New tiles for the New website.

More new stuff for the website.

Mermaids, fish and sea shells.

Check out my EBay seller id.

Worried about purchasing from a unknown seller?
Don't worry. I have been selling my mosaic tiles on eBay for several years now. My feedback speaks for itself.
So check out this link to my store and check out my feedback.
http://stores.ebay.com/Mosaic-Tiles-and-Sculptures-By-CMK
can not find what you want there?
then take a little detour to my new website.
http://cmksculptures.com/
slowly getting store stocked up with new tiles. I forgot how time consuming it is to list new tiles into a new website.
Have a great day.

New website is Open.

http://cmksculptures.com/
Yes we are open! Open 24/7.
Filling up my website. Working hard getting it stocked up with new tiles and other items used in mosaic art.
 Free shipping on most lightweight tiles.

Custom orders are welcome. Just drop me a note to when you get there.

I am again making snowflakes, with a touch of glitter,
and custom Christmas ornaments that can be personalized with your favorite name.
 a peek at some of the stuff stocked in the new website.

Still selling on eBay too.
http://stores.ebay.com/Mosaic-Tiles-and-Sculptures-By-CMK

New website is up and open for Business!

With Randy's help and super patience we got the website designed and stocked with mosaic tiles, gift items and some glass tiles. Getting there slowly but surely. More tiles on the way soon.
 I have been working just about every single day for weeks  now cutting out, painting and glazing tiles for this new store. I have enjoyed being back to work. Mentioned to Randy just the other day that I am my best when I am working in my Studio. It keeps me busy and out of trouble!.
 If you are a FB member why not stop by and click the LIKE button on the bottom of the home page.
You can find me on FB under Carol Maloy Kent. Let me know you stopped by. 
 With the holidays just around the corner,I have been busy  cutting out snowflakes, candles, and angels plus star ornaments. Let  me know if I can do a custom set of ornaments just for you.
 Until later. Have a great day, evening wherever you are. xoxoxo
http://www.cmksculptures.com/

Good to be back.

Hey folks!
I am sorry I have been gone so long.
Randy got sick. He had colon cancer, but is doing fine now. Back to work full time and I am finally getting my life back on track.
We are both excited about my new website that we are working on. With all the eBay fees I am finding I am not doing good at all. So Randy decided to get my website up and running again. It is looking great. Still under construction but here is a sneak peek. http://cmksculptures.com
I am currently making a good stock of mosaic tiles and stocking up on supplies to fill the new websit up. Just unloaded a load of mosaic tiles, 3D birds, 3D cherub's among other stuff.

MIssed Me?

I am sorry life took over and i had to take a break from all the pressure and stress of being on the web . I am back now and doing much, much better.

It has been a long and wonderful summer without pressure of work or stress of making mosaic tiles and mosaic art.

Just relaxing summer days, swimming in the pool, sunbathing and working in my flower beds and garden. Visits with my folks and playing scrabble once a week with my mom has made me realize how fast my life is passing by.

But back to the daily grind of work lol, slowly getting back into my studio and making mosaic tiles, but i purchased a used Singer Serger machine and have been getting back into my sewing, i did not realize how much i had missed it until i finally purchased one. So will be taking breaks from tile making and doing some sewing for my mom and myself.

Hope all my friends and readers have enjoyed my writings or postings.

Enjoy the rest of the summer fall is coming in with a roar.

Some photos of our summer bounty and my gardens.

