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Sun, Jul 20, 08 at 12:20
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| ROLF!!!! I don't know what made me laugh harder...the dogs leveling the cement, the slurpy grout reference, the door falling off the trailer, the imagined look on your DH's face when you got it home! You sure do have a lot of fun in Jane-Adventure-Land! I looked at those guy's cement tiles...WOW! Are you going to make some like that? |
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| I wish I had been there! I know this had to be the most fun you have had in years? (Tounge in cheek) I can just imagine you and this door...ROFLOL |
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- Posted by curbdiver1954 (My Page) on Sun, Jul 20, 08 at 18:15
| What a HOOT!! So wonderful to read of your adventures! Been mising your work. Anxiously waiting for the WIP's of that gorgeous fireplace...your light cover is wonderful....was it hard to squirt the grout where you wanted it? Super results....thanx for the laughs! Pat |
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- Posted by mermaid4life (My Page) on Sun, Jul 20, 08 at 21:02
| HMMMMMM, ROFL.. oh my.. now we know where the "calamity" comes from!!! I can just picture all of this adventure. What a trip!!! I love your seashell light fixture. Tell mw more about this slurpy grout?? LOL sounds perfect. I'm going to check out the perfect man site, incrediblely cool that you found him I hear you on the DH timetable. LOL same problem here |
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- Posted by slowmedown (My Page) on Mon, Jul 21, 08 at 9:07
| Well, JANEYBO - this sounds like you. I so w/love to have shared that adventurous trip w/the door. LOVE your fixture. Are you going to insert some color into that wonderful mix of tiles on the fireplace? Wouldn't hurt to stick a piece of color in there. I'm also missing seeing your work. |
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- Posted by calamity_j (My Page) on Mon, Jul 21, 08 at 10:49
| WHOOHOOOOO!!!! Today is Marty Monday!!heh heh! He'll be here after 9am...I've been up since 6 ..waiting...waiting...I have a wonderful hubby who FINALLY put the window in the new door, it fit like a glove and no cutting yeehaw! And I've been painting the door so stay tuned folks!!!hee hee! DH just started his 4>12hr shifts back at work so thats 4 days I gotta wait for the door to go on. SHEESH! The molasses in my cupboard is faster than this!!!! DH is sooo conservative, it's hard to believe he is even letting me touch the fireplace!!!lol! And he's liking the walls all bare(we took down all the stuff and DH freshened the paint)says it looks nice and uncluttered!!!! Hinting about all the crap/art I fill the house with!!lol! BTW, I'm still collecting styrofoam for my "Throne" Chair.... |
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- Posted by louisiana_greetings (My Page) on Mon, Jul 21, 08 at 11:20
| whatta trip you had with the door, i don't know what it is with us females, but seems like miss-happs just jump out and grab us :-) your light cover looks good, i had similar problem with mine and the light, it glows more where the light bulbs are . but everyone still liked it. i think your fireplace is gonna look great. bonnie |
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- Posted by mermaid4life (My Page) on Mon, Jul 21, 08 at 12:22
| Can't wait to see it Janney, also what kind of styrofoam are you collecting?? Is it going to be like our down under friend? your perfect man has lots of cool stuff on his website, hmm maybe you could enter into a partnership with him??? I can see the possibilities.. can we get anybody to take your DH work, so he can finish your door?? LOL |
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| A house flood turns into wonderful home makeover. the new door flies off ON THE HWY, then is miraculously caught by angel-man who fastens it safely, etc..i just about had to fall over onto my fainting couch, Calamity! your ceiling fixture looks fabulous! what is slurpy grout and did you use a glass or plastic substrate for the shells? |
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- Posted by shrty411 (shrty411@hotmail.com) on Mon, Jul 21, 08 at 22:11
| Jane, what a story!! but cut DH a break 4-12 hour days!!! |
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| Ahhh, the things we go thru for creativity sake! Great story, great work! I staying tuned for sure! |
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| So what gets me up at 2AM? The thought that even at THIS hour I can sign on and read a story like yours. You made me smile and laugh all the way through. I know we shouldn't laugh at other people's problems, but hey....Thanks for the grins at your expense. |
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- Posted by calamity_j (My Page) on Tue, Jul 22, 08 at 9:45
Yesterday was Marty Monday!hee hee! What a day! He was here 7hrs!!! And LOOK at all the free goodies he brought me!!! DH loves cherubs and I scored all of these! I just LOVE the fireplace and it's built so well, I could dance up there!!!ha! He gave me these leaves that I used my ring saw on already and cut out the plaque part to match the big leaf grouping(3). It cuts like butter!!! Marty makes these from hydrocement and it's the coolest stuff!!! He is from Ireland and is so friendly..we just chatted the whole day about this hydroconcrete and business ideas!! A Real Sweetie! Oh, and my $20 window, in my $10 door being painted!lol! No more road rash!!ha!
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- Posted by slowmedown (My Page) on Tue, Jul 22, 08 at 9:50
| Good grief! You lucky duck - to have found a gem in Marty. What is the trim around your fireplace? Have you started on it already? This is gonna be so much fun watching this project. |
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- Posted by calamity_j (My Page) on Tue, Jul 22, 08 at 10:26
| That is brass trim, I can mosaic right up to the edge of it, and it ties in the brass accent on the fireplace. Today I will be cutting the slate into random rectangles and squares and setting them out to see how that looks, and how I want to incorporate the leaves... |
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| S-C-O-R-E!!! On those tiles!! LUCKY GIRL!! I really like how the cut-out leaf looks! Your fireplace is going to be soooo awesome...looking forward to seeing you work on this! And the door and windows are almost ready to be installed?..Woo-hoo!! |
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- Posted by mermaid4life (My Page) on Tue, Jul 22, 08 at 14:19
| C A L A M I T Y Jane!!! I love the fireplace and those freebies!! WOW. Can't wait to see what you do with them!! What is hydrocement?? Is it lightweight. I am partial to the shell one but all are cool!! Do you have a plan for that fireplace?? And your door!! Well it is going to be fantastic!!!! Keep those pix coming as you go along!! YOU GO GIRL! |
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- Posted by trancegemini_wa (My Page) on Wed, Jul 23, 08 at 11:10
| OMG! this is one of the funniest things Ive read LOL. I am SO excited about your fireplace calamity! I have an old fireplace that *one day* I'll have the courage to address in some way to fix it up (it's just plain brick and a bit tatty) so just seeing how you go about this is going to be so much fun!! Marty sounds like a great find! and look at those beautiful tiles you lucky thing! |
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