I think I showed you a snapshot of this when I was working on it? It was a kit I got for a birthday or Christmas that was waiting for me to start it. The tray was provided in the kit, along with the tessarae which are tiny tiles for this piece. I traced the design onto a sticky sheet using the carbon paper provided, peeled the back off and stuck it to the tray. I then peeled the top off in sections which gave me a sticky surface to put the tiles on.
This mosaic was different to the house number kit I did as that used glue to stick the tiles down. Also, you could cut these tiles with normal scissors, and I had to cut loads of them as the pattern is so curvy.
Now I just need to grout it and paint the tray. Jojo asked why I didn't paint it first. The honest answer? Piss Poor Planning.
17 comments:
hindsight is a wonderful thing, lol. It's still going to look impressive
Really nice !!!!
Have a great day !
Anna
LOL!!!! well I can see why you would be eager to get to the tiling and skipped the painting. I'm impatient that way too. It came out great! I was surprised you could use scissors to cut the tiles. That was probably easier than using a tile cutter.
This looks great! I like the design. It looks like something you could have brought home from a holiday in some nice, far away country.
Pretty mosaic!
It's lovely! I think a lot of us suffer from the occasional bout of piss poor planning!
That looks pretty ... As usual I am impressed with the Assortment of crafts you manage to get up to ...
Hugz
Very pretty tray Wendy. Looks like a lot of work.
The tessarae (isn't that a pretty word?) can be cut with scissors? What're they made of? That's a going to be a pretty tray - just grout and tape and paint it - it'll be gorgeous!
LOL,glad to know I am not the only one who rushes into things sometimes...I am also amazed that you could cut the tiles with scissors! Looks great.
a lovely try sorry tray!, presume the tiles were made from a soft plastic or similar as you could cut them with scissors
It's looking good!
Looking good, lovely design along with a very useful item
Wow! Talented!
Super looking design and colour on your mosaic tray!
We have UFOs, WIPs, FALs..... and now we have PPP, thanks for the laugh. I love the design of the mosaic.
This is looking lovely Wendy; looks like a lot of intricate scissor work went into it but you did a great job - well done! Joy x
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