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Making Mosaics - The Step by Step Guide - EBook
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Making Mosaics - The Step by Step Guide

I love mosaic tiles and want to introduce you to my passion.  I love working with glass mosaic tiles to create beautiful art and want to share what we know with you.  You're welcome to use my work as inspiration for your own ideas, mosaic designs, and mosaic patterns.  Enjoy! 

If you have questions about anything to do with Mosaic Tiles or Mosaic Art please contact me.  My goal is to share with you the fun and excitement of how to make glass mosaic tile art. Making Mosaic Art is relaxing, exciting and stimulating. My book Making Mosaics – The Step by Step Guide will get you started on making your own beautiful pieces of Art. As you browse the internet looking at Mosaic art, you may think, "I wish I could do that."  You can!  It's easy, fun, and you don't even have to be artsy.  Let me show you how. 

Most mosaic books do not typically provide the nitty-gritty details, tips and secrets, and lessons-learned that allows you to start from scratch with raw mosaic materials and finish with a mosaic masterpiece.  Have you ever read a mosaic book or website and thought, "Okay, so now what?" or "How in the world am I supposed to do that?" or "What does that mean?"  You're not alone.  To solve this dilemma, I wrote an ebook, Making Mosaics: The Step by Step guide .  

It gives you step-by-step "mosaic how to" details for making your own glass mosaic tile art masterpieces.  It's jam-packed with photographs and illustrations that make the process very easy to understand.  This ebook details all aspects of how to make mosaic art, from choosing the right base material, adhesive, and tessera type for your project; to selecting the mosaic design; to drawing the mosaic pattern; and to hanging the finished masterpiece on the wall. 

I fell in love with mosaics years ago and today I feel just as passionately about it.  It's so satisfying to see my own work in my house.  Friends and family are always asking for things to be made. Why not get a group of friends together and do a Mosaic Day this is a great way to catch up with people and its relaxing and rewarding at the same time.  Read my ebook and discover how easy it is to make wonderful glass mosaic tile art you will enjoy forever.   With my help, you can do it.  You can! 

This ebook gives you all the step-by-step information you need to make your own glass mosaic tile 
masterpieces.  You may think, "Why would anyone pay good money for a mosaic how-to ebook 
when hundreds of Internet websites provide lots of free information?" 
 Two simple reasons: 
1) Websites typically don't explain the necessary details for you to fully understand the art and enable you 
to compose truly wonderful works, and 2) Many mosaic-related websites provide information that's unclear, 
incomplete, and incorrect




What about other mosaic books?  How is my ebook different?  I've read many and found that most 
simplistically describe the art and offer irrelevant information that doesn't help the novice mosaic artist.  They 
briefly explain the basics in terms of what to do, but few effectively explain how or why.   That's where this 
ebook is different.   
Other books typically describe fundamentals but fail to define the details that allow you to become a truly knowledgeable mosaic artist.  Knowing the detail allows you to create beautiful master pieces not just hobby pieces. 

You'll learn all the nitty-gritty details that I've absorbed throughout my long experience as a glass mosaic tile artist.   You'll learn from my mistakes so you won't make them. 

This ebook guides you through each process using illustrated, easy-to-understand step-by-step instructions. 
If you think you have no artistic flair and can't even legibly write your own name, think again.  You'll learn to easily make a mosaic design, draw the mosaic pattern, and then skilfully fill it with pieces of mosaic glass.  Its 
fun, it's easy, and you can do it.  Yes, you can! 

Read the entire ebook to learn all the details you need to know to make your very first 
project a wonderful success. 
 Remember, you can do it!  Don't be afraid and don't think you're not 
talented enough.  Making glass mosaic tile art is easy!  Let me show you just how easy it is. 

Read and learn from the ebook.   Before you know it, you'll be hanging your first mosaic 
masterpiece in your home.  Soon after that, you might be showcasing your mosaics on your own website.   

Please take a moment to browse the ebook's table of contents .  You'll see that every aspect of mosaic 
designing, creating, finishing, and hanging your glass mosaic tile art masterpiece is covered in detail.

Table of Contents

The Step By Step Guide

Legal Disclaimer

Chapter 1 - Introduction

What is a Mosaic exactly?

Getting Started

Supplies You Will Need

The Workspace

Health and Safety

Chapter 2 - Tiles and Other Items for Mosaic Art

Vitreous Tiles:

Smalti:

Household Tiles:

Natural Materials:

Millefiori Tiles:

Decorative Stones:

Mirrored Glass:

Recycled Crockery:

Decorative Wall Tiles:

Pebbles:

Stained Glass:

Chapter 3 - Project Design and Ideas

Getting Ideas:

Scaling Designs:

Transferring Designs:

Chapter 4 - Working with Colors

What's the catch?

Color Wheel – Can it help you with your Mosaic Design?

Using Warm Colors in your Mosaic:

What are cool colors and how to incorporate them in the mosaic?

What are Earth colors and how to use them in Mosaics?

Complimentary Colors:

Chapter 5 - Preparing Mosaic Bases

Using MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard):

Plywood and why you should use it

Cement Backer Board

Using Pottery and Cement in Mosaics

Mixing cement base adhesive:

Using Pottery in your Mosaics:

Mosaic Furniture:

Metal as the Base for your Mosaic:

Using Mesh in Mosaics:

Glass or Plexiglas – Which is better?

Ready-Made Forms:

Chapter 6 - Tools for Mosaic Making

Some general tools and supplies:

Tools for Cutting Tiles:

Chapter 7 - Methods of Making Mosaics

Direct Method

Indirect Method

Chapter 8 - Cutting Tiles

Starting off:

Cutting Triangles

Cutting Circles

Cutting into Long Strips

Chapter 9 - Adhesives Commonly Used in Mosaic Making .

PVA:

Epoxy Resin:

Ready Mixed Tile Adhesive

Silicone

Washable School Glue

Chapter 10 - Grouting

Grout Choices

Mixing Grouts

Outdoor Grouting

Coloring the Grout

Storing Grouts

Grout Spreading Tools

Chapter 11 - Displaying the finished Mosaic Art Piece .

Sealing the Mosaic

Displaying your Mosaic

Displaying your Mosaic on the Wall

Displaying your Mosaic on a Picture Stand

Glossary

Mosaic Contacts


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