Wednesday 27 May 2015

DIY Mosaics


Today I am going to teach you how to make a Mosaic. A mosaic is a picture or decoration made of small, usually coloured pieces of inlaid glass, tile, marble.  They don't have to be made of these specific materials, you could also use buttons, beads, small pieces of wood, etc.  Anything you could get your hands on.  Below, is an example of a mosaic made of small pieces of tile and glass:


What you will need:
  •  A base.  Usually the base is made of wood or tile for a small project. Big projects ar usually on a wall.
  • Mosaic glue. DON'T USE REGULAR GLUE IF YOU ARE USING TILE! If you use regular glue, then the tile will fall. You can use  regular glue for small projects that include paper, felt plastic etc.
  • Grout.
  • Glaze. When you are done you glaze the project to make it smooth and shiny.
  • A spatula. To apply grout.
Instructions
  • Select the material that you would like to use.
  • Pick a base.
  • Find a pattern you wish to make into a mosaic.
  • Start you pattern.
  • When finished, apply grout over your mosaic with a spatula.
  • Wait 20 mins, then wipe access grout off the surface.
  • Seal the mosaic with the glaze.

1 comment:

  1. Wow Sousa that was really good! It was very interesting and I really like the background it really suits what your talking about in your blogs!

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