Filling that Unfillable Bowl

We have a cute bowl that I love but have hard time figuring out how to fill it.  Its easy by the time September comes.  First, apples, which changes to pumpkins in October, mixed squash in November and then large jingle bells in December.  Then Christmas is over and I always end up stashing it away because I'm tired of staring at an empty bowl.  I hate putting in food items that are too perishable; it takes a lot to fill it and they just go bad before we eat them.  So this was my non-perishable solution.





How to Decoupage Decorative Ball Bowl Fillers:

Supplies:
paper (something with texture looks best)
pencil
circle stencil, large punch or round object (I used a shot glass)
scissors
styrofoam balls (found in floral section of craft stores)
decoupage glue, such as Mod Podge
foam brush
drying board, if you have one*

1.  Trace circles on wrong side paper, if yours has a wrong side, and cut out. 

2.  Brush a little glue onto back of a circle and attach to ball.  Fold and pinch it a little to form to the surface.  Slightly overlapping with remaining circles, repeat to cover surface.  Warning: the glue doesn't hold to the actual foam very well.  Mostly you are gluing the circles to one another.  This makes it a little tricky at the beginning but you'll quickly get the hang of it.  Its also a good idea to stop every once in a while to reshape the glued area with your hands to make it a little tighter of a fit. 

3.  Brush glue evenly over entire surface.  Place on drying board, if using, and let dry, at least 1 hour. 


*I have a multi-purpose drying board I made for projects such as this.  It was originally used for dying Easter eggs.  They are great for drying round objects with minimal contact points.  And they are so easy to make.  All you need is a thick foam poster board, a pencil and a ruler, and straight pins with flat heads.  Mark out a 1" grid on the board and place pins in where the lines intersect.