23 Dec 2008

Mosaic Table
5 Mosaics Stained Glass Ladybug Pre-cut
3 Packages Mosaics Dark Green Chips
3 Packages Mosaics Light Green Chips
1 Packages Mosaics Red Chips
1 Packages Mosaics Yellow Chips
1 lb Bone Grout
Round Table Top
Wheeled Glass Nippers
Marker and Pen
Carbon Transfer Paper
Waterproof Adhesive (Liquid Nails™)
Scissors
Mixing Bowl and Spoon
Rubber Gloves
Sponge
Soft Cloth Safety Glasses
1. Your surface should be clean and dry.
2. Enlarge pattern to fit your table top. Center pattern on top of table. Transfer pattern using carbon paper; to the tabletop.
3. Remove the pattern and carbon paper. Hard line the pattern onto the project by tracing over the carbon lines with a
marker
1. Use Jennifer’s Mosaics Wheeled Glass Nippers to cut each piece of tesserae (stained glass) to the desired shape to fit
the pattern. Begin with the outside border and follow the pattern outline. Nip yellow and red stained glass chips into square
quarter pieces. Alternate the colors to create a checkerboard pattern border. Apply a small amount of glue on the backside
of the tesserae and press it firmly onto the table. Place pieces slightly apart and in from the edge of the table’s edge. To
allow for grout.
2. Following the pattern, glue ladybugs into place.
3. Next, fill in leaf pattern using dark and light green stained glass chips. Use the photo of the finished table for color and tile
shape reference. Jennifer’s Tip: Cut the tesserae over a big empty carton box to collect glass shards.
1. Place table on newspaper and put on rubber gloves.
2. Following the directions on the Jennifer’s Mosaics Grout package, mix up the grout. Grouts are available in different colors
or custom colors your grout by adding Jennifer’s Mosaics Colorant to white grout.
3. Spread grout over tesserae working into spaces between the glass with your hands or a rubber spatula.
4. Remove excess grout. Sponge off any grout on the fountain. Let dry.
5. Wipe away haze and buff glass with a soft cloth.
6. Allow the project to dry for an additional 24 hours. A grout sealant may be applied if desired. Apply as directed, but remove
sealant from the glass with a paper towel before sealant dries.
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