Sorry I have not replied for awhile, but my keyboard died. It was weird, I was typing and it just stopped. I could read my emails but could not type a reply. I cannot email photos of my garden statue. Don't have a good camera (on a tight budget) I still love the statue tho. Also a squirrel has stored a pecan in Santa's bird feeder dish - so cute that I'm leaving it there. :) Enjoy your summer, everyone.

Thanks for reading, mfbpa. On most of them, I used mortar for both the adhesive and the grout. On a couple of them, I used MAC glue for the adhesive and still used mortar for the grout. It's a test. I have been told that MAC is good for outdoor use (as you say, Weldbond is not). MAC glue is much stronger than Weldbond. I cut plates with Leponitt nippers; the cut doesn't always go like I planned but it's pretty accurate. I seldom use the Taurus but if I have to have an exact cut, I will use it. There are two websites I know about that have really good instructions about how to cut plates. Below is the link for one. The page it takes you to has two links, Demo 1 and Demo 2. Here is a link that might be useful: Happycraftn's nipping tips

It was a waste of time and effort! Except, it helped me get organized and everything priced and packed, and it was fun being with my friend Annii. There wasn't much interest or traffic either. It being on a Wednesday and only 1.5 hours long was a big part of it. Anyway, one of my friends came along near the end and bought $150 worth of garden stones! Otherwise I would have been completely skunked! The church itself is amazing. Several huge 2-story buildings, very posh. However, the elevators were out and I had to lug my heavy heavy mosaic stash up two flights of stairs. Really got a workout! So, thanks for asking! I am selling stones at a local garden center and on Etsy (just sold two little birds last week) and a lady at the show yesterday gave me an idea. Although I had a large sign explaining they were garden stones and appropriate for outdoor use, etc., no one read it, and one woman picked one up and said, Humph. How are you supposed to hang it? So I guess these could be hung on the wall by using plate hangers. I will add that to my description.

I agree with Angie - I'd skip this one. But you love it, so I'm delighted to tell you that you don't need a tile-setting mat. You can find these pebbles already mounted onto a mesh sheet in a variety of hues tumbled or polished, sold by the sheet for around $17.00/sf at the link below. They also carry borders. The image below shows Chateau stone. If you want a natural element, you might also consider a flatter pebble, like the one below, that might work well if you also have a fieldstone fireplace. If your kitchen opens up onto a cottage garden, or you're trying to mimic the look of a garden wall or some other natural element like a stacked stone foundation, you could also go with something like this. None of these looks like bs material to me, but if they do to you, enjoy! Here is a link that might be useful: Pebble