Michelle Legler

Shower Update.....finally

So, I hope everyone had a WONDERFUL Christmas!!! I sure did! :-) More about that later.

Anyhoo.... I have FINALLY have the shower floor glued! Holy Moly that was a job!

Remember this?

 

Well, now we have this

 

I am so proud of myself on my installation of that glass block :-)

 

I even added towel rings on the opposite side, which was a little difficult, as I had to drill through the tile.

 

Now, the floor. The floor that I  thought that I was never going to finish. If you are wondering if those are rocks, yes they are. Actually they are very smooth river rocks. I'm pretty sure there are a gazillion of them there. I'll let the adhesive dry for another day or two and then I will grout. Probably brown grout. The reason it took me so long, besides the fact that there are a gazillion rocks, is because I was trying to make sure that each rock placed was pretty close to the same thickness as the rock next to it, so that it will be comfortable on the feet. I've already tested it on the dry ones and it is very smooth and comfortable.

 

After grouting and sealing, I'll just need to install a curtain rod, shop for a shower curtain, buy and install a faucet handle and it should be ready for use. Hopefully, I will get these last minor things done soon! :-)

For anyone out there thinking of doing your own shower install, I say HIRE someone! This was back breaking work. However, I am PROUD of my accomplishment and I know that I saved thousands of dollars.

Here's wishing everyone a VERY, VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hugs!

Michelle

p.s. If you want, I'll share the final finished pictures when done. :-)

Merry Christmas!

 

This should be arriving on someone's doorstep on Christmas Eve. :-)

May God's Peace be with you.

 

A BIG Thank You to those of you that wanted to give Miss Lily Peace a new home. :-) She's packing some last minute items and saying goodbye to the other fairies in the garden before she heads to her new home at Kathy's Remembering the Moments. She's excited Kathy! Keep her warm. She's not used to cold and snowy weather. :-)

To those of you that visit the Phoenix area or plan to in the future, there is a really cool outdoor shopping mall called Tempe Marketplace in Tempe. It is quite the "happening" place! I'm not a big shopper, but I do occasionally visit this mall, as daughter #3 works in one of the restaurants. I took some pictures to give you an idea of what it looks like.

Beautiful outdoor fountain with pretty lights on the trees.

 

All of the Palm Trees are wrapped in lights.

 

I thoughts this tree was cool.

 

More Palms and more fountains

 

There are a few outdoor fireplaces and several couches that you can just lounge on while warming up or just people watching.

 

More fountains.

 

Water Art.

 

Oooooh, pretty ceiling lights.

 

Some stores

 

Colored glass in the potted trees.

 

The really big Christmas tree

 

Here's wishing you all a very Happy Holiday!!!!!!!!!!!! See you soon!

Love,

Michelle

Giiiiiive Away!!!!!!!!!!! :-) Fa la la la la la la la la

Holy Moly, I've been running around like a chicken with my head cut off AND I've still got lots to do, BUT never mind that. Since it is the season for giving, I have something very special for a lucky someone. Some of you know that I always pick the 5th name I draw, as 5 is my most favorite number. So leave a comment and I will pick the winner on December 23rd (2 + 3 = 5).

Here is what one of you will win. Your very own fairy!

 

Her name is Lily Peace and she comes from the Mosaic Cottage Garden. The name Lily is a symbol of innocence and purity, as well as, beauty. As always, my heart is included :-)

 

She wears a peace sign on her chest and she is truly a peaceful one. Remember a few months ago when I told you that the fairies were fighting in the garden over space? Well, I still have not built enough homes for all of them and more and more keep showing up. Lily does not like all of the fighting, so I set her up in her own little glass world with the most delicious aqua fairy house and pink and aqua glittered mushrooms. So that she would feel at home, I even gave her a mosaic mushroom! She does come from the Mosaic Cottage Garden after all. :-)

 

Her little fairy house sparkles with beautiful aqua fairy dust.

 

Oooooh! Beautiful magical mushrooms!

 

Her very own mosaic mushroom.

 

She has butterfly fairy wings.

 

So, leave your comment and Good Luck on the 23rd!!!!

 

Here is another fairy that is already on her way to someone very special.

