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Looking Back

01/02/2014 Tile Gypsy Leave a comment

Here are a few mosaic tile light switch covers and incense burners from a year long phase.

Some pieces have sold, while others are sold on simply-sugar.com

Gypsy Soul Mosaic Tile Lightswitch Cover

Have a Day!

Yellow Rose of Texas Mosaic Tile Incense Holder

Mackinac Island Mosaic Tile Incense Holder

Tile Feet

Pink and Purple Mosaic Tile Lightswitch Cover

Zoey Before

Zoey After Sold

Before

Tapestry Sold

Sleep Tight Mosaic Tile Light Switch Cover

Sleep Tight Sold

Shalom Gifted

Blue Willow Mosaic Tile LIghtswitch Cover

Blue Willow Sold

Alice’s Restaurant II – 2013

Alice’s Restaurant I

Gypsy Soul • GIFTED

5 o’clock somewhere. SOLD.

Peace Baby

Glass on glass tomorrow!

Happy New Year!

DIY Project-Tiled Candlescape (jenn328.wordpress.com)
Easy Do-It-Yourself Backsplashes (debbieshomeshop.com)
Musica – Mosaic (lightslant.wordpress.com)

creativity, DIY Crafts, found object art, Mosaic Art, Mosaic Tile Projects

The HeART of Handmade Gifts II

11/04/2013 Tile Gypsy Leave a comment

It takes more time to come up with a mosaic tile design than it does to glue it down.

Problem is the materials (go through your junk drawers and jewelry boxes) change as you go along … some pieces make the cut … others will not. This is not the time to get discouraged.

If I’m on a roll and the pieces are falling into place … it takes me about an hour to glue a single light switch cover.

If I’m not on a roll … I’ve already started gluing something else.

Gluing at Alice's - all rights reserved © 2013 Mara Lee — Gluing at Alice’s – all rights reserved © 2013 Mara Lee

The gypsy quote is a pendant that I’ve had since high school … and it went from there.

Deep with Dreams – all rights reserved © 2013 Mara Lee

added a little iridescent tile and a purple glass heart …

Gypsy Soul - all rights reserved Mara Lee — Deep with Dreams – all rights reserved Mara Lee

Going to glue ball and chain to the outer edge, after the grout dries.

Maybe you should too.

All you need is …

Heavy plastic light switch cover 69¢
Family Mementoes, Vintage China and Treasures that are lurking in drawers, cupboards and closets
Buy some fun #tiles and glass shapes
Weldbond or E6000 Adhesive
Tile Nipper and Safety Glasses

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Salvaging Memories

08/28/2013 Tile Gypsy Leave a comment

When someone shows up with broken remains of a precious family heirloom, it’s always the same tearful look.

Peggy broke a very unique clay candle holder that her mother (who had since passed) had given her as a gift so … using a very cool wrought iron table, we cut a piece of concrete backer board for the bottom shelf … that way you can see the finished piece through the glass top and keep it safe from any further damage.

We arranged all of the clay children (as they were on the original piece) in the center and glued the rest of the broken pieces around them. Added a gold veined glass tile for the border and let it dry overnight.

Used a charcoal grout to finish it off, after the mastic dried.

Tears of joy all around!

Doesn’t get much better than this!