People have asked me what exactly these are. I make these out of various types of tiles, natural stone, ceramic, marble, onyx, and glass. They are reusable each month as long as you use dry erase markers on them. I typically use Windex on these to clean them off each month and start new. This is the process of the design and making of these calendars... First, I start with picking out the differnt tiles that look good together. After receiving the choice from the client, the "work" begins. I assemble the tiles how I want them and cut the surround tiles with my Rigid wet tile saw to fit. They are then mounted on backerboard and grouted with a coordinating grout. I coat them with a sealer
I was lucky enough to find this solid wood desk at a fantastic price! It had good bones other than a small piece of wood missing. I have an idea that I am working on to fix that part, but I've made good progress with the rest. This is the desk when I first got it - I hope you can see the finish that was on it. Not terrible, but really looked a tad dirty. First thing I did was add some L brackets to the legs to tighten them up a little. Now for the chalk paint... First, I added a couple of layers of linen chalk paint. I first used a coat with a bit of water. I was experimenting a little and wiped some of that first layer off so the original finish just peaked through. Then, I decided t
