I love making mosaics (see here, here and here) and I love making mosaics in the better weather to display in my garden.
But with summer here, my mosaic mojo was in the basement. Several times I'd got my materials out only to pack them away shortly after as I struggled to decide what to make.
It was while watching something else craft related on YouTube that this video popped up as suggested viewing for me - 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 Helen used in my craft stash.
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 substituted some shaped 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.
