Hearts, Hearts and more Hearts

It seems I love hearts.  Here is the finished stained glass heart I posted a day or two ago. Not grouted yet, however. I have at least ten mosaics in my dining room waiting to be grouted.

And this cute little heart below was a  wooden trivet I found at a thrift store. I cut the center rose out of a plate with my ring saw and then found some plates that went with the colors.

And as an aside, it rained last night in Santa Barbara! First rain of the season. And there should be more tonight!! So exciting!

Kitty is grouted!

Well, kitty turned out pretty well. I decided to use rose beige grout, and it seems to tie everything together. Soon I must devise a better place to take my pictures than the front porch. Here is a Begonia that is also on the porch. I am very fond of Begonias and have quite a a large number of them in my garden. Can you tell why?