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mosaics

Hello Miss Mosaic
6 Jun 2020

Hello Miss Mosaic

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden Projects, Whimsy | 14

What do I do with an abundance of raffia? I use it to make hair for the latest member in my Stumpy Family. Here is how I made Miss Mosaic from an old mailbox post, raffia, googly eyes, a lid … Continued

log face, mosaics, Stumpy Family
A Mosaic Flower Pot
4 Jun 2019

A Mosaic Flower Pot

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Whimsy | 4

One of the Creative Crafting projects was to make a mosaic flower pot using broken china, tile adhesive, grout and of course a clay flower pot. The pieces of broken china were put onto the pot using tile adhesive. It … Continued

Creative crafting group, flower pots, mosaics
How to Make a Trivet
8 Sep 2018

How to Make a Trivet

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects | 7

You can easily make your own trivet out of a 7 inch cork circle, broken tiles, tile adhesive, mod podge and coloured sand.   We recently made one in the Creative crafting group that meets on Fridays. The cork circles … Continued

Creative crafting group, mosaics, recycling, trivet
Stepping Stones for the Garden
20 May 2015

Stepping Stones for the Garden

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden Projects | 0

Creating whimsy for the garden is a fun project.  These mosaic stepping stones were ones that I made a few years ago.  You need round paving stones, tiles, old keys, and gem stones. and whatever else you want to use … Continued

mosaics, S, stepping stones
Whimsical Toadstools
2 Apr 2015

Whimsical Toadstools

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden Projects, Whimsy | 0

 Adding whimsy to the garden gets to be addictive.  Several years ago I made some mosaic toadstools out of pot saucers and old tiles.  The tiles were a freecycle find and the half marbles were left over from other projects. The … Continued

mosaics, T, toadstools

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