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I've waited all winter for this guy to give me this old bowling ball because I had these instructions on how to make it into a mosaic gazing ball, but now I can't find the instructions.I know you had to prepare the ball to make the grout stick and stuff.Does anyone have a link or instructions

well, i don't have instructions, but because i am an ameture bowler (or was before i quit) i would think that these things would be relavent:

1- type of ball. if it is one of the new (new being a relative term) "rubbery" ones or if it is a hard, shiney one.

2- you would have to make sure you clean it well to remove all the oil from the bowling lanes

3- you will have to prepare the surface by sanding or something to get the grout to stick

BUT I think it is a great idea, and will probably look into it for a "gazing" ball for the yard!

So, the two of you going to sit around and stare at .....bowling balls..........Hmmmm, when did these symptoms first occur?? Phil(should of signed Laura)

Laura....


Ohhhh, Laurrrrrrrrrra......


Phil's trying to get you into trouuuuubbbbbbllllllle....

J/K, Phil.....You know I love you guys for the tea


I gotta do a bowling ball.....


I just hafta...

Try as he may...but the Cat watches him non-stop while I am away.. Phil and the Cat have hairball's..they both cough them up... :p Beside's he pick's on me all the TIME.. so my Daughter will be here this weekend to help me pick on him or she can just do it for me..they really like each other.. But I love Him even if he was trying to get me in trouble.. Laura

AH, aren't she the sweetest lil Wisconsin Cheesehead!!

Phil and Laura, You two are just a hoot And yes Phil, when I complete my original, beautiful ,recycled,extrodinaire,crown jewel,of a peice of art,mosaic bowling ball, just for you I will get a picture of me intencly gazing at its superb, and all inspiring,reflecting beauty and send it to you,knowing you will be struck with awe and wished you had thought of it first :p .[guess I'm feeling dramatic today,huh?]I think of you everytime I find a bug in the house now,hope you don't mind the association between you and bugs

{{Drumroll}}


"....Ladies and Gentlemen...

For the first time, live, on our stage....

Hairball and the Lovely L'il Cheesehead......."


You guys are adorable..

See what happen's when Phil tell's me to do some posting on here. We start with Lady Bug's & Squirrel's and go to hairball's and cheesehead's. Phil is trying to cure the hairball's for the cat. Vasaline on his paw. Well the goofy cat tried to shake it off and gave up and licked it off. Like they are supposed to. Hope it work's.. Laura

laura, if you mix the vaseline with some malt powder, they will just lick it. that is what i used to do (and need to do now) with my cats. made a little bowl of it and left it where they could just lick it when they wanted it.

LOL did you ever find your directions to the mosaic bowling balls?

How about just using the glue and grout that you use in a bathroom.

Rue, yes I do know that its applied with grout,but it just seems to me there was something spread on the bowling ball to make it really hold the grout.I know I will find directions if I do a search for mosaic crafts.Truth is I'm still finding tiles and colored glass to make it and then when I've got the mix I want I will have to try harder to find directions,just thought that somebody here might have already done one, will keep everyone posted.