Beginner's Guide to Making Mosaics
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Transform areas and items in your home into beautiful works of art! Eye-catching and a lot of fun to do, this introductory guide to mosaic art (literally) covers everything, from window sills, wall murals, and coffee tables to flower pots, picture frames, trays, and so many more decorative pieces for both the home and garden! With 16 beautiful projects to create, supply lists, step-by-step photography and captions, helpful tips, and everything you need to know about the materials, tools, and techniques to make colorful works of art, this is the go-to guide for starting a brand new hobby in mosaics!
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Delphine Lescuyer. Beginner's Guide to Making Mosaics
Contents
Introduction
Materials
Tesserae
Ceramic mosaic tiles
Porcelain mosaic tiles
Vitreous glass tiles
Other tesserae
Where to buy tesserae?
Upcycled Materials
Backing (Substrates)
FOR INDOOR MOSAICS. MDF (1) (Medium-density fiberboard)
Plywood
FOR OUTDOOR MOSAICS
Tile backer board (2)
Mesh (4)
Adhesives. White (PVA) glue
Thinset mortar
Grout
Tools
Wheeled nipper (1)
Tile nipper (2)
Montolit® wheeled nipper (3)
A Note About Mosaic Supplies
Glass cutter and running pliers
Fist-grip glass cutter (5)
Diamond-grit tile file
Other tools and materials you will need for various projects:
Techniques. A Few Safety Tips
Get into the habit of:
Cutting Tiles. Cutting technique with a wheeled nipper
CUTTING PLATES OR FLOOR TILES
Cutting technique with a glass cutter and running pliers
Grouting
Floral Trivet
Floral Trivet. Tesserae:
Materials:
Directions
Striped Flowerpot
Striped Flowerpot. Tesserae:
Materials:
Directions
Garden Ornaments
Garden Ornaments. Tesserae:
Materials:
Directions
Doily-Style Trivet
Doily-Style Trivet. Tesserae:
Materials:
Directions
Adding mirror pieces
Pixel Number
Pixel Number. Tesserae:
Materials:
Directions
Floral Bouquet
Floral Bouquet. Tesserae:
Materials:
Directions
Gluing the border
Useful trick
Dot Mirror
Dot Mirror. Tesserae:
Materials:
Directions
Colored grout
Teardrop Tray
Teardrop Tray. Tesserae:
Materials:
Directions
Pixel Rock ’n’ Roll
Pixel Rock ’n’ Roll. Tesserae:
Materials:
Directions
Cloud Paperweight
Cloud Paperweight. Tesserae:
Materials:
Directions
Sailor’s Shirt
Sailor’s Shirt. Tesserae:
Materials:
Directions
Upcycled Planter
Upcycled Planter. Tesserae:
Materials:
Directions
Garden Light
Garden Light. Tesserae:
Materials:
Directions
Odorico Windowsill
Odorico Windowsill. Tesserae:
Materials:
Directions
Applying the grout
Useful trick
Cloud Table
Cloud Table. Tesserae:
Materials:
Directions
Caution!
Exotic Bird
Exotic Bird. Tesserae:
Materials:
Directions
Reminder