tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post8071145167188325658..comments2024-02-04T07:59:30.643-08:00Comments on Studio E: BIG TILES - try, try againelizabeth shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-35926893448662253962019-02-02T17:02:57.385-08:002019-02-02T17:02:57.385-08:00You're so right Stephanie!
Sometimes it feel...You're so right Stephanie! <br />Sometimes it feels like I'm feeling my way in the dark and that I eliminate more than I create. I am Very Glad that you like the tiles and glad too, to introduce Triple Thick to you. You will find a thousand and one uses for this product I'm sure, as it is worth its weight in gold. :)<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-7900591883856926912019-02-01T16:09:37.965-08:002019-02-01T16:09:37.965-08:00Miss E , you are hard on yourself about your tiles...Miss E , you are hard on yourself about your tiles ! but I do know about getting a smell in your nose about Something YOU know and no one else does ! Not all I made has made it to my blog ! Your tiles are lovely ! and thanks for the triple glaze idea, I'm on Amazon now ordering some ! hugs Stephanie Mrs Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04630340544742247984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-89136503041467143932015-02-25T08:55:31.590-08:002015-02-25T08:55:31.590-08:00How Wonderful Mez, that you have enjoyed my blog f...How Wonderful Mez, that you have enjoyed my blog for such a long time and that you are now on-line and able to comment! I officially Welcome you to Studio E! :D<br />I am really happy to hear that you have liked all of the changes that have been occurring within and without in this cottage project! ( It is a dangerous thing for me to say something is "Done or Finished" because even I don't believe it sometimes,) but I am pretty sure that I both this kitchen and the living room ARE done, because I am SATISFIED with the way they both look and there is nothing bugging me about either room. As to the garden though, there is still a lot of work yet to be done on it. I am trying to work up the courage to start again. I Also need to do a bit of fixing up on the bathroom too. <br />I appears a woman's work is never done. <br />Never enough hours in the day or if I have the time, there is never enough Mojo! :(( <br />However, I would like to THANK YOU MEZ, for your lovely comment and I DO hope that we will become great blog friends, as I have the opportunity to get know you! :D<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-60570224671959410352015-02-25T04:50:27.681-08:002015-02-25T04:50:27.681-08:00Hello. I have been reading your blog for about a y...Hello. I have been reading your blog for about a year....love it! I have recently learned how to follow! <br />I enjoy your delightful story, especially the battles you have getting just the right light for the living room. Then you change it all. Delightful! I really like the recent changes. I am thrilled by your lovely garden..I want to sit there and enjoy the beauty.Meznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-2132409245764596312015-02-23T09:27:37.431-08:002015-02-23T09:27:37.431-08:00Hi Caroline, Thank You!!! :D I had so much fun wit...Hi Caroline, Thank You!!! :D I had so much fun with this kitchen! I can't begin to tell you how many times the furnishing were put in and then taken out and put back in and then taken out, .... well,you know the routine. But when all was said and done, I was really happy with the way the space felt. <br /> I always put a Lot of stuff into every room that I do, that is what I enjoy the most. And better the treasures out where people can see and enjoy them too, rather than saving them forever in a box, wouldn't you agree?! :D<br />I am Very Glad that you like this kitchen Caroline and have called it "Enchanting", because for me, you are The foremost Expert on Enchantment! <br /><br />elizabeth :Delizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-10276868806664083002015-02-22T18:27:29.748-08:002015-02-22T18:27:29.748-08:00Thank You Norma but Never Fear! Everything I used...Thank You Norma but Never Fear! Everything I used was water soluble and non-flammable! But just to err on the side of caution, a mini fire-extinguisher, might be a good thing to have in this mini kitchen! <br />Thanks for the this Good Idea Norma!:D<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-23853347195564492842015-02-22T02:47:28.959-08:002015-02-22T02:47:28.959-08:00This 'old' kitchen is a masterpiece Elizab...This 'old' kitchen is a masterpiece Elizabeth, love the new version of the tiles. Looking at all those stains and stuff you used in the trial tiling process I'm hoping that you have a dangerous goods licence - I hate to think what kind of explosion/poisonous gas would ensue if you spilled them and they all mixed together ;)Norma Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09601307344195166189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-63748246088957710672015-02-21T07:17:56.236-08:002015-02-21T07:17:56.236-08:00Your kitchen is such a beautiful space. Every nook...Your kitchen is such a beautiful space. Every nook and cranny holds a treasure. You have created such a sweet and enchanting space. <br />hugs♥,<br />Caroline Cinderella Moments https://www.blogger.com/profile/12526390867330802509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-47669244204955402622015-02-20T11:50:09.901-08:002015-02-20T11:50:09.901-08:00Thank You Mary and You are Very Welcome!:D Nothin... Thank You Mary and You are Very Welcome!:D Nothing could be easier than making these tiles because all it involves is paint and glaze... Easy Peasy! <br />And you are sooo right about "the warmth of the kitchen due to so many caring friends!" I LOVE THAT, and Thank You for saying so! <br />A Big Hug back :))<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-47295969544431777612015-02-20T00:16:53.973-08:002015-02-20T00:16:53.973-08:00Great tiles, thank you for generously sharing how ...Great tiles, thank you for generously sharing how to make them. I love every little detail in your lovely kitchen, it has the warmth of so many caring friends just as a real kitchen should.