Geez, nice, when I said more than one ball, I meant I can only come up with ONE idea that would require multiple balls! Some of you have just too much vision! Guess that's the difference between a mosaic artist that has a new idea at least once a week, and someone like me, who agonizes for weeks just to come up with one halfway decent idea ... LOL!

I think having more than one entry would make the exchange a lot more interesting. Just my opinion. (Not that it isn't already edge-of-your-seat exciting!)

***sigh*** You are all confusing me... Ideas are bouncing in my head!!! AAACK!!
I have no idea, except that it will probably be round

Maria

To clarify, my idea is a "set" idea, not that I'm doing "X" projects for the exchange, so I want that many names to send to.
My exchange for ONE person may involve one ball, or several, depending on which one I decide to do...follow that?

while I was in the thrift store today, I saw MANY MANY things that could be used as 'displays' for a ball:

-vases with large openings
-pillar candle holders
-other metal, wooden, or other material ring-type-things that held other knick-knacks at some point (said KK now MIA)
-small candy dishes
-pedestal dishes

Everything I looked at seemed to scream "use me for the exchange!" but alas, I already have my props.

I do follow, but because this type (all the same substrate) is supposed to be an "in kind" exchange (sort of a ball for a ball) I'm going to request that you not make more than one per exchange partner. OK? it's so that we get no hard feelings, everyone goes in knowing (somewhat)what to expect to get. In that way, this is very different than the holiday exchange. Lets keep this inside the parameters. But if you do want or do make more than one you can opt to exchange more than one item and recieve that many back. OKAY?

Oh no, nice, this totally changes my vision. I'm gonna have to come up with an idea that will only require one ball! Oh, man, this stinks. It took me three weeks to come up with my last idea. I'm gonna run outta time!

Thanks, mmqc, for throwing out some ideas for me to ponder ...

So to clarify...if I found something like THIS hanging around my house that I wanted to use for the exchange, I can't make it complete by doing the two balls to go with?

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...because I'm a numbers geek...

To do 2 4" balls for the above project would be LESS surface area than one 6" ball...

So the level-of-effort wouldn't (shouldn't) be considered any more or less when receiving either gift.

I'd advise against such a thing. The parameter was "A ball, 6" or less" "smaller the better" If you'd like to add a stand or display method that's fine. But truely, it's not about area = area. Its a ball for a ball. Going too much further could risk embarassing members for "not going far enough"

seriously, I don't mean to come off as a control freak but if you look over all the previous challenges - that's what it is. The artists' choice, creative, go for it exchange was the holiday exchange. this one we're going back to "what can you do with THIS item" type challenge. OK?

I'm a "one ball" kind of gal myself....

Ok - I'm gonna be really hateful and say . . . . I just have to grout it and it's DONE!!!! Hateful indeed!

Actually, this has set me off on exploration and experimentation. I might have more than one to choose from when it comes time to mail. But at least I'll have ONE able to be send if the others don't work out.

This has been A LOT of fun - still is!

Ok, one ball. Um...how strict are you going to be on that styrofoam...cuz we've been talking about different bases from glass ornaments to other ornaments (which I went out and got), and nothing was mentioned, but now I re-read that up there, and you said specifically polystyrene. Want I should go back and do styro?

you can look at the substrate material as a "suggested" just to make things easy for members. A globe is a globe Right? if you participate in enough of these things, you start to look for the lightest and cheapest substrate, so I threw that out to make it as easy decision as possible... if you're happy with the base you found... go with it!

if you check the thread starter, the 3 parameters are listed as

Spring theme
Ball
6 inches or less

... Wench, I'm thrilled this is turning you on!!! LOL

Hey Wench ---

Maria

I'm sorry, bama, did you say you were a "uni-ball" kind of gal?

Yep..I'm a..uh.."uniballer."

OHHHH, I really have to quit reading this thread....
to think how boring it would have been to go with my original idea of mosaiking a shoe!!!!

LOL you can try to be innocent, but you knew these threads would deteriorate fast

I'm thrilled - my exchange ball is all grouted and done. So where do I send it?

ducking and running cuz someone is gonna take a shot at me

hey wench

Bama's cat...that's who...

Oh noooooo . . . not sniper kitty!

LOL ... sniper kitty... teee heee hee!!!! dang it, I'm gonna get the hiccups

Hey, you guys are messing up the PERFECTLY good FOUL MOOD I woke up with!!

