Grout Picked for New Mosaic

Experimenting can be fun but also very time consuming. After I so carefully grouted the edges in white I still had to let it dry and pick out the overflow with a toothpick as you can see in this picture all along the border tiles.

Another time I will plan this in advance and make a more definite border to hold the grout.


I didn't want to do a huge area with the black grout powder so here is what my experiment looked like. It's hard to tell in this small shot, but it was looking too busy for me along with the edges done in white.

In this photo I tried the white powder and feel the overall affect is better. It keeps the body of the mirror more solid and the edges more "lacey". The dishes have enough colors to carry off the white in my opinion.

I will be finishing it today and will have pictures for you.

I also just finished a cute metal tray that I will put up on my next post. I would love any comments as to the tags I might use.

Using Two Colors of Grout

I have been working on a new mosaic that I am ready to grout but I decided that I would try using two different colors. I think I will use white around the edges where all the black tiles are so that they will stand out, but I prefer to use charcoal on the interior part of the piece.

The dishes I used to make the tiles for this one are primarily various shades of blue flowers with green leaves on a white background, however, there are also hints of black so I chose to use that color as my contrast.

I originally used black glass tiles around the focal piece on top, but when I decided to grout that portion in charcoal I changed them out for white so they would show better. We'll see.

My signature jewelry is used in the focal piece and here and there around the mosaic. I also handpainted a knob for a little fun but it could actually hold something too.

This is a large mirror (20x24) so I put it on the floor to take this picture so that I could get it all in.


Here are a few close-up shots so you will be able to see the difference once I grout it.

This is a new thing for me so I am anxious to see how it will look.