<br />A Big Mini Hug, MaryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607981269763766655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-75310743363318922702015-02-19T16:29:20.971-08:002015-02-19T16:29:20.971-08:00You are soooo Welcome, Andrea, and Thank You for y...You are soooo Welcome, Andrea, and Thank You for your kind comment and lovely compliment too! :D<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-33094143256834339242015-02-19T10:50:45.672-08:002015-02-19T10:50:45.672-08:00Thank you so much for removing google+. Now I can ...Thank you so much for removing google+. Now I can leave my comments again.:)))<br />I always want you to know how much I love your wonderful work!<br />Best wishes<br />AndreaAndrea Thieckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09734025083385477809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-63072063433910132812015-02-19T09:19:48.024-08:002015-02-19T09:19:48.024-08:00Thank You Nono!!! :D I am so glad that you like th...Thank You Nono!!! :D I am so glad that you like them and although I was pretty happy with the green tiles, the look for this kitchen is better with the blue ones. <br />It was a bit traumatic when I had to glue the blue ones over top of the green ones knowing that there was no going back; but now that it is done, I am content. Content also to have been forced to edit the clutter on and around the stove. "Less is more" as the saying goes, EXCEPT, I think, when it is applied to miniatures! :D <br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-64576450979555193022015-02-19T09:13:30.498-08:002015-02-19T09:13:30.498-08:00Hi Jonquil! Thank you for your return visit! haha...Hi Jonquil! Thank you for your return visit! hahahah I know that many people were puzzled about where the original tutorial disappeared to. I removed it and tried to do better work for subsequent attempts at improving the tiles. I am Very Glad that you like them too, and Thank You for saying so! I also want to say <br />Thank You for featuring my potted chives exchange on your latest posting! It pleases me greatly that they please YOU! :D I am still working on the photos with your Wonderful Gifts to me.:))<br />Meanwhile enjoy, and I am not surprised to find that you like THE BASIL! :D<br /><br />elizabeth <br />Meaelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-53885468357594291092015-02-19T05:23:45.683-08:002015-02-19T05:23:45.683-08:00Now are your new tiles perfect, Elizabeth! Very re...Now are your new tiles perfect, Elizabeth! Very realistic. The original tiles were also lovely but these are artwork! Nonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04537676183405519930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-9535862232694994602015-02-19T00:48:42.454-08:002015-02-19T00:48:42.454-08:00Oh Elizabeth, your kitchen is positively burgeonin...Oh Elizabeth, your kitchen is positively burgeoning, the detail is amazing, there is so much to see! I came back to comment on the original post, and wondered why I couldn' t find it! Now I know - you have improved the tiles, and I think you are right - if you don't like something, it will bug you until you change it, and I think you have improved them greatly!<br /><br />LOVE the basil!<br /><br />JonquilJonquilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17288393310275959112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-55012638001596932452015-02-18T11:23:26.895-08:002015-02-18T11:23:26.895-08:00Hello Magda!!! :D I Thank You Very Much for your ...Hello Magda!!! :D I Thank You Very Much for your sweet comment and for enjoying my work as much as I enjoy Yours! :D This cottage is so full of wonderful gifts from family and friends and that is what I think that I have enjoyed about it the most. It is different when you have a connection with the person who made that special mini item, because it gives the space some of their personality that helps to develop the doll's house, and make it feel like a Real Home. <br />Big Hugs Back! :D<br /><br />elizabeth elizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-41630684524277561262015-02-18T00:14:56.262-08:002015-02-18T00:14:56.262-08:00Dear Elizabeth, you did fantastic job! I watch you...Dear Elizabeth, you did fantastic job! I watch your pictures and I regret, I can't touch your beautiful house, there are so much cute minis!!<br />Bigs hugs <3<br />Magda17-17https://www.blogger.com/profile/11679687558958041870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-52669537072409490692015-02-17T15:02:13.569-08:002015-02-17T15:02:13.569-08:00Hello once again my dear friend! :)) I Thank You...Hello once again my dear friend! :)) I Thank You Tatiana, for your lovely comment and I am so relieved that you can now rest easy that it was not YOUR blogger that was at fault, but mine! :(<br />I am pleased that you have liked all of the tiles but I did not Dare show the first set of tiles right after I had removed them from the kitchen wall. They were worse than what I showed in the early photo because I had tried to "fix" them and only made them WORSE than they already were!!! :(( <br /> I was glad to see them go. <br /> I was happy with the green ones too, but they did not go with all of the other blue painted surfaces in the kitchen. That did not bother me until I tried to arrange the utensils above the stove and they proved to be invisible against the green. Ah me..... but Fourth time lucky. :))<br />Aren't the onions and the garlics INCREDIBLE!? I feel that they add such a wonderful texture and LIFE and anticipation, to the kitchen. I am sure that This is what you are smelling in the kitchen, Tatiana; and isn't it.... Yum- wonderful!!!! :D<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-91689225009666786442015-02-17T10:16:20.786-08:002015-02-17T10:16:20.786-08:00Привет Элизабет! Я все поняла. Я думала, что у ме...