Cracked! that is so elegant. Love the purple grout!
Very pretty!

Hazie

Thats so pretty Cracked!
I also like the purple grout. (And the flowers too!)

I can make a something for Crystal...but it won't be "quick & dirty" like bama's churning out. I went to Target today and found some cool stuff on 90% off...KEWL!!!
I don't mind; really. Let me know.

Just darlin'. I'm beginning to think I need to make something else for CALAM too. I'm sooooooo sorrrrrrrryyyyy. NT - time is getting short on your next exchange - why not go ahead and announce it?

I too love the frame from Cracked in co. What did you use to color the grout!
Looks like I'll have some free time to work at home. I am officially "disabled" today. ( My swollen knee is a result of a torn cartilage )
I think I may mosaic some ibuprofen and valium onto a silver platter for Rosemarythyme. This was such a fun experience for me. I am so sorry that this has gone coo-coo. I am sure that it'll all turn out ok!
Lori

will send it out tomorrow. was waiting for an email but felt her frame needed to be included in thread since i had not heard from you.please email the address again. thanks...barb

Looks like I'll have some free time to work at home. I am officially "disabled" today. ( My swollen knee is a result of a torn cartilage) I think I may mosaic some ibuprofen and valium onto a silver platter for Rosemarythyme. This was such a fun experience for me.

I'm feeling a little feisty today...I'll ASSUME you didn't mean that the swollen knee/torn cartilage was the "fun experience" (contrary to the way it reads here- LOL!)

Ok, you can all tell me to back off now.
Did someone say something about there's a new exchange???!!! Huh?! Huh?! BRING IT ON!!!

(offer still stands for crystal if she doesn't mind waiting for it)

Our e-mail is down today; will try to send BALJE Crystal's address but if someone else can do it, please go ahead. In the meantime, NT go ahead and start your March exchange. It seems this one will never end....too many loose ends

Thanks for the comps on the frame. I painted the grout with lavender acrylic craft paint. Seems whenever I mix paint into the grout, it never turns out right, so this way I'm sure to get the color I want.

I Love it CC! Good job! The whole thing is very cute and just love the grout color!!! Maybe Tommorrow Slow, no frets!

Beautiful frame cracked!!

Maria

Cracked- your frame is so darling!!!

Should I have kissed the postman??? HE BROUGHT ME THIS!!!!!
Okay, Slow, I think you musta paid extra for shipping by how much weight the tape musta added!!! And Gypsy woulda been proud to see how I went at that box!!! Took two quick pics, murphy's law, batteries in camera are dying...okay enough babbling...






Kleenex box and wastebasket

Other sides

COMPLETELY WORTH THE WAIT!!!!!!! I hear angel's song...

Beautiful Slow, so dang precise too! beauties

Wow, those were well worth the wait Janie, they will look awesome in your wip bathroom. Slow those are just gorgeous, you did a great job,
Cindy

Da-haaanng! The bells are ringing, angels are singing, the day has come to pass!!!!
Slow, they are beautiful! The wastebasket really caught my eye.I love that design, and the background on it.
Janie, you are so lucky to have a SLOW original!!
Now...get back to work on that peacock!!

Slow those are so Cool! and you made 2 gifts! WELL WORTH THE WAIT!....Lucky Jane. I LOVE THEM!

Hazie

I keep looking at them and they are too beautiful to use!lol! They are going in my Art Room as I am there more than any other room, and I just wanna go buy some kleenex now, sillyness!!! They make any room styling!!!

I was beginning to thing I'd have to make another set and take them to you in Mexico next month. GEESH - nearly three weeks. Glad you like them.

OH my... absolutely gorgeous! LOVE that teal color! Beautiful work, Slow... and so creative!!! I love it that you did a stunning design... and left the background on the wastebasket!
And... the kleenix box can be a 'mood barometer!' Turn it with the black and white side out... one mood. Turn it with the red side out... hmmm another mood! Love it! :)
Glad it came in good shape, Janie... wonderful gift! Definitely worth the wait!

Katie (making notes to remember that you don't just HAVE to mosaic the whole piece every time! I just keep learning from y'all!)

Hahah Beautiful Slow and Janie. Ok I held my tongue on this one . Now it is here I can say. Did not want to jinx anything. Sometimes at the border they do open the boxes to see what is in them. I was picturing a mini version of Lally or something and the border guys were KEEPING IT in AW. LOL

So glad it has arrived. Every one did such a wonderful job on all of the gifts.

Chris

Awesome work...so glad that it finally arrived. Another Queens original!!!!

GREAT WORK SLOW!!!! Beautiful!

Yep well worth the wait.beautiful Slow I love the wastebasket too the background looks so good with your colors and design,a true work of art...and lucky Janie I know she's thrilled to have something the Queen made.Hoorah hoorah!!

