Tutorial Tuesday – Golden Bowl!

I feel like Indiana Jones right now. Or Eddie Murphy. I know – “Golden Bowl” is probably the dumbest title ever, but it is what it is.

See, my friend Tine (the one who has the most awesome house in the world which she nicely offers to throw parties) has the coolest bowls on her table. I love them so much because while they’re just basic nesting bowls on the outside, the inside is gold. “Big whoop,” you say. No. You’re wrong and actually kinda rude, guys. Anyway, it’s awesome because it looks like there’s a lit candle inside. It glows so strongly(?) that it actually looks like a light source. Geez Louise. Why don’t I just show you. Here’s what they look like:

Right? Isn’t is so dreamy? This isn’t one of the ones she actually has, but this is the general idea (you can buy this one here). I just want to stare at them. Which is super weird, so I’ll just move on.

So during my daily internet browse, I stumbled upon this tutorial and I almost died:

Ummmmm…it’s a bowl that looks VERY similar to the bowl I covet. And looking over the tutorial, I almost fainted (I’m so melodramatic) when I saw what it’s made out of – newspapers, a balloon, Mod Podge and acrylic paint. Ummmm…ummmm…ummmmm…GAHHHHHHHHHHH! I could take that stack of phone books sitting outside our apartment building (no joke – there’s at least 10) and make like 100 of these. Or 1,000! And as she points out in the tutorial, you can make it jagged on top like this, or cut it straight, leave it rough on the inside or sand it smooth. And you know what – this would look AWESOME on my office desk. I think we can all agree.

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