2nd Annual Yart Sale June 10th-June 14th, 2009

The “2nd Annual Yart Sale” will be held from Wednesday June 10th-Sunday June 14th, 2009. This year the “2nd Annual Yart Sale” will be sponsored by the Etsy Supply Street Team (Team ESST). Although not an official Etsy event, it is Etsy supported as evidenced by the Storque article.A “Yart Sale” is an artistic spin on the traditional Yard Sale: Art + Yard Sale = “Yart Sale”. There are many art museums, artists, and groups that have Yart sales annually to raise cash. All Etsy shops are invited to participate. Choose to participate in your Handmade Store, your Supply Store, or your Vintage Store. If you have more than one shop you can participate in all of them. To join the sale, simply post the following Yart Sale Announcement in the Shop Announcement section of your Etsy Shop and please include a short description of how you will be participating in the sale:“I am participating in the Yart Sale on Etsy sponsored by Team ESST”.Team ESST invites you to come, post, chat and shop on the “Official Yart Sale” thread in the Promotions Section of the Etsy forums. A new thread will be posted daily at 7:00 AM EDT beginning on Wednesday June 10th by the Etsy Supply Street Team with the forum title:“SECOND ANNUAL YART SALE sponsored by Team ESST – June 10th, 2009”Participating in the daily forum thread is a way that shoppers can find your shop. Simply post what you are offering. You could also encourage visitors to search “Yart” in handmade, supplies, or vintage. Even if you are simply offering a discount, it would be to your advantage to place Yart somewhere in at least a few of your titles or tags in your shop to draw those searching for items to your shop.If you are interested in changing your avatar to reflect the Yart Sale you can create your own, or use one of the following. This year fellow Team ESST member Misosoup has created two which are available for your use:We look forward to your participation in the Yart Sale. It is a fun event with much enthusiasm, energy and creativity! So get ready and we will see you there! If you have any questions please feel free to contact Team ESST!

Gardening in Flower Pots Hits the Spot!

Our yard is so small not quite 1 acre, we don't have much room to garden , and with so many shade trees it is hard for me to plant and grow anything that loves full sun. So i have decided to grown my vegetables in flower pots this year. I did that the last couple years and it has been so much fun I have decided to go even bigger this year. So i made a trip up to the locals Lowe's and purchased 6 tomato plant's called Better Boy, a sure fire growing tomato that my folks and grandparents grew. Bottom photo shows them off to a great start. Later you can see how much they have grown. Some reaching pass the 5 ft bamboo stakes i have added to the pots to tie the tomatoes to as they grew. Today as i write this they are taller than i am and i will soon need to look around and find some taller stakes to add to the pots. I am 5 ft 8 1/2" tall . All 5 tomato plants are thriving and growing really well. I lost one of them when it just out of the blue started to wilt. I finally pulled it out and dumped the soil to check to see what type of bug or vermin was killing off that tomato. I found 1/4" small white bugs growning in clumps in the potting soil. Sprayed them and killed them. So now i only have 5 plants. Two other pots have Bell Pepper plants growing in them. I feed with miracle grown and water regularly. All 5 plants are thriving and lots lots of tomatoes on them from dime size to golf ball size. Bacon , lettuce and tomato sandwiches here i come.

Will have a new photo to post tomorrow.

Highlights

OK i have been busy i know, but life is always that way. I found this bird making a nest in my hanging basket filled with a spider plant. The little wren has laid 5 eggs and i have been checking them each day, being careful to not disturb the nest or the eggs, taking photos as the eggs hatch. Last time i checked there were 3 naked little birdies in the nest with big bug eyes and just bald without a single feather. Next day mom bird sat on the nest and it was a few more days before she finally left and I got to take a peek into the nest again , all 5 eggs hatched! 5 pretty pink birds are sleeping. Here's a photo of first hatched birds. Is this cute or what?

ETSY EXTRAVANGA SALE STARTS May 7th

May First Weekend Shopping Extravaganza
The SALE officially kicks off today and there will be over 100 shops participating May 7th thru May 10th. You will be sure to find some GREAT DEALS on everything that you need.

come in and check out the sales and shop on etsy this weekend.

check out my shophttp://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=75852
The Etsy Supply Street Team - ESST - is proud to announce the "May - First Weekend Shopping Extravaganza".The May event will run from Thursday, May 7th - Sunday, May 10th, 2009. ALL ETSY SHOPS - HANDMADE, SUPPLIES AND VINTAGE - are invited to participate by placing an announcement in your shop and joining in with promoting on the "Official" Promotional thread in the Etsy Forums.This will be a “Shopping Event” similar to a Public Marketplace. There will not be a "Overall theme" since Etsy is a Global Marketplace hence, the seasons, cultures, holidays, etc. can vary quite a bit. Although not required, we do strongly encourage shops to have a feature, theme or sale as this can pique interest and help you to draw people to your shop.You do not have to participate for the whole weekend simply join in when you can on the Promo thread in the Etsy Forums. You can search for the official thread - “MAY FIRST WEEKEND SHOPPING EXTRAVAGANZA MAY 7TH-MAY 10TH”.The only requirement is that you have a shop on Etsy and help promote by joining in and bumping the thread throughout the weekend. Talk about your shop and what you have to offer our shoppers.

