| Thousands of crafters out there are looking for | | | | top is the perfect place to trace out your design and |
| something new to add to their repertoire; and | | | | then begin to put the tiles in - effectively creating a |
| thousands more are just looking for something new | | | | great new surface for your night table. |
| they can work on. Mosaic art is catching on and | | | | " Pot pads - Instead of using the tired, torn and |
| becoming more and more popular every day. Taking | | | | scraggly tea towel dangling from the stove to |
| simple mosaic tiles and glass beads to deliver artistic | | | | protect the table from a hot pot at dinner time, you |
| creations is like building a puzzle where you get to | | | | can create a simple, small mosaic square pot pad for |
| choose what each piece looks like. | | | | that simmering stew to sit on. Something that is |
| The beauty of mosaics is that they can be applied | | | | 8"x8" will take you no time at all to create - and it |
| nearly anywhere, and to a variety of surfaces - for a | | | | provides you a little service and some artistic appeal |
| variety of applications. For those of you who are | | | | at dinner time. |
| interested in mosaic art, here are just a few | | | | " Flower pots, vases, and other garden items - |
| applications you can try, just to get your feet wet in | | | | Terracotta planters make a great surface for |
| this great crafters past time. | | | | mosaics, and you can also create fantastic mosaic art |
| " Birdbaths and fountains - Mosaics are a popular way | | | | on your vases and other planters throughout the |
| to line the surfaces of birdbaths and fountains, adding | | | | garden. If you have a solid surface that can handle |
| an artistic touch to an outdoor accoutrement that | | | | the weight of mosaic materials, then why not give it |
| many of us have in our yards. Mosaic tiles and glass | | | | a try. |
| beads readily adhere to thinset concrete, over the | | | | The above mosaic art suggestions are just the tip of |
| top of a concrete or ceramic fountain or birdbath | | | | the iceberg. Mosaic tiles and glass beads can adhere |
| base. | | | | to nearly any backing with the right adhesive, and |
| " Try a tabletop - You might not want to try the | | | | you can create any pattern that you want; any |
| dining room table for your first mosaic art project, | | | | design is only limited by your creativity. |
| but why not the bedside table? A small 24" by 24" | | | | |