The home stretch ...

Never thought it would take this long but the mosaic table top made from scrap pieces of stuff found at garage sales, thrift shops, and in my brother's backyard -- and a couple of purchased pieces -- is finally seeing the end of its journey. This has been therapy for me of sorts because I have problems focusing my attention on any project for too long. If something takes more than a half a day, I get frustrated and often just abandon the project. Life's too short to spend too much time on one topic (unless it's a good book.)

But this is the second big task I started in the last couple of years (the other was painting my kitchen cupboards) and I'm pretty pleased with the fact that it's a work in progress that is progressing.

I really started it because of the coal fossils. It seemed a shame not to do something with them. What I did might not be conventional; however, it's a work of art to me.

Next comes the frame and the grout. I think I have enough scrap 1 x 1 strips I found when my neighbors were remodeling their kitchen so the frame will be made from salvaged material. I'll have to buy the grout, though because I don't have a clue what goes into that product.

Probably there will be some odds and ends and finishing touches but I'm thinking I'll be finished with this baby by the end of November.

Table Top Progress

Had to break down and buy some glass tiles. I couldn't find enough blue stuff to make a "sky" so I went to Michaels and bought a package of tiles. Grrrr. Hate to buy new ... prefer pre-owned and/or toss off and/or leftovers. But, good news. The blue tiles helped me finish! Well, not completed. I haven't grouted or framed but just getting the pieces of tesserae down is a big task.

I was planning to use this as a table top but my neighbor saw it and she wants me to sell it to her for her daughter's new house. I don't have the heart to sell it, though because it's mostly cast-off stuff. Maybe I'll just give it to her for the cost of the blue glass ($6.00) and grout (don't know that price), the table (I'll have to go back and check on the cost of that; I think I blogged it, and the framing. I will get the latter at Restore: the resale arm of Habitat for Humanity. Maybe $25? What do you guys think?

Pictures coming ... as soon as I find my camera ...