To celebrate 100 + followers, I made this Rosette Sphere. I had seen examples here and here and decided to give it a whirl myself. I didn't have a Styrofoam sphere handy so I used what I had: a small toy basketball. I originally bought it to give to a friend's little boy...but decided not to since they were moving out of the country. Anyways, first I painted the ball white with acrylic paint.
Next I made 100 (or thereabouts) rosettes. See the above links for tips. Mine ended up really small so I had to do a LOT of them. I'd recommend making them bigger.
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About halfway done. |
Completed. It only took 4 hours and burns on all of my finger tips. I put it on an up-side-down candlestick holder which keeps it stable and cute. This sphere has made its home on my mantle, but it's great for party decor too.
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37 comments :
This is beautiful! I've seen people do these before but I have not been brave enough to do it myself! I think I might need to buck up and do it. It looks like it's worth all the work! Thanks for sharing :)
awesome!!!
That looks so cute! Fabulous job!
Wow what a great piece!
ah i love it!!! looks awesome:) cool idea for your 100 followers!
just darling!!!
100 followers! Woot Woot!
Congrats on the 100 followers! This is an amzing post and I love that you used the basketball. I wonder if my husband would notice if I stole one of his...hmmm??!??
Thanks for sharing and I am now following too!
Jenni 4 kissed by a frog @
kissedbyafrog.blogspot.com
This is totally fabulous! I hear you on the burnt fingertips thing. I do that all the time. It's a miracle that I even have fingerprints left! LOL
Whoa! Jaime. This looks AMAZING. I've been trying to recruit some friends to have a craft party just so I could have an excuse to try out the Wayward Crafts! So far it hasn't happened. But we're totally doing the State Canvass, Dying Rice & follow up canvas project, and even though this seems incredibly challenging, we're totally trying this one!
Thanks everyone!
@Maggie, go for it!
@Jenni, a full sized basketball would take FOREVER! Mine was just a toy and it felt like a huge investment to me.
@Erin, you are so sweet to me! Thank you! This one isn't that difficult, you just have to practice making the rosettes. They're pretty forgiving.
Jamie this turned out so GREAT! I could see this as wedding centerpieces!
Your rosette sphere turned out so pretty. How fun, good project to do during TV time :)
You are so creative to use a toy basketball! It turned out awesome! I did one of mine making WAY too small rosettes too and it took forever! Then my other ones looked different cause I made the rosettes so much bigger. Oh well, they sure are pretty!
This one is by far one of my favorite crafts it turned out so chic! Are you selling it? Do you have an etsy store with all these crafts you do. If not you should get on it ;)
Ps. Thank you for visiting my blog
http://sweetnessofsimple.blogspot.com/
and congrats on the way over 100 followers. What's the secret? lol
this is gorgeous! What wonderful resourcefulness to use the basketball!!
adorable! wish it wouldn't take so long and then i'd make a bunch for table centerpieces :) Thanks for linking up to Your Whims Wednesday!
So cool, what a fun, easy idea!
this is so pretty! Fantastic job! ~April @ Wildflowers & Whimsy
So awesome! I am on my way out to buy the tissue paper for it right now, hahaha!
You are just awesome! That is unbelievable! Great job! Thank you so much for linking up!
this is such a smart sphere ..pretty!!
I am a new follower,i hope you will like to follow back :)
Great idea- I just picked up a plastic ball at a demo table & now I know juuuust what to do with it. ;7) The kids will never know!
Liz
It looks terrific...don't you hate hot glue burns?
Oh yes, I always burn my fingers with the glue gun! Thanks for linking this to Wicked Awesome Wednesday.
This is SO darling!! I love the roses you used. Following you from the Sunday hop!! ;)
Soooo beautiful!!!
very pretty I can imagine tedious work thanks for sharing
Awesome, I love how you used what you already had (basketball) my kind of girl ;) Thanks so much for sharing, it turned out beautiful!! Thank you for linking up with us too! We hope to see you again :)
Britney
www.jandmseyecandy.blogspot.com
THANK YOU so much for linking up to Strut Your Stuff Sunday!! We appreciate it!! Hope to see your fabulous ideas again!! Have a great day!
Kristine
www.jandmseyecandy.blogspot.com
Looks like a lot of work but turned out amazing! I love rosettes - this is such a cute project!
shannonsews.blogspot.com
That looks like a lot of work. The results are beautiful though!
Thank you for sharing at the Weekend Warrior Link Party.
Anna
www.askannamoseley.com
I featured this on my twitter page! http://twitter.com/#!/MyGirlishWhims
Thanks for linking up to Your Whims Wednesday, hope to see you again this week!
Great job! I found you via Craft-o-maniac! I'm your newest follower!
Wow! This looks amazing and you have such committment! Whoo 4 hours.. looks well worth it though! I love it.. and I can't wait to see what other wayward craftiness you come up! I am your newest follower!
Thanks so much for sharing with the Pink Hippo Party.. can't wait to see what you share next week!
That turned out really well...you are more patient than I am! Thanks so much for linking to the Tuesday To Do Party!
Smiles!
Jami
Another gorgeous idea, though hot glue is my enemy... I may need about 8 more bottles of zip dry haha! I see a Christmas project in my near future! Love it! Thanks for linking up to Show-Offs! :)
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