Привет Элизабет! Я все поняла. Я думала, что у меня проблемы с блогом! Сообщение исчезло!!!<br />Я начну с того, что получила большое удовольствие, когда читала ваше сообщение! Ваши сообщения всегда содержат интересную информацию, юмор и прекрасные фотографии. Большое спасибо, что делитесь с нами своим опытом. Я скажу честно, мне нравятся все ваши керамические плитки. Я считаю, что ваша работа всегда совершенна. Мне кажется, что вы себя зря ругаете. Я смотрю в сотый раз на фотографии, я не верю, что это миниатюра. Может быть вы фотографируете в соседнем доме ? <br />Я восторгаюсь работой ваших друзей! Лук и чеснок является верхом совершенства! Солнечный свет проникает через занавески и отражается на луковицах. Замечательные фотографии! <br />Почему я каждый раз чувствую вкусные запахи на вашей кухне???<br />ТатьянаTatianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17808789020164375540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-12985764460242036752015-02-16T22:43:51.851-08:002015-02-16T22:43:51.851-08:00Hi Robin! Thanks for taking the time to visit her...Hi Robin! Thanks for taking the time to visit here as I know that you are in the midst of getting ready for a Big Miniature Fair! :D <br />Thanks for liking the BIG TILES! They were fun to do this time around, and writing the post was therapy! :)) <br />All the BEST with the Fair, although I just know that you will return home with everything sold! :D <br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-44744358137494467922015-02-16T14:49:08.142-08:002015-02-16T14:49:08.142-08:00Wonderful, wonderful blog. Love the big tiles!!Wonderful, wonderful blog. Love the big tiles!!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15645745567704043687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-24000619884578300712015-02-16T11:46:50.898-08:002015-02-16T11:46:50.898-08:00Yay, from Me too Jennifer!!! :D I feel like I hav...Yay, from Me too Jennifer!!! :D I feel like I have been away, because so many of my blog friends were no longer able to visit via comments. So it is a happy reunion time, for me Yay! :)) <br />Thank You Jennifer for your visit, for liking the tiles, and for enjoying all of the details of this kitchen; which includes Yours! I don't know if you recall, but you had also sent me two lovely iced loaf cakes with contrasting hearts. After I had already posted the photos, I found that I was able to add one of the cakes into the market basket with the bread and have it look ready to take to the friend's house. I was very glad about that and I will post about it a little later. To me the market basket is not quite finished yet; as it need a bit more fine tuning, but now it Does have a cake,.... and I LOVE cake! :D<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-279529515172606042015-02-16T11:12:16.829-08:002015-02-16T11:12:16.829-08:00Hello Giac!!! :D Thank You for your encouraging w...Hello Giac!!! :D Thank You for your encouraging words my friend! :)) Although, I do not think of myself as a "perfectionist" still I knew that the first batch of tiles was never going to make me happy, no matter how well hidden they were. But it was also watching how fearless you were/are about remodeling your Elegant Manor rooms and making them RIGHT FOR YOU, that was an inspiration for me to try, try again. <br />It is so funny about this kitchen, Giac; it was probably the most difficult room to do, because it is so small, but it is the one that has more going on in it that any of the others. I admire your bravery in wanting to try and cook in it 'cause .... it is so tiny and you are sooooo tall! :D<br />Big Hugs Back <br /><br />elizabeth :))elizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-46059234265328410332015-02-16T10:49:27.452-08:002015-02-16T10:49:27.452-08:00Hi Doug! Yes, I think that the post lasted maybe ...Hi Doug! Yes, I think that the post lasted maybe 24 hours if that. But that was too long, for me after the mess I made of the first lot! The technique, was such a happy accident. I have looked at those tin tiles for the last 2 1/2 years moving them out of the way, whenever I was looking for something else in that drawer. But when I purchased that sheet of tin tiles, over 13 years ago, there was no such thing as TRIPLE THICK, so this technique, has to do with timing in combining something old with something new. :))<br />I am so glad that you like the look of them and also Thank You for the compliment about the "busy" kitchen and the "Cooking Interuptus" :))<br /> I enjoyed putting the disparate elements together that looked as though they were purchased over a long period of time, and more for their sentimental value and practical usefulness as opposed to their really matching anything else. My great- grandmother had an eclectic kitchen that I fondly remember and I have tried to capture the spirit of her real one, in this eclectic miniature one. I believe I have been successful; Thank You Doug!!! :D<br /><br />elizabeth elizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.com