Hmmm - I mean keeping busy once
we are on the farm :)
Until then I still have lots of packing to do LOL
But - once we are there, I need to have loads to fill my days -
apart from building phase 2 of our home, unpacking the loads of boxes, and
re-arranging the furniture and planting trees or tending to the veggie patch.
Obviously I am not going to be mixing lime and cement and laying bricks,
nor will I be applying a high lime render. And I will not be clambering up a half-finished building to assist with the installation of the roof beans or recycled resin roof tiles. But, I will be helping RMan to paint the walls both inside and
out with an eco-friendlier low VOC paint :)
So - I can foresee quite a bit of hurry up and wait time. And
I can't start planting seeds until August, with the majority going into the seed trays / ground in
September.
Providing the sun shines, to fill my time I have my solar oven. If it doesn't, I have my pewter
work. And, thanks to a lesson from DD, I now have a new hobby...
... mosaic-ing. Perfect!
I came across some numbers which would be perfect for such a beginners project. And they will provide easy future identification and location of our
property. To try out this new past time, I purchased the tile cutter,
relevant numbers and some special mosaic tiles.
The parts required |
Progress shot |
Complete, and all ready to place on our soon-to-be new farm gate |
Surely this is salvageable |
A bit of glue should do the trick... |
The broken tray can go on the lower section :) |
I have plenty of ideas - and all of them are eco-friendly and
involve recycling :) Bloody marvellous mate :)
As I progress I'll share my finished items with you all - if you'd
like to see?
Now - to convince RMan that left over tiles are valuable (to me) and should be schlepped along with us on the move.
"Clutter, clutter, clutter", I can hear him mutter...
The mosaics are beautiful! It's an art form that truly amazes me. Love how you're putting it to a repurposing use.
ReplyDeleteI imagine you're excited about the work on the house. I know I would be!
Leigh - Thank you. Yup, can't wait for the work to begin...
DeleteThose number are beautiful! You may have found your new calling. Oh the things you can make. Time to start checking the scrap piles for broken ceramic and tile.
ReplyDeleteJane - Thank you :) Yeah - I just may have... ;)
DeleteOh my, what an inspiration. I love those numbers. I've never done mosaic type work but I'm always intrigued by it. It looks so easy. That might just have to be a Summer project at the farm. And I can so hear it already if I start hoarding, er, "collecting" broken ceramics. I can put them in a special place for now, ha.
ReplyDelete1st Man - Very satisfying it is too!
DeleteOh good! A new hobby! Coz you really don't do enough to fill your time already!!! LOL
ReplyDeleteLinda - LOL - guess we are a pair, aren't we :)
DeleteDani - i love the numbers, too! and you have just inspired me to give this a try!
ReplyDeleteyour friend,
kymber
Dani - i thought that i was following you and had you listed in our blogroll?!?!?!? i just checked and saw that neither is true. it has been corrected now. so sorry for my oversight! at least now, i'll be able to keep up with all that you have going on!
ReplyDeleteyour friend,
kymber
kymber - Welcome :) Love yours and Jam's blog, and am honoured that you are following mine. Thank you.
DeleteMosaic's - look forward to what you do :)