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Thursday, 10 April 2014

El Mosaic

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.

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17 comments:

  1. Jane10 April 2014 at 07:28

    hindsight is a wonderful thing, lol. It's still going to look impressive

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  2. Anna10 April 2014 at 11:38

    Really nice !!!!
    Have a great day !
    Anna

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  3. JoJo10 April 2014 at 13:08

    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.

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  4. Just-Do10 April 2014 at 13:54

    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.

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  5. Sarah in Stitches10 April 2014 at 15:07

    Pretty mosaic!

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  6. Unknown10 April 2014 at 17:08

    It's lovely! I think a lot of us suffer from the occasional bout of piss poor planning!

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  7. Fiona10 April 2014 at 22:23

    That looks pretty ... As usual I am impressed with the Assortment of crafts you manage to get up to ...
    Hugz

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  8. Sheryl10 April 2014 at 22:49

    Very pretty tray Wendy. Looks like a lot of work.

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  9. Sandra :)11 April 2014 at 00:54

    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!

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  10. CeLynn11 April 2014 at 03:13

    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.

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  11. margaret11 April 2014 at 06:46

    a lovely try sorry tray!, presume the tiles were made from a soft plastic or similar as you could cut them with scissors

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  12. Celtic Thistle11 April 2014 at 07:50

    It's looking good!

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  13. Chrissie11 April 2014 at 13:06

    Looking good, lovely design along with a very useful item

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  14. Mindy11 April 2014 at 15:32

    Wow! Talented!

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  15. JennyPennyPoppy11 April 2014 at 16:22

    Super looking design and colour on your mosaic tray!

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  16. Jo Ferguson11 April 2014 at 17:36

    We have UFOs, WIPs, FALs..... and now we have PPP, thanks for the laugh. I love the design of the mosaic.

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  17. Joy12 April 2014 at 23:59

    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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