"Lilacs" New Floral Mosaic Mirror

I just finished making this mosaic last night and have managed to get it listed today.

I have to say it was a very labor intensive piece as it took 8 dinner plates cut into small tiles to make this large mosaic.

I love the bright lilac colored glass tiles around the border and was happy they matched the lilacs in the pattern so well.

The 3 little ceramic knobs were just too cute when I saw them at Hobby Lobby so I decided I just had to have them for this one.

Pique Assiette

When I first started doing mosaics I learned that the broken dish style of mosaics was called "pique assiette", a french term for using pieces or broken ceramics.

My style isn't really broken as I hand cut each tile, but it sounds more elegant to say pique assiette.

For some time now I have been challenging myself to new ideas, new looks and new methods, but I still love the "broken dish" look of a mosaic more than any other.

I just completed a new one that is primarily made from a lovely brown floral print that I pared with an aqua and turquoise ivy patterned dish.  Actually, they are 2 of my favorite patterns of all and I use them often.

I am still looking for the right name for this one, but for now I call it "Southwestern".  I think it reminds me of the southwest due to the color scheme and the fact I added the copper beads on the upper corners of the mirror.

I have a large custom order I will be working on this next week so I plan to share it from start to finish here on my blog. I hope you will join me.

Until next time. :)

The Finished Piece!

I finally finished the mirror and was trying to get some good pictures of it.  The closeups are fairly easy to do but I sure have a hard time with the full front of my mirrors.  As soon as you snap the picture you realize that your feet were in it or the mirror is smudged or the flash went off and is blinding the photo.

Anyway, here it is.  I am very happy with the end result.  It took considerably longer to work each tile in so that the grout lines are finer, but it's a challenge and keeps me on my toes.

I was stuck for something interesting to do and my husband suggested I run some leaves up to the top so that's what I did.

The focal on this mosaic is a top to a trinket box that I hand painted to match the colors in the tiles.

I added a cute little knob that I hand painted in a rich salmon to enhance some of the flowers in the pattern of the dishes I used for this project. 

Claude Monet Inspired Mosaic

I found some really beautiful dishes in Claude Monet's "Water Lillies" pattern for my newest mosaic and have been playing around with some new ideas in my layouts.

Lavender seems to be a big color this year so I have been using it quite a bit in my latest pieces.  It is quite subtle in this one and it's a nice change for me.

I decided to team it with aqua and a blue-green color that's just wonderful and very muted and I found a lovely enameled lid that worked perfectly as the focal piece at the top.

Does This Look Like a Bird to You?

I haven't been on the computer much lately so I thought I would at least post my newest piece.

My husband thinks this looks like a bird with white tail feathers.
I guess it can be anything you want it to be.

Hope everyone is well.