They Didn't Say For How Long...

I cut out all of the tiles for the floors on the two boxes yesterday and this morning. 

Zar and Tessie showed up to help when I started putting the tiles on tape to paint.  They got as far as number six... They didn't like the sticky part...

So much for help...

I am having trouble with my camera... Kota makes a good test subject.  He sits still for the camera.  It is taking fuzzy photos some of the time... We are trying to keep it working... We shall see what it does.

Here are all of the tiles stuck down(by me...).

I have to go mix paint the color of Sautillo Tile. This should be interesting... I do have photos to go by, but couldn't find Terra Cotta paint. So I am not letting that stop me.  Back to the mixing.

See you tomorrow. 

Getting Started...

Tessie is getting her way.....again. I am doing work on both boxes at once.

I will show you what is happening in Tessie's box, but the other one will have to wait until Christmas.

If I do both, you may have some idea of how I am using my time... Just look at what I do to Tessie's box and double it.

I have not done much on the rya since the last time you saw it...Another row and a part...

Tessie says that it will go well with Sautillo tile.  That is what the floors are going to be in both boxes.

I got the ceilings and floors painted in both boxes this morning.

If Tessie would just make up her mind on color, I would paint the walls.

The gift box will be a beige, with just a hint of mauve.

I spent the past couple of hours measuring and cutting 1" squares of theater trays.  This time I am using the smooth side to make the Sautillo tile.  It is what is in all of the old Spanish style houses in Tucson.  One foot square tile is what is in April's house.  It was built a long time ago.

Now all I have to do is paint it and install it.   Then the edges will be turned down with a ball stylus, after the painting. You will get to see the steps as I do them. back to the grindstone...

See you tomorrow.

Treatments and Tiles...

I had to go for a Herceptin treatment this afternoon... I made fudge last night,  so we would have something to look forward to after the treatment.  This is what I found in the refrigerator.  At least this time, Tessie didn't leave footprints all over the fudge.  She just ate half of it!

Because they give me Tylenol and Benadryl before the treatment, I always come home half asleep.  And... I don't even care if Tessie ate more than her share of the fudge.

I finished the tea basket this morning... That is, I filled it.  I am not going to show it to you. Someone might be looking at the blog.

However, I couldn't pass this up!!! I opened the Tazo brand of Earl Grey Tea and this is what I saw! 

Pretty design... Small enough to be turned into a tile floor for minis!

I don't know if all of the flavors have the same design, but just a few boxes of the Earl Grey would make a really nice floor.

Tessie spotted it and immediately announced that we should have had that when we did Daisy's bathroom floor!

She's right I marked out one side of the box and there are several ways that it could be cut into tile. 

Another experiment to play with!  After Christmas! 

Back to cookie baking. 

See you tomorrow.