DIY-How to Make a Bowling Pin Look Fabulous!

by Dreams & Midnight Jabber

$10

1 Hour

Easy

This is one of those posts that I went back and forth on for a while, not sure that I would love the end result or be happy with the time that I would put into it. I am happy to report that it did not disappoint. My husband frequents pawn shops and for the last year or so has been accumulating bowling pins. I think that they look cool and I like the idea of having them. I had placed 2 in our living room but decided they didn't match the decor that well since they were a little beat up. So I wondered if I could make them a little more decorative. I did some online searching for some ideas and all that I could see was superheros, minions and snowmen (not what I had in mind).
So with that being said I decided there was a first time for everything and would figure it out for myself and free hand it. It actually was a fast process and extremely easy. If you are curious I think the pins can be picked up for about $7, not a bad price for an interesting decoration piece. All it took was some paint and a little imagination as to what I wanted to do with them.

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Supplies

Bowling Pins

Paint

Brushes-For my dots I used my spouncers from a Triple Tuesday post and they were brilliant.

Finishing Spray

Painting these bowling pins is extremely easy for two reasons. 1. The coats of paint go on smoothly, it took 4 coats of each since I had to cover the red on them and 2. The paint dried SUPER fast so it was a fast project. It really took me the most time to decide what design I wanted to do on them. I should warn you that for some reason when I went to do the second coat of white, the paint would pick up the red from the lines on the pin and bleed. Be careful painting in that area so that you don't run into that problem. I do have to add that as I was painting these my 6-year-old walked in and said that I was making a ghost and a pumpkin, guess that's what I get for painting them white and orange. Out of the mouths of babes.

For the chevron lines on the white pin I measured the spacing from the top of the pin and marked and from the bottom of the pin and marked leaving a 2" space all the way around. I then free-handed it, hoping that it would match up as I went around the pin. I was lucky! For the bottom I measured up 1 1/2" and then 5" using the space in between as my guide. It also was 2". Once again I free-handed it and was lucky! I was really happy with the end result.

For the orange pin I used a paint color called Tropic Orange. I am really happy with the color since it matches the color scheme in my living room. I used my spouncers to get the dots on the pin. It did leave the paint bubbly, is that a word?-on the pin, so I had to go over each dot with a brush to smooth them out. But it didn't take too much time to do and I am really happy with the end result. Last but not least do a coat or two of finish spray.

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