My First Try

[CdnChelsea]

Being creative with a need to make "stuff", I decided to make a patio table. After talking with my dh, he kept a keen eye out on his travels for any cast-off table bases being thrown out. Usually on garbage day, there is some interesting junk people throw away including patio table bases 'cause the glass top broke.

My dh found a great patio table base that could seat eight people. It's quite a big table. I was hoping for a cast iron one, but this one will do. Then my dh made the wooden top for the tiles to sit on.
It took me hours to figure out a pattern. It isn't perfect, but I like it:

A friend gave me the white glass tiles and the green ones are from a Habitat for Humanity store.
The only costs were for the plywood base, glue, grout and sealer.

[Grannygardener]

This is beautiful. You're so creative and you'll never see another one like it anywhere. Edie

[B_BQ]

Wow! I really like it. The colours are gorgeous.
Congratulations.
~BBQ

[CdnChelsea]

Thank you Grannygardener and BBQ for the compliments. I'm itching to make another one but my husband just rolls his eyes at me.
We really don't need another one.

On to another project......
What it is going to be, I don't know.

[Grannygardener]

Let him roll his eyes as you make them and sell them like hotcakes. What a great way to indulge your other passions. Edie

[kelly_m]

Awesome!!! absolutely awesome!!!!

BTW...how's the new job going?

[CdnChelsea]

Awesome!!! absolutely awesome!!!!

BTW...how's the new job going?

The gardening job?
Well... Unfortunately, it didn't work out. I'm too old to work outside for 8 hours in the hot sun all day. Plus my knees were killing me when I was on them most of the day. It was interesting though! It was my decision to leave the job.
For a while afterwards, I was really devastated I couldn't do it but like the old saying goes "when one door closes, a window opens".
With that saying in my head and a whole lot of positive thinking on my part, a great opportunity came up.
A few years ago, I had the perfect job for me with a large corporation but sad to say they closed down the department I worked in. Before I left, I did tell them if they ever decided to open up again I would be delighted to work for them.

To my surprise, they called me a few weeks ago and asked me if I would like to come back to my old job! Woohoo! *doin' the happy dance* Of course I said yes. I start this weekend coming.

[CdnChelsea]

Let him roll his eyes as you make them and sell them like hotcakes.
Edie

That's exactly what some of my friends said when they saw it.

Hmmm....

[Mygrandmeresgarden]

Wow! Absolutely beautiful! What do you mean it's not perfect? I find nothing wrong with it what so ever. Wow wow wow is all I can say.

Wow

[OGrubber]

That's just beautiful, CC!