Wow! That is so wonderful looking! ANd the dog looks so life like!!!

GOTCHA!!!! ~: D Gorgeous mosaic work! The tiles you used for the turtle, I have the same ones! They have some great colors in them.

WOW! EXCELLENT!!! How did you get that dog to sit still so you could mosaic it into place??!!! LOL!!!

Your design is just beautiful....! A labor of love!!

Your schnauzer is really cute...I have a black schnauz...I don't think he's sat still since I've gotten him....loves to yip!

Wow yeller! Such a big project. It looks just great.
I also have the tile you used for your turtle! I guess thats a popular choice.
Hurry up and finish. I wanna see more pics!!

WONDERFUL!!!!! can't wait to see what you do next

Oh to live in a climate where that is possible . . . .

Lovely job!

yellow- I ALSO have that tile that your dh used on the turtle (looks like alot of us have great taste ha ha!!!)

What did your hubby use to cut the neck and legs? I have a tile saw but I certainly couldnt do those shapes!!!!!! Now Im thinking...I need another tool so I can make cuts like that!!!!

Oh and by the way..your patio is turning out sooooo awesome!!! It is such a beautiful wip!!!!

Just beautiful, and you completed that soooo fast. CHICKEE - you can make the soft curves you see in the turtle w/the tile saw, just have to maneuver it under the blade. I THINK I've seen those tiles at Lowes?????

What a great patio you're creating, love the path & critters you've done. What colors are you going to use for the rest, the same as the path or different?

That looks so good!! Love that turtle!

Cute doggie- did he/she help??

Maria

Gorgeous patio, the design is wonderful. This is a huge job, but well worth it cause it's awesome.
Cindy

Thank you, thank you. I've put rhinstone anklebraclets & necklaces on Little Missy, but I haven't put mosaic on her Yet. No she isn't much help, but she makes me smile while I work. Chick, it was done with a tile saw. No new tools. Darn! Would you like a diagram? Here's a pic of 1 of the dasies we did. And some of the background color. It's darker that the walk. So they'll be separate and make the figures stand out.

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Sooooo AWESOME! I admire you and your DH so much for taking this on and getting it done so fast!! Spectacular work!

Will Missy be clicking when she walks??
BA HAA HAAAAAAA!!!!!!

Yellow, your patio is so cute...and so is Little Missy!

Barb

Yellow- Heck ya I want a diagram!!! My tile saw has the blade coming out of the bottom, its not the kind that has the blade at the top. If I remember right that is how your saw is too. I am just have a hard time wrapping my brain around the fact you can make those shapes with that straight blade!!

YELLOW-ROSIE! This is looking so fabulous! I am so inspired to do our front patio! But you know what...??

I DO NOT have any of that cool turtle-tile, so guess I am NOT turtle-y enough to be in The Turtle Club*! Bummer! But SLOW mentioned they may have it at Lowes? I may have to check that out, even though I have to drive 45 minutes to get there! I'm lovin' this!

*from a line from the movie "The Master of Disguise", can't remember the actor, Jim Carey maybe? "So am I turtle-y enough to be in The Turtle Club?"

A few mentioned that this may be slippery. Ceramic tile is slippery when wet. But between the grout lines and the different levels of tile I think it will be minimal. I'll let you know next year. It may take that long to rain!

Lady, yes, Lowes carries this tile. I wish they carried more colors. It's so hard to find color! And, you have but to 'yearn' to 'belong'.

Chick. I hope I can explain myself here. All cuts are done with the guard on. I covered 2 objects on this diagram. On the Rt is a circle, the LT a turtles head. BL ink shows the object. The 1st cuts are marked in pencil. They are to remove the bulk of unwanted tile (or glass).

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2nd cuts are in green. The solid lines are 1 straight cut. The dashes are 2 str, cuts into each other. Making a 'V' cut. Yellow points are sliced off. This leaves only the inside curve left. It's done with many small cuts. 1 into the curve, then UP the curve. In small degrees. Once it gets to this point you're making such small cuts that you can pick the tile up at an angle and move it around on the blade smoothing out the curve. It's much easier to do than to explain. So dump some water in your saw and try it!

Rose... your path is wonderful! The whole thing is just going to be unique... and VERY special! I'm gonna have to look for those tiles at Lowes also... love the color! Hey... I like that little fairy gal on the back of the smiling turtle, too! Almost as cute as Miss Missy! :)
It's a SUPER project! Just keeps getting better and better!
Thanks for the WIP pictures.
(yes... diagram please... hope to use DD's tile saw one day.)
Katie

Yellow R- THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! I get it now...I can imagine it is easier to do than explain but I did understand it!!! I might get to try it tomorrow, but of course not with those cute tiles I have like yours!! Im saving those for something...maybe a turtle!!!!!! Thank you again...and your patio is AWESOME!!!!!