Mosaic House Numbers

Mosaic House Numbers

As promised in the “My Son Catches Mosaic Fever” post, I am here to give you the proper step by step guide to creating your own mosaic house number. The process of the old “how to” evolving into this “how to” took the past 6 months and the combined efforts of Matt (my best friend …

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My son Leon's first mosaic house number

My Son Catches Mosaic Fever

I am so excited to share with every one that my 33 y/o son has taken an interest in mosaic art! My son Leon and his business partner are the web developers behind Mosaic Ideas.  During the time spent working together, they have both discovered the beauty of mosaic art.  I have mention in the …

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red and black mosaic chess board

Easy Steps to Making a Mosaic Chess Board

A mosaic chess board is a beautiful and elegant way to spruce up the game we all know and love. Having one is easier than you think! I am going to show you how to make one by yourself with only a few materials that are not hard to get. Chess board instructions: Materials: I …

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mosaic sunflower

Making Mosaic Sunflowers

Mosaic sunflowers were influenced greatly by Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, a masterpiece that has been admired for ages.You too can create your own homage to one of the greats . With some easy to follow steps and accessible materials,  I am going to tell you how! Sunflowers  instructions: Materials: I used  an  8X10 pre-framed canvas …

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May 25

3 Steps to a Superb Garage Space

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What lies behind your garage door?

What lies behind your garage door?

Garages are not just for parking cars in. They’re for storing all manner of possessions, tools and gardening equipment. They can also get incredibly untidy if you don’t take steps to tackle your clutter and get it organized.

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Try following these steps and see how much better your garage will look and feel as a result.

#1: get rid of anything you don’t need

Yep it’s time to de-clutter. This is best done over the space of a weekend. Recycle what you can by donating to your local charities. You might also make some cash by selling second hand items online. You can use the cash to pay for new storage options. Read the rest of this entry »

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May 25

Simple Steps to build an Eco-friendly Kitchen

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Eco friendly kitchen

It’ s not only necessary to have a well designed kitchen with fitted wardrobes, but an eco-friendly kitchen is as vital. Here, are few tips to create your kitchen as an eco-friendly one.

 

Fitted Kitchens with well designed and contemporary wardrobes are extremely common these days, But, now people are opting for eco-friendly kitchen along with best fitted wardrobes. Previously, Green kitchens were something meant to be an avocado, now things have changed dramatically. In recent times, green kitchens have grown in popularity and is one that is energy-efficient, reduces environment pollution and moreover keeps your health better. Read the rest of this entry »

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Mar 27

DIY Mosaic Angry Birds Coaster

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DIY mosaic Angry Birds coaster

 

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Mar 14

Fluffy Puppies Mosaic Stepping Stones

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dog mosaic stepping stone

I have Facebook friend named Traci Hallstrom in California whom I met through this wonderful world of mosaics (online). Her pieces are beautiful. Her story about how she came to be a mosaic artist is unique. I love this story and with her permission i am going to present it here.

 
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Mar 06

How to make an owl mosaic

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mosaic owl

A mosaic owl is a fun way to add natural wisdom to your decor. Making your own is easier than you may think. With some easy to follow steps and easily accessible materials,  I am going to tell you how!

Owl  instructions:
Materials:

  1. I used  an  8X14.25 wooden owl I had purchased at a thrift store for $1.25 as my base.  You can use any cut out you create on your own, or any owl shaped base you may have laying around as I did..
  2. A variety of iridescent, van gogh, and mirror glass tiles for the body
  3. Smaller matte glass tiles and flat sided marbles for the eyes
  4. Weldbond or any pva glue.
  5. Wheeled cutters
  6. Black sanded grout
  7. Grout & tile sealer
  8. Disposable gloves

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Mar 06

Making Mosaic Sunflowers

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mosaic sunflower

Mosaic sunflowers were influenced greatly by Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, a masterpiece that has been admired for ages.You too can create your own homage to one of the greats . With some easy to follow steps and accessible materials,  I am going to tell you how!

