Friday, August 9, 2013

Slowly, Slowly

My mosaic work has been moving at a crawl lately because we're having our foyer retiled.  The foyer is pretty big and is connected to all major gateways through the house.  The guy doing it is awesome, the kind of guy who takes pride in a job well done.  So he takes off the first layer of tile here:



So not only is it just kind of blah, my husband stepped down recently and this happened.  Bad tile job by whoever did it before!


So under most of this was just what you want to find, a nice, level layer of plywood.  However, we found this under a big square right in front of the door:


Okay, other than looking burned, this retro tile is kind of cool, but not in my house with all of the retro white carpet.  I'm trying to update here.  So he takes this out - painstaking, long process and finds this:


About 3" of this nasty, crumbly plasterish cement stuff.  Poor guy!!  By now, everything in my house is COVERED in dust.  It's making me crazy.  Even the remote felt gritty.  So he takes this out and finally, plywood.  But this layer is kind of flimsy and my husband and I are tiptoe-ing over it.  It's the only thing between us and the basement floor!


Tomorrow, he's building up this floor to be level with the other and then he will start putting in the new tile!!  I can't wait!!  Sorry for the rant, but it's just hard to create with all the dirt, dust and banging.  I guess this is breaking us in to all the future renos we have planned for this 1973 beauty.

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Oink!

Making a piggy has been on my list for awhile now.  I finally did one and decided to go with black and white for the kitchen!

 






Monday, July 29, 2013

Princess

This custom switch plate is for a princess.  The vintage sparklies across the top are meant to mimic a tiara, very fitting for this princess!!

 






Sunday, July 28, 2013

Family

I really enjoy hearts.  You can keep them out all year long;  they're not just for Valentine's Day!

 




Boots are another favorite shape I haven't made in awhile.




Friday, July 26, 2013

Letter A!

I made a letter A for a photo shoot of my mosaics next week.  I love the chipped up roses I got from my friend, Mamacita!!





And I did another switch plate.  This one features a little elephant.





Thursday, July 25, 2013

Every Day is Halloween

Still working on some things for a photo shoot next week.  Halloween is my favorite holiday!







 

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Christmas in July

Shooting good pictures of my work is a challenge.  I've thought about taking a photography class, but jut don't have time.  I have a photographer coming next week, so I'm busy getting things together, including some seasonal pieces.  I just love the Christmas mosaics!





Going to shoot some switch plates, too.







Tomorrow, I'll grout a Christmas tree and a jack-o-lantern!