I finally finished the three gazing balls I was working on. They are bowling balls covered with flat marbles. The stands are simply pillar candle holders, the two taller ones are from the thrift store, and the smaller one is from a yard sale. Total cost of materials (bowling balls, stands, glue, marbles)- under $20 to make all three of these. I just love them! They are pictured on my fireplace because I haven't decided where to put them in the yard yet. The purple one is a purple marble ball covered with small clear marbles, the red is covered with bigger clear marbles, and a blue bowling ball with dark blue marbles.






And here is a video of the pups playing destroying newspaper.