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After enjoying coffee, silence, sun and watching the critters frolic {in no particular order} it was time to get to the task of grouting.
Time check: NOON - Four hours to grout the tiles. Grouting is a very messy job but this seemed a bit easier than when I grouted the bathroom. Next step is to stencil the tiles. I'm going to wait for the grout to set up in case I need to tape the stencil onto the tile.
After a tasty salad, it was time to rest. An afternoon of sunshine, singing birds, fresh air and GH - who could ask for anything more?!
The late afternoon was spent stenciling and although the outcome is unique and personalized, it wasn't easy. I had problems with the vellum curling and the paint was splotchy. I appreciate Wayne spending all his time printing and cutting. The stencils I cut wouldn't have allowed me to finish the project - so I am glad to have had the extras! I tweaked the design and only added one 2" tile as a diamond to the center 6" tiles rather than having three diamonds in a row. I can always add them later. I used my hot glue gun to attach them and that made the adhesion go very quick. I am thinking of coloring the diamond tiles with grout to darken them up....hmmmm.
Overall, I am very pleased with the look and much happier that it is over! 
While I had the paint out, I dabbed some on the frame of the clock. Now it looks like bark of a tree. However, since I took the clock apart it doesn't keep time like it used to. I put in a new battery and readjusted the hands...we'll see; after all that - I hope it works!
All that's left for the kitchen is the new pendant light fixture that will hang over the sink and a new shelf for over the stove. We'll get a new microwave and down the road a new floor!
Not much else to do today - the ground is too wet to work outside and I can't deCOUpage (seal) the stencil paint until tomorrow. Looks like tomorrow with be a busy day, but for now, it's TV, dinner and sleep!
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