Hey, I can do that....

I was at my sister's house a few weeks ago, and seen this cute little ball on her table. She said she BOUGHT it somewhere. I picked it up and knew that it was something I could recreate.

So, I went to JoAnn's today (WOW...what a great new store!) and bought this two pack of styrofoam balls. They were $2.99. I had a 50% coupon, so it came to $1.50.

Using paint and supplies I already had, I went to work. First, I painted a base layer of paint with a dark tan.

Then, I cut a corner off of a new dish sponge and sponged dark brown, black, then cream.

I used my cricut machine and cardstock to make a star stencil.

Stenciled stars in burgandy and sage green.

Bought these to accent them (the colored ceramic balls I got at Craft Warehouse today for $1.99 a piece...the wicker plate thing was $6.99).

Placed them together, and wah-lah! I think I paid a total of $13 for the finished product. GREAT!