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It been a while - did a buoy.

18 years ago

Coming from a fishing community, I have old buoys hanging from our veranda, each of them unique in their own way, having done a few good day's work before washing ashore after a storm.

One day I stopped at a fishing supply store and asked to see buoys they had for sale. I was surprised by the inexpensive price - $3.00. They are now made of a really tough styrofoam. Bought two and mosaiced them with stain glass and glass beads.

Just finished grouting one today and thought I'd pop in to say hi! Here it is...

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Comments (23)

  • 18 years ago

    Oh what an awesome idea! Beautiful work tiffy!!

  • 18 years ago

    That is a great idea! I love it!

  • 18 years ago

    Very nice! I'll file that idea away for use if I ever get that beach house!

  • 18 years ago

    Very nice, beautiful colors and design. I love it.
    Bianchi

  • 18 years ago

    Tiffy, your buoy is beautiful! I really like your flowers but I love your filler and how you randomly have it flowing around. Your color choices are wonderful. How creative to think to use a buoy!

  • 18 years ago

    Thanks everyone! This forum is always so nice and friendly! :O)

    I enjoyed doing it. I have another which is ready to grout and has more of an ocean theme to it. Hoping to get it done this week.

    They also have this big humungous round buoy. I just might attempt something with that one too!

  • 18 years ago

    Boy Oh Buoy ! It sure is a beauty! Perfect grout lines too!

  • 18 years ago

    That is pretty dang neat, what a great idea. Your work is really nice.

    I need to learn to look at things with a "possible mosaic?" eye, I haven't got it yet, but with looking at all the neat projects here, I'm hoping to develop one.

  • 18 years ago

    I love the buoy...that is so cute, very colorful! Starfish and all!!! It goes with the decor wonderfully!!

  • 18 years ago

    Very cool idea!

  • 18 years ago

    Wow, what a neat idea, they are so cool!

    I love the designs and the colors, good choices!
    They pop!

    :-) Karen Marie

  • 18 years ago

    That is a great idea! I love it!

  • 18 years ago

    Good job! Nice colors! You could do a whole set of em!

  • 18 years ago

    What a unique idea!! Very Nice!!

    Maria

  • 18 years ago

    A buoy! Who woulda thought? Oh, YOU DID! Such pretty colors and flowing tiles! Very NICE! Looking forward to seeing the second one! Good job!

  • 18 years ago

    Tiffy, thats beautiful! you always make such neat things! In a seaside area I'd bet that would be a popular garden art! very cool

  • 18 years ago

    Just never ceases to amaze me as to what one can mosaic! Nothing is sacred! I love this idea. Great job and beautiful work!

    Becky

  • 18 years ago

    Oh, TIFFY - welcome back - have missed you. Great idea, and of course, your work is always fabulous. Does the shop have any of those huge glass buoys. That'd be neat to mosaic too. You have tons of room in your wonderful garden for lots of them.

  • 18 years ago

    What an awesome idea!!! I really like the colors you used, the background really makes the flowers POP!

  • 18 years ago

    Love it, Tiffy! How creative! Your wood walls are gorgeous! Perfect to set of your wonderful mosaic!

  • 18 years ago

    Atta buoy! Ackkk-ackk-ackkk...
    Really nice.

  • 18 years ago

    Awe... You are all making me blush!! And smile! And feel giddy!

    Slow, They don't have glass, but they do have a nice huge one - diameter is at least 24 inches. I must be insane since I drool just thinking about doing a mosaic on it. They don't make buoys out of glass anymore. Can's even buy new ones made out of wood. The styro is great though. It's really tough.

    Calamity, I have another which I just have to grout. Making a fire in the woodstove in the basement tonight so I just might migrate down there and do it.

    The guys at the shop are curious about what I'm doing to the buoys so I have to bring them on the weekend and show them. Ever try to explain mosaics to a bunch of guys???? It is a most difficult thing to do! :O)
    Thanks again everyone!!

  • 18 years ago

    UNREAL !!!!!!!!! That's sure is a work of art !

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