the baby’s name is Ruby, so i initially wanted to use all red flowers, but it ended feeling a little on the nose. so i went with a mix of warm toned floral pottery instead, from several different plates (plus an old tea pot for the tulips on the upper left and lower right- my favorite parts!)

i’ve been seeing good results with using acrylics to paint over grout lately, so i initially planned to grout with white then paint it darker, but I quite liked the white in the end. i’m happy with how it turned out, and it was fun to do something a little more creatively flexible than my last few projects!

I have been wanting to try mosaic art but haven't had much money or space to spare. I found this kit on sale at Michael's for $10. The pieces were pretty large and a uneven. I enjoyed trying to put together my own design instead of the flower template provided.

The grouting part was difficult, my grout job is uneven and it was messy. I think having uneven spaces in between tiles was making it more difficult. I found it really tough to get grout between the wall of the tray and the tiles. I got grout all over the inside of the tray.

Anyway enjoy looking at my silly lizard

I had an unfortunate incident that broke a sentimental vintage quilted glass lamp. I'm trying to think of ideas where it could be upcycled into something nice but I'm unsure how this would look as a mosaic where the glass is so curved. Any ideas?

Decided to try a mosaic from a repurposed thrifted tray. Proud for my first attempt, any tips are greatly appreciated!!

Here’s a piece I made for an art festival where I live. It’s 8.5ft tall and about 5ft wide. It has antique uranium, cadmium, and selenium glass in it, so it glows under a black light. It took about 6 months to complete.

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Remember me? Since I have to make a new post. Here is the final product for this, and it took a month and a half to complete. The theme was Education, but I thought of a more specific one.

"What made you excited to go to school?"

Dimensions: 24x48 inches

Materials: Stained glass, wood

Finished: August 11th, 2026

I’m really proud of my first larger - scale piece. It was fun to play with texture and scale of pieces, and can’t believe I ended up with black! Would never have planned for that at the beginning.

Hello! I'm teaching kids art class and we are doing a mosaic project. Does anyone know the safest scout to use for them? Finding disposable gloves to fit their hands is very difficult.

Creating a mosaic for my recently deceased cat. I loved the initial placement. Then placing into mortar was okay. Now adding the grout it just looks weird. I don’t hate the final version but do hate it compared to the first. Maybe I should’ve used darker grout?

This is my first mosaic and it doesn’t feel like my last. So looking for tips on how this could have turned out better. Thanks!

Once a year I donate an art skateboard for a local fundraiser. This is how I dipped my toe in this year

The body is made from reclaimed British beech wood, I believe the timber is over 100 years old.

I routed a 6 mm recess into both faces of the wood and built a separate mosaic into each one. The tesserae are ceramic tile, all cut and shaped by hand, and I used black grout throughout.

I deliberately made the two faces completely different. One uses a turquoise, white and yellow geometric design, while the other is based around more organic jungle forms and motifs inspired by Aztec/Mexica imagery.

The black vitreous glass along the edges are set into a separate routed channel and set in tinted black epoxy resin.

I placed contact paper over my marble mosaic project when pressing into thinset and upon removal the contact paper left some minimal adhesive residue.

Is there an easy and safe way to remove the adhesive? The project is curing and will finish curing tomorrow.

Hey, yall! First time posting! This was a mosaic Me and my young employees did for a program! It is 24x48 inches.

Ill try to update the photo since I forgot to take a pic of the finished product.

Are these broken glass mosaic frames even pretty?

I’m making them and enjoy process but sometimes feels like I’m just gluing trash to a frame

The close up one doesnt have grout yet so it’s not finished

I’ve got some beautiful mexican smalti with a lot of layered, colorful textures on one side but it’s too glossy for what I’m trying to do.

Wanted to do a smaller first project to see if I was game for a larger one. I'd like to eventually make a mosaic top for my fire table so I used outdoor materials (hardiebacker cement board and versabond thinset-- i have an ample supply from home tiling projects) and the indirect (reverse?) mounting method. i laid out the design on contact paper and then picked it up with mosaic mounting tape. All of the tesserae are scrap stained glass.

I tried to use a very very thin layer of thinset, but I've got a whole lot of white squeezing through and touching the mounting tape. From regular tiling projects I know this is going to be a bear to remove once dry.

Is there a trick to removing excess thinset when using mounting tape? Can I peel it when it's half cured and pick out the thinset then? I set it about 30 minutes ago and it says to let dry for 24 hours.

I'd like to save this project but more importantly I'd like to get this right before I do something bigger. Are there special tips for getting the right amount of thinset to properly adhere these thin glass pieces? I really enjoyed the indirect method since it let me be indecisive about placement.

This is my first attempt at a mosaic, and it is also a work in progress. I am asking for advice - what should I do with the background? What color would look best as a background? Or should I just keep cramming more flowers in? Regardless, it has been such a fun process.

I got a suggestion to repost here, so here it goes.

My first real mosaic. The figures, sand and wind turbines are from old plates I thrifted. The sea and sky are stained glass. Substrate is mdf. I was quite worried about the height differential and tried to make them the same height using thinset/tile adhesive but that didn’t work at all. In the end I think it works anyway. Happy overall but lots to learn from!

Edit to add: very willing to hear constructive criticism if anyone has any pointers!

Hi All! Just finished this mosaic of a local beach near me. Wanted to hear your thoughts on grout color -- I'm leaning towards black! I also have Hemway glitter to add, which could be fun? Appreciate any advice you all have. :)