VOTE for my "Summer Roses" PieceMakers Mosaic Artists Challenge

http://piecemakersmosaics.blogspot.com/2009/05/summer-challenge-time-to-vote.html

This is my piece for the "Summer" theme challenge ,
I used a 8 " Terra cotta flower pot, glazed it and fired it in my kiln, it is no longer porous. Easy watering . Made all the tiles you see on the flower pot. All are made from moist clay and kiln fired, all tile expect for the border rose tiles are hand painted by me. I wanted to do a rose garden , since i love pink roses, so made them a little thicker than i normally make my sculptured roses.

I have 27 hand sculptured roses and rosebuds on this piece , 3 bluebirds, 13 small 3D flowers, and 46 3D leaves not including the flat ones.

We start voting May 1st. Link will be added later.

Please check out all of our pieces.

Thank you
Carol aka CMKSculptures2

http://piecemakersmosaics.blogspot.com/2009/05/summer-challenge-time-to-vote.html

Shop for Craft Mixed Media and other Supplies with TEAM ESST on etsy

WE have 100 members in this group,
this list is not complets

Shop here at our TEAM ESST members shops for all your Mosaic Supply needs.

http://judysnow.etsy.com/
http://cmksculptures2.etsy.com/
http://cocomo.etsy.com/
http://artfulmosaicsupplies.etsy.com/
http://mosaictiledesigns.etsy.com/
http://artsyhandpaints.etsy.com/
http://doodlesmosaictiles.etsy.com/
http://glassshack.etsy.com/


Shop with these TEAM ESST members on etsy for Buttons!

http://gramsvintagebuttons.etsy.com/
http://rosesbuttons.etsy.com/
http://craftily.etsy.com/
http://tinyark.etsy.com/
http://buttonjars.etsy.com/
http://thebuttonshop.etsy.com/

Shop with even more TEAM ESST members on etsy for Jewelry/Beads/findings

http://cardoncreativedesign.etsy.com/
http://gerrysjewelbox.etsy.com/
http://artisticjewels.etsy.com/
http://beads4you.etsy.com/
http://plurfection.etsy.com/
http://kiwii.etsy.com/
http://viragocreations.etsy.com/
http://mountainshadowdesign.etsy.com/
http://mermaidstones.etsy.com/
http://thedestash.etsy.com/
http://windspirit.etsy.com/
http://leslietsy.etsy.com/
http://matursuksema.etsy.com/
http://busybeading.etsy.com/
http://mrsmagooty.etsy.com/
http://originalfindings.etsy.com/
http://alycnwonderland.etsy.com/
http://thebeadeasy.etsy.com/

Shop with these TEAM ESST members on etsy.com for Fabrics, Sewing Notions
http://beesquarefabrics.etsy.com/
http://tliss.etsy.com/
http://ellahound.etsy.com/
http://fabricsamples.etsy.com/
http://fabricsbythesea.etsy.com/
http://woolenmore.etsy.com/
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http://greendepot.etsy.com/
http://theheydayshop.etsy.com/
http://northernwarmthings.etsy.com/
http://spiceberrycottage.etsy.com/

Victorian Hankie Mosaic Cover

I finished this piece a few weeks ago, started out using a wood tissue cover, I first primed it with a great wood primer, base coated that 2 times. and Started gluing on my hearts, and vintage china rims. I added hearts into each corner of the top . and one on each end of the cover, added some sways on each long side in the middle. filled it all in with stained glass in a jadeite color. Once the glue dried, I grouted in a white, let that dry and sealed it really well with a grout sealer, the finish touch was the pearls I glued on around the edge and the cut out center. Done.

