Whilst I love making mosaics (see here, here and here) I tend to think of mosaic as a summer craft. But with this summer fast approaching, my mosaic mojo was in the basement. There was no accounting for it.
It was while watching something else craft related on YouTube, this video popped up - and I'm so glad it did!
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| Make a mosaic bird bath - simple, easy no cut project for beginners |
In just 12 minutes of video magic, mosaic artist Helen Miles, makes a birdbath. The perfect quick and easy project to get me back on track. And the best bit? I already had all the tiles she used plus the cement and grout at home.
I couldn't believe that I had (almost) everything I needed. Just the saucer to get. Fired up with a new enthusiasm to make a mosaic, I bought a frost-proof terracotta plant saucer at the garden centre and got to work.
Initially, I simply copied Helen's design but I didn't like my arrangement of broken pottery so I added some tiles and glass cabochons instead.
After faffing about with the layout, I painted the saucer with a dilute PVA coating and prepared to get sticking. My 'X' marks the spot middle isn't very central but no matter, mosaic is a very forgiving craft!
The next bit of prep was to back the transparent glass cabochons with silver tape so the cement won't show through.
Finally, I added the petals and glass pebbles and left it to dry completely. Very quick. Very satisfying.
Two days later I prepared the waterproof grout for my cemented mosaic.
