Oh, forgot to mention that the lid isn't totally done yet, have to do the lip/edge (I ordered some of those 3/8" colorfusion crystal glass tiles in pink for that part, so it will have to wait for now.)

Looks great so far! I bet she will just Love it!!!

It's a beautiful box. That rose looks three demensional and almost real! Great work. I can't wait to see it completed.

I love it! Beautiful flower,love the colors my GD favorites too!!Can't wait to see finished box. A lovely keepsake for your daughter! Jan

So pretty! I really, really like it! Those are my favorite colors too!

Beautiful peony! I agree about the irridescent tiles...they just don't seem right with the flower...it is going to be a beautiful gift! Great idea with for the lip with the color infusion tiles!

Oh my what a beautiful peony. IMO you have caught the right shading and shape on your lovely little box for dd.

Wow how impressive! Love the colors and the movement of the pieces. You have a great eye for flowers. Can not wait to see it finished here :)

Thank you all so much, I'm glad you like it. The flower was a pita to make, it was time consuming cutting all those skinny pieces of glass.

What's funny is that when I got the little box, I sanded off the purple paint on the bottom edging, planning on changing it. Then when I decided to use it for my DD, I ended up using the exact same shade of purple glass. Wish I'd left it alone! The stand it sits on is the same color purple.

My computer is on the fritz, so I had to work on that all day, then go to work, so I got absolutely nothing done on this today. Oh well, maybe I can get back to it on Friday.

GOODGRIEF, GIRLIE: This looks like a Monet painting. Your shading is absolutely perfect, and I LOVE the colors. This is really beautifully done. Anxious to see it finished.

Ditto Slow, I had to look twice to see that it was a mosaic!
Very nice work!

Wow, I agree looks just like a painting, those are some of my favorite colors and you got that flower PERFECT!! awesome..

R U done yet?? LOL. Your DD will be so happy with it and I bet it makes her feel better

Thanks guys. No, haven't even worked on it, my computer died, and we've been trying to fix it. On son's computer right now, trying to get my work done.

The tiles I ordered to finish the box with have arrived, however, so between working Sat and Sun, hopefully I will find time to work on it.

Thanks again, I'm glad you like it.

Holy crap!...sorry, but really! did you just nip that?
Amazing woman! beautiful work!

Thanks again! Love: I did just nip, if you nip real skinny pieces off a strip of glass, it kinda curves like that, it's really quick and easy to nip them, but time consuming to glue them all down!

I finished the lid tonight, started on the box sides. Will post some pics tomorrow after work.

My DD always looks at and gives me encouragement on my WIP's, so it has been really hard to not show this to her!

WOW i love the flower on the top. You are doing a great job.

Whew, it's been a crazy week, but I managed to get 2 sides of the box done, hope to finish it by Friday so I can grout it. Wasn't sure how to do the sides, so I tried a few things, and liked this best.
I am stumped on grout color. I don't think I want anything too light or too dark. I've not used light pink or purple before, any suggestions for grout?

Not sure what to do with the edges of the box; the edge on the lid is very narrow, thought about using beads there? Oh, and I never flipped over the green leaves, because I can't get them off! They're glued down tight! Oh well.

The box came with a little stand that screws on to the bottom. It was already purple, so I may just leave that as is.
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Absolutely beautiful. Your work is soooooooooo neat. This is a gorgeous box, GC. She'll L.O.V.E. it. Be proud of it. If you don't add beads to the edge, you could paint it purple. Add the beads after grouting, if they're tiny.

Really beautiful!! She will love it ,I'm sure!! Hope she is doing better & can enjoy her birthday! Jan

Gorgeous! I love the way it has come out. The colors are awesome and the flowers are great! Your DD will love it!

Oooo, I LOVE those pink tiles!! It's ALL very beautiful!
I think a light gray grout will look really nice with all that pink. Great job on this, she is going to LOVE it!!

Thanks, glad you like....Cindi, I was thinking about gray, too; I can't figure out what else I would use. Not white; black or dark gray would be too stark a contrast; and I've never experimented with other colors (purple, etc), so I don't want to start on this one!

Almost done with side 3, need to finish side 4 and have grouted by Saturday. But I worked today, I work tonight, all day Friday, and Sat morning, so it's gonna be some late night mosaicing for me!

Well, I grouted tonight. Her party is tomorrow. And grout bleed pretty much destroyed the flower and all that hard work! I am so sad.

Any suggestions to perk it up a bit? Do you think making the grout darker would make the flower look lighter again?

Oh well, it is still pretty, but UGH! I still have so much to learn!

Stop it!!! It's BEAUTIFUL, and the top still looks like a painting. I LOVE this box! Really like the little stand too - made a real difference in the whole. You should be so proud of this, GC. Why do we DO this to ourselves??? What a wonderful gift - give it w/pride. You did a superb job, and I wouldn't change the grout - it's perfect.

Thanks, Slow. I'm not trying to be hard on myself, really, I am just surprised at how different it looks grouted.
I'm not sure it's grout bleed, actually. My husband says that when working with glass, grout blocks the light that was reflecting around and on each piece, so it just looks different, darker, after grouting.

Here is another attempt at the pics, I used a new program, and they didn't enlarge as usual in my other post.

it's a beautiful project/gift.
if you were hoping to retain the simple look of the pink and blue tiles, in the sweet colors, before grouting, you need to know that that's the charm of the grout..
it finishes the work.
it's all secured together with the grout and those who do mosaics, all soon realize it changes, after the grout.
it does a finalization process that you should be proud of.

to keep the sweetness of the pinks, like I think you're talking about, would mean to work in a different type of material.
fabric, paper, or something that doesn't take the grout, or is that what I read from this?

it's beautiful!

IT's beautiful, I agree with what Slow and everyone says, we are just too hard on ourselves, and this is so so pretty. Your daughter is going to be thrilled.

You might want to put a grout sealer on the box like tile lab and that might put some more shine to it, but other than that it is truly lovely and I bet all of your daughter's friends are going to be jealous!!

Great job

Great explanation, SEA, of the purpose and results of grout. Definitely ditto MER's suggestion of the glossy sealer. It deepens the grout and makes it nicer. Great job.

You did a great job! She will love it. I know I would!

Blessings
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Oh, this turned out soooo beautiful! That stand is perfect! I think grout softened it...made it look more like a painting. I def agree about getting the glossy grout sealer. I think you did a fantastic job on this...and you should feel proud when you give it to your DD!

Only thing I know about mosaics,I learned here. I think anyone would love this box!! It's beautiful. Your DD is going to have a wonderful birthday & be so pleased!! The stand is a wonderful finishing touch. I love it!!! Jan