After more than a year of delay, I think I'm finally gearing up to tackle some finishing touches on my oven ... and I think a nice shot of colour at the mouth of the oven would be good - in mosaic!
I was thinking of smashing up some old dishes (bought a bowl with terrific colours at a second-hand store for 69 cents but now think it's too cute to break ) and my daughter, who works part-time in a really cool kitchen & housewares store has brought home some great broken bits.
With a resident expert here on the forum (or is it two now?), I'm hoping for some pointers and I have a few questions:
Frances, I think long ago in an earlier post you mentioned something about a 'tongue test' that indicates whether it's suitable for outdoor use - can you enlighten me?
Also, is there a way to do a controlled break to keep the resulting pieces from being either too big or too small? Do you somehow score and break them, like you can with glass?
What kind of adhesive/grout do you use for an exterior application? Will mosaic be okay next winter when it hits minus 30 ?
Thanks,
Sarah
I was thinking of smashing up some old dishes (bought a bowl with terrific colours at a second-hand store for 69 cents but now think it's too cute to break ) and my daughter, who works part-time in a really cool kitchen & housewares store has brought home some great broken bits.
With a resident expert here on the forum (or is it two now?), I'm hoping for some pointers and I have a few questions:
Frances, I think long ago in an earlier post you mentioned something about a 'tongue test' that indicates whether it's suitable for outdoor use - can you enlighten me?
Also, is there a way to do a controlled break to keep the resulting pieces from being either too big or too small? Do you somehow score and break them, like you can with glass?
What kind of adhesive/grout do you use for an exterior application? Will mosaic be okay next winter when it hits minus 30 ?
Thanks,
Sarah
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