Mosaic Table aka Hey...Nice Legs!, Part 2

As promised (and heck, I don't always remember to fulfill all my promises I make on here!), here's a peek at the finished mosaic table project I've been working on.

After I finished the mosaic top...

I spray painted the underside of the table and the legs. I started with a soft gray. Something just wasn't quite right.

Then I decided to respray with a periwinkle blue. Ahhh....that's the ticket! I was much happier with this end result.

Hey...Nice Legs!

One of our favorite co-workers is leaving our organization to pursue an entirely different career. She's going from Editor to Flight Attendant! Wow - what a switch!

So, like I said - she's a favorite and the group wanted to do something special for her. One of the gals went digging in her shed and magically pulled out these great looking metal legs - long ago the support of something - although we aren't sure what.

We investigated having a metal worker make a metal top to create a table. We then wanted to create a mosaic piece for the top. After his estimate of $140, we decided to go another route.

Another co-worker took it home for her husband to look at. He,very smartly, cut a round piece of plywood, bent the top pieces down a bit and used them to firmly attach the top to the base with some nuts and bolts.

Ahhhh....now comes my part. I'm in charge of doing the mosaic. I've been working on it this week and will be finishing it up by the end of the weekend. I think it's coming along nicely - and I'll show you the finished piece when I'm done.

Stayed tuned.

Like Great Uncle, Like Great Niece

A short time ago I did a post called Visiting Family. In there, I mentioned a beautiful mosaic planter that my great-great uncle made. It sits proudly at the church/cemetary where many of my family members rest. Here's a couple repeat pictures.

Here's an old photo of another planter he created that sits at my great-grandparents farmhouse. See it in the background? (Don't you just love that cute dog? And, the woman is my great-aunt Bea - but I'll show you her another time. [I can't show you all the good stuff at once!])

Little did he know that his great-great niece (ya - that's me!) would like to mosaic too. I'm not as talented as he was, but I still enjoy working on small pieces when I have time (or the motivation to dig my hands in the messy grout.)

I did this small, round mosaic stone that is part of the walking path in my garden.

Mosaic work I did on top of an old brick. Yup. It's darn dirty - but it's in a little "patio" area I have near my garden.

Another brick I "slipcovered" that is in the garden area as well.

I decided to mosaic just the roof of this little house to welcome my birds.