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  • Mosaic Floor Tiling: Painting Baseboard after Laying Mosaic Floor Tile
    After laying your beautiful mosaic floor tiling, you install elegant 5.25-inch baseboard. How do you paint the baseboard with professional results without slopping paint all over your new mosaic floor tiling?
    Posted: 2010-08-28
    Category: Interior Design
  • How to Make Mosaics: Is Hardboard a Proper Foundation for Mosaics?
    Is thin hardboard an adequate foundation for mosaics? The key factors to consider are where you'll display the mosaic and the size of your tesserae.
    Posted: 2010-01-30
    Category: Crafts
  • Glass Mosaic Tile Art: How to Break China and Crockery
    Using broken pieces of crockery or china in mosaics is typically called "picasiette" or "pique assiette." Learn to properly and safely break crockery for use as tesserae in your mosaic art.
    Posted: 2009-12-26
    Category: Hobbies
  • Glass Mosaic Tile Art: Important Safety Tips
    When making mosaics, your safety is of paramount importance. You must understand, observe, and apply common-sense safety practices when working with mosaics.
    Posted: 2009-12-02
    Category: Crafts
  • Mosaic Art Adds Elegance to Your Home or Office
    Are you looking for that special piece to add the final touch of elegance to your home or office? Don’t go the local frame or furniture store and thumb through a bunch of mundane prints. Instead, consider mosaic art.
    Posted: 2009-11-14
    Category: Home Improvement
  • Glass Mosaic Tile Art: How to Store Your Stained Glass
    How do you store and organize your stained glass without spending a fortune on racks and cabinets? Here’s a neat idea to organize your stained glass for a fraction of the cost.
    Posted: 2009-10-24
    Category: Crafts
  • Glass Mosaic Tile Art: How to Easily Fix Grout-line Imperfections
    Have you ever watched the grout of your mosaic seemingly shrink before your eyes as it hardens, causing pinholes and depressions? Arrrrg! Now what?
    Posted: 2009-01-19
    Category: Crafts
  • Glass Mosaic Tile Art: How to Make a Permanent Signature on Glass
    Ever wonder how to sign your indoor glass mosaics so the signature will not rub or wear off? Nothing seems to stick permanently to glass. Permanent marker is not permanent. Acrylic and enamel paint rub, chip, or flake off. So, how do you make a permanent signature on glass?
    Posted: 2009-01-18
    Category: Crafts
  • Glass Mosaic Tile Art: Shop Around for Tools and Supplies
    Always shop around before buying mosaic tools and materials. Many glass vendors now sell on the Internet. Some are great, some not so great.
    Posted: 2008-09-01
    Category: Crafts
  • Glass Mosaic Tile Art: Grout-Line Size and Shape
    Where you don’t put tesserae determines your grout lines because grout fills in everything on your base material left uncovered by tesserae. Strive for consistent grout spacing over the entire mosaic.
    Posted: 2008-09-01
    Category: Crafts
  • Glass Mosaic Tile Art: Color and Contrast
    Working with color in mosaics is much more challenging than most other art media, such as paint and colored pencils. If we, as mosaic artists, can’t mix colors to create new ones, are we stuck with what the glass manufacturers give us?
    Posted: 2008-09-01
    Category: Crafts
  • Glass Mosaic Tile Art: What Exactly is Grout?
    Ever wonder what grout actually is? As a mosaic artist, you should.
    Posted: 2008-09-01
    Category: Crafts
  • Glass Mosaic Tile Art: Sealing Grout
    Many mosaic articles and books say you must always seal grout. I don't always agree.
    Posted: 2008-09-01
    Category: Crafts
  • Glass Mosaic Tile Art: Mosaic Glass Cutters
    Wheeled glass cutters are essential for creating glass mosaics. They make cleaner cuts than tile nippers.
    Posted: 2008-09-01
    Category: Crafts
  • Glass Mosaic Tile Art: Is Weldbond Really the Best Adhesive for Mosaics?
    Which type of adhesive is best for mosaics? Is all the hype over Weldbond simply a ploy to get you to buy relatively expensive glue instead of going to Wal-Mart for a cheap bottle of Elmer’s?
    Posted: 2008-09-01
    Category: Crafts
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