GROUTING.
Not my favorite part of this project, but still doable. I began by applying the grout with my little tooly thing and proceeded to end up with more on my drop cloth than on the actual stones - but I can't give up so I tried again. Now the stones are completely covered and I start to wipe the grout off of them. Everything's smeared and messy and I am freaking out! Thankfully my friend Jamie was available to calm me down and assure me that I'm dong it right, it's just a messy process. I don't like messy, it makes me nervous. There has got to be a better way.
Not my favorite part of this project, but still doable. I began by applying the grout with my little tooly thing and proceeded to end up with more on my drop cloth than on the actual stones - but I can't give up so I tried again. Now the stones are completely covered and I start to wipe the grout off of them. Everything's smeared and messy and I am freaking out! Thankfully my friend Jamie was available to calm me down and assure me that I'm dong it right, it's just a messy process. I don't like messy, it makes me nervous. There has got to be a better way.
Hey how about this!
I decorate cakes on occasion, so I had the piping bag and tip in my pantry. I found this worked great for getting the grout down in between the uneven stones and I was able to control the application much better.
I also wasted less grout which can be a real money saver! Next I wiped and smoothed the grout out with a sponge and that part was still a little messy but what are you going to do? Grit you teeth and get through it!
So now that I'm stoned and grouted I can chose my paint colors! This could take a while.... Check back for the big reveal!
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