black, and clear in a flower power pattern. I had it at a garden center on consignment during the summer of 2007 but it did not sell. I sent it to a different garden center this summer but it was one of two that didn't sell. I've always liked this one, so maybe I'll keep it!