Author Topic: mosaic art (Read 2500 times)

Monica · « **on:** June 07, 2007, 08:52:32 PM »

does anyone know how to mosaic? Especially a ball shape

tracey_shafer · « **Reply #1 on:** June 07, 2007, 09:56:07 PM »

The type of mosaic art your asking about has alot of answers or none. We need to know what type of objects you want to work on. Mostly mosaic is just glueing bits on a surface. You just need the right types of glues for the job. Is that vague enough

LeeAnne151 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 08, 2007, 09:21:09 AM »

I want to mosaic the edge of a black plastic whiskey barrel liner I have buried in the ground as a pond. I hate looking at it and plants never covered it as I thought they would. I bought pretty blue flat bottomed glass marbles at Michaels. Don't know what to do next.

I think someone did something similar and posted fairly recently but I can't remember who.

Monica · « **Reply #3 on:** June 08, 2007, 09:25:12 AM »

I am wanting to mosaic a fountain ball. I bought a fountain last year and the ball got crack really bad so I thought if I could mosaic it then I could still use it. it's a kind of plastic I think.

Ky Kim · « **Reply #4 on:** June 08, 2007, 02:10:18 PM »

Probably use something like aquarium sealer to glue them in place, but that's kind of expensive. You should be able to find something in the hardward section, some type of caulking that is waterproof. Just wondering about fish safe. I'm sure some one else will chime in here and help ya.

Kim

frloplady · « **Reply #5 on:** June 09, 2007, 08:49:38 PM »

If what you are working with is not clear you might try gorilla glue! It's polyurathane which is used for various pond application. Great stuff foam that is often used in waterfall construction is the same substance.

The gorilla glue dries a yellow color so if the stones were clear maybe it wouldn't be such a good idea.

Mary

Ky Kim · « **Reply #6 on:** June 10, 2007, 10:18:26 AM »

If its round, I would say you would have to do it in steps. Because, I'm thinking if you end up with too much glue on it at once, the marbles/stones might start sliding. Just a thought.

Kim

LeeAnne151 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 12, 2007, 08:37:17 AM »

I bumped up the thread on Pond Chat where Karen J did the edge of a barrel liner. You can buy silicone sealer/glue at Home Depot much cheaper than an aquarium store. Bought some last weekend. Now just need to do it!

The Garden Junk forum at Garden Web has a ton of experienced people and threads on mosaic. They recommend
GE Silicone II clear, for outdoor use when gluing flat marbles to bowling balls etc.

They make a ton of stuff. The FAQ is full of projects. The talent is amazing.

http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/junk/

Monica · « **Reply #8 on:** June 20, 2007, 08:00:40 AM »

I bought some mosaic glue at hobby lobby and it seems to be holding, but I also bought some mosaic grout but I am worried about using it because it says for indoor use. I bought one in black because the fountain ball was black and i wanted to keep the color but I don't know if I should use it now or not. i'm afraid it won't hold up. Is there anything else I could use that would be black and hold up under water and weather?

Quote from: Ky Kim on June 10, 2007, 10:18:26 AM

If its round, I would say you would have to do it in steps. Because, I'm thinking if you end up with too much glue on it at once, the marbles/stones might start sliding. Just a thought.

Kim

I have been doing it in steps because they do slide

karen J · « **Reply #9 on:** June 20, 2007, 08:14:15 AM »

Monica, I tried the special mosaic grout and I didn't like it. Maybe I'll try another coat & see if it looks any better.

I did one vase and used regular grout from Home Depot, and have left that one outside & it still looks good.

I used the GE Silicone II clear on the Lotus pot, Like LeeAnne said. It worked out fairly well. I had one blob break off this year, but I probably doinked it with a shovel.

Monica · « **Reply #10 on:** June 20, 2007, 08:26:13 AM »

Is it just regular tile grout? I've never done this before so I know pretty much nothing. Do you think the mosaic glue will hold? It says indoor and outdoor use.

karen J · « **Reply #11 on:** June 20, 2007, 08:36:20 AM »

Monica, lemme go take some pix.

Maybe you could try the mosaic glue on a test thing to try it out? Seems to me that if it says indoor AND outdoor use, it should be pretty strong. Plus, the grout will also help hold everything together.

karen J · « **Reply #12 on:** June 20, 2007, 09:06:32 AM »

OK. Here is the mosaic grout that I didn't like-

My sister's Christmas present is 18 months late (

) The thing came out horrible-

This one is with the grout that I liked-

Here is the grout-

I don't know if it's supposed to be outside, but it has held up very well. I still have over half the box left.

Here's one I made with no grout, I used sand instead. It was a mess sprinkling the sand on the glue (and it's not very durable), but I like it-