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Learn how to make your own mosaics!
Spring is near and we're all looking forward to getting
out in the garden. Get ready with a project you can start this evening: Mosaic garden art is so easy
and fun with Pique Assiette mosaic. Book-Mark this page, because I've got some projects coming that
will show you just how rewarding this craft can be. Shard-covered bird and butterfly baths, jeweled
garden hand-tools and shovels, trellises, and more. Join my mailing list, my assistant Chewy will get
you signed up in a heart-beat, so that I can notify you when new projects appear on this page. This
is also a good way to learn about specials for gifts such as my mother's day heirloom pendants and other
one-of-a-kind gifts.
Take a trip through my web-page and see the possiblities. Chewy and I are
re-doing the web page so it may not be compeletly organized, but for the most part I think you can see
how this craft can go from fun to fanatic. Pique Assiette Mosaic is not difficult, but there are a few
rules and techniques that we need to keep in mind, espcially for outdoor projects. And it's especially
good for people who, like me, are not as meticulous and neat as, say, a seamstress or other artists.
In fact, with Pique Assiette Mosaic, the messier, the better!
My new guide, a 40-page book
with step-by-step instructions and photographs, tips, and fun ideas!
-How to cut dishes with tile
nippers
-Best techniques for cutting and preparing glass flowers
-grouting instructions
-The
difference between using grout and mortar
-Best adhesives to use for mosaics
-How to use found
objects in mosaics
-Incorporating decoupage in mosaics
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"Hi! ... I wanted you to know that I am impressed [with your book].... There are several things that
I really like that are in your book that I haven't seen in all of the other mosaic books I have read.
And I have read alot!"....K.W. 2-08
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Want to be in the Mosaic Lifestyle Creative Inspiration E-Club? Ideas for things you can make yourself,
such as yard and garden art, updates for my E-book, free new lessons, specials on my unique gifts boutiques,
specials and more. Click here to go to my sign-up sheet, it's easy, fast, and free! My adminstrative
assistant, Chewy, will guide you through the simple process.
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chewy, my technical assistant
(don't laugh, he's a genius!)
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If you'd rather have a paper copy of this e-book mailed to you, I can do that. It won't be anything
fancy, just a stapled manual, but it will be in full color, and on good paper. The price is a little
higher, due to the high cost of color printing and shipping, so I'll throw in a free Mother's Day pendant
- this is an heirloom piece created from antique china shards, rhinestone jewelry pieces, and other tiny
treasures. Book plus Mother's Day Pendant, $25.00! This will be a popular promotion, and it won't last
long; I'm holed up in my studio due to the harsh Iowa winter, and so have some extra time to make these.
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Regular Retail Price
$25 - $35
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Click on the "BOOK" box or on the colorful tray to check out my new E-book. This manual is a compilation
of 4 of my lessons, with ideas, step-by-step instructions with photos, tips and techniques, and inspirational
ideas for your mosaics. My lessons were formally available for $4.00 each, this book contains 4 lessons,
an extensive supply overview, grouting and adhesive instructions, cutting tips, and more, for $8.00.
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http://www.lulu.com/content/2062135
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I'm excited about this e-book version of my upcoming hard-back book, 'Mosaic Lifestyle', which will
be available through Amazon.com and other on-line bookstores, in full color, for $20. So if you want
the best of both worlds, a 40-page e-book with all of my improved, updated instructions for making a
box, shovel, mirror or frame, and bird-nest bowl, grab it today!
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Scroll down for Table of Contents
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Melissa's Motifs E-Book
How to Make Mosaics
40 pages, 8 1/2 x 11
Table of Contents
Chapter One:
Introduction – The Possibilities
Bringing a beautiful craft into your
life, and your beautiful life into a wonderful craft
Chapter Two --The Search: Finding Broken
Antique China & Pottery
Flea Markets, Antique Shops, E-Bay, Thrift Shops, and other sources of damaged
collectibles to use in your mosaics. American Art Pottery, Fiesta Ware, Tiles, Fine China, why you should
steer clear of new china
Chapter Three: Decoupage in Mosaics
Old photos, letters, postcards,
recipes, match books and other ephemera; How to acquire copy and treat images, incorporating images
into mosaics
Chapter Four: Expanding your scope: Found Objects
in Mosaics
Finding unusual objects and preparing them for mosaics, how to treat vintage rhinestone
jewelry pieces, the problem with pearls, recycling bonanzas
Chapter Five: Supplies, working
space and preparation
Types of grout & mastic, coloring grout, sanded vs. non-sanded grout, the difference
between grout and mortar, which adhesives to use, types of bases, safety measures, efficient work-area
tips, confusing mosaic supply issues clarified
Chapter Six: The Basics: Cutting china, gluing,
& grouting
Nippers vs. hammers, controlled nipping, cutting made easy, cutting apart damaged Capodimonte
floral pieces, how to glue down shards, characteristics of adhesives and which types to use for different
objects & bases, incredibly detailed grouting instructions
Chapter Seven: Projects:
Picture
Frame or Mirror, Bowl, Cigar Box, Shovel
Step by step, new and improved instructions with photos
and tips
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