My gorgeous neices came to visit today! It is a tradition that when they come to my house we do crafts. They used to love to paint at my dining room table. Now they are teens and into other things. This is Allison, she spent the day working on some crochet trim for an apron she wants to make. These girls are talented!
Julianne, brought a project that I could help her with. For quite some time now, we have been so in love with the work of
this lovely lady, that we have been dying to try it ourselves. That's right, we made our first mosaic piece! Penny, you are our inspiration:>)
Juju brought everything we needed, including this soon to be cute table that she got at Goodwill.
She also had a stack of Goodwill dishes and the proper tools. She had been reading up on how mosaics are made and knew far more than I did so I just followed her lead.
Neither of us escaped unscathed, but they are minor cuts. Really, we are fine.
And here is the after. Their dad was coming to get them and we didn't have time to buff the grout off for the final photo, but I think Juju did a beautiful job. Are we as good as Penny? No, of course not, but it was a fun project and a fun day spent with my nieces. Now what else can I mosaic next time she comes?....
Julianne, brought a project that I could help her with. For quite some time now, we have been so in love with the work of this lovely lady, that we have been dying to try it ourselves. That's right, we made our first mosaic piece! Penny, you are our inspiration:>)
Juju brought everything we needed, including this soon to be cute table that she got at Goodwill.
Neither of us escaped unscathed, but they are minor cuts. Really, we are fine.
And here is the after. Their dad was coming to get them and we didn't have time to buff the grout off for the final photo, but I think Juju did a beautiful job. Are we as good as Penny? No, of course not, but it was a fun project and a fun day spent with my nieces. Now what else can I mosaic next time she comes?....
I am in awe!! First of all I think it's wonderful that these girls love to spend time with you and do craft things. I'm impressed that young women want to do handy things...using their hands to make something beautiful. And as for that goodwill table with it's finished mosaic?? Wow, wow, wow!!!
ReplyDeleteKathy, this is truly stunning! How wonderful for you and your niece to spend some wonderful time together. Making of magical memories. And the table, it's gorgeous! All of you should certainly be proud of the finished table. It doesn't even resemble the before photo. Great job!
ReplyDeleteYES!! That turned out so beautiful Kathy! You guys did great!! Sorry about the little boo boo's...
ReplyDeleteI love the color of china you used. I am honored that I inspired you. You know I am in awe of your sewing talent.
xoxoxo
Penny
p.s. I have a two tier heart table very similar to that one waiting to be mosaicked too!
Kathy the table looks so pretty.
ReplyDeletePamela in Mt Pleasant MI
GREAT BALLS OF FIRE...is there no end to the talent that runs like a river thru your sweet family! This is just FABULOUS, Kathy. I'll swear it looks as good as any I've seen. Just fabulous.
ReplyDeleteSorry you both got boo-boos...it comes with the territory, I think...:)
HUGS, bj
Julianne is still on cloud nine! She had so much fun doing this with you.
ReplyDeleteIt turned out so beautifully. You know I'm not much for painted wood but, wow!, this looks so much better now.
I'm amazed that you two finished this in the short time you had today. Thanks again for keeping the girls-they enjoy staying with you SO much more than going with Mom and me.
You girls did a GREAT job on the table!!! Love it!! Hum...maybe I should add that to my list of things to do/try !!
ReplyDeleteDeb :)
You girls did a GREAT job on the table!!! Love it!! Hum...maybe I should add that to my list of things to do/try !!
ReplyDeleteDeb :)
Wow, that looks great. What a fun thing for you to do with the girls
ReplyDeleteAlison
Gorgeous.....you should be proud! Cherry
ReplyDeletewhat an awesome job! i love it:) can't wait to see your next creation.
ReplyDeleteblessings,
aimee
What sweet girls. How cool they're crafting at such a young age. I bet you had something to do with that.
ReplyDeleteI received my package today! You're so awesome. Thank you for the extra gift. It's beautiful. The toweling is the perfect shades of yellow, green and red to go with some of my things...And the ribbons were darling. Bessie got a new, blue, toile, bow! Say that 5 times fast! Check out my Wordless Wed post: Special Delivery!
Thanks again,
Dawn
It turned out really cute. I have a table and some dishes. Now I need to find some time. Mimi
ReplyDeletehow wonderful that they are able to come over and hang out and best of all enjoy crafting! That table turned out beautiful! What a great selection she made with the heart shape! I'm so impressed with the finished results! Now it makes me want to try that one day!
ReplyDeleteThat is just beautiful! You all did a fantastic job...I bet your neice is proud!
ReplyDeleteannie
Hi Kathy -
ReplyDeleteWhat fun you had even though there was a boo boo or two. That little table is darling and it turned out so nice. It's a sweet memory of a special day together. Do you girls want to come and help me do the inside of my old birdbath? Every time I fill it I envision the mosaics there. Need to start shopping for the supplies. Off to Goodwill today - maybe I'll start collecting dishes. Come on by and give me a hand. It would be such fun!
~Adrienne~
Wow Kathy!!! That came out SO BEAUTIFUL! Now I am inspired with an old bird bath I have, I will be sure to have band-aids on hand (Hah! No pun intended :))
ReplyDeleteHave a beautiful day!
~Sharon
I LOVE how the table turned out! What a sweet and memorable day that you shared with Juju!!! She will always remember this day with her auntie!
ReplyDeleteIsn't Penny amazing? I LOVE her work, too.
xx
Becky
you guys did a fabulous job on that table! It's darling! I love Penny's work, too! :)
ReplyDeleteKathy, this is so cool in many ways! I love it that your nieces love to do crafts with you, and to see what you tackled is amazing. That is truly a work of art. I am sooo impressed.
ReplyDeleteGreat job and wonderful memories you are making. :)
Donna
That table turned out amazing! How nice that you do crafts with your nieces. It's nice that they enjoy doing things like this. She should really be proud!
ReplyDeleteDebbie
KATHY!!!!!!!!!!! That is gorgeous!! You girls did a beautiful job, I am so impressed! I would love to do a mosaic someday! You are so talented!!
ReplyDeleteLove ya,
Amy
I say that you can mosaic on any little old thing or big thing that you want to....That table is gorgeous...I love it!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou guys did a fantastic job! It came out so pretty!! Sorry about the booboos but it was worth it to get such a pretty piece of furniture and sweet memories!
ReplyDeleteManuela
Oh, how much fun is this, so great you all get to spend time creating. The table is fabulous. The girls are darling.
ReplyDeletedebby
Hi Kathy...this is beautiful...I am very impressed. Did you get any tips from Penny?....
ReplyDeleteWAY TO GO! That is beautiful!!!! Nancy
ReplyDeleteI am just now seeing this. That is an indication of how tired I have been and how my wrists hurt from the repetitive stress job I am doing. The table is gorgous. These three girls are tremendously talented. You are just so good at so many things. Thanks for sharing with all of us. LAS
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed!!!
ReplyDeleteHi There, I think you and your neice did a wonderful job with your mosaic. It turned out great for a first project. I am hooked on mosaic. A couple years ago I did my kitchen backsplash in vibrant primary colored broken dishes. I have been inspired by your blog and finally started my own about two weeks ago. The photo with my profile is of my kitchen mosaic. If you have a chance take a look at everydaydelight09.blogspot.com. I am on a very steep learning curve. I've been figuring it out by myself. I have a few glitches that I have to work out with my template. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteKathy, this project turned out as pretty as your nieces are. No one would believe this is a first mosaic for all of you!!!
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