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Ball & Cube Tabletop Sculpture
Designed by: Kathleen George

Typical Project Completion Time: 4 hours
Materials Needed
Ball & Cube Tabletop Sculpture

STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam:
Ball, 5"
Cube, 5"

Other Materials:
Acrylic paints: black; white
Iron Graphite Texture Fierro™ Medium by DecoArt®
Lightweight spackling
Serrated knife
Candle stub or paraffin
Medium flat paintbrush
Disposable palette
Water basin
Paper towels
Disposable containers, two
Putty knife, 1"
Fork (optional)
Sandpaper
Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
Thick, white craft glue
Instructions
1. Wax serrated knife with candle stub or paraffin. Cut very thin slice from bottom of foam ball.
2. Follow manufacturer's directions to mix spackling in disposable container until smooth and spreadable. Use putty knife to spread even coat of spackling over foam ball, avoiding flat edge; let dry and sand smooth. Repeat. Paint ball white; let dry.  Optional:  To keep a grip on the ball, insert a fork into the flat side and hold the fork handle while spackling the ball.
3. In second disposable container, stir small amount of black paint into a larger amount of iron graphite texture medium until pleased with color; mix well.
4. Use putty knife to spread even coat of tinted texture medium onto top and sides of foam cube. Let dry completely.
5. Use glue gun to glue ball to top of cube.
 
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