Sunflowers  instructions:
Materials:

  1. I used  an  8X10 pre-framed canvas board given to me by Andrea as my base.  You can often find canvas board in many sizes at any art supply store
  2. A variety of iridescent, matte, mirror, and stained glass tiles in blues, golds, yellows, oranges, browns, green, and white.
  3. Weldbond or any pva glue.
  4. Wheeled cutters
  5. A tan colored sanded grout called Haystack
  6. Grout & tile sealer
  7. Disposable gloves

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Feb 29

How to Make a Simple Mosaic Stepping Stone

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Mosaic Stepping Stone

Mosaic stepping stones can be a great way to brighten up your garden or outdoor space. But did you know they are simple and fun to make using the indirect method which requires no gluing or grouting! I love that! In this post I am going to show you how to make them.

Materials:

  • Round stepping stone mold
  • Some kind of cement. I usually use thin set
  • Stained glass and/or gems to complete your design
  • Contact paper
  • Vaseline
  • Wheeled nippers
  • Pencil
  • * Scissors

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Feb 29

Mosaic House Numbers

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Mosaic House Numbers

As promised in the “My Son Catches Mosaic Fever” post, I am here to give you the proper step by step guide to creating your own mosaic house number. The process of the old “how to” evolving into this “how to” took the past 6 months and the combined efforts of Matt (my best friend and business partner), Nancy (Matt’s sister and close friend) and myself. A big thanks to both of them! we all had a lot of fun. I do have to say Nancy took to mosaic like a fish to water. She is actually become the authority between the 3 of us.

We spent loads of time and money figuring out the best way to produce a beautiful, unique weather resistant mosaic house number. It is our pleasure to share this process with all of you ambitious DIYers. For anyone that wants to leave the hard part to us we offer these custom mosaic house numbers as a service. You can find the option to buy at the bottom of this post. Read the rest of this entry »

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Feb 22

Easy Steps to Making a Mosaic Chess Board

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Christine's chess table mosaic ideas

A mosaic chess board is a beautiful and elegant way to spruce up the game we all know and love. Having one is easier than you think! I am going to show you how to make one by yourself with only a few materials that are not hard to get.

red and black mosaic chess board

Chess board instructions:

Materials:

  1. I use a 12×12 square floor tile….cheap & sturdy. You can use any 12×12 board. If you are using wood, make sure it’s sealed.
  2. Contrasting pieces of glass or ceramic tiles (for example: black & white). You should make sure they are level.
  3. Weldbond or any pva glue.
  4. Wheeled cutters
  5. Black sanded grout
  6. Grout & tile sealer
  7. Disposable gloves

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Feb 20

My Son Catches Mosaic Fever

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My son Leon's first mosaic house number

I am so excited to share with every one that my 33 y/o son has taken an interest in mosaic art! My son Leon and his business partner are the web developers behind Mosaic Ideas.  During the time spent working together, they have both discovered the beauty of mosaic art.  I have mention in the past that I do not use patterns for my mosaics. I was discussing with Leon that I would have to make an exception in order to create a mosaic house number for the front of my home. When Leon heard this he excitedly offered to make one for me. I did not hesitate in accepting his offer. Watching him picking his material reminded me of when he was a little boy doing art projects to be like his mother. I asked if he would be willing to be a guest poster to share his experience with my readers. He agreed and is here to write his first post.

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 Leon:

As my mom mentioned I was exposed to mosaic art while helping her with the development and daily maintenance of this blog. My business partner and I run a company that offers these services. As much as I enjoy spending hours of my day working on the computer it was a nice break to get my hands dirty in the workshop. I started out by researching materials (asking my mom and googling when needed)  that would survive the outdoors. I am going to go through each step in a “how to” type of post. This is just to give you an idea of how i started. DO NOT use this post as a guide. I will do another “how to” on the more refined process in a later post.  Please bare with me this was my first time. Read the rest of this entry »

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