I don`t have any advice but I am getting things together to do a fairy garden, I clicked on the link and going to print the pic, it is great....could you tell me the site where you got that page from, were there other fairy pictures? Thanks Brenda

This is a really old post and I'm not sure any of the original helpers will be here to see it, but I can tell you what we did. We used a "maximizer" concrete mix that had the fibers already mixed in and we used the powdered colorant. To decorate, we used leaves from the garden for half and mosaic tile for the others and laid the design feature on the bottom of our containers (we used inexpensive plastic litter boxes for larger stones and sprayed the pans with cheap cooking spray as a release agent under the decor). I wish I had read about the sand for friction because one day as I was watering the garden and not paying attention to where I was stepping, I slipped on one with mosaic and broke my toe on a garden statuary. Glass and ceramic are very slippery when wet . We poured them 3-4 inches thick and they have held up very well in the garden for 4 years. The leaf imprints are very pretty and still crisp.

How wonderful! I love them all!! They've done such beautiful jobs on their masterpieces. I got my son to make some small mosaics a few months ago (he just turned 3 last week) he did them on the MDF circles and a heart and he covered them in glass nuggets and he absolutely had a ball, he was so proud of himself. As I was looking at your pics and I remembered the fun my son had I could fully imagine how much fun your grandkids had. Good on you for sharing such a wonderful experience with them. (((hugs))) Tracey

I'm not a fan of the pass-through plan either. Your space is really challenging! I think the pass-through plan is taking sqft from the dining room (?), but you don't seem to be getting much improvement for the changes. I drew a few ideas trying to avoid structural changes, though you'd have to move plumbing. I used the 8'x8'7" size, which I think is the existing kitchen without moving into the dining room, so you could still do cabinets in the dining room for more storage. I'm not completely sure if these ideas work with the dimensions--can you give the measurements for the right of the window and left of the back door? (see blue and green lines below) Here's a galley kitchen similar to your pass-through plan. I prefer this option since the range isn't so close to the back door and no corner cabs. Re: range next to the wall, I drew it this way to give you more prep space next to the range and more separation from the door. NKBA recommends at least 12", but the induction range I'm planning to buy only requires 1" from the wall. You could definitely move the range farther out of the corner (and would be required to if you're getting a gas range), just I would want it farther from the door than it appears in your latest plan. For the sink wall, I would personally choose a smaller sink and refrigerator to gain more counterspace and storage, but you have room for full-size appliances. I'm assuming you can recess the fridge into the wall. I tried an option for an L with a corner sink. I suspect there isn't enough room for the range here without affecting the window, but wanted to share it in case you're open to a 24" range or moving the window. Same issue with range next to the wall.