This is a small project I did to test the new Tints-All colorants and
included more than one technique for demonstration
purposes. The
entire project took about 4 1/2 hours and only cost about $16 retail! What a great gift or project to sell.
Note: I chose to spread the mastic a little thicker to demonstrate the 'puffy
grout' look. As you push in your pieces the
mastic puffs up around each
piece. The damp paintbrush is to smooth out any rough spots. If its
too puffy for your taste
use less mastic.
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Materials |
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paper bowl
glass cutter
plastic spoon & knife
glass mosaic cutter
small paintbrush & cup of water
toothpics
plastic squeeze bottle (optional)
stained glass
sm craft frame ($2 at Michael's) millefiori & filigrana slices
glass mosaic cutter
glass rods
tweezer
glass stringers
tile
mastic or white thin-set colored 'gold' smalti
Tints-All, Sea Blue Green glass beads
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1. Cut stained glass into stripsthen cut into smaller
pieces with glass mosaic cutter. Most stained glass stores will
be happy to show you
how, if
necessary. |
2. Mix Tile Mastic with tint in paper bowl,
keeping
track of measurements
in case you
need to make more. Start with
less, adding
more as you need it. Use white colorant if its
too dark.
Keep 'recipe' for future reference. |
3. I decided to use 3 colors and
taped off the area for
the first part.
Spread mastic evenly with a plastic
knife.
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4. I place some seashells first using my brush
to push
up the mastic on the side. |
5. Remove tape and begin 2nd section. I
added more
of the same colorant to what
was left in the bowl, making it darker. |
6. 2nd application. Note: I cut the
rods and
stringers (thin rods) so they
would stick up above the other
elements,
standing on end. |
7. I used plain white mastic for thecenter section and glued
'reticello'rods inside the frame with silicone glue. 3/4 " glass tile frame the
outside of the frame.
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8. I mixed more of the lighter color and
used a
spoon to put
it inside a small
squeeze bottle. I squeezed out a bead of
mastic around the outer edge to finish it off.
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9. Done! |
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Sift thin-set first to keep
clumps from clogging up
the tip. |
Bend the paper bowl and
spoon into bottle. I used
tint color "Rose Lake" |
Squeeze out a few rows
at a time |
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detail |