 

Her name is Lisa.

 

She is also going with her own mosaic mushroom. It will ease any home sickness she might feel.

 

I hope she is well taken care of.

 

Don't forget to leave your comment for Lily! Also, I may be adding fairies to my shop in the near future. Like I said, they just keep coming and coming.

Now, I must get to work. I have few orders to get out the door this week.

Stay warm!

Hugs!

Michelle

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas

Ugh, I've had the stomach crud for the last couple of days, but feeling much better now. So, shower floor is STILL not done. (sigh)

I did, however, get most of my Christmas decorations up yesterday. :-) (Ummm, Priorities!)

I put blue lights on my tree this year. It makes the tree look icy at night. :-) Being an Arizona wimp, that is about as much icy as I can take!

 

 

 

 

   

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

This is just SOME of the Christmas decorations. I may show you more soon.

So, I must share....

I went to Joanne's Craft Store last Friday, which can be very dangerous for my pocketbookwhen I head to the fabric section. I seriously have an addiction to fabric. I still have remnants from a project I made when I was in the 7th grade! I know, it is a sickness. The hubby does not like my fabric collection, as it takes up a lot of room and he is a neatnik. I wish I could hide it, but Arizona homes have NO Storage! My fabric sits in the garage in plastic tubs stacked to the ceiling. I just KNOW that I am going to use it someday. :-)

Anyway, getting back to my story, I DID purchase a little bit of fabric on Friday, but for a good reason. I need to repair a couple of green velvet vintage chairs in my family room. We'll just call it PUG damage. (sigh) Anyway, I also picked up a few swatches. This is the dangerous part, as I have now decided that I must recover my living room couch and chairs and repaint the living room and dining room. I feel that I am done with the green. I mean, it has been about 7 years since I painted this area. The couch, however, not so long. Maybe 2 years? But, if I don't recover it, it won't go with my new painted walls. Right? Plus, I'm kinda done with the pink (my couch and chairs). I WANT dusty aqua and light grays. ooh~la~la.

I'm going to try and wait to start this project until Christmas is over. Especially since I still have the shower floor to finish AND (confession starts here) I alreadypurchased paint for one of my guest rooms :-/ The paint is hiding in the closet....shhhhhhh.  I know, I know  @*&^#%$!

Okay, gotta go. You know, stuff to do. See you in a couple of days.

Hugs!

Michelle

Quick Hello

Well, I'm still not finished with my shower project yet.....BUT Almost! :-) I installed the glass blocks and found that to be not as difficult as I had thought. Hubby helped me build a small wall next to the glass blocks for support and now I can also attach a shower rod. I had to tile all sides of this new little wall, which took a bit of time. I'm just finishing up the floor, so I should be able to share pics soon. I took a little break away from my construction projects for the holiday and orders that needed to get out the door.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I sure did! I got to squeeze on my little grand baby for a few days which I totally enjoyed. Then the girls and I went shopping on Black Friday. CRAZY! We did, however, get something wonderful out of all of the craziness.....

 

Yep, Grandma bought a cute little Christmas dress with matching hat for the sweet little one and we went and visited Santa. Can you believe "no line" on Black Friday?? She LOVED Santa!!!!! She played with his beard and smiled at him and did patty~cake. Sooooooooo Cute! She is absolutely the happiest baby I've ever seen and it rubbed off on everyone. She left on Monday morning :-(

Anyway......

I was a winner of this beautiful egg a couple of weeks ago over at Ruth's Artful Creations.

I also purchased some of these from her. Just Lovely! Hey Ruth, I hope you don't mind that I took these pictures from your site. Your camera is way better than mine! :-)

Oh, and if ya'll live near Grapevine, Texas, well scoot yer'self over to Let's Pretend Tea Parties and pick yer'self up a mosaic cupcake. I just sent a nice batch to them. :-)

 

Well, that's all for now. I'm off to get cupcake orders to the post office. If you're interested, I'm having a 15% off holiday sale at my Etsy store. :-)

Hugs!

Michelle

p.s. I've been hearing all kinds of rustling outside my studio door. I think I have a new little visitor moving in (of the Fairy type!). :-)  I'll be sharing that with you soon too!