IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TRY THIS METHOD OF MOSAIC THERE ARE A FEW SIMPLE THING YOU WILL NEED.
- A WOODEN BOARD PRE CUT TO WHATEVER SHAPE OR SIZE YOU DESIRE.
- PVA WOODWORK GLUE
- TILES
- HAMMER
- OLD TOWEL
- PAINT BRUSH
- TILE GROUT ( EXTRA FINE)
- PENCIL
- RUBBER
- PICTURE OF WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MOSAIC
- ICE CREAM CONTAINER
- LOTS OF OLD CLOTHS
- ANY TILE SEALER
- AND A COMFY CHAIR
GET STRONG HOOKS OR HANGING WIRE PUT IN THE BACK BEFORE STARTING YOUR PROJECT GET THIS DONE BUY A FRAMING PLACE IT WILL ONLY COST ABOUT $2.00 AU
OK GETTING STARTED IS THE HARD BIT YOU HAVE TO DRAW ONTO THE BOARD WHAT DESIGN OR PICTURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO MOSAIC. ONCE YOU HAVE DONE THIS PICK WHAT COLORS YOU WOULD LIKE AND THEN TURN THE TILE UPSIDE DOWN ON THE TOWEL WITH THE TOWEL COVERING BOTH SIDES AND THEN SMASH THE PIECES TO WHAT EVER SIZE YOU WOULD LIKE THEM PLAY AROUND WITH THEM SOME NEED SMALL SOME NEED BIGGER BITS. ONCE YOU HAVE DONE THIS STICK THE PIECES DOWN WITH PVA GLUE USING A SMALL PAINT BRUSH TO HELP WITH THIS. ONCE YOU HAVE FINISHED YOUR MASTER PIECE ITS TIME TO LET IT DRY FOR ABOUT FOUR DAYS, ONCE THIS HAS HAPPENED YOU CAN NOW GROUT THIS, YOU CAN PICK YOUR COLORED GROUT AS DESIRED YOUR TILE SHOP WILL HELP WITH THIS DONT FORGET TO USE SUPER FINE GROUT. THERE ARE MANY COLORS YOU CAN USE AND YOU CAN DYE THE GROUT TO WHATEVER COLOR YOU LIKE WITH FOOD COLORING.
WHEN GROUTING THIS IS VERY MESSY AND SHOULD BE DONE OUTSIDE ON A NICE DAY. MIX THE GROUT UP PUTTING IN WATER IN FIRST USE A LITTLE AT FIRST THE GROUT DOES NOT NEED TO MUCH WATER AT ALL. SO MAKE IT INTO A RUNNING PASTE, FOR SMALL CRACKS IN BETWEEN AND A LITTLE THICKER FOR MORE OPEN PARTS YOU WILL FIGURE THIS OUT WHEN YOU ARE DOING IT.
ONCE DRIED IT WILL TURN ABIT CHALKY LOOKING ON TOP START WIPING OFF AFTER THIS HAPPENS DO NOT LET DRY OUT COMPLETLY. SCRAP OFF EXCESS AND THEN RUB OF ALL THE OTHER VISBLE GROUT ON TOP OF TILES AND USING A STICK SCAP ANY OFF THE TOP TO REVEAL THE TILE COMPLEATLY NO DIGGING IN-BETWEEN THE TILES IS NESSESARY. THIS PART IS THE REAL WORKING PART.
ONCE DRIED FOR ABOUT A WEEK THEN ITS TIME TO SEAL, THIS IS VERY EASY JUST BRUSH THE SEALER ON AND LET SET THEN WIP AWAY EXCESS, LET DRY.
OK WELL ONCE THIS IS ALL DONE ITS READY TO HANG. WELL DONE!!
SEND ME A PICTURE!!! I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT.
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