Ep. 198 HOW I TRANSFORM DONATED PIECES INTO A STUNNING MOSAIC BOX!

Ep. 198 HOW I TRANSFORM DONATED PIECES INTO A STUNNING MOSAIC BOX!
I recently met a wonderful mosaic artist preparing to move across the country. She reached out and donated a carload of tiles and mosaic tesserae to me! I used a small bit of the donation to make this stunning mosaic box!
Hey Everyone! Welcome to my studio!
0:05 My new substrate is a black cigar box. I have scratched up the surface with sandpaper and drawn some reference lines.
0:46 I start out with Weldbond after showing some of the pretty donated pieces. The first thing I glue down is a carved rose.
Here are some of the other materials:
-Copper streaked vitreous tile
-Large squarish metal beads
-Metallic long petal beads
-Flower beads
-Round natural stone beads
-Metal swirl beads
-Small metal floral beads
-Cogs, wheels and a clock
-Small brown mini tiles
I've added from my studio:
-aqua colored mirror
-fritballs
-smalti
3:26 I switch out some of the flowers so it is more symetrical.
6:06 I add smalti to the mix. I look at two options and decide on the lighter one so there is more contrast.
7:33 It's grouting time! I've mixed up some black sanded grout. I give myself plenty of time since there is so much texture and height differences to allow for detailed clean-up.
10:35 The last step in this project is to open it up and line the box with some pretty paper. I've chosen two that I had on hand.
I'm not sure what I was thinking when I decided to smear the glue with my fingers, but then the lid got clogged and there was glue all over. Somehow I wrangled it where it needed to be and was able to clean up the rest! CAUTION: This was messy and there is probably a better way.
13:29 I cleaned up the excess off of the box with a wet wipe before it could set up.

That's Putting It Together, Ep. 198. Thanks for watching! See you next time.

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