i created a mosaic this week!

my friend came out to visit me and we created a mosaic while she was here. it's my first one... she's done MANY!

http://www.timelessspirit.com/mosaic.html

it was loads of fun to do. ;)

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

my friend came out to visit me and we created a mosaic while she was here. it's my first one... she's done MANY!

http://www.timelessspirit.com/mosaic.html

it was loads of fun to do. ;)

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omg that's your first one?? :eek: :confused: :eek: :confused:

Good lord its BEAUTIFUL amazing job with it!!!!

yes it is my first one... but certainly not my last!!!

what a great way to express creativity. my next one is going to a triple goddess in another window sill... i can hardly wait to start!

when i get pictures with the sun shining on the mosaic, i'll add them to the page ;0

Good Gods girl - that is stunning!!!:eek:



dr del

i am contemplating creating one for my new hog island boa enclosure... to go across the back of it, but i'm not sure yet... i may just use tile. :P

thanks derek! :hug:

Outstanding job, especially for your first one!!:sunny:

Wow Aleesha, that is stunning!!! :eek: I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Looks like a good spot for a Uni to live!?!?! :P

Wow, that's gorgeous. :)

Wow Aleesha! More pics please!

I'm impressed. I've always loved mosaics....

Lovely! The colours, the movement....everything. It's just gorgoues.

That is absolutely fabulous, Aleesha!!


What kind of materials do you use to put something like that together and where do you get them? I'd LOVE to learn more about making something like that myself. Although I can't imagine creating anything as beautiful as yours!

oh judy you totally could do it! i was blessed with a very talented friend :hug: who really pulled this altogether. the hardest part was the muddying... getting it off in time and to the right thickness... what a messy job!

uni... i love uni's... come live with ME!

okay, so first you buy the sheets of glass and find someone to cut them for you. probably cheaper than buying your own cutter etc but if you are going to do lots then definitely get a cutter for yourself.

once you have the glass... you get some clear silicone (if you are putting it on glass or wood). it must be clear because the silicone will show through the glass pieces. when you put the silicone on each individual piece of glass be sure to cover it well but not so well it swooshes out the sides... cause if it's not covered well enough... the grout will get underneath and look horrible.

so you figure out your pattern, draw it on the piece of wood or glass (if needed) - we only drew on the pentacle so the dimensions would be right and left the rest to intuition and creativity.

set out all your pieces... and once you have them in place, you start to silicone.

when you have all of the pieces in place, you leave it overnight to dry completely. in the morning... check each piece to make sure it's on tight. if it's loose, it'll come off during the mudding.

then you just mix up your mud according to the directions... we use a sanded black grout. remember that dark colours will pop the colour of the glass whereas light colours will draw the eye to the mud!

once the mudding is done (hard job, very messy and you need a few people... one just to keep getting new clean buckets of water [DO NOT POUR DIRTY WATER DOWN THE SINK AS IT'LL RUIN YOUR PIPES IN THE HOUSE... DUMP IT IN THE YARD]) - then you buff it up. and VOILA you have an amazing piece!!!

honestly, without my friend... i couldn't have done it. she's a gifted artist and i am truly blessed to have this piece of her in my home forever! :hug: to my jeni-peni :hug:

thanks for all your wonderful comments - i am thrilled to read them :carrot: :sunny: :P

That is sooooooo beautiful. When I redo the bathroom, I am going to get a mosaic for the floor!!!!

:eek: Aleesha that is beautiful! If that is your first try I can't wait to see the next one:D

well without my friend here... i don't know what the next one will look like LOL but i hope it'll be close to as amazing!

akiva, i assume a mosaic of tiles not glass?

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

oh judy you totally could do it! i was blessed with a very talented friend :hug: who really pulled this altogether. the hardest part was the muddying... getting it off in time and to the right thickness... what a messy job!

uni... i love uni's... come live with ME!

okay, so first you buy the sheets of glass and find someone to cut them for you. probably cheaper than buying your own cutter etc but if you are going to do lots then definitely get a cutter for yourself.

once you have the glass... you get some clear silicone (if you are putting it on glass or wood). it must be clear because the silicone will show through the glass pieces. when you put the silicone on each individual piece of glass be sure to cover it well but not so well it swooshes out the sides... cause if it's not covered well enough... the grout will get underneath and look horrible.

so you figure out your pattern, draw it on the piece of wood or glass (if needed) - we only drew on the pentacle so the dimensions would be right and left the rest to intuition and creativity.

set out all your pieces... and once you have them in place, you start to silicone.

when you have all of the pieces in place, you leave it overnight to dry completely. in the morning... check each piece to make sure it's on tight. if it's loose, it'll come off during the mudding.

then you just mix up your mud according to the directions... we use a sanded black grout. remember that dark colours will pop the colour of the glass whereas light colours will draw the eye to the mud!

once the mudding is done (hard job, very messy and you need a few people... one just to keep getting new clean buckets of water [DO NOT POUR DIRTY WATER DOWN THE SINK AS IT'LL RUIN YOUR PIPES IN THE HOUSE... DUMP IT IN THE YARD]) - then you buff it up. and VOILA you have an amazing piece!!!

honestly, without my friend... i couldn't have done it. she's a gifted artist and i am truly blessed to have this piece of her in my home forever! :hug: to my jeni-peni :hug:

thanks for all your wonderful comments - i am thrilled to read them :carrot: :sunny: :P

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I just might!!! :D lol! Again, that's one of the greatest things I've seen in a long time!!!

Nice. :sweeet:

i have your comforter ready for ya... ;)

thanks ed!

That is just amazing; I love the themes incorporated within.. how COOL!

i added two more pics... at the bottom of the page:

http://www.timelessspirit.com/mosaic.html

one with sunlight on it, and the other with the view out the window above it :)

Beautiful!

thanks allison... i keep going into the room and thinking.....





ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh beeeeeeautiful!

i don't even know how to thank my friend enough for coming here and creating this with me. :hug:

Love the window pix, If I was a house cat! Oh yea... that's where I'd be. FO-SHO! Looks so beautiful! :sunny:

oh trust me... one of our 6 cats are always on that ledge... we had a heck of a time keeping them off to get it made LOL

covering it with tarot decks (that's what was handy) every time we left the space to keep them from kicking the glass all over the room LOL