'mornin' y'all. I'm back after a fun-filled weekend w/family and friends. CHICKEE: I mosaiced a couple spots on my front walk - one spot almost two yrs. ago, and both are holding beautifully, even under the stress of my rough treatment. I drag a garbage can over it when I'm gardening, and nothing has moved. On the first one I used Mapei Ultra Flex 2 Polymer modified mortar and Keracolor sanded grout. I waited over a year before I put on the second spot to test for endurance. On the second spot I used the mortar for adhesive as well as grout. I plan to put another spot on soon. I used a mixture of all kinds of dishes, tiles and glass, and not even the grout around the edges has chipped away. I'm quite happy w/the Mapei mortar. Last year someone posted a site where the lady put a diamond-back snake for the length of her walk. I didn't save it, but hopefully someone knows and can post it. It's WONDERFUL.

I wanna do a snake mosaic too, my DD suggested the head raising up off the ground, with water spitting out of the fangs, LOL!!! Won't DH be surprised!!! That snake Slow mentioned is my inspiration, I think it was posted on the garden junk side. I want to mosaic my front patio and my bedroom patio too. When I went to mexico, I took a whole bunch of pics of awesome pbble and brick mosaics that I'd love to do also, gotta get down to the beach and get some stones!!!

Here is the snake path!!!
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/pacificnw/2005/0220/living.html

Here is a link that might be useful: snake

Here are some ideas that I gleamed from mexico....





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Thanks, CALAM, for the snake site. I'm thinking that after I make the third design on my front walk that I'll wind the snake around them as the background. Where was the design in the first picture you show in Mexico? It looks familiar but I can't remember where it was?

I wonder if that garden is open for walking around, with an appointment....
hmmmm gotta check that one out..
I plan on a few really fabulous garden tours this summer.
number one on the list is at little and lewis..it's been 3 years and time to see the progress changes.

chickee....being so close in proximity, maybe you'd like to connect and make a day trip or two, this summer with me..take lots of pictures (but some places have a copyright) and get inspiration..
I think that would be awesome!

ferry rides would be the way to go to a couple of them.

Becky .(*_*).

Wow!!I certainly didn't envision THAT for the snake. I thought maybe a 5 footer done on a concrete sidewalk.
Really neat idea though.
CALAMITY: Neat pictures from Mexico. Good inspiration. I really like the pavers with the pebbles.

slow- thank you for the info, I thought somewhere I had seen pictures of your walkway with mosaic on them..I bookmarked the info

jane-the snake article was awesome, thank you for the link. I loved the pictures in mexico. I have a few books on pebble mosaics and someday would like to try one. To me they seem even harder than regular mosaics..I don't know why!!! Your snake idea with water spitting out of it would be COOL!

seaglassic- you betcha girl!!! I would SOOO love to do that...have camera will take pictures!! (If they let us!!!)