Maria

Nice, When I organized the watering can exchange I started a db of names/addresses/who got who. if you want a copy email me. Not sure that GW form on My Page works but you can copy and paste my email addy from there.

Man Im glad Im not the first one done...sniper kitty looks like a good shot!!!

Im also glad you guys specified that 1 ball is for 1 ball, while I have changed my mind a trillion times I did have an idea of doing something that had contained more than one ball...oh well no big loss. I hadnt chosen that idea anyhow. But am keeping that idea for myself as it is an AWESOME idea!!!

Also glad you said any globe would do...

Wench- thats awesome that this exchange is teaching you some new stuff about yourself!! Thats always a good thing!!! I have my ball jar that I started awhile ago and I will have some new ideas to go in there myself!

Crystal, I'm not seeing an email addy for you on there.

so to answer your question, yes I would like that, to make sure we don't repeat partners I presume? info@candaceclough.com

Nice, I emailed you.

Plan A went out the window.
Plan B went out right behind it.
Plan C went rather nicely, if I do say so myself...

Ready for grout!!!!

got it Crystal, thanks.

MM glad you had success! WATCH YOUR BACK FOR SNIPER KITTY!

I am sorry to announce that I have to withdraw from this Exchange, too much going on between now and then...Jane

okay Jane, no problems

I bought a ball to mosaic and am ready to go!
Thanks so much for your work on this, NT!
Katie

Yeah my ball finally came! Of course I have no freaking idea what I'm going to do with it, but at least it's here!!!

Barb

crafty- Well, I have an idea (we're on Plan D over here), but no freaking ball to go with anymore :(
Gotta go get me a new ball to play with.

An Idea! an Idea!!....my kingdom for an idea!!!

Ok, lets see, it's going to be round....

Maria

Ideas?

Spring ideas??

Daffodils, tulips, earthworms, robins, sunshine, green grass, hyacinths, forsythia, sunshine, Easter (or Passover), sunshine, blue skies, bunnies, snow drops, sunshine, baseball, crocuses, weeding, sunshine (can you tell I'm big on sunshine?) . . .

Those are my 30 second brainstorm ideas for spring.

Yeah, but how do I get them on the ball LOL

Hmmmm earthworms...a ball of worms. Oh wait, they are supposed to be in a can.....

Great, you're done with your ball and came up with a bunch MORE ideas in about 30 seconds. pfffft.

Maria

Weeding!!!!!!!!!!! Mowing, trimming, edging, manicuring lawns.

LOL Slow, I doubt anyone would appreciate a "ball of weeds"

Shoot it so dang cold here I can't even remember spring.

I've been scouring the TS, but haven't found "the perfect thing" yet
Maria

Sneezing, rashes, faded hair color, sunburn...

ROFL BAMA!!

Maria

April showers
...May flowers
May Pole
May Day basket
peeps
sugar eggs
egg hunts
Easter baskets
colored eggs
rainbows
'Cadberry Egg'
and on and on.....

Can peeps be used as tesserae?

Yeah, leave them out about a week, they harden right up LOL

Maria

More ideas:
Sippin' umbrelly cocktails in a summer breeze
Sippin' umbrelly cocktails while mowin the lawn
Sippin' umbrelly cocktails during a break from SG&M-ing
Cute cabana boys who BRING said umbrelly cocktails...

Flowiz
Cherry Blossoms
Apple Blossoms
Robins
Birdhouses
Birdseed (thinking tesserae???)
Hummers
Iris
Crocus
Daffs
Tulips
That "day-glow green" color that happens for only a couple days just before everything turns "regular" green for the summer
Earth waking up (I LOVE that smell!!!)
Laundry on the line
Wheelbarrows
Walkin' on Sunshine (whoa, ohhh)
Picket fences
Lilacs
Forsythias

Ok, that's my 2-minute buzzer going off.

If you microwave peeps and let them cool they harden up real nice - but they also spread out and make very odd shapes.

The sugar is a problem with glue but you might try encasing them in resin. I'm thinking thinset would work, but smooshing them into the thinset will leave fingerprints in the sugar coating . . .

MW- do I WANT to know why you know so much about the 'technical details' of using peeps as tesserae????

No - you don't.

Remember - for every one thing I post, there are probably three in the trash . . . .

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