Burlap, Jute and Cork Glass Spheres

Remember when my glue gun dyed last week?  This is what I was working on.  It all started when I passed a box of wine corks at Target - Ooo, I thought, I like those!  (We don't drink enough wine to get them the old-fashioned way.)  The next time I was at Target, I passed them again with the same reaction and so on.  Then, one day when I was in the thrift store I saw these round, clear glass containers for $1 each.  (What were they, anyway?  Vases?)  You know what happened next - yes, the sun shone brightly, birds started singing - that's how I remember it.  I chose three that were similar in size that I thought would work.

One more trip to look at and this time buy the corks from Target - $5 (I have since seen them at Walmart).

I turned the vases upside down onto burlap and traced them.  When I cut the circles out, I made them slightly larger than the circle so I'd have a gluing edge.  Next I filled the glass vases with corks (I left a some space so they could move freely.), then glued jute around to cover the rough edge of the burlap.

I thought the burlap would go well with the corks.  Now that I have them done, I think I'd like to try a nicer fabric with a silky cord and a small tassel.

Here they are (below) in my tiered stand.  I really think I'd like them in my wooden bowl, but before I put them there, I'm going to make two more so I have an "even" five.  Plus, I'm pretty sure one of my Smackdown projects will go well with these.  They will also sit nicely on the top of a candlestick, although my photo of that didn't turn out well.

I think they're pretty cool.  I'd like to try them with seashells next.

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