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  • Natural Home Decorating Tips : Recycled Glass Mosaics for Natural Home Design

    Posted by admin on April 7th, 2010 and filed under glass mosaic tile | 1 Comment »

    Mosaics made from recycled glass are a beautiful, elegant and environmentally friendly way to decorate your showers or countertops. Learn more about natural, nontoxic tiles and flooring in this free online natural home decorating video guide.

    Expert: Shelley Jones
    Bio: Shelley Jones is a professional environmental decorator and lives in her own straw bale home.

    Duration : 0:2:4

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    How to Make Mosaic Glass Art : How to Create & Lay Out a Pattern for a Mosaic Project

    Posted by admin on April 1st, 2010 and filed under glass mosaic tile | 2 Comments »

    Make two copies of your design when creating a mosaic, and use one to make a pattern for cutting your glass tiles. Learn how, and get tips on creating and laying out your mosaic design pattern, in this free mosaic glass art instructional video.

    Expert: Gale Gassiot
    Bio: Gale Gassiot makes her own organic compost or “gardener’s black gold.”

    Duration : 0:1:13

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    Putting mosaic tlies on a ceramic chiminea? Please help with tips?

    Posted by admin on March 23rd, 2010 and filed under glass mosaic tile | 1 Comment »

    I have a wood burning ceramic chiminea and would like to put a few rows of glass mosaic tiles on it to tie it into my space better.

    Would the glass tiles be able to stand the heat and what do I use to adhere the tiles to the ceramic?

    I would appreciate any tips or advice please as I have never done any mosaics before.

    Go to home depot or lowes and ask for a thinset that withstands heat. It’s what they use for tiles over radiant heat floors.

    can I tile a kitchen backsplash on hardboard?

    Posted by admin on March 21st, 2010 and filed under glass mosaic tile | 3 Comments »

    High-density fiberboard is the only material thin and flat enough to use as a level surface for my new backsplash. The drywall was ruined slightly when we ripped the old laminate crap off the wall. Can I do glass mosaic tile over hardboard if I glue & screw the hardboard to the drywall? I’m using a modified thinset for the tile, so hopefully it will have good adhesion since hardboard is porous.

    Just curious if this is a bad idea or not. There’s are no specialty tile guys to ask in my little town.

    I wont recommend it, Since it is so porous it can swell a bit and tile should not be put over any wood that thin.
    You d be better off mudding over the holes and ripped up areas in the dry wall. You can even repair some ( depending on the size) with a good thin set. It may take a couple of coats since on bigger rips and tears the thin set will shrink a bit.
    EDIT: I saw your 1 st question before this one and saw the pictures you also posted there. I go by my recommendations. Those are not bad fixes, useing a compound or spackle just a quick primer or paint on thoses areas to seal the paper os compound which ever way you decide to go. Easier and cheaper than doing all that area in any kind of board. Plus you run into a fire hazard and possible code violations by having wood that close to electrical. That you can fix by adding box extensions but thats more work and expense.
    Any questions you can e amil me through my avatar and check my qualifications there. GL

    How to Make Glass Mosaics : Using Various Materials for Glass Mosaics

    Posted by admin on March 18th, 2010 and filed under glass mosaic tile | No Comments »

    Various materials can be used along with glass in glass mosaics. Learn what materials are good to use in glass mosaics in this free video lesson on mosaics.

    Expert: Ruth Starr
    Contact: www.RuthStarr.com
    Bio: Ruth majored in art at Northeastern University in Chicago. Her first professional art showing was in downtown Indianapolis when she was in high school. She has shown her work all over the country.
    Filmmaker: Patrick Eaves

    Duration : 0:1:15

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    How to Make Glass Mosaics : Tools Needed for Making Glass Mosaics

    Posted by admin on March 14th, 2010 and filed under glass mosaic tile | No Comments »

    Specific tools are necessary for making glass mosaics. Find out what tools you need to make glass mosaics in this free video on mosaics.

    Expert: Ruth Starr
    Contact: www.RuthStarr.com
    Bio: Ruth majored in art at Northeastern University in Chicago. Her first professional art showing was in downtown Indianapolis when she was in high school. She has shown her work all over the country.
    Filmmaker: Patrick Eaves

    Duration : 0:1:44

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    Art Lessons : How to Do a Glass Mosaic

    Posted by admin on March 11th, 2010 and filed under glass mosaic tile | 3 Comments »

    Glass mosaic is done by cutting pieces of glass to the desired shapes, gluing them down onto a base with thin-set mortar and applying grout over the entire piece. Create glass mosaic artwork with a demonstration from an artist in this free video on art.

    Expert: Robert Markey
    Bio: Robert Markey is an artist who works in several media including painting, sculpture, installation, video and mosaics.
    Filmmaker: EquilibrioFilms Erik

    Duration : 0:3:9

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    Glass Mosaic Backsplash

    Posted by admin on March 8th, 2010 and filed under glass mosaic tile | 1 Comment »

    Glass Mosaic Backsplash

    Duration : 0:2:12

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    How to Make Glass Mosaics : How to Attach a Hanging Hook to a Glass Mosaic

    Posted by admin on March 6th, 2010 and filed under glass mosaic tile | No Comments »

    Attaching a hanging hook to a glass mosaic can be done easily with a drill and hook. Learn how to attach a hanging hook to a glass mosaic in this free video lesson on mosaics.

    Expert: Ruth Starr
    Contact: www.RuthStarr.com
    Bio: Ruth majored in art at Northeastern University in Chicago. Her first professional art showing was in downtown Indianapolis when she was in high school. She has shown her work all over the country.
    Filmmaker: Patrick Eaves

    Duration : 0:2:14

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    How to Make Mosaic Glass Art : Mosaic Backsplash Design Plan

    Posted by admin on February 27th, 2010 and filed under glass mosaic tile | 1 Comment »

    The base of a mosaic is determined by where and for what the mosaic will be used. Learn what base to use for a mosaic kitchen backsplash, and get tips on designing and creating your mosaic, in this free mosaic glass art instructional video.

    Expert: Gale Gassiot
    Bio: Gale Gassiot makes her own organic compost or “gardener’s black gold.”

    Duration : 0:0:59

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