Well, I spent the better part of an hour off an on down in the garage and finally found my stash of antique lamp crystals as well as a few other things. Now I have even more ideas for how this ball project might go. (The one shade is sitting in the bowl to hold it upright since it isn't flat on the bottom. That's not the way it will be.)
(The one shade is sitting in the bowl to hold it upright since it isn't flat on the bottom. That's not the way it will be.) 
