Ashley's Vintage Bowling Set

Happy Sunday friends! I am so excited about my recent transformation. This particular find has been transformed 2 times already and I am finally satisfied!

I found this cool "bowling pin looking thing" on a Shanty Shopping Spree with Whit a few weeks ago. It wasn't the right color and I wasn't sure exactly what it was but I thought it was cute and would be even cuter painted....

I painted the red stripes with Spa Blue acrylic and glazed it all over with Ralph Lauren Smoke Glaze. I was satisfied with the way she turned out....

Until our Shanty Shopping Spree to Waco. We visited a place called Spice. This is a wonderful store with very creative knick knacks although they come with a hefty price tag...needless to say I bought nothing there but we came away with MANY great ideas. We fell in love with these black vintage-looking bowling pins so I decided to transform my transformation once again. I painted her in 2 coats of Behr Forever Black Satin.



She was a little boring all black so I decided to personalize her a bit with my Cricut. I dry brushed with a "T" stencil (initial of our last name) using Antique White acrylic and a stencil paint brush.



Ahh....that's much better...I wonder how she'd look with some twine....



I have a quick confession to make ~ I have never owned a glue gun in my life ~ I always wing it with super glue or whatever adhesive I find around the house but I found this cheap-o glue gun at Hobby Lobby for $2.50 with my coupon so I caved and bought it. Whit made fun of my new "tool" but she works like a charm! Ha!





I put a dab of glue at the top of the pin and started to wrap the twine tightly around the top. I repeated this step every full wrap around to the back.



Now for a little extra ~ I have had 3 of these decorative balls for years and wasn't really sure what to do with them....

I decided to make them a part of my bowling pin project. I started by painting them with 2 coats of Behr Cozy Cottage Satin.

I then made number stencils (random selection) with my Cricut and dry brushed them on with Lamp (Ebony) Black acrylic using a stencil brush. I glazed them with RL Smoke Glaze and added twine to these as well ~ why not?

To add the twine I repeated the steps I used on the pin.

My finished vintage looking bowling set!

I will be posting this on Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday! Go check it out!
http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2009/09/welcome-to-36th-metamorphosis-monday.html

I will also be posting this at Twice Remembered for Make your Monday! Go check it out!

http://twiceremembered.blogspot.com/2009/09/make-your-monday-week-6.html

I will also be adding this to The Shabby Chic Cottage for Transformation Thursday! http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/2009/09/master-bath-becomes-beauty.html

I will also be posting this at A Soft Place to Land for DIY day! http://asoftplacetoland-kimba.blogspot.com/2009/09/diy-day-and-giveaway_23.html and The DIY Show Off for her Surprise Party! http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/2009/09/youre-invited-to-surprise-party-diy.html