This is what I want to use as the base (an old lamp). I'm not sure if it can handle the weight of the bb, but I am going to see if I can enforce the center with rebar and attach it to a concrete base.
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that is beautiful!!! Great job on that ball. How many mirrored tiles did it take to cover the ball? I would love to do this too. I have a few balls waiting for something.

Oooooooo - that'll look great in the hosta beds. Good job on the tiles - doncha just love those mirror tiles? The lamp part w/be PERFECT for holding it.

Great combination.....Love the ball and the stand!

Nice Job on the BB.That will look great in your hosta garden!

The satnd in wonderful, hope you can make it work

Maria

Adina,

Look great? It's going to look fabulous!!! And the base is the perfect fit. Love it!

Gorgeous BB!!! Love that red and yes it will look fantastic in your hosta beds.

Sal

How georgeous! That will be just splended in the Hosta bed. Great job.

Looks great and the stand look good with hostas.
Hey, I have the same washer, I was taking a break from mine, lol

I love the red and the mirror and the stand will be a perfect combination. Love it!!Jlily

Ditto!!! It's beautiful, and I love that Light!!!!

Thank you all so much! I have you all to thank for the inspiration. I am amazed at some of the things you all do.

Cindee - I didn't count the tiles, but I do know this. The tiles were 3/4" x 3/4" and I purchased 8 packages and each package contained 25 square feet of tiles, and I used every single one. I hope that helps.

Thanks so much for letting me know on the tiles. That is great. It helps so much to know how much to buy before you start a project. I did a bowling pin one time and I kept having to go back for more mirrors. I really love your BB that is so pretty.

Love those red mirror tiles. That will be wonderful in your hosta bed. Good luck with the base--it is really pretty too. Luvs

Adina, that is very pretty (eye-catching)...I like the lamp too. Where can you purchase the red mirror tiles?

I purchased my tiles from eBay from a vendor called Mosaictilemania. You can probably get them other places, but I got them there. The color is called Candy Apple Red and when I checked the listing it looks like there are 40 tiles in a package so I must have used around 320 tiles for my BB.

Excellent BB and that stand is awesome, nice job, it looks like a jewel!!!

Here's my source for mirror tiles when I don't have the sheets to cut my own.
http://www.mosaicsbymaria.com/category.html;$sessionid$E3ZM4JIAAA4V3TZENUEXBMWPERWRJPX0?UCIDs=1113909

Stunning! That will look beautiful in with your hosta. Thanks for sharing!

That is spectacular!!! Love it! AND I LOVE your lamp base!!! WOWSA! You gotta poat a pic of it together!!!

Wow! Love the Red Ball!!
The lamp for a stand is very creative, what a beautiful piece. That will be wonderful together.

Hazie

I am almost done with my bb.(-: I have it 3/4 grouted. Thanks again for posting this picture it was a real inspiration to me(-: Its going to be the highlight of the garden this year(-: I also ordered some blue tiles to do a blue one next. I found out that grouting half marbles is not fun. I had to deep six my bb that I did that on it looked horrid, I gave it to my son to use as target practice. He said it was fun to see what it looked like inside. from now on I am going to just paint the bb and then glue the marbles on and not grout them. Has anyone else had a bad experience grouting half marbles? I was bummed on that because it looked so pretty before I grouted it. Oh well win some and loose some right? I will post a pic of the finished bb when I finish it(-:

Cindee - Sorry to here about the problems you had with your BB. I read somewhere that someone put their grout in a pastry bag so that it was neater to grout. I wonder if that would help. I was thinking of trying that with a small piece using a ziplock bag with the corner cut off as the pastry bag to see how it would work out. I've seen lots of BBs with the gems not grouted at all, so I don't think that is even necessary.

Can't wait to see what you've been working on.

oh the pastry bag sounds like a nice idea anyhow just would be a lot neater working that way. But I am still not going to do anymore half marble balls.(-: If i use those I will glue them on after the ball is grouted(-: I will try the painted one next. I found the prettiest dragonfly to put on the top when its all done. It was at Michaels. I haven't got that bb totally painted yet. i ran out of time yesterday so its only half painted. LOL I think it will be pretty with just the painted ball and the half marbles.(-:

That dragonfly sounds real cute. I've been looking for just the right fairy to put on one of mine. Too bad you didn't live closer...I could give you a BB to replace the one that got messed up. I just got an e-mail out of the blue from a lady who has 4-5 to give away. I'll be picking those up today or tomorrow....not that I need anymore, mind you, but I have a hard time saying no...LOL.

I still have two more bb's and there is about 10 at the SA still that I could get but I am thinking after I get those next two done i am going to be done with bb's for a while(-: I am thinking about doing some mosaicing on a old bike. Not sure how that would work wonder if anyone has tried that.(-:

Cindee - That sounds like a very interesting project. So what if no one else has every done it before. You can be the first to start the trend. I don't think I would try and grout a bike, just glue tons of interesting stuff to it.

I say go for it! Good luck! I think it would be fabulous!

that is really great. love the red and the stand, what a lovely combination with your hostas

I finally got it finished and was able to take a picture today.(-:
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I have blue mirror tiles coming in the mail anyday so can't wait to start that ball asap(-:

that red is just striking!! adina and cindee...you guys did a great job!! I've never mosiaced..but sure enjoy what others have done!
thanks for sharing