So on Pinterest you can find all these ideas... And if you're in "Whimsical Mode" and into mosaics, you will probably want to try some of those ideas yourself. Especially if you're trying to make your backyard drought-resistant and just a tiny bit bohemian (read: "eccentric" if you must).This is from September of last year, but …
In case you haven't noticed... I have been on a "mosaic roll" for awhile now. Awhile back I went outside to organize my "tesserae". (Don't you just love that word? It sounds so...well, artistic.) You've seen my outdoor mosaics and my "work station" on the patio. I can pretty much stay out here for hours …
"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house...nor any thing that is thy neighbor's." Exodus 20:17 But what if they're having a yard sale?I think I've mentioned (more than) a few times that I have gotten some really good deals from my two neighbors' yard sales. You can do amazing projects with yard sale items. But …
So my neighbor was having this yard sale... I get the best stuff from my neighbors and their yard sales! So much so that I seriously have a folder of pictures on my computer, waiting to be made into a blog post about it. But for now, let's just start with the glass vase.I actually …
What could be more fun than playing with cement? Well, we could probably think of a few things, but this definitely has to rank high on the list. Maybe it dates back to when, as kids, we used to play in the mud, making mud pies, or just a big mess. Maybe it's because it's …
You might remember that in October I did a post about my brand new "Talavera" stepping stones. Well, I sprayed them with a clear acrylic coating and put them out in the yard... ...where they promptly faded! (Note: Remember, this is California at the end of a five year drought. So the grass actually looks pretty …
A couple of months ago, in keeping with my quest to make my home unique and whimsical, I got the idea to have a Talavera theme in my kitchen. It's far from finished, but I do have some pictures of its progress to show you. First there were the paint chips. I kept them around for …