There's a visual for you:
bored customs agents sitting around in lawn chairs tossing cards into a hat, having conversations with Lally, who is poised strategically between them...and every now & then one of them reaches up and tweaks her porcelain rose...and they all laugh in that stupid "man-laugh" that we all KNOW...the same one they do when one of them farts.

WEll, I'd be inviting Mr. Postman in for more than a kiss by now! OMG...well-worth the wait............thinking about a Mr. Postman song! beautiful Slow.......lucky Calamity..........just beautiful as USUAL!!!

Cracked,Love the photo frame.

Slow, beautiful tissue box and trash can. Too pretty to use for trash.

What a wonderful exchange!

Woo hoo!! Jane you got it..!! What a great gift!! Slow those are wonderful!!

Maria

419 posts later... APPLAUSE FOR OUR HOST, take a bow ROSE!

Thanks again RMT!! This was a good one, such a variety of things. I also think it was our largest wasn't it?
Kudos on taking it on.

Oh, calamity, that sure was worth the wait! Beautiful pieces indeed.

RMT, thanks so much. This was such fun. I was sceeered, but I'm so glad I took part.

Cracked your picture frame is so sweet looking. Love the purple grout!

Slow, your gifts to Jane just rock! Love the colors! I think it was quite fitting that the first person to open their gift was the last person to have their gift opened by her very happy recipient!!!

Thanks Rosie for hosting the biggest exchange yet!

Barb

I don't have a running list of everyone who exchanged, and this has got to be one of the best exchanges so far, due to the sheer number of them all..
each one is beautiful..Jane, it must have been near coronary time, to see the mailman coming with it!

love it..and what IS the background on the wastebasket?...it's so cool..

my compliments to all in this.

;(*_*);

yup RMT Im clapping for you...I dont have those little animated thingies so just close your eyes and imagine it!!!!

Are all the gifts done? I know we had a little side exchange going that was not all done yet was it???

MMQCHDYGG- baa haa haa- I loved the visual...and yes we do know that laugh well!!!!!

MM: TOO FUNNY!!! I didn't tell ya that behind each large glass nugget is a word, love, peace, joy...it's funny that I did Rchoveys saying behind glass and this has words behind glass, how cool! DH was commenting on how nice the set is and "reminded" me that he had asked me to mosaic a trashcan for the bathroom! Sea: The painting is cool too eh? Dots, stripes, so subtle...My camera died so I will post a pic later of the closeup of the glass sayings....
Rosie: YOU KNOW YOU ROCK!!!!

I received my gift today from Crystal01 and it's gorgeous! It has silver dohickeys that say 'I love 2 Mosaic,' 'create,' 'inspire,' and 'dream.' And a silver key to help unlock the creativity! Thank you Maria! It found a nice home on our mantle!

Here is a link that might be useful: Star from Crystal01

Cracked! I'm so glad you received it and like it. Some rookie mistakes but it's made with love. :-)

CRYSTAL- that is just beautiful..even if you think you have rookie mistakes!!! I love it!!

CRACKED- on the mantle..how great to have a mantle to show off your star. Glad you guys were able to get your gifts!!!!

Donna

Are we done?? Did Kelly and Lilpeaches exchange?

Crystal that's fabulous! did you make those word tiles? great work!

Thanks Chickee and NT. The word tiles are metal from the scrapbooking section in Michaels.

{{!gwi}}

WOW That is really pretty. Going to have to get some of those. Maybe Joann's has them too. There is a scrapbooking section. No Michaels any where near here.

Good Job.Love the colors.

Chris

I love that star! I'm liking the mosaics with the word tiles. I've never seen the metal ones before. In the scrapbooking section eh? I gotta go check that out.

Great star!! Very nice

Maria

Well how pretty is THAT. I like the key as well as the word tiles. Good thinking - nothing like a good mixed media. Love the colors.

clearly I need to wander through the scrapbooking section at Micheals! LOL

I think it's inspired work and you did a really great job!

Good Job, I LOVE it!!! We should print up some t-shirts with that on it!!!

Great Star Crystal! I just made word tiles that look just like those with stamps. The words are going to be fun to work with. So glad you able to jump into the swap!

Hazie

I just sent Cracked and Rosie an email. But I want to publicly thank them.

Balje sent me the purple grout frame Cracked made. I love it! It's amazing how things work out... purple is my favorite color and it's the color of my bedroom so you know that's where it'll be. Thanks!

Rosie - THANK YOU SO MUCH for organizing this wild Holiday exchange!

Balje I didn't have your email address - Thanks so much for mailing me the frame it was beautifully packaged! WOW!

You are all SO generous! I love this group.

crystal01---thanks-its a pretty frame-the trixie dog picture you can trash. it was for picture taking purposes only...barb

Sounds like crystal got the perfect gift!
This was a wonderful holiday exchange wasn't it?
So many wonderful things, full of the love of those who made them.
Thanks again Rosie for heading this one up!!