Ok,so I went away to my workshop and had a think or two,as I had no internet for two days and came up with this,I think it looks better,you lot will probably still think its crap but hey ho,so what I did first was put it back on the lathe and thinned it down to around half an inch thickness,I also rounded off the base,then I cut a vee shaped piece out and shaped it to become a stand for what is left,the piece left was then reshaped,both pieces then re-sanded,the new base all over,the re-shaped bowl on the outside to 120 grit,then I dyed the base with bright yellow dye and the bowl was sprayed with red dye,cheers, Eric.