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Sat, Mar 12, 11 at 15:17
| Metal Hardware Cloth w/mortar and mixed media mosaic. It's getting harder for me to cut the diamond lath, so used the hardware cloth for this one. Going to order from Spectrum Home Furnishings some red crystal pendants and do some hangy down things on the cup handles. The yellow shards are cut from vintage dinnerware made in Portugal. I found them at a flea mkt - whole set of soup bowls, cups and salad plates. Wonderful find for $10.
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- Posted by wackyweeder (My Page) on Sat, Mar 12, 11 at 18:13
| I love this thing, danglies will be awesome! |
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- Posted by nanatricia (My Page) on Sat, Mar 12, 11 at 21:42
| I am loving this !!! |
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- Posted by slowmedown (My Page) on Sun, Mar 13, 11 at 9:30
| Thanks, ladies. |
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- Posted by glassgypsy (My Page) on Sun, Mar 13, 11 at 20:30
| Wow! The colors are just beautiful. |
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- Posted by calamity_j (My Page) on Mon, Mar 14, 11 at 20:21
| LOVE it! Klinger gave me one that I still haven't done anything with yet...here is one I did do.... |
Here is a link that might be useful: Mexico inspiration!
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- Posted by slowmedown (My Page) on Tue, Mar 15, 11 at 10:14
| Ooooooooooh I remember that one, CALAM - GORGEOUS. This sorta answers my question in the other post "calling for C", in which I asked to see the one hanging in the background on your castle album. Get busy. |
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- Posted by concretenprimroses (My Page) on Tue, Mar 15, 11 at 17:30
| They are both gorgeous. Wonderful use of cup handles and danglies. Do you actually put plants in them? Kathy |
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- Posted by slowmedown (My Page) on Wed, Mar 16, 11 at 8:06
CONCRETE: Thank you. You must not have seen my fountain surround. The first part of the whole thing was built a couple yrs. ago, and I added to it last year. Yes, the coned-shaped planters hold plants nicely. The large one on the right - on the ground - holds a Japanese Maple Tree.  |
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- Posted by concretenprimroses (My Page) on Wed, Mar 16, 11 at 10:31
| So fantastic! I would love to do something large scale outside. But what a gargantuan effort. You must spend a lot of time every day mosaicking. The result is definitely worth the time I would say! Kathy |
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| Aboslutely awesome!!! Love the hanging planter, the colors looks so good together. I would have to do something on the smaller scale, but slow your fountain surround is breath takingly beautiful!!!! as is all your work!! |
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- Posted by slowmedown (My Page) on Thu, Mar 17, 11 at 8:48
| Thank you both. CONCRETE - To me this wasn't much of an effort. When you think of using whole sheets of the diamond lath, there's not much detail in making the armature, then applying the mortar - that's not REAL hard for a young person. Had I not hurt my back last summer, I'd be working on a small extension on the right side. I haven't given up yet - hope to get it done w/the help of my yard man, and the mosaicing I can do on mesh to apply. I can no longer work down on the ground. To me, this w/never be finished until the right side has a piece added. |
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- Posted by calamity_j (My Page) on Thu, Mar 17, 11 at 10:04
| Maybe I can help you with this project you mention...When I get there!!!!! WhooHoo! That's right folks! I'm going to visit Slow!!!! FUN! FUN! FUN!!!! |
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- Posted by slowmedown (My Page) on Thu, Mar 17, 11 at 17:15
| Oh, CALAM: WHAT AN OFFER. You know what - I might just take you up on that. All I want is a giant swirl out of the mesh. I'll have my yard man put down a couple of the heavy-duty rebar to tie it to. Then I'll set about to cut out the shape b/f you get here, and you/I can mortar it. Man, what an offer!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!! |
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- Posted by calamity_j (My Page) on Fri, Mar 18, 11 at 0:22
| WhooHoo! Sounds like I get a whole perfect vacation coming up!!!! |
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| You two are going to have some fun! Slow - I'm loving everything about that hanging planter, the design, colours, shape, but especially those flower petals - lovely texture and colour. Lucky you finding a whole set of those dishes! Sheryll |
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- Posted by slowmedown (My Page) on Fri, Mar 18, 11 at 11:43
| Many thanks. I have another one ready to grout, but am hung up on the castle. Getting ready to slap on the mortar, then I'll grout the planter. |
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