Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Mosaic Greeting Cards

I am so excited to have my mosaics in the form of greeting cards. I have written the verses on the cards and put them together on photo shop.
You can click on the widget to the right to get to my shop. As of today I have about 30 beautiful cards and I am adding more about every day.

Friday, February 15, 2008

Dragon Fly Game Board #2 - Detail of Dragon Fly


So here is a detail of one of the two dragon fly corners. You can see the clusters of white beads in this photo.

Dragon Fly Game Board #2

Here is my second Wahoo -Dragon Fly Game Board. I used glass, lady bugs, glass pebbles, squiggles and metal washers and some beads.

Friday, February 1, 2008

Marble Solitare Game

This is your clasic jump a peg or marble game. There is one empty hole and you jump marbles trying to leave just one. This is a nice gift idea for those folks who have everything. These games are one of a kind each mosaic is unique. I have this one photographed with some Brown "Mummy" marbles but it looks very nice with green or yellow or orange mables.
This game is priced at $25.oo and includes the marbles shown unless you request an alternate color. I can always a make similar style game using your color choices.

Nine Mens Morris - Marble Game Board

This is a game called "Nine Mens Morris" or "Mill".
Having played it quite regularly with my youngest son, it is simple to see why it has stood the test of time. The game can be traced back to ancient Egypt.

I have yet to grout this board - can't quite decide what color to use. On one hand I don't want to loose the detail or make it too busy looking.

The object of the game is to create Mills (3 marbles in a row) Each time you do you capture one of the other guys marbles. Very fun - takes a bit of strategy to win.

Dragon fly Game Board - detail

This is the dragon fly detail. I love how the lady bugs and flower add a little texture to the board. The four corners are grouted with black sanded grout and the center is grouted with butter cream white. I love how the game boards have a functional or fun aspect to them while still being a beautiful art converstaion piece that is beautiful on the dining room table, or a coffe table. Let me know if you have a game idea or would like to have me do a commissioned mosaic game board for your home or office.
Please visit my web site at www-mm-fractured-designs.com
You will find a contact box that you can let me know your contact information and I would be happy to call or e-mail you regarding your ideas and prices.

Marble Game Board - Dragon Fly Revenge

This is my first game board, I like to call this one Dragon Fly Revenge. My children had played this game during the summer. They had simply called it "The Marble Game" As I researced it on line it seems that it is actually a game called Wahoo that had a number of popular spin offs through the years. Some of the more popular names are Aggrevation, Parcheesi, Sorry.

We have it sitting on our coffee table and everyone loves playing a quick game. So this is the game that got me started making game boards. One game has led to another and another. My youngest son has a great love for strategy games and delights in generally beating the rest of us. He also enjoys helping me try out new games and game ideas. We like games with a bit of challenge that play fast so you can play a second game if you want to play longer. I will post some of our other games as they are completed. I have about 12 in various stages of completion.