How to create a MOSAIC : Peace by Piece

A Mosaic to Me

is

what Butter is to Popcorn.

*  BLISS  *

* Seventh Heaven * Cloud Nine * Walking on Air * 

Check out that detail !!

Was that enough descriptors for you?  I had to look up all those funky words in a thesaurus. There is serious BLISS-FUL-NESS mosaic conversation about to happen here.

Brace   yourself

Everyone has a hobby, non? If you don’t have a hobby, get one for Pete’s sake.

Hobbies are cool.

All the cool kids have hobbies.  Or they drink cheap vodka in their ugly basement.

With mosaic, you can have a hobby and drink cheap vodka in your basement ~ while doing a mosaic.

Creating  a  mosaic  on  mesh

You are probably wondering if mosaicists are the most patient people in the whole wide world.

Saintly   patient

Here it goes…the cat is about to come out of the bag….We tricked you.
We mosaicists are not goddesses of patience. NO sir-eeeeee.  Oh contraire.
We are glass-tableware-bits of anything ninja stompers that smash things with streaks of energy.  We will break anything, if it means a beauty mosaic will come to fruition.

Mosaic work is like therapy.

Therapy at a much higher level of enjoyment.  You don’t have to lay on a sofa and talk to a therapist.  Ok, I made that up.  Do therapist offices really have a sofa ??!!  I bet that only happens in the movies.
If I went to a therapy, and the therapist had a sofa…..
I would surely have a  nap.
There would be no talking going on.
Napping is where it is at.

Mosaic  floor  is  made  from  tile  &  bits  of  mirror

Mosaics can have a TWO FOLD LOVE.
You can admire them
and/or you can create them.
I love both options :

 Admiring

And

Creating

It’s all in the wee little details

I originally started my design life as a visual merchandiser for Royal Doulton.   I lost count of how many times I accidentally knocked the head off of a figurine.
I have actually CAUSED a figurine head to roll down the middle of a retail store aisle.
In front of the store owner. 
Special delivery.  
Yours truly *
* I bet you are never going to invite me to your home.  I bet you are hiding the fine china at this very moment.

Mirror & Beads

I have, in fact~ smashed  fine china [ Sorry Royal Doulton ]
I hit it with a hammer.
I created some seriously ugly rockin’ hot stuff back then.
I started covering stupid stuff…like pots…bird feeders, even lamps.  I mosaic’ed anything that wasn’t moving.  Our dog was lucky to escape my gluey fingers.

Mosaic  In  Progress

Fast forward many years… cassette tapes, pet rocks, disco, bad hair and mosaic conferences.   My mosaic life changed…

Peace  by  Piece

I started to create my own mosaics in our home.  Smart and stupid, all at once.
Good news : Mosaics are permanent and lasting.
Bad news : Mosaics are permanent and lasting.

Mermaid In The Shower

For the mermaid project, Michael wished that I had put the faucets in a different place on the mermaid.  I will give you three guesses where he wanted them.  The first two guesses don’t count.
Truth is, little miss mermaid pants is not really my style anymore.  See what I mean about the PERMANENT thaaaang?  I’m forced to keep her.
She was created from about 4 billion blood sweat and tears mosaic pieces.

Shower Mermaid Details

Ready to join me on the DIY Mosaic journey?
Get ready…

Mosaic life is one that is pieced together …

a little bit at a time…

A present for my Dad. He loved life.

Ready to give it a try ?  Check out this blog post on how to make a mosaic backsplash for your kitchen.
You won’t believe what you will discover about yourself.
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