Here's one post in the link below ...click on it for instructions. To see others, just type in bowling balls in the search box above & you'll see lots of entries to click on ...lots are in "frequently asked questions." Have fun ... good luck! Jeanne S. Here is a link that might be useful: Marble Covered Bowling Ball - FAQ

Thanks guys. I have to confess this was the easiest project ever. I just spread GE II very thickly all over (sections) and then took hand fulls of glass and patted them on. After each section dried I brushed off the excess. It took about 3 gluings, letting each dry in between. I get my tempered glass from the glass/cutting store. They usually have stacks of used glass for really cheap. It's really not very sharp, I didn't wear gloves. But you should be careful, especially picking it up afterward. Frou

Oh No!!! Never had this happen! I use GE Marine silicone adhesive for my bowling balls(don't use bowling balls anymore, use globe shaped light fixtures filled with concrete(too dicey that the bowling ball will crack with our weather), but can't figure out why this happened to you!!! WEIRD!!! I feel for ya, how frustrating!!! My friend Klinger, had a bowling ball wrapped in duct tape and all the tesserae came off, those balls are finicky!!! (I will be using mortar on my globe balls tho as the globe is concrete)

I LOVE my Mr Bowling Ball, it looks similar to TJ's Hetz Midget but is perfectly round, only about 2' X 2' after 2-3 years. Maybe I started with a bigger plant? Looks like HM can take less sun, I need to get one so I can compare it. If HM is less vigorous than Mr Bowling Ball I can still use it. I have Mr Bowling Ball planted with a red-twigged dogwood (Alleman's Compact)and a compact cranberrybush viburnum in one corner of my yard. I plan to put another evergreen with my Elegantissima dogwood and other compact cranberrybush viburnum kitty-corner to that. I have a long, rectangular yard, and am hoping to tie them together. This combination makes a nice four-season grouping. If you have another viburnum to pollinate the cranberrybush, you'll get red berries beginning in summer on the viburnum, red twigs on the dogwood in winter, creamy-white spring flowers on both deciduous shrubs, and soft green foliage all year on the evergreen. I have tall day lilies and bee balm too, for seasonal color in part-shade.