BB Stand

17 years ago

Found this unusual piece at a GS. Have no idea what it is. Looks like maybe a part of a stand, because there are screw holes on the inside of the arm pieces at the top. The gal at the GS asked me if I knew what it was, I said no but I know what it will be. It's 12" high and 17" across. I think it's kind of cool.{{gwi:195662}}{{gwi:195663}}{{gwi:195665}}

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luna_llena_feliz
17 years ago
It is weird and very cool. It looks like the base of a coffee table but from the dimensions, it sounds too short. Isn't it funny when you go into a thrift store and see something like this and immediately think bowling ball stand? lol I do it quite often myself. It would look great with a rustic looking ball. I keep thinking of jeannespines rope ball.

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What sort of string is on it? Is it strong enough to withstand the elements? Great find!
Marlene Kindred
17 years ago
Well, you found a great use for "it"!!
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garden2garden
17 years ago
Back in the 1970's when string art was popular my Dad built some hanging lamps like that. He used the colored plastic tube off of a pole lamp inside the whole thing and the light bulb went inside that. It might be kinda hard to tell from my pic but the similar construction struck me right off.
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Or maybe a table? Looks like a pc of glass on top it would have made a nice little table. Whatever it was, it makes a great BB holder, now. Is it strung with fishing line?
Do you think in 50 years the scraps of our old creations will be at the Goodwill store and people will be trying to figure out what the heck we did with these odd things?!!
jeannespines
17 years ago
Katishooked...those are wonderful! Boy, I would have snatched them babies right up! I don't know what they were but they are great for your G-ART!

Thanks for sharing my rope bb, luna...it stays out in the winter also...so far, so good!

And that string art lamp your Dad made, 2garden, boy, that does look like the 70's ... let's dig out the ol' macrame books now!

TFS! Jeanne S.
sorie6 zone 6b
17 years ago
that is really cool. I just saw a bunch of books and yarn? for macrame at a GS. Is it coming back?
Your BB looks great on it.TFS.
sunnyca_gw
17 years ago
Cool looking BB stand!! Jan
katishooked
Original Author
17 years ago
Hi all. It's strung with fishing line. I guess the fact that I always was lured by string art was the reason why I grabbed it. I used look at string art projects and wanted to try, but never took the time. I do like your pink string art Garden. Jeanne, your bb looks like it would be at home on my stand. Not sure how it will fair in the elements, but like everything else I have made, there is no room for them inside, so they will have to stay outside.
concretenprimroses
17 years ago
Looks like it was made for a bowling ball to me, lol.
Great find!
kathy
pattico_gw
17 years ago
LOL...I was confused at first....I thought you found three of them...I thought that was all one picture...

Then I noticed the grass and leaves were a little different color in the last pic....

I don't think you'll have any trouble with it tipping or falling over.

I had a wrought iron stand that fell over all the time...I finally tossed it.