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m_earth
Grass Lake, MI
January 13, 2009
10:34 AM Post #6000171
| Help! I have started cutting pieces for my project (see my other post) and was planning ahead for the grout color. Upon research, one site said that it is very difficult to grout a piece with both glass and tiles as they are different thicknesses and it will be an awful look if you are not experienced. Any comments or tips? As a beginner, should I stick to just tiles for now. Thank you; there is so much talent and experience out there, it's great! |
pinkpoodlegirl
Rock Hill, SC
(Zone 7b)
January 15, 2009
07:08 PM Post #6009949
| if you can keep all the pieces at the same height it should look ok. If the tiles are thicker than the glass just put more adhesive on the glass so they are about the same height. |
m_earth
Grass Lake, MI
January 16, 2009
08:58 PM Post #6014493
| Thanks, I will try that. I can use that much weldbond under the glass to make them higher? I decided to try a small sample piece before I use all that material on my first masterpiece! Do you do much mixing glass and tiles or is it just as nice to stick with one or the other? |
pinkpoodlegirl
Rock Hill, SC
(Zone 7b)
January 17, 2009
04:31 PM Post #6017079
| I usually stick to one or the other. |
m_earth
Grass Lake, MI
February 02, 2009
12:37 PM Post #6082950
| I tried using some pre-mixed tile adhesive, nice and thick, and this worked great. Still used weldbond for the tiles though. Thanks for the tips. I am still having issues with using glass and tiles though; see my new post! Pinkpoodle girl, can you share pix of your work? Seems you do both glass and tile mosaics and I would love to see them. Do you have a pink poodle or are a fan of the poodle skirts ?! he he |
barrell
Tunkhannock, PA
February 02, 2009
01:01 PM Post #6083090
| The only way to get them the same height is do it in reverse. That meens you glue all the pieces upside down on a sheet of paper or sticky paper. When done you flip the sheet over into a bed of thinset so the higher pices will end up sinking lower. Let it dry and then wet the paper and scrape it of the surface of the now level tess. |
m_earth
Grass Lake, MI
February 02, 2009
05:53 PM Post #6084314
| Thanks barrell - I have read about this, but never occured to me that it was a solution to the thickness issue!! Ha - but then again, I still need to get better at visualizing right side up let alone upside down (does that make sense)! But I will continue to learn and experiment because it is all so much fun (and keeps me out of other trouble)! |
pinkpoodlegirl
Rock Hill, SC
(Zone 7b)
February 02, 2009
09:46 PM Post #6085546
| I have 2 standard poodles- one cream and one white. The cream one looks pink when she is wet. The white one is the cream ones baby. He is 6 months old but already bigger than mama. That picture is a month or so old. 
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pinkpoodlegirl
Rock Hill, SC
(Zone 7b)
February 02, 2009
09:51 PM Post #6085565
| Here is the last piece I made for my brother and his wife as a wedding gift. I haven't had time lately to play with the glass but I have a project I want to get started in the coming weeks. 
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p2_glassgarden
Alachua, FL
February 09, 2009
11:57 AM Post #6114737
| m_earth - I have used various thickness of glass and other objects in mosaics. you can sort of "bevel" your grout between the two pieces so that there is a smooth transition. To make the grout harder so that is doesn't breakaway around the tile or thicker pieces, I add Weldbond to my grout mix. hope that i helpful |
