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Angeli's flowers: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivanangeli/6942487399/in/set-72157626518669897/ Siercon and Coral's flowers: http://www.flickr.com/photos/legocy/6807845786/in/set-72157630846954680 My original flower, which the above two were copied from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eilonwy77/6931901641/in/set-72157629786980830 And there are some links, as requested. ;-)

Ha ha. ;-D Occasionally, you do get a stubborn piece or two that insists on falling out. Just don't try the upside-down test over a garbage can. ;-) Also, regarding the first picture, I've got a better way now to fill in the smaller sections, as can be seen here: ;-D Katie

Yes, it's all about wedging them in. It takes some effort and patience to find the right frame to hold the pieces into place. As you practice, you get better at figuring out which way to twist and turn them to make it fit the best. A lot of the smaller mosaics can be held upside down with nothing falling out, if you do it right. Almost all of them will stand up to being held at a 90 degree angle, like for a wall. I did write that basic guide, as was linked to above. I'm happy to help anyone who needs assistance with things. ;-) Here's my set of basic cheese slope mosaics: Katie http://www.flickr.com/eilonwy77

Hi! I just discovered this discussion here, and wanted to add my input so that the Eurobricks forum people could read it too. Mostly I just want to say that Sean and Steph are wonderful builders and I love all their work. So I was incredibly thrilled and honored that they would make me a sigfig. It is beautiful, and I love it. Thank you so much! ;-) --Katie

I don't care what sets I have. When I get a new one I might put it together once, then quickly disassemble it, put the instructions in a file box I have for them, and never think about it again. What I care about is my parts, and I have them all painstakingly organized in craft boxes. Then I just remember what pieces I have, at least of the kind that I use a lot. There are some colors that I'm a bit fuzzy about, because I never or almost ever use them. I tried making spreadsheets that listed all my parts, but it took so long to count and do that I gave up and decided to spend that time building instead. ;-)

Hi. Those new designs are really cool looking! Now I want to get out my pieces and start fiddling that way, too. Regarding keeping mosaics in place... It's all done with friction. I squeeze them into place. Now different designs fit better or worse depending. Most designs, even if loose, will stand up vertically just fine; gravity pulls them down, not out, but they're in tight enough that they don't have much room to budge. A few designs stay really really well, and I have pictures of a few things being upside down: A lot of designs I don't really want to turn upside down until I'm completely done with them, on the off chance that they might not be as sturdy as I thought. It just takes patience, though, to work on it long enough to get it to fit just right. That being said, I do know people who have used or plan to use double-sided tape for mosaics at a show, just because of the bumps of travel and potential disastrous results. But if you do it right, it will just stay. Sometimes I try to bang the slopes out on the table, and they won't come out until I pry a few loose. Then there's a great big cascade. ;-) Gotta run now, but I can't wait to see what you come up with! ;-) Katie

Hi. How is your window coming? I did also make a stained glass group on flickr, which does have some examples of rose windows in it. Here's the link to that group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/legostainedglass/ I have a couple of windows that are sort of round, like rose windows, for example: There is a link to the whole set here: And a link to the set with all the cheese slope patterns here: Here are some other neat rose windows I found in the stained glass pool: If you have any questions about the cheese slope mosaic process, let me know, and I can try to help. ;-) Katie

That is such a neat idea for making those curves. I'm so impressed! It's a beautiful creation all around. ;-)

That was my favorite show, way back when. I'm also surprised someone else remembers it. I'm looking forward to seeing the results! ;-)