Need any help to start your first masterpiece?, post a comment here and your email address and I will reply.

PIECE MAKERS MOSAIC ARTISTS ARTIST OF THE WEEK

I am honored to be picked for the ARTIST of the week thru the etsy group called Piece Makers Mosaic Artists.
A great group of mosic artists. check out my link to my etsy shop.

Esst Etsy Supply Street Team Shopping EXtravaganaza

Welcome to the 2nd
April First Weekend Shopping Extravaganza
Beginning on Thursday at 12:00 AM EST, the Etsy Supply Street Team is hosting another"First Weekend Shopping Extravaganza." This months event will run from Thursday, April 2nd - Sunday, April 5th, 2009. ALL ETSY SHOPS - HANDMADE, SUPPLIES AND VINTAGE .

My shop has handmade kiln fired tiles, and I am giving free shipping with a $25 purchase (not including shipping) total must be $25 in tiles , shipping cost will be refunded back into your paypal account after payment. USA free shipping only. Free shipping only includes the handmade tiles. cmksculpturs2http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=75852

Still Raining in Florida after 3 days!

The rain and thunderstorms are still going strong here in Fl this evening. the whole yard is underwater, it is slowly being soaked up by the ground. Our grass, fruit trees and flowers will benefit from all the rain we have gotten. Hubby texted me from work yesterday " got enough rain yet?" told him it did not bother me, but it is finally starting to get on my nerves, I want out of the house. You can not get out of the house without a good pair of waders, and I don't own any.

View of the front yard from the side of the porch, with potted Verbena in a hanging flower pot. View from the deck looking out towards the front yard.

Etsy Sale PIECE MAKERS group

Check out the sale on Etsy , Mosaic Artists in This group are having a Sale!
Ends March 22nd.

Check out my shop on etsy, I am having a FREE SHIPPING sale on a $50 purchase of mosaic tiles (no art pieces) do not include shipping price. Must be a purchse of $50 in mosaic tiles...ONLY and shipping free in the USA ONLY. Carol's shophttp://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=75852

Darling pendant from Ibreak4glass giveaway

I received this sweet pendant from New York today, won it in a blog give away from Michelle Anderson aka ibreak4glass. It is a beautiful mosaic pendant. Here is some more of her items. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&seller_id=15684 check out her Artfire studio.

this one is listed in her artfire shop too!

TEAM ESST SHOPPING ON etsy.com

Shop for supplies with TEAM ESST on etsy.com
Looking for some great supplies for your crafting creative juices? Shop with the members of TEAM ESST on etsy.com.Do a search with TEAM ESST on etsy.com to find all the members of this group.This is a group of members that bring you everything you need to make anything from charm bracelets, to handmade glass beads, finished mosaic art, handmade papers, supplies for handmade ornaments. To making your own clothes, crocheting supplies, wired bead wrapping. Check out these shops. Don't have time to craft? Than check out these finished pieces also from our members sister shops.We have over 70 members shops on etsy.com.For Mosaic supplies and finished Mosaic Art shop with http://cmksculptures2.etsy.com/for great fabrics try this linkhttp://FabricsbytheSea.etsy.com , for patterns to make clothing try this shop http://gremlygirl.etsy.com and if you need scraping supplies shop here http://MadeofStars.etsy.com for beading supplies try this shop for goodies http://ViragoCreations.etsy.com for more mosaic supplies try this one http://artsyhandpaints.etsy.com she also sells finished Mosaic Art.for yarn try http://BPyarns.etsy.combuttons here http://GramsVintageButtons.etsy.commore mixed media shopping here at http://lllangel.etsy.comeven more mixed media here http://MLouIsPink.etsy.comfor jewelry supplies try this shop http://gypsywoman.etsy.comfor more mosaic supplies check out this shop http://doodlesmosaictiles.etsy.comvisit all the shops and see how easy it is to shop for all your crafting needs from your armchair.All comments are welcomed!

Fresh from the kiln