Super nice BB, I'm not an orange kind of person, but that is really beautiful. I think it looks fine on the dog plant stand also. It seems he is looking on his back saying "hey, where'd that come from?"

Sal

I don't really like orange either but I for some reason like the orange balls. I made a marble one that I gave away so I wanted to make a mosaic one to keep. the poor doggie is probably thinking OMG get that off my back its so heavy. LOL

Cindee I LOVE IT!!!!! And I am an orange person - one of NY's colors. (The other being dark blue - the Mets used to wear uniforms with orange and blue pinstripes - those were the days) And I love the doggy, too! Did your brother make him? I know someone's brother makes all kinds of really cool welded stuff. The doggies eyes match the ball. You have done an incredible mosaic job on that ball. WONDERFUL!!
Cait

Standing ovation from me! WOW! that is really beautiful, nice work cindee

Love it and it looks great on the doggie, the gold in the ball matches his eyes.

Sharon

Gorgeous, Cindee. What a cute doggie stand too. ;o) Luvs

Love the colors and your right, it kinda does look like tiffany. I bet it really is pretty in the sunshine. Love the dog too! Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful. I'd love to have that in my yard. Orange is a such a happy color. It reminds me of the sun. Really nice mix of shades and the tiles are so well-placed. Definately one of the prettiest I've seen. Looking forward to your next one.

Chris

Your BB rates a 10!! What a great job!! You must have the patience of Job. What did you use for grout? It amost looks like lead. Beautiful job and I love the color.
Ellen

That turned out fantastic!!! Love the little doggie too.

Very cool colored ball....I love your doggy stand!
Just too cute!!!

Hazie

I really, really like your orange BB. The blend of colors is just perfect.

Very, very pretty. Beautiful job. And very cute in the doggie holder!

Excellent color and you made a Fat puppy out of it!

Hi,
I finally got a bowling ball and want to do one with 3/4" tiles. But, I've looked at Mosaic Mercantile who has tile at 140 per bag at 13.95/bag. So, if that's the case, $60 in tile seems like alot. Do you know of somewhere else that I could get tile cheaper? (on the internet)
Thanks for your help. Joette in Carson City, NV

love it love it absolutely love it! i was also wondering were to get cheap tiles on the net ..somone please help.
kathy

Love the colors.

I buy my tiles on eBay of course. If you go there and type in mosaic tiles you will find a ton for sale. I usually buy mine from greeneglass link at below

Here is a link that might be useful: mosaic tiles on ebay

This is absolutely gorgeous!

How many tiles does it take to do the BB?

Lin

Cindee - LOVE IT! I could just imagine that doggie in a bed of yellow and orange lilies! So cute..great work! Jeanne S.

Very pretty bowling ball and I love it on the doggy planter! For those of you looking for a cheaper alternative to the glass tiles try stained glass and a glass cutter or nippers. I got scrap pieces at a stained glass shop in Milwaukee. I got an extremely heavy box of stained glass for $15. Or you can get sheets as large as 16" by 20" for under $20.

This is my ugly stained glass bowling ball made with stained glass scraps. I made it at a mosaic class I took and the instructor had this God awful grout/adhesive stuff that only came in white. It was about the consistency of putty so I don't think it could be colored. She supplied the stained glass. There were a variety of scraps in different colors that 8 of us had to share. It was hard to come up with a design without worrying that I'd run out of a crucial color. The stand it is on is made from a floor lamp that someone threw out. The rusty fellow beneath it is Screech a metal junk bird I got on a junking excursion.

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I buy my tiles from two places mainly.

http://www.marylandmosaics.com/catalog/

http://www.mosaictilearts.com/

I love him! I love orange, too. Good job!

Cindee-Your orange ball is a knock out!! I would love to try the tile. I have been looking on ebay and see lots of stuff I want, lol. How many tiles does it take to do a bb? I have no idea how to calculate the area of a sphere,(and even if I did, I am mathematically challenged and would get it wrong, lol) and would hate to be short...and not be able to find any more matching tile!

Luna- Dont you call that ball ugly! I like the white on it! I usually dont care for white grouting, but on your ball I think it makes your vibrant colors stand out even more! I wouldn't change it a bit.
There is an Amaco product called Rub'n Buff that is a metallic wax buffing compound that can be used for highlighting or darkening. I have never used it, but have heard others use it to change the grout color. Hobby Lobby carries a few colors, and its probably available online too.

This is my bb that I just finished last night.

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Mosaice by Maria is a good place to buy, if you spend $65 then shipping is free. https://id213.chi.us.securedata.net/mosaicsbymaria.com/merchantmanager/index.php