I went to Michaels to get 4 bottles of craft paint for this project. Wrong move. They were having a HUGE sale and I ended up with 12 bottles of paint, paint brushes, plastic storage bins and more! (don't you like my pimpin joy bag!)
I used to enjoy golfing but I don't really get out much anymore so I decided to put my golf balls to good use! I found my inspiration on Pinterest, of course! I knew when I saw them that I just had to make these cuties!
This whole process took a loooong time. I literally watched paint dry on Saturday folks!
Now, my golf balls were light purple in color so first off I had to pain them white! It took three coats of
An egg carton makes the perfect holder while you are waiting for your balls to dry. If you start with white balls you can obviously skip this step.
One my white balls were dry I started with the color. Red and Yellow. This also took 3 coats of paint
on each half of the ball. Again, I watched paint dry. I also watched Chopped which is on in the background! Love that show!
Once the color were dry I added my stripes and faces on the bees and my dots and faces on the lady bugs. I waited, again, for the faces to dry and drew the eyes on and look how cute these little dudes are! They will make the perfect addition to gardens or flower pots!
Aren't they just the cutest?! I'd be happy to make a set for you if you'd like! I'm going to make a few sets and sell them in my mom's little flea shop store! They'll be $15 per set of 6 plus $5 shipping if you'd like them for your garden! Email me at tbh7982@gmail.com to let me know you'd like a set!
I think next set I make I'm going to try ping pong balls. I'll cut a small hole in the bottom and fill with sand to add weight. Then plug the hole with hot glue and paint away! That way I don't have to paint the white to cover up logos and they'll still be heavy enough to not blow away! I'm also going to use googly eyes instead of painting the eyes on!
What do